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Hester Ward 1658–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 1732

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: William Ward

Mother: Deborah Lockwood

Spouse(s): Ephraim Nichols

Children(s): Deborah Nichols

Hester Ward was born in 1658 in Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States of America, the child of William Ward And Deborah Lockwood. Hester Ward married Ephraim Nichols, and had children including Deborah Nichols. Hester Ward passed away in 1732 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Hester Ward was born in 1658 in Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States of America, the child of William Ward And Deborah Lockwood.
  • Hester Ward married Ephraim Nichols, and had children including Deborah Nichols.
  • Hester Ward passed away in 1732 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hester Ward's Ancestors

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Hester Ward
1658–1732
Birth Place: Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Parents
William Ward
1631–1675
England
Deborah Lockwood
1636–1678
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Robert Lockwood
1600–1658
Susannah Norman
1617–1660
Great-Grandparents
Richard Norman
1582–1664
Margaret Alford
1584–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Alford
1553–1598

Hester Ward's Descendants

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Hester Ward (1658–1732) m. Ephraim Nichols (1657–1692)
  1. 1. Deborah Nichols 1686–1748 m. Joseph Wheeler 1674–1759
    1. 1. Joseph Wheeler 1706–1762 m. Abigail Perry 1710–1777
      1. 1. Deborah Wheeler 1730–1805 m. Ignatius Nichols 1716–1764
        1. 1. Daniel Nichols 1759–1837
        2. 2. Sarah Nichols 1763–1767
        3. 3. Grace Nichols 1761–1767
        4. 4. Esther Nichols 1756–1838 m. Daniel Robertson 1756–1834

Hester Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1658
1658
Birth of Hester Ward in Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States of America
1732
1732
Age 74
Death of Hester Ward in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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