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John Ward 1637–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1637

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: Jan 1684

Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Father: COLONEL WARD

Mother: HESTER SHERMAN

Spouse(s): Mary Harris, Sarah Hills, Mary None

Children(s): John Ward

John Ward was born in 1637 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Colonel Andrew Ward And Hester Sherman. John Ward married Mary, Mary Harris, Sarah Hills, and had children including John Ward. John Ward passed away in 1684 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • John Ward was born in 1637 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Colonel Andrew Ward And Hester Sherman.
  • John Ward married Mary, Mary Harris, Sarah Hills, and had children including John Ward.
  • John Ward passed away in 1684 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Ward's Ancestors

Self
John Ward
1637–1684
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
COLONEL ANDREW WARD
1597–1660
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
HESTER SHERMAN
1606–1666
Dedham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Richard Ward
1565–1615
Homersfield,,Suffolk,England
Anne Guiville
1576–1615
Gorleston,,Suffolk,England
Edmund SHERMAN
1572–1643
Dedham, Essex, England
Joan MAKIN
1575–1611
Dedham, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Guiville
1550–1599
Mrs Guiville
1546–
Tobias Makin
1548–1610
Katherine Bell
1552–1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ward's Descendants

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John Ward (1637–Jan 1684) m. Mary Harris (1 Jul 1645–30 Aug 1721) m. Sarah Hills (1639–1651) m. Mary (1638–1683)
  1. 1. John Ward 1665–1745 m. Margaret Hubbard 1676–1769
    1. 1. Mary Ward 1685–1746 m. John (Ellis) Jackson 1680–1770 m. Edward Jackson 1672–1748
      1. 1. Edward Jackson 1715–1789 m. Lucy (Abigail) Parrish 1720–1846 m. Abigail James 1747– m. Abigail Gaile 1769– m. Catherine Plankenhorn 1727–1780
        1. 1. Andrew (Ephriam) Jackson 1769–1852 m. Ann Williams 1780–1856 m. Sarah Williams 1780–1856
      2. 2. James Jackson –1798
      3. 3. James Jackson 1716–

John Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1637
1637
Birth of John Ward in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1684
Jan 1684
Age 47
Death of John Ward in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Wethersfield; Birth state: CT
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1649
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1649; Page Number: 304

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1684
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Wethersfield; Birth state: CT
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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