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John Harriman Walker Ordway 1848–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1848

Birth Location: Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 16 Sep 1937

Death Location: Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Eben Ordway

Mother: Ann Brassbridge

Spouse(s): Lydia Nourse

Children(s): Harold Ordway

John Harriman Walker Ordway was born in 1848 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Eben Ordway And Ann Elizabeth Brassbridge. In 1865, John Harriman Walker Ordway resided in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. In 1900, John Harriman Walker Ordway resided in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. John Harriman Walker Ordway married Lydia Maria Nourse, and had children including Harold Alexander Harry Ordway. John Harriman Walker Ordway passed away in 1937 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Harriman Walker Ordway was born in 1848 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Eben Ordway And Ann Elizabeth Brassbridge.
  • In 1865, John Harriman Walker Ordway resided in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1900, John Harriman Walker Ordway resided in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • John Harriman Walker Ordway married Lydia Maria Nourse, and had children including Harold Alexander Harry Ordway.
  • John Harriman Walker Ordway passed away in 1937 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ordway's Ancestors

Self
John Ordway
1848–1937
Birth Place: Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Eben Ordway
1817–1897
Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Ann (Elizabeth) Brassbridge
1821–1895
Alton, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ordway's Descendants

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John (Harriman Walker) Ordway (23 Aug 1848–16 Sep 1937) m. Lydia (Maria) Nourse (20 Nov 1849–21 Feb 1927)
  1. 1. Harold (Alexander "Harry") Ordway 1880–1961 m. Maude (Josephine) LaFountain 1879–1957
    1. 1. Edwin (Hector) Ordway 1911–1982 m. Helen (Alice) Leger 1915–2003
      1. 1. Robert (E) Ordway 1938–2006 m. Sheila (May) Allen 1941–2010
      2. 2. Edwin (Ordway) Jr. 1933–2022 m. Marilyn (Shirley) Cheeseman 1940–2004
      3. 3. Betty (Ann) Ordway 1934–2022 m. John (Charles "Jackie") Bourn 1935–1956 m. Robert (Jerrold) Leblanc 1936–2004
    2. 2. Ruth (Mae) Ordway 1913–1962 m. Reginald (Robert) Lancey 1910–1990
    3. 3. Elsie (Maude) Page 1901–1962
    4. 4. Mildred (Irene) Ordway 1907–
    5. 5. John (Erwin) Ordway 1909–1986 m. Helen (Gertrude) Spare 1909–1996

John Ordway's Timeline

5 Records

1848
23 Aug 1848
Birth of John Harriman Walker Ordway in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
1865
1865
Age 17
John Harriman Walker Ordway resided here in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
John Harriman Walker Ordway resided here in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 72
John Harriman Walker Ordway resided here in Fitchburg Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Fitchburg Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1937
16 Sep 1937
Age 89
Death of John Harriman Walker Ordway in Fitchburg, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Fitchburg, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fitchburg Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_746; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 61
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 693; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 1646
    [4] Massachusetts, State Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services; Concord, NH, USA; New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1700-1969

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 693; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 1646

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fitchburg Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fitchburg Ward 5, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_746; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 61

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1937
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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