Dexter Ward (1770 - 1850)

Born 28 May 1770 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Stevens) Ward — married 20 Oct 1791 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Jul 1850 at age 80 in Underhill, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Dexter was born on 28 May 1770 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1] He was the son of William Ward and Lucy (Church) Ward.^[1] Dexter's birthdate was also documented by a newspaper clipping saved by his great granddaughter, Alice Savage Walker.

He married Hannah Stevens on 20 Oct 1791 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, United States.

Dexter and his wife, Hannah Stevens, moved to Underhill, VT in 1793. Both of his legs were amputated above the knee on September 20, 1810, in consequence of a disease that caused them to mortify. Since which has enjoyed good health and transacted an active and extensive business."^[2]

He died on 28 Jul 1850 in Underhill, Chittenden, Vermont. He was buried in North Underhill Cemetery.^[3]

Children

Children of Dexter Ward:

• Salmon Ward.^[4]
• Perley Ward.^[5]
• Matilda Ward.^[6]
• Melinda Ward.
• Lucy Ward.^[7]
• William Ward.^[8]
• Reuben Stevens Ward.^[9]
• Asahel Pond Ward.^[10]
• Hannah Stevens Ward.^[11]
• Dexter Ward.

Research Notes

William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and family history of western New York: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, Volume 1, 1912, 241: married Hannah Stevens.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXP-HMD : 14 January 2020), Dexter Ward, 1770.
2. ↑ "Ward Family: descendants of William Ward, who settled in Sudbury, Mass. in 1639," written by Andrew Henshaw Ward, A.M. Published by Samuel G. drake, in 1851.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15307130/dexter-ward : accessed 15 November 2021), memorial page for Dexter Ward (1770–14 Jul 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15307130, citing North Underhill Cemetery, North Underhill, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064) .
4. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89H-NLV : 19 February 2021), Dexter Ward in entry for Salmon Ward, 1792.
5. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F825-856 : 16 December 2019), Dexter Ward in entry for Perley Ward, 1793.
6. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89H-DV8 : 19 February 2021), Dexter Ward in entry for Matilda Ward, 1795.
7. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89H-H9W : 19 February 2021), Dextor Ward in entry for Lucy Ward, 1800.
8. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LD-T8X : 16 December 2019), Dexter Ward in entry for William Ward, 1801.
9. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89H-DRQ : 19 February 2021), Dexter Ward in entry for Reuben S Ward, 1803.
10. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LD-58Z : 16 December 2019), Dexter Ward in entry for Asahed Ward, 1806.
11. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F825-85Z : 16 December 2019), Dexter Ward in entry for Hannah Ward, 1809.

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