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Hester Ward 1658–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens County, New York, USA

Death Date: 1732

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Dr. Ward

Mother: Deborah Lockwood

Spouse(s): Ephraim Nichols

Children(s): Ignatius Sr

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

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Biography

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

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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, USA
Parents
Dr. William Ward
1632–1676
Deborah Lockwood
1636–1678
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
GJ (Col. Gov. Andrew) Ward
1597–1659
Homersfield, Fairfax, Suffolk, England
GJ (Hester) Sherman
1606–1666
Dedham, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
GJ Jr
1572–1643
GJ Makin
1575–1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GJ Sr
1548–1600
GJ Pellett
1548–1584

Hester Ward's Descendants

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Hester Ward (1658–1732) m. Ephraim Nichols (1657–1692)
  1. 1. Ignatius (Nichols) Sr 1683–1758 m. Abigail Staples 1689–1745
    1. 1. Ignatius (Nicholls) Jr 1731–1764 m. Dehorah Wheeler 1730–
      1. 1. Daniel Nicholls 1759–1837
      2. 2. Esther Nicholls 1756–1837 m. Daniel Robertson 1756–1834
        1. 1. David Robertson 1786–1842 m. Polly Reeves 1797–

Hester Ward's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

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