Jonathan Ward

1748 - 1797  (49 years)

• Name	Jonathan Ward
  Birth	29 Oct 1748	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Married	4 Oct 1772 (23 years)	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [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 (24 years)	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Jonathan and Mary Ward joined the church on 25 Jan 1773 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  Moved To	1774 (25 years)	Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 5]
  Married	26 Nov 1777 (29 years)	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [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 (36 years)
  He was a member of the committee setup to plan for the new town of Orange.
  Offices Held	1786 to 1787 (37 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [11]
  He was a Selectman.
  Census	1790 (41 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [12]
  Death	6 Dec 1797	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 4, 5, 7]
  Fisk (1963) and Jackson (1854) give 26 December 1797 as his death date.
  Burial	North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts   [7]
  Mr. Jonathan Ward died Dec. 26, 1797 in the 50th year of his age
  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	I14805
  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 1Jonathan Ward(1748 – 1797) 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 - 29 Oct 1748 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 4 Oct 1772 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Religion - 25 Jan 1773 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 1774 - Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 26 Nov 1777 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1786 to 1787 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1790 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 6 Dec 1797 - 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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