The Keepers of Wood Island The Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse

1832 - 1833 Tristram Goldthwait

1833 - 1841 Abraham Norwood.

1841- (?) John Adams

1849 - 1853 Stephen D. Batchelder

1853 - 1856 Nathaniel Varrell.

1856 - 1858 Lyman Frank Varrell

1858 - 1861 Jos. R. Bryant.

1861 - 1865 Ebenezer Emerson.

1865 - 1872 Edwin Tarbox

1872 - 1886 Albert Norwood.

1886 - 1905 Thomas Henry Orcutt.

1905 - 1914 Charles A. Burke.

1914 - 1917 C.B. Staples.

1917 - 1923 W.F. Lurvey.

1923 - 1926 Albert Staples.

1927 - 1934 George Woodward.

1934 - 1938 Earle Benson.


Coast Guard Keepers (1939-1986)
(Coast Guard took over the US Lighthouse Service)

1939 - 1951 Earle Benson.

1952 - 1956 EN3 Edward G. Frank.

1957 – (?) BM2 Gerald E. Ryan

1957 - 1959 David A Katon.

1959 - 1962 Laurier Burnham.

1962 - 1963 Jack B. Netherwood.

1963 - 1964 Dave Winchester.

1964 - 1967 BM3 David P. Bichrest.

1967 - 1968 BM3 A. J. Savageau (sp?)

1968 – (?) BM2 Ronald A. Handfield.

1969 - 1970 James J. Roche.

1970 – 1972 Cliff Trebilcock.

1972 – (?) Andrew Pruneau.

1973 - 1976 Jerry Murray.

1976 - 1979 Michael McQuade.

1979 - 1982 Russ Lowell.

1983 - 1985 Phillip Brothwell

1986 (8/1-10/1) Merton Perry.
Warren Rowell

George Woodward,
Keeper 1927-1934


Earl Benson,
Keeper 1931-1951
He was the keeper during the transition of the lighthouse from the US Lighthouse Service to the Coast Guard.


Laurier Burnham,
Keeper 1959-62


Cliff Trebilcock,
Keeper 1970-1972


Jerry Murray,
Keeper 1973-1976


Russ Lowell,
Keeper 1979-1982