Zuriel Hayward (1771 - 1851)

Born 12 Jul 1771 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 26 Aug 1851 at age 80 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts

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History of Milford, Massachusetts, Ballou

HAYWARD [changed to] HOWARD, Major Zuriel 5 (Jesse, 4 Capt. Samuel, 8 Jonathan, 2 Samuel 1 ), b. July 12, 1771; m., 1st, Olive Parkhurst, dr. of Jonas Parkhurst, jun., and Mary (Nelson), his wf., b. March 8, 1775; cer. 1795. Mrs. Olive soon d., date not found. The hus. m., 2d, Olive Twitchell, dr. of Ephraim and Lydia (Parkhurst) Twitchell, b. March 14, 1781; cer. Jan. 11, 1801, by Samuel Jones, Esq. Their chn :

Semira, b. March 4, 1802; m. Leonard Chapin, Dec. 6, 1821.

Olive Parkhurst, b. Aug. 27, 1805; m., 1st, Hastings Daniels; 2d, Newton Daniels.

Mary Ann, b. Dec. 8, 1806; m. George Chapin, April 30, 1829.

Hannah Jones, b. Dec. 14, 1808; d. unm., Dec. 19, 1874.

William, b. Sept. 13, 1810; m. Susanna C. Ellis, April 9, 1835.

Charlotte, b. July 21, 1813; still survives unm.; a faithful mantua-maker.

Amanda Maria, b. Jan. 6, 1816; m. Washington Ellis, April 26, 1838.

Samuel Jones, b. Jan. 16, 1820; m. Sarah Brown Ward, July 2, 1824.

Zuriel Howard dwelt long and d. on the homestead afterwards owned by Sylvanus Adams. Howard bought the place of Ephraim Chapin in 1801. He was a worthy and trusted citizen. He rose from the ranks in the Mil. Artillery Co. to be its captain; and thence to be commander of the battalion to which that co. belonged. His family had a reputable social standing, as I might justly have said of the other kindred families. There is an anecdote afloat, for the truth of which I will not vouch, that, while serving as juryman at a Worcester court, the clerk so disgusted him by calling his name with a protracted emphasis, H-a y-w-a-r-d, as to resolve him ever afterwards to write it Howard. Be this as it may, for some reason he made the change; and his chn. followed suit. Maj. Howard d. Aug. 24, 1851. Miss Olive, his wid., d. Jan. 20, 1871.

Census 1850 Milford, Worcester, MA Zuriel Howard abt 1771 MA, occupation: none, value of real estate 1500 Olive Howard abt 1781 MA Hannah J Howard abt 1810 MA Charlotte Howard abt 1817 MA

(Milford VR) Zuriel, s. of Jesse and Hannah, July 12, 1771. Zuriel and Olive Parkhurst, int. Nov. 23, 1795. Zuriel and Olive Twitchel, Jan. 11, 1801.

Semira, d. of Zurial and Olive, Mar. 4, 1802. Olive Parkhurst, d. of Zuriel and Olive, Aug. 27, 1805. Mary Ann, d. of Zuriel and Olive, Dec. 8, 1806. Hannah Jones, d. of Zuriel and Olive, Dec. 14, 1808. William, s. of Zurial and Olive, Sept. 13, 1810. Charlotee, d. of Zuriel and Olive, July 21, 1813. Amanda Maria, d. of Zurial and Olive, Jan. 6, 1816.

Sources

• History of Milford, Massachusetts, part 2. by Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890. Publication date 1882
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH2L-MHW : 17 October 2017), Zuriel Hayward, 1771.
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCCY-K65 : 9 February 2018), Zuriel Hayward and Olive Parkhurst, 23 Nov 1795; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0874025 IT 1.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1Q-1MP : 17 October 2017), Zuriel Hayward and Olive Twitchell, 11 Jan 1801; citing Marriage, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 2,217,329.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1L-QJLS : 15 December 2015), Zuriel Howard, 1851; Burial, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America, Vernon Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 144318497, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.