John Ward (1746 - 1830)

Born 1 Jan 1746 in Union, Tolland, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Bethiah (Fuller) Ward — married 21 Feb 1771 in Stafford, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 7 Mar 1830 at age 84 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

John Ward was born on January 1, 1746 in Union, Connecticut, a town in the County of Tolland. His Parents were John Ward and Abigail Heath. ^[1]

He married. Bethiah Fuller ^[2] in Stafford, Connecticut on February 21, 1771 "and removed to Belchertown where he resided". ^[3] They had 10 children in Belchertown: ^[4]

• Polly
• William
• Zerviah
• Sarah
• Samuel
• Hannah
• Reuben
• John
• Elisha
• Olive

He died on March 7, 1830 in Belchertown at 84 years of age. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Z-6TL : 7 January 2020), John Ward, 1746.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XX-FFPZ : 21 September 2019), John Ward in entry for Bethiah Fuller, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143428.
3. ↑ Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Ward Family, Descendants of William Ward who settled in Sudbury, Mass in 1639. Brigham Young University, 1851. p. 115 https://archive.org/details/wardfamilydescen00byuward/page/115/mode/1up
4. ↑ "Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States records, Aug 4, 2018," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97M-RJQP?view=explore : Sep 12, 2023), image 39 of 259; Belchertown (Massachusetts). Town Clerk.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMW-342 : 14 February 2020), John Ward, 1830.

• Harold Jones letter, June 11, 1939.
• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK2-R9R : accessed 26 February 2017), John Ward Jr, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 130, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH51-P5W : accessed 26 February 2017), John Ward, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 920, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 15; FHL microfilm 205,614.