Nehemiah
Ward
Jr.
Born in Sackville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Nehemiah Ward
and Susanna (Salisbury) Ward
Brother of
Lucretia (Ward) Akerley, Phineas Ward, Jonathan Ward, Joseph Ward, Ebenezer Ward, Esther (Ward) Hicks, Daniel Wiliam Ward, James Ward, Susanna (Ward) Sears, Sarah (Ward) Charters, Eunice (Ward) Sears, William Ward, Thomas Ward and John Ward
Husband of
Elizabeth (Chapman) Ward
— married
28 Aug 1803 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Descendants 
Father of
Susanna S Ward, Sarah B Ward, Mary Ann Ward, Charles William Dixon Chapman Ward, Frances Elizabeth (Ward) Gunter, Thomas Edward Ward, Henry Adolfort Ward, George James Nelson Ward, Mathilda Ann (Ward) Hyslop, Jane C. (Ward) Hyslop and Richard Nehemiah Ward
Died
at age 67
in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Dec 2011
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Biography
Nehemiah Ward was born on 26 Mar 1781 in Sackville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, son of Nehemiah Ward (about 1740–about 1827) and Susanna Salisbury (about 1745–about 1796).
His siblings were:
- Lucretia Ward (1767–1844)
- Phineas Ward (1768–1823)
- Jonathan Ward (1770–about 1857)
- Joseph Ward (1773– )
- Ebenezer Ward (1775–about 1836)
- Esther Ward (1777–before 1861)
- Daniel Wiliam Ward (1779– )
- James Ward (1783–1866)
- Susanna Ward (1785–1854)
- Sarah Ward (1787–1871)
- Eunice Ward (1790–1867)
- William Ward (1792–1824)
- Thomas Ward (1795–1795)
- John Ward (1796–1851)
Nehemiah (22) married Elizabeth Chapman (17) (born February 9, 1786 in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland; daughter of William Chapman 2nd (1755–about 1844) and Mary Sackville (Dixon) Chapman (about 1764–about 1837)) on 28 Aug 1803 in Sackville, Westmorland. Their known children were:
- Susanna Ward (1804– )
- Sarah B Ward (1805–1806)
- Mary Ann Ward (1807–1891)
- Charles William Dixon Chapman Ward (1809–1894)
- Frances Elizabeth Ward (1811–1895)
- Thomas Edward Ward (1813–1878)
- Henry Adolfort Ward (1815–1892)
- George James Nelson Ward (1817–before 1891)
- Mathilda Ann Ward (1824–1921)
- Jane C. Ward (1827–1864)
- Richard Nehemiah Ward (1829–1897).
Nehemiah died on 1 Oct 1848 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, aged 67. He was buried in Wesleyan Burial Ground.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238472977/nehemiah-ward: accessed April 15, 2023), memorial page for Nehemiah Ward (1781–1848), Find a Grave Memorial ID 238472977, citing Wesleyan Burial Ground, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by G (contributor 49058107).
- Sackville Township Record Book – family of Nehemiah Ward & Susanna Salisbury; Nehemiah Ward Jr. & Elizabeth Chapman
- Canada Marriages, 1661-1949
- See Also
- https://www.chignecto.org/getperson.php?personID=I1385&tree=Main Atlantic Canada Genealogy Project, Family group sheet for Nehemiah Ward and Elizabeth Chapman
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nehemiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nehemiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Patrick Ward
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 64 markers, haplogroup R-U198, FTDNA kit #164787 - W. Ward :
Y-Chromosome Test 34 markers, haplogroup R1b
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~3.12%
Joe Patterson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jpatter13
-
~1.56%
~12.50%
Susan (Ayer) Barylo :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Sandi (Bauer) Morris :
23andMe, GEDmatch WG8608299 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A667438 [compare], Ancestry member mstrcook
-
~1.56%
Colin Goodwin :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Mabel Tingley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A588190 [compare]
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Ethel (Hicks) Bannister :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T344088 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Cheryl Crocker :
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Marilyn Moser :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jennifer (Harrigan) Gonnuscio :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A926090 [compare], Ancestry member JenniferGonnuscio
-
~0.78%
~6.25%
Donna (Pelchat) Cobb :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Kathy (Phelan) Phelan Mangen :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Mark Edlund :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jmedlund85
-
~0.78%
Robin Anderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member robin_adair_anderson
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Suzanne (Walsh) Wicks :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A387530 [compare], Ancestry member suemwicks
-
~0.78%
~1.56%
Brenda Henwood :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A522444 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Rose (Dickson) Burgess :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Rose_Burgess
-
~0.78%
Raymond Buker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A521070 [compare], Ancestry member BLFStick
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Linda Hamm :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Florence (Prowse) Cooper :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T756345 [compare]
-
~0.78%
I (Long) Arant :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T870419 [compare], FTDNA kit #806894
-
~0.78%
David Ward :
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.78%
Megan (Leith) Leith-Menard :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch YK5638305 [compare]
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