1748 - 1797 (49 years)
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Name |
Jonathan Ward |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
29 Oct 1748 |
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
Married |
4 Oct 1772 (Age 24) |
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] |
Mary Pond, the daughter of Joshua and Jane (Ball) Pond. She was born on 8 November 1748 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and was christened on 13 November 1748 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She and Jonathan Ward filed marriage intentions on 20 September 1772 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died on Sunday 6 July 1777 in Athol, now Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Mary's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads:
Mrs. Mary Ward,
widow of
Mr. Jonathan Ward
died
July 6, 1777
in the 29th year
of her age
Issue:
1. Mary Ward (1773-____)
2. Esther Ward (1775-____)
3. Samuel Ward (1777-____) |
Religion |
25 Jan 1773 (Age 25) |
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
Jonathan and Mary Ward joined the church on 25 Jan 1773 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. |
Moved To |
1774 (Age 26) |
Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts [2, 3, 5] |
Married |
26 Nov 1777 (Age 29) |
Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10] |
Sarah Twitchell. She was born about 1732. She died on Monday 15 March 1790 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Sarah's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads:
Mrs. Sarah Ward,
widow of Mr. Jonathan Ward
died
Mar. 15, 1798
in the 58th year
of her age
Issue:
1. Margaret Ward (1780-1864) |
History |
Abt 1785 |
He was a member of the committee setup to plan for the new town of Orange. |
Offices Held |
1786 to 1787 (Age 38) |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [11] |
He was a Selectman. |
Census |
1790 (Age 42) |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [12] |
Death |
6 Dec 1797 |
Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts [2, 4, 5, 7] |
- Fisk (1963) and Jackson (1854) give 26 December 1797 as his death date.
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Burial |
North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [7] |
- Mr. Jonathan Ward
died
Dec. 26, 1797
in the 50th year
of his age
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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 |
I14805 |
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 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 29 Oct 1748 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Married - 4 Oct 1772 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Religion - 25 Jan 1773 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Moved To - 1774 - Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Married - 26 Nov 1777 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1786 to 1787 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Census - 1790 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 6 Dec 1797 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Burial - - North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
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Pin Legend |
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: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
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Sources |
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- [S455] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Athol, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1910).
- [S466] Ward, Martha E. History of North Orange, Massachusetts, (Orange, Massachusetts: North Orange Reunion Association & Enterprise and Journal, 1924).
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