Edward Ward

1744 - 1817  (73 years)

• Name	Edward Ward
  Birth	12 Jan 1743/44	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Married	9 Mar 1769 (25 years)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [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 (28 years)	Warwick (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [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 (34 years)	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [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 (36 years)  [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 (43 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [12]
  He was a Selectman.
  Census	1790 (45 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [15]
  History	1798 (53 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [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, U.S.A.   [2, 4, 5, 9, 16]
  Burial	North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts   [9]
  Mr. Edward Ward d 2 Sept. 1817 æ. 73
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Edward Ward,   b. 12 Jan 1743/44, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Sep 1817, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 73 years)   2. Esther Ward,   b. 24 Oct 1745, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Abt 1766, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 20 years)   3. Jonathan Ward,   b. 29 Oct 1748, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Dec 1797, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 49 years) + 4. Deacon Nehemiah Ward,   b. 19 May 1751, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Jan 1831, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years) ▻ Sarah Whitney,  m. 4 Oct 1773
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Ward,   b. 1573, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England   (3 x Great Grandfather)  Patience Ward   d. 18 Oct 1719, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I14803
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Timothy Ward,   b. 17 Mar 1714, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Nov 1757, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Margaret Woodward,   b. 14 Jan 1715, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Jul 1761, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Edward Ward(12 Jan 1743/44 – 1817) 2Timothy Ward(1714 – 1757) 4Edward Ward(1671 – 1749) 8Deacon John Ward(1626 – 1708) 16Deacon William Ward(Abt 1603 – 1687) 17 9Hannah Jackson(Abt 1631 – 1704) 18Edward Jackson(1604 – 1681) 19Frances(Abt 1607 – 1648) 5Grace Lovering(Abt 1677 – 1754) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Margaret Woodward(1715 – 1761) 6Jonathan Woodward(1685 – 1745) 12John Woodward(28 Mar 1648/49 – 1732) 24George Woodward(Abt 1619 – 1676) 25Mary Hammond( – Abt 1658) 13Rebecca Robbins( – 1696) 26Richard Robbins(Abt 1610 – ) 27Rebecca 7Patience Ward( – 1719) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

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

  
  

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

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