Martha J. Adams

1832 - 1878  (45 years)

• Name	Martha J. Adams
  	Father: Henry Adams (1782-1863) Mother: Patty Cleveland (1790-1865) [1, 7]
  Birth	13 Aug 1832	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8]
  Census	1850 (17 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1850 US Census she was recorded, age 18, living in Orange, Massachusetts with her parents.
  Census	1855 (22 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1855 Massachusetts State Census she was recorded, age 22, living in Orange, Massachusetts with her parents.
  Census	1860 (27 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1860 US Census she was recorded, age 27, living in Orange, Massachusetts with her parents.
  History	12 Apr 1861 (28 years)	Civil War Begins
  Census	1865 (32 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1865 Massachusetts State Census she was recorded, age 31, living in Orange, Massachusetts.
  Census	1870 (37 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 34, living in Orange, Massachusetts.
  Death	3 Feb 1878	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8, 12, 13]
  	Death Record of Martha J. Ward
  Burial	Aft 3 Feb 1878	Jones Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Jones Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts   [8]
  	Gravestone of Martha J. Ward
  Person ID, Branch	I22588
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	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)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1862	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7, 9, 11]
  	Marriage Record of Martha J. Adams and West A. Ward
  Age at Marriage	She : 29 years and 5 months - He : 23 years and 6 months.
  Children	From 1863 to 1867  [6]
  1. Henry Adams Ward (1863-1948) 2. Anna M. Ward (1866-1893) 3. Edwin W. Ward (1867-1874)
  Family ID	F9061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 13 Aug 1832 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - 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. Marriage - 5 Jan 1862 - 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. Death - 3 Feb 1878 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 3 Feb 1878 - Jones 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

  [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 317; Page: 362a. [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; Page: 383; 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: 346B. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S2153] Cleveland, Edmund Janes. The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, (Hartford, Connecticut: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1899). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 131768898 Martha J. Adams Ward. [S133] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Martha J. Adams and West A. Ward. [S190] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Death Record of Martha J. Ward [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Martha J. Adams and West A. Ward. [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Death Record of Martha J. Ward. [S190] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Death Record of Martha J. Ward.