Leonard
Norman
"Din"
Ward
Born in Ward Corner, Wellington, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of James Nelson Ward
and Nina Gertrude Kierstead
Brother of
Gertrude Estella Ward, John Lewis Ward, Frances Barnes Ward, Charles Nelson Horatio Ward and Clarence Greenwood Ward
Husband of
Pauline Marie (January) Janvier
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Hazel Alberta (Duplisea) Ward
— married
11 Apr 1946 in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Father of
Harold Robert Ward and [private son (1960s - unknown)]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2020
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Biography
Leonard was born on 20 June 1919 in Ward's Corner, Kent County, NB. He was the son of James Nelson Ward and Nina Gertrude Kierstead.[1]
When Leonard was 26 he married Hazel Alberta (Briggs) Duplisea on 11 April 1946 in Saint John, St. John County, NB.[2]
Research Notes
Facts with no date
On an unknown date Leonard was employed. Chimney Sweep.
Notes from external profile
Known by the family variously as "Len" or "Din", Leonard served in World War 2. with the Royal Canadian Artillery, and the Merchant Navy. He was on the convoy. to Murmansk where the German Navy sank two-thirds of the ships. Resides in British Columbia. "Din" sold his last acre of land at Ward's Corner. in 1998. He was apparently given the nickname "Din" by his grandfather, John. Nehemiah Ward, because of the noise he was always making as a child. He was the last Ward to own land at Ward's Corner.
Sources
- ↑ Birth: From family group sheets in Hap Ward's "Ward" binders, Vol 2. Master Listing Source: Y. (accessed before 18 September 2022)
- ↑ Marriage: Missing source ID S6750. (accessed before 18 September 2022)
- "RS141A1b: Index to Late Registration of Births" Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
- Name WARD, LEONARD NORMAN
- Sex M
- Date 1919-06-20
- Place ST. FRANCOIS
- County KENT
- Father WARD, NELSON JAMES
- Mother KIERSTEAD, NINA G
- Code 1919--803484
- Microfilm F25624 [1]
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