Roxy M. Ward

1854 - 1888  (33 years)

• Name	Roxy M. Ward  [1]
  	Her name was not Roxanna.
  Birth	31 Mar 1854	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Birth Record of Roxy Ward
  Census	1855 (0 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7]
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Age: 1
  Census	1860 (5 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8]
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Age: 6
  Census	1865 (10 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [9]
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Age: 11
  Census	1870 (15 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [10]
  She was recorded while living with her parents.
  Age: 16
  Married	2 Dec 1872 (18 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Chauncey B. Swan, the son of John and Charlotte Swan. He was born 30 September 1850 in Groton, Massachusetts. After Roxy's death, he remarried Laila B. Sleeper. Issue: 1. Nelson C. Swan (1873-1953) 2. Nattie E. Swan (1876-1918) 3. Nina E. Swan (1879-1954) 4. Dean Cramer Swan (1883-1954)
  	Marriage Record of Roxy M. Ward and Chauncey B. Swan
  Census	1880 (25 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [15]
  Age: 26
  Death	7 Jan 1888	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 5, 16]
  	Death Record of Roxy M. Swan
  Siblings	5 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Marcus Harris Ward,   b. 24 Nov 1836, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Jun 1864, Washington, District of Columbia  (Age 27 years) > 2. West Allen Ward,   b. 20 Jul 1838, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Nov 1922, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years) ▻ Martha J. Adams,  m. 5 Jan 1862   3. Laura Jane Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1842, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Mar 1927, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 85 years)   4. Julia Eliza Ward,   b. 10 Aug 1844, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Oct 1928, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years)   5. Nancy Cheney Ward,   b. 9 Mar 1846, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 30 Jan 1864, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 17 years)   6. Nelson Cheney Ward,   b. 9 Mar 1846, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Aug 1850, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 4 years)   7. Maria Wheelock Ward,   b. 30 Nov 1847, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Apr 1873, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 25 years)   8. Wales N. Ward,   b. 29 Sep 1849, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Oct 1940, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 91 years)   9. Esther Finette Ward,   b. 15 Sep 1851, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Mar 1913, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 61 years)   10. Roxy M. Ward,   b. 31 Mar 1854, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Jan 1888, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 33 years) + 11. Everett Daniel Ward,   b. 16 Nov 1857, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Jan 1920, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 62 years) ▻ Cora May Harding,  m. 22 Oct 1885
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Ward,   b. 1573, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England   (6 x Great Grandfather)  Susanna  (6 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11930
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Deacon Thomas Harris Ward,   b. 28 Mar 1814, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 5 Jul 1891, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Esther Kellogg Mayo,   b. 20 Mar 1814, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Aug 1895, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Roxy M. Ward(1854 – 1888) 2Deacon Thomas Harris Ward(1814 – 1891) 4Deacon Daniel Ward(1774 – 1861) 8Deacon Nehemiah Ward(1751 – 1831) 16Timothy Ward(1714 – 1757) 17Margaret Woodward(1715 – 1761) 9Sarah Whitney(1741 – 1824) 18Jonas Whitney(Abt 1709 – ) 19Sarah Perry(1716 – ) 5Sarah Jones(1779 – 1862) 10Jonathan Jones(1731 – ) 20Jonathan Jones(1701 – ) 21Hannah Adams(12 Feb 1701/02 – ) 11Mary Wood(23 Feb 1733/34 – ) 22Samuel Wood(1706 – 1799) 23Mary Albee(1710 – 1792) 3Esther Kellogg Mayo(1814 – 1895) 6Stephen Mayo(1783 – 1871) 12Benjamin Mayo(1750 – 1797) 24Major Joseph Mayo(28 Feb 1720/21 – 1776) 25Esther Kenrick(1726 – 1775) 13Dorothy Goddard(1758 – 1845) 26Nathan Goddard(1725 – 1806) 27Dorothy Stevens(1718 – 1808) 7Mary Cheney(1784 – 1870) 14Levi Cheney(1756 – 1847) 28William Cheney(7 Feb 1703/04 – 1756) 29Joanna Thayer(1706 – ) 15Mary Hill(1756 – 1819) 30John Hill(1717 – ) 31Thankful Underwood(8 Feb 1718/19 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 31 Mar 1854 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1855 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1865 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 2 Dec 1872 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 7 Jan 1888 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Roxy M. (Ward) Swan

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S469] Crosby, Barbara. The Ward Family of 11 Children, (Orange, Massachusetts: manuscript, circa 1950). [S468] Miner, Beatrice M. History of Orange 1753-1976, (Orange, Massachusetts: Orange Historical Society, 1976). [S453] Roy, Robert Alan. Extracts from the Genealogical Files of Barbara Crosby, (Orange, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1980). [S454] Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688 A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants, (Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965). [S690] White, Almira Larkin. Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Chase Brothers, 1900). [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Birth Record of Roxy Ward [S274] 1855 Massachusetts, State Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1860; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_501; Page: 374; Image: 378; Family History Library Film: 803501 [S275] New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1865 Massachusetts, State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1870; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_615; Page: 353B; Image: 334926; Family History Library Film: 552114 [S465] Rich, Laura J. Notebook of Newpaper Clipings and Vital Records, (Orange, Massachusetts: notebook, c1905). [S475] Stone, Margaret. Letter to Robert Roy, 1980, (Orange, Massachusetts: letter, 1980). [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Marriage Record of Roxy M. Ward and Chauncey B. Swan [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S189] Bureau of the Census, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1880; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 533; Family History Film: 1254533; Page: 179A; Enumeration District: 257; Image: 0359 [S190] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Death Record of Roxy M. Swan