Edward Ward b. 12 Jan 1743/44 Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 2 Sep 1817 Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts: Roy Family Genealogy

1744 - 1817 (73 years)

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Name Edward Ward

Relationship with Robert Alan Roy

Birth 12 Jan 1743/44 Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Married 9 Mar 1769 (Age 25) Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Desire Whitney, the daughter of Jonas and Sarah (Perry) Whitney. She was born on 31 October 1749 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She and Edward Ward filed marriage intentions on 18 February 1769 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She died on Tuesday 23 June 1778 in Warwick, now Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Desire's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads:
Mrs. Desiah,
wife of Mr. Edward Ward
d. 23 June, 1778
æ. 26
Issue:
1. Amos Ward (1769-1840)
2. Sarah Ward (1771-____)
3. Molly Ward (1773-____)

Moved To After 1772 (Age 29) Warwick (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts [12]

His name appears on a jury list in Newton in 1772. He did soon build a home in what is now North Orange.

Married 26 Nov 1778 (Age 34) Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts [2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 13, 14]

Dorothy "Dolly" Twichell. She was born about 1759. She died either on Tuesday 8 February 1842 or she died on 8 February 1843 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Dorothy's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads:
Dorothy,
wife of Edward Ward
d Feb. 8, 1842
æ. 83
Issue:
1. Sally Ward (1780-1830)
2. Nathan Ward (1782-1865)
3. Dolly Ward (1785-1831)
4. Susannah Ward (1787-1824)
5. Rhoda Ward (1788-1789)
6. Jonas Ward (1790-____)
7. Royal Ward (1792-1873)
8. Edward Ward (1797-____)

History 1 Jan 1781 [12]

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.

North Orange Church founded by Nehemiah Ward

Offices Held 1788 (Age 44) Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [12]

He was a Selectman.

Census 1790 (Age 46) Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [15]

History 1798 Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [12]

The following notice appears in the town records: "Taken up in my encloser a black cow with a white face 7 or 8 years old. Edward Ward, March 22, 1798."

Death 2 Sep 1817 Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [2, 4, 5, 9, 16]

Burial North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [9]

Mr. Edward Ward
d 2 Sept. 1817
æ. 73

Siblings 3 Siblings

	1. Edward Ward, b. 12 Jan 1743/44, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 2 Sep 1817, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
	2. Esther Ward, b. 24 Oct 1745, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1766, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 20 years)
	3. Jonathan Ward, b. 29 Oct 1748, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 6 Dec 1797, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 49 years)
+	4. Deacon Nehemiah Ward, b. 19 May 1751, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 18 Jan 1831, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years) ▻ Sarah Whitney, m. 4 Oct 1773

Person ID I14803

Last Modified 10 Jun 2018

Father	Timothy Ward, b. 17 Mar 1714, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 12 Nov 1757, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 43 years)
Mother	Margaret Woodward, b. 14 Jan 1715, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. Jul 1761, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 46 years)
Marriage	4 Nov 1741	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 8 months - She : 26 years and 10 months.
Family ID	F608	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 12 Jan 1743/44 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
	Married - 9 Mar 1769 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
	Moved To - After 1772 - Warwick (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts
	Married - 26 Nov 1778 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
	Offices Held - 1788 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
	Census - 1790 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
	History - 1798 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
	Death - 2 Sep 1817 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
	Burial - - North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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