Thomas Ward II (abt. 1790 - 1875)

Born about Mar 1790 in China, Kennebec, Maine, United States

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Died 4 Feb 1875 at about age 84 in China, Kennebec, Maine, United States

Biography

Captain Thomas WARD II ^[1] was born about Mar 1790 in China, Kennebec, Maine, United States.

Thomas died ^[2] 04 Feb 1875 in China, Kennebec, Maine, United States.

A Veteran Gone Mr. Editor- Noticing in your last weekly issue the death of Capt. Thomas Ward of China. One of the "old….mark," Anything more than a … posting notice may not be appropriate at this time. Capt. Ward was born A. D. 1790, in what was at that time a portion of Freetown plantation afterwards Fairfax; but now China Village. When he was six weeks old his parents moved onto the farm two mile down the lake, which place is well known as War's Corner, where the subject of this sketch has continued to reside until his….. trade he was a mason, but in his early years was engaged in the winter season in lumbering operations. Being an expert "er" he spent twenty-two winters in succession in the logging camp hauling lumber. He had worked at his trade in several of the counties but never was out of the State. The latter portion of his life was spent in the cultivation of his farm. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, but not a pensioner. He ….. his mental and physical faculties in an unusual degree, with the exception of his hearing, which became somewhat impaired. He was the last survivor of his father's family, consisting of eleven children. He married Deborah Doe, a native of Sidney, Me, with whom he lived nearly forty-four years. His wife was also the last survivor of her parent's family, of ten children. Her death preceded that of her husband's one week. Mr. Ward's last illness was but a few days. In his last hours he remarked that his heart's desire had been to live to smooth the pillow of his beloved companion who had been nearly blind for a number of years. His prayer having been answered he was ready to depart. They had been members of the Baptist church for some fifty years. Rev. Mr. Nelson officiated at his funeral, who remarks on the occasion were very impressive.^[3]

Children:

• Elbridge W. Ward (1811 - 1892)
• Thomas D. Ward (1813 - 1884)
• Emily Ward Farnum (1816 - 1893)
• Hartwell O. Ward (1818 - 1880)
• Almira A Ward Washburn (1830 - 1901)

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC69-CPR : 27 December 2014), Thomas Ward in entry for Elbridge W Ward, 1892.
2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HK3-RJ9 : 27 December 2014), Thomas Ward, 1875.
3. ↑ China, Feb. 12, 1875.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JT-JWM : 9 November 2014), Thomas Ward, China, Kennebec, Maine, United States; citing family 71, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCS-JBG : 30 December 2015), Thomas Ward, 1860.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV24-CMNF : 13 December 2015), Thomas Ward, 1875; Burial, China, Kennebec, Maine, United States of America, China Village Cemetery; citing record ID 64821712, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Acknowledgments

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