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Esther Downing Ward 1850 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1850

Birth Location: Northampton County, Virginia

Death Date: 16 Feb 1896

Death Location: Northampton, Virginia

Father: James Ward

Mother: Tabitha Joynes

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In 1850, Esther Downing Ward entered the world in Northampton County, Virginia, born to James Herbert Ward and Tabitha Wyatt Joynes. Esther Downing Ward passed away in 1896 in Northampton, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1850, Esther Downing Ward entered the world in Northampton County, Virginia, born to James Herbert Ward and Tabitha Wyatt Joynes.
  • Esther Downing Ward passed away in 1896 in Northampton, Virginia.

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Esther Ward's Ancestors

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Esther Ward
1850 – 1896
Birth Place: Northampton County, Virginia
Parents
James Herbert Ward
1814 – 1861
Northampton County, Virginia
Tabitha (Wyatt) Joynes
1832 – 1928
, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (H) Ward
1780 –
Virginia
Susan Smith
1796 – 1880
Northampton County, Virginia, USA
Sheppard (Abel) Joynes
1796 – 1872
Northampton, Virginia, United States
Peggy Walter
1808 – 1869
Accomack, Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esther Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1850
2 Nov 1850
Birth of Esther Downing Ward in Northampton County, Virginia
Northampton County, Virginia
1896
16 Feb 1896
Age 46
Death of Esther Downing Ward in Northampton, Virginia
Northampton, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1850
    Event Place: Northampton County, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1896
    Event Place: Northampton, Virginia

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