Maria Wheelock Ward

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• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 3
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents. ; : 8
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 12
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was recorded while living with her parents.; : 17
• Married: Est 1867; Charles Leroy. Pierce, the son of Joseph and Mary Dinin (Goodell) Pierce. He was born 22 January 1847 in Orange, Massachusetts and died 28 June 1888 in Athol, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Charles Jerome Pierce (1870-____)
• Census: 1870, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; : 32

Notes:

Birth:
Ward (1851) gives her birth date as 27 November

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• Residence: 1835, Princeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He and his family, were living with his brother, Levi; : 35
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 41
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 46
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 51
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 56
• Census: 1880, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 60

Notes:

Died:
He died very suddenly on Sunday afternoon. His obituary states that he "was suddenly attachked by neuralgia of the heart, though he had suffered with catarrh of the stomach for a few weeks." The obituary also states, "He was a man of strong convictions, devoted to his family, friends and the religion he espoused, being a member and deacon of the Congregational Church for many years."

Buried:
"The funeral was held at the house Wednesday Rev. Mr. Judson officiating with prayer by Mr. Gorman. The text was selected by Mr. Ward in his youth, from the dying words of Christ "Father into thy hands, I commend my spirit." It was excellently discoursed on. Singing was rendered by Mrs. Richardson and Miss. Blodgett, while the flowers were numerous and beautiful, comprising wreaths and a pillow of lillies and maiden-hair ferns enclosing a cross of pansies. The bearers were the sons and grandson; also Mr. Williams had charge." - His obituary

Thomas married Esther Kellogg Mayo on 27 Oct 1835 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Esther (daughter of Stephen Mayo and Mary "Polly" Cheney) was born on 20 Mar 1814 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Aug 1895 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 35
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 41
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 46
• History: Jun 1864; There is a family tradition, which says that she went to Washington, D.C., to visit her dying son, Marcus.
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 51
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 56
• Census: 1880, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 66
• History: 20 Aug 1895; Her obituary reads "Mrs. Esther Mayo Ward, one of our aged and respected residents passed away last week Monday morning at three o'clock. She had long been ill, partly from fracturing her hip by a fall. She was born here March 10, 1814 and spent most of her eighty-one years of her life in this place. She was a member of the Congregational church here. She leaves six children, four of whom live in Orange and North Orange; Mr. Wales Ward in Saratoga, N.Y. and Mrs. Eddy Brooks at Grand Rapids, Michigan. All were present at the funeral as was her brother, Mr. William Mayo and his wife from Leominster." Her obituary in the Orange Enterprise reads, "Mrs. Esther R, widow of the late Thomas Ward, passed away Monday morning, after a long and painful illness. She fell more then four months ago and has been a constant sufferer since. She was born March 10, 1814."

Notes:

Birth:
Mayo (1965) gives her birth date as 11 March 1814 and the transcribed Orange Vital records gives her birth date as 20 March 1814

Died:
She died at 10 minutes of three in the morning.

Notes:

Married:
They were married by the Rev. Mr. Shaw.

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• Military: 1812; He was a veteran of the War of 1812.
• Offices Held: say 1820, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was appointed a deacon; : North Orange Unitarian Church
• Census: 7 Aug 1820, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 16: 2 Free White Persons - Over 25: 1 Total Free White Persons: 4 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4
• Census: 1830, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 4 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1 Total Free White Persons: 7 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 7
• Census: 1840, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2 Free White Persons - Under 20: 1 Total Free White Persons: 3 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 3
• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 75
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 81
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He and Sarah were living with their daughter Mary's family; : 85

Notes:

Name:

Daniel married Sarah "Sally" Jones on 20 Oct 1795 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Jonathan Jones and Mary Wood) was born on 6 Aug 1779 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 14 Oct 1862 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 70
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She and Daniel were living with his daughter, Mary's family.; : 80

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• Occupation: Abt 1804; According to Mayo (1965), "He was a practical and progressive agriculturist and a citizen of integrity."
• Census: 1810, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Household Members Under 16: 3 Number of Household Members Over 25: 2 Number of Household Members: 5
• Military: 1812; He enlisted in the Army during the War of 1812.
• Census: 7 Aug 1820, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 16: 5 Free White Persons - Over 25: 2 Total Free White Persons: 7 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
• Census: 1830, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 6 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4 Total Free White Persons: 10 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10
• Census: 1840, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1 Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1 Total Free White Persons: 5 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5
• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 73
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 79
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He and Mary were living with their son, Levi.; : 82
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He and Mary were living with his son, Levi.; : 87

Notes:

Name:

Stephen married Mary "Polly" Cheney in Apr 1804 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Levi Cheney and Mary "Molly"Hill) was born on 29 Jul 1784 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 3 Jun 1870 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1855, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 71
• Census: 1860, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 75
• Census: 1865, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She and Stephen were living with their son, Levi.; : 81
• Census: 1870, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She and Stephen were living with their son, Levi.; : 86

Notes:

Married:
They were married by Joseph Metcalf, Esq.

