Deacon Nehemiah Ward

1751 - 1831  (79 years)

• Name	Nehemiah Ward
  Birth	19 May 1751	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Moved To	1774 (22 years)	Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  History	1 Jan 1781 (29 years)  [7]
  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
  Census	1790 (38 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8]
  Offices Held	1794 to 1796 (42 years)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7]
  He was a Selectman.
  Death	18 Jan 1831	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 6, 9]
  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	I610	Roy Line
  Last Modified	27 Jul 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)
  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)
  Family ID	F608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sarah Whitney,   b. 26 Feb 1741, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Sep 1824, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1773	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10]
  Sarah was the sister of Desire, who married Nehemiah's brother, Edward. Pierce (1895) gives the marriage date as 1775.
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 5 months - She : 32 years and 8 months.
  Children	3 sons and 2 daughters
  +   1. Deacon Daniel Ward,   b. 11 Jul 1774, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 16 Dec 1861, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 87 years) ▻ Sarah Jones  m. 20 Oct 1795     2. Hannah Ward,   b. 15 Jul 1776, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Jul 1850, New York City, New York, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Desire Ward,   b. 13 Jul 1779, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Dec 1859, Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Nehemiah Ward,   b. 6 Jul 1783, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Nov 1787, Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 4 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Nehemiah Ward,   b. 2 Jan 1788, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Deacon Nehemiah Ward(1751 – 1831) 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 - 19 May 1751 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 4 Oct 1773 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 1774 - Athol (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1790 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1794 to 1796 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 18 Jan 1831 - 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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