Margaret Nowell "Peggy" Ward

1900 - 1998  (98 years)

• Name	Margaret Nowell Ward
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	29 Jun 1900	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  		Birth Record of Margaret Nowell Ward
  Census	1910	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Age: 9
  Address: North Orange Road
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Graduation	1919 (Age 19)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [7]
  Agency: Orange High School
  Census	1920	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Age: 19
  She was recorded while living with her widowed mother.
  Married	18 Jul 1925 (Age 25)	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [5, 7]
  Donald Herrick Stone. He was born 20 March 1896 and died 25 February 1969 in Orange, Massachusetts. He was a barber. Issue: 1. Diane Stone (1932-2002) 2. Richard C. Stone (1941-____)- adopted
  Census	1940	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [10]
  Age: 39
  Address: 54 Ball Street
  History	1998  [7]
  	According to her obituary, she "worked at the former Minute Tapioca Co. several years and also was a bookkeeper at Chamberlain's Hardware. Mrs. Stone was an accomplished pianist and organist and was organist for several years at the Community Church of North Orange and Tully. She was an avid gardener, well-known in the area for her rock gardens. She was a lifelong member of the First Universalist Church in Orange and served as chairman of the church fairs for many years. She later organized the "La Petite" flower shows which were held at the church for many years. She also made quilts and braided rugs for various church projects. She was a past president of the Orange Women's Club and was instrumental in forming the Garden Clubdivision of the Women's Club. She was inducted into the Clara Barton Sisterhood of the Universalist-Unitarian Women's Federation in 1979."
  Death	4 Dec 1998	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [7, 8]
  	Agency: Quabbin Valley Healthcare Center
  Burial	South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7, 11]
  		Gravestone of Donald and Margaret (Ward) Stone
  Siblings	4 Siblings
  1. Harold Harding Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1887, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 14 Feb 1973, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 86 years) + 2. Ruth Esther Ward,   b. 9 Jul 1889, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 28 Dec 1980, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 91 years) ▻ Harry Lincoln Woodman,  m. 2 Oct 1912   3. Grace Ella Ward,   b. 19 Sep 1892, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 16 Feb 1971, Charlestown, Sullivan County, New Hampshire  (Age 78 years) ▻ Floyd French,  m. 8 Jun 1912   4. Margaret Nowell "Peggy" Ward,   b. 29 Jun 1900, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 4 Dec 1998, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 98 years) ▻ + 5. Lawrence Carlyle Ward,   b. 18 Jul 1910, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 12 Feb 1985, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina  (Age 74 years) ▻ Edith Charlotte Waterman,  m. 6 Nov 1936
  Person ID	I751
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Everett Daniel Ward,   b. 16 Nov 1857, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 4 Jan 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Cora May Harding,   b. 9 Jun 1868, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 23 Oct 1952, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1885	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 11 months - She : 17 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Marriage	18 Jul 1925	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Jun 1900 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1910 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Graduation - 1919 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1920 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Married - 18 Jul 1925 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Marriage - 18 Jul 1925 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Census - 1940 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Death - 4 Dec 1998 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Burial - - South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Margaret Nowell (Ward) Stone

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20). Year: 1910; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_589; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0512; FHL microfilm: 1374602 [S26] 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1920; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_698; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 341 [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [S479] Roper, Kenneth L. The Ropers A Biographical Record from Circa 1300 to 1982, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982). [S3] Brodeur, Diane. Descendants of Ruth Melinda Delvey, (Oxford, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1981). [S469] Crosby, Barbara. The Ward Family of 11 Children, (Orange, Massachusetts: manuscript, circa 1950). [S498] Obituary of Margaret W. Stone, (Athol, Massachusetts: The Athol Daily News, 5 December 1998). [S10] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S187] Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 201). Birth Record of Margaret Nowell Ward [S21] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1592; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 6-51 [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com). Find A Grave Memorial# 11020842