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Esther Ward 1669 – 1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1669

Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1734

Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Ward

Mother: Mary Harris

Spouse(s): William Cornwall

Children(s): Martha Thompson

In 1669, Esther Ward entered the world in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, born to John Ward and Mary Harris. Esther Ward married William Cornwall, and had children including Martha Mary Thompson. Esther Ward passed away in 1734 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1669, Esther Ward entered the world in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, born to John Ward and Mary Harris.
  • Esther Ward married William Cornwall, and had children including Martha Mary Thompson.
  • Esther Ward passed away in 1734 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Esther Ward's Ancestors

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Esther Ward
1669 – 1734
Birth Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Ward
1637 – 1683
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary Harris
1645 – 1721
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esther Ward's Descendants

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Esther Ward (15 Dec 1669 – 13 Jul 1734) m. William Cornwall (13 Sep 1671 – 16 Jul 1747)
  1. 1. Martha (Mary) Thompson (21 Nov 1694 – 05 Jan 1758) m. William Cornwall (1690 – )
    1. 1. Mary Cornwell (25 Aug 1709 – ) m. Samuel Cotton (26 May 1704 – 27 Apr 1741)
      1. 1. Mary (Polly) Cotton (05 Sep 1736 – ) m. Peter Stowe (30 Aug 1738 – 1817)
        1. 1. MABEL STOW (1771 – 06 Dec 1867)
        2. 2. Peter Stow (21 Jan 1771 – )
        3. 3. Esther Stowe (22 Feb 1776 – 16 Apr 1856) m. John (Ward) Lucas (24 Sep 1774 – 04 Jul 1858)

Esther Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1669
15 Dec 1669
Birth of Esther Ward in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1734
13 Jul 1734
Age 65
Death of Esther Ward in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1669
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1669; Birth city: Middletown; Birth state: CT.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1734
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1669; Birth city: Middletown; Birth state: CT.

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