Artemas Ward (1762 - 1847)

Born 9 Jan 1762 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Maria (Dexter) Ward — married 14 Dec 1788 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 7 Oct 1847 at age 85 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Preceded by
Josiah Quincy (1772-1864)

US Representative from Massachusetts
1813-1817

Succeeded by
Jonathan Mason (1756-1831)

Biography

Artemas Ward is Notable.

Artemas was born on 9 January 1762 in Shrewsbury. He was the son of Artemas Ward (1727-1800) and Sarah (Trowbridge) Ward (1724-1788).^[1][2]

Artemas married Catherine Maria (Dexter) Ward (1760-1818) on 14 December 1788 in Weston, Massachusetts.^[3]

From the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress:^[4]

WARD, Artemas, Jr., (son of Artemas Ward), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., January 9, 1762; was graduated from Harvard University in 1783; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1783 and commenced the practice of law in Weston; member of the State house of representatives 1796-1800 and again in 1811; moved to Charlestown in 1800; member of the board of overseers of Harvard University 1810-1844; elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1817); served in the State senate in 1818 and 1819; member of the State constitutional convention in 1820; chief justice of the court of common pleas from 1820 to 1839; died in Boston, Mass., October 7, 1847.

Artemas died (age 85) on 7 October 1847 in Boston, Massachusetts.^[5] Artemas was mentioned on a memorial in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town Birth Records, 1620-1850"
   Ancestry Record 4094 #250456 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   Artemas Ward born on 9 Jan 1762 in Shrewsbury.
2. ↑ Dexter Genealogy: Dexter, Orrando Perry, Mills, Henry L., ed; Dexter, John Haven; Dexter genealogy, 1642-1904; being a history of the descendants of Richard Dexter of Malden, Massachusetts, from the notes of John Haven Dexter and original researches; Pub: 1904 NY NY; Page 85-86 https://archive.org/details/dextergenealogy1904dext/page/84/mode/2up?view=theater
3. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 50015 #245750 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   Artemas Ward Jr marriage to Catharine Maria Dexter in Abt 1788 in Weston.
4. ↑ U.S. Congress: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000128
5. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #8630841 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   Artemas Ward death 7 Oct 1847 (age 85) in Boston, Massachusetts.
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
   Find A Grave: Memorial #15831559 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   Memorial page for Artemas Ward Jr. (9 Jan 1762-7 Oct 1847), citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.