Increase Ward

1645 - 1690  (45 years)

• Name	Increase Ward
  Birth	22 Jan 1644/45	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  His birth date was recorded as 22 (11) 1644. Ward (1851) gives the birth as 22 February 1644.
  Residence	1661 (15 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 6, 7]
  Married	3 Oct 1672 (27 years)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Record Wheelock, the daughter of the Rev. Ralph and Rebecca (Wilkerson) Wheelock. She was born on 15 December 1644 in Dedham, Massachusetts. her birth date was recorded as 15 (10) 1644. She was christened on 22 December 1644 in Dedham, Massachusetts. She died on Friday 26 July 1726 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Increase Ward (1673-____) 2. Tabitha Ward (1675-____) 3. Record Ward (1677-1746) 4. Rebecca Ward (1678-1698) 5. Eleazer Ward (1680-1708) 6. Thomas Ward (1684-1747) 7. Oliver Ward (1686-____)
  According to the marriage intentions filed, he was living in Shrewsbury, Mass. at the time of his wedding.
  History	1673 (27 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He lived in that part of Marlborough, which in 1717, became Westborough and later Northborough. There he ran a sawmill.
  Offices Held	1689 (43 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was the Town Clerk.
  Death	25 Aug 1690	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12]
  Ward (1851) gives his death date as 4 August 1690.
  Burial	Spring Hill Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Spring Hill Cemetery, Marlborough, Massachusetts   [2]
  	Gravestone of Increase Ward His gravestone is the oldest Ward stone in the cemetery.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Hannah Ward,   b. Abt 1639, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Nov 1717, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   2. William Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1640/41, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. probably young   3. Captain Samuel Ward,   b. 24 Sep 1641, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Nov 1729, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 88 years)   4. Elizabeth Ward,   b. 14 Apr 1643, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Apr 1710, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years)   5. Increase Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1644/45, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Aug 1690, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 45 years)   6. Hopestill Ward,   b. 24 Jan 1646/47, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Dec 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)   7. Eleazer Ward,   b. 1649, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Apr 1676, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 27 years)   8. William Ward,   b. 22 Feb 1648/49, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Nov 1697, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 48 years)   9. Bethiah Ward,   b. Abt 1658, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Dec 1721, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 63 years)
  Half siblings	3 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of William Ward and "Unknown")
  + 1. Deacon John Ward,   b. 1626, England d. 8 Jul 1708, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years) ▻ Hannah Jackson,  m. 1650   2. Joanna Ward,   b. Abt 1628, England d. 8 Dec 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 90 years)   3. Obidiah Ward,   b. Abt 1632, England d. 5 Jan 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years)   4. Richard Ward,   b. Abt 1635, England d. 31 Mar 1666  (Age 31 years)   5. Deborah Ward,   b. Abt 1637, England d. 9 Aug 1697, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Ward,   b. 1573, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England   (Grandfather)  Elizabeth,   b. 9 Dec 1613   d. 9 Dec 1700, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 87 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I14759
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Deacon William Ward,   b. Abt 1603, Yorkshire or Derbyshire, England d. 10 Aug 1687, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. 9 Dec 1613   d. 9 Dec 1700, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Increase Ward(22 Jan 1644/45 – 1690) 2Deacon William Ward(Abt 1603 – 1687) 4Edward Ward(1573 – ) 5 3Elizabeth(1613 – 1700) 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Jan 1644/45 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1661 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 3 Oct 1672 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - 1673 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1689 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 25 Aug 1690 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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

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