William Ward (1716 - 1778)

Born 18 Dec 1716 in Newton, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Smith) Ward — married 22 Mar 1742 in Springfield, MA

Descendants

Died 27 Mar 1778 at age 61 in Ashfield, Massachusetts

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Biography

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William married Mary Smith February 9, 1743 at Springfield, Massachusetts. They were the parents of six children: Mary, William, Jerusha, Lucy, Caleb, and Phineas.

At the time of his father's death in 1747 William was residing at Mendon. He later moved to Ashfield, where he died at the age of 62.

He has a beautiful grave stone, inscribed: "To the Memory of Mr. William Ward, who died march the 27th 1778 in the 63rd Year of his Age. Ye careless one who pass this way, a moment stop you'll see, This monument this mouldering clay, Showing what you soon must be."

Sources

Ward, Andrew Henshaw (1851), Ward family; descendants of William Ward, who settled in Sudbury, Mass., 1784-1864, Published 1851, page 31.

"Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPNR-3JV : 9 February 2018), William Ward and Mary Smith, 22 Mar 1742; citing p 46 r 56, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,416.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [1] 13 December 2015, William Ward, 1778; Burial, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States of America, Plain Cemetery; citing record ID 55565790, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

"Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 forWilliam Ward." Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 forWilliam Ward. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2015.