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Horace Parker Ward 1827–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1827

Birth Location: Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts

Death Date: 20 Nov 1903

Death Location: Sterling, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

Father: Nathaniel Ward

Mother: Betsey Haven

Spouse(s): Bridgette O'Farrell

Children(s): Clarence Ward, Rose Ward, William Ward, Mary Stratton, Charles Ward, Annie (Averill), John Ward, Emma Ward

The story of Horace Parker Ward began in 1827 in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts. Horace Parker Ward married Bridgette Elizabeth Lizzie O Farrell, and had children including Annie Eliza Ward Averill, Charles Freemont Ward, Clarence Horace Greeley Ward, Emma Martha May Ward, John Franklin Ward, Mary Elizabeth Ward Stratton, Rose Ward, William Henry Ward. Horace Parker Ward passed away in 1903 in Sterling, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Horace Parker Ward began in 1827 in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  • Horace Parker Ward married Bridgette Elizabeth Lizzie O Farrell, and had children including Annie Eliza Ward Averill, Charles Freemont Ward, Clarence Horace Greeley Ward, Emma Martha May Ward, John Franklin Ward, Mary Elizabeth Ward Stratton, Rose Ward, William Henry Ward.
  • Horace Parker Ward passed away in 1903 in Sterling, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Ward
1793–1839
Birth Location: Ashburnham, Worcester, Masschusetts, USA
NW
Betsey Haven
1793–1877
Birth Location: Ashburnham, Worcester, Masschusetts, USA
BH

Spouses(s)

Bridgette O'Farrell
1832–1902
Birth Location: Windmill Parish, County Kildare, Ireland
BO

Children(s)

Clarence Ward
1864–1947
Birth Location: Blue Earth County, Minnesota, USA
CW
Rose Ward
1880–
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
RW
William Ward
1851–1942
Birth Location: Waterveliot, NY, USA
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Mary Stratton
1853–1920
Birth Location: Troy, Albany, New York, USA
MS
Charles Ward
1856–1919
Birth Location: Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA
CW
Annie (Averill)
1861–1929
Birth Location: Rapidan, Blue Earth, Minnesota
A(
John Ward
1868–1879
Birth Location: Sterling, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
JW
Emma Ward
1872–1948
Birth Location: Sterling, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
EW

Horace Ward's Ancestors

Self
Horace Ward
1827–1903
Birth Place: Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts
Parents
Nathaniel Draper Ward
1793–1839
Ashburnham, Worcester, Masschusetts, USA
Betsey Haven
1793–1877
Ashburnham, Worcester, Masschusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Ward
1757–1846
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Draper
1755–1836
, , Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan(Jona) Haven
1765–1837
Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Zerviah Rice
1758–1820
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Horace Ward's Descendants

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Horace (Parker) Ward (27 Mar 1827–20 Nov 1903) m. Bridgette (Elizabeth "Lizzie") O'Farrell (06 Aug 1832–10 Mar 1902)
  1. 1. Clarence (Horace Greeley) Ward 1864–1947 m. Barbara (Ann) Lester 1868–1936
    1. 1. William (Henry) Ward 1888–1963 m. Clara (Edna) Mann 1890–1971
      1. 1. James (Lester) Ward 1925–1995 m. Fern (Phyllis) Ward 1925–
        1. 1. Roger (Otto) Ward 1950–1994 m. Linda (Sue) Kirksey 1951–2014
      2. 2. Darlene (Carol) Ward 1933–1966
      3. 3. Lula (Maxine) Ward 1927–1997
      4. 4. Lial (Lee) Ward 1909–1976
      5. 5. Alma (Lorraine) Ward 1918–2006
      6. 6. Opal (Luverne) Ward 1920–1998
      7. 7. Manford (Milo John) Ward 1922–1983
      8. 8. Ralph (Raymond) Ward 1915–1932
      9. 9. Elsa (Freida) Ward 1911–1928
      10. 10. Audrey (Althea) Ward 1913–1993
      11. 11. Harvey (Grant) Ward 1930–2011
  2. 2. Rose Ward 1880–
  3. 3. William (Henry) Ward 1851–1942
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth Ward) Stratton 1853–1920
  5. 5. Charles (Freemont) Ward 1856–1919
  6. 6. Annie (Eliza Ward) (Averill) 1861–1929
  7. 7. John (Franklin) Ward 1868–1879
  8. 8. Emma (Martha\May) Ward 1872–1948

Horace Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1827
27 Mar 1827
Birth of Horace Parker Ward in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts
Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts
1903
20 Nov 1903
Age 76
Death of Horace Parker Ward in Sterling, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
Sterling, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1827
    Event Place: Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1903
    Event Place: Sterling, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA
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