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• Moved To: 1774, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts
• History: 1 Jan 1781; On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782 . Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership.
• Census: 1790, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1794 to 1796, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was a Selectman.

Nehemiah married Sarah Whitney on 4 Oct 1773 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Jonas Whitney and Sarah Perry) was born on 26 Feb 1741 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Sep 1824 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Moved To: 1774, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts

Notes:

Married:
Sarah was the sister of Desire, who married Nehemiah's brother, Edward.

Pierce (1895) gives the marriage date as 1775.

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• History: 1730; Ballou (1882) says this of him: "He appears to have been a man of much executive ability and enterprise and to have stood well, both in the church and general society, together with his wf. [wife] and family. In his day it was no scandal to piety for a man to be a licensed rumseller." He kept a tavern for a number of years in Milford before selling it to Ichabod Robinson, and then removing to Orange, Massachusetts.
• Moved To: 1751, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts

Jonathan married Mary Wood on 29 May 1754 in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Samuel Wood and Mary Albee) was born on 23 Feb 1733/34 in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Abt 1772; He opened a public house in what is now North Orange.
• Military: 1777; He served in he Revolution as a Sergeant in Peter Proctor's Company, of which his brother, Joseph was a First Lieutenant, Col. Samuel William's Regiment. He marched to reinforce the Northern Army 10 July to 12 August 1777, a service of one month, nine days and 120 miles traveled.
• History: 1 Jan 1781; On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782 . Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership.
• Offices Held: 15 Mar 1784; He was appointed the the Pound Keeper.
• Offices Held: 1785, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was elected a selectman.

Notes:

Name:

Benjamin married Dorothy "Dolly" Goddard in 1773 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Dorothy (daughter of Nathan Goddard and Dorothy Stevens) was born on 29 Jan 1758 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 7 Jun 1845 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: 1773, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She being but 16 years when married, her father, Nathan, built her a large home, which became the "Mayo Tavern." After her husband's death, she maintained the tavern. The following was written in the History of North Orange: "Aunt Dolly was noted for her parties and good cooking. The story is told that at one time a party of soldiers passed through the place and stopped at the house for food. Aunt Dolly had a sheep killed, dressed and cooked for them in short order - they then went on their way."

Notes:

Birth:
Mayo (1965) gives her birth date as 15 January 1758.

Buried:
Benjamin Mayo Esq.
Died
May 2, 1797
Aet 47
Dolly Mayo
His wife
Died
June 7, 1845
Æt 88
In the same plot is the following stone:
Infant died March 18, 1789
Dolly
Died April 20, 1793
Aet 12 yrs
Roxy died 1795
Æ 4 yrs
Children of Benj. &
Dolly Mayo
Suffer little children to come unto me
And forbid them not

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• Land/House: 1777, North Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1777, he purchased 800 acres of land in what was to be the northern part of Orange, Massachusetts.
• Military: 1777; Levi served in the 4th Regiment of Militia during the Revolutionary War in 1777.
• Offices Held: From 1788 to 1800, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; From 1788 to 1800 he was a Selectman of the District of Orange.
• Offices Held: 26 Dec 1788, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; On 26 December 1788, Livi Cheney and Joseph Metcalf, represented the District of Orange in the first perambulation of the town line of Orange and Warwick.
• Census: 1790, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1790 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 2 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 16 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over 3 - Free White Persons - Females 7 - Number of Household Members
• Census: 1800, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1800 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1 - Number of Household Members Under 16 3 - Number of Household Members Over 25 4 - Number of Household Members
• Census: 1810, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1810 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 2 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1 - Number of All Other Free Persons 3 - Number of Household Members Under 16 2 - Number of Household Members Over 25 8 - Number of Household Members
• Offices Held: 1816, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In 1816 he became the Town Clerk of the Town of Orange.
• Census: 1820, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1820 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 3 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 3 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 2 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 3 - Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 5 - Free White Persons - Under 16 4 - Free White Persons - Over 25 9 - Total Free White Persons 9 - Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other
• Census: 1830, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; In the 1830 US Census he was recorded living in Orange, Massachusetts: 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 - Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49 1 - Free White Persons - Under 20 1 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 1 - Total Free White Persons 1 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored)
• Last Full Review: 11 Dec 2020

Notes:

Birth: Ballou (1882) give his birth as in 1850.

Death: Ballou (1882) gives his death as 1846. Pope (1897) gives his death as 11 April 1847.

Name:

Levi married Mary "Molly"Hill after 4 Jun 1772 in Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of John Hill and Thankful Underwood) was christened on 18 Jan 1756 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 12 May 1819 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 11 Dec 2020