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MARGARET Ward 1636 – 1693 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 31 Aug 1693

Death Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas Ward

Mother: Margaret Shaw

Spouse(s): JAMES HILDRETH

Children(s): Abigail Hildreth

MARGARET Ward was born in 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Ward and Margaret Shaw. MARGARET Ward married JAMES HILDRETH, and had children including Abigail Hildreth. MARGARET Ward passed away in 1693 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • MARGARET Ward was born in 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Thomas Ward and Margaret Shaw.
  • MARGARET Ward married JAMES HILDRETH, and had children including Abigail Hildreth.
  • MARGARET Ward passed away in 1693 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Ward
1620 – 1680
Birth Location: Filby, Norfolk, England
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Margaret Shaw
1624 – 1704
Birth Location: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

JAMES HILDRETH
1631 – 1695
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Abigail Hildreth
1672 – 1729
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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MARGARET Ward's Ancestors

Self
MARGARET Ward
1636 – 1693
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas Ward
1620 – 1680
Filby, Norfolk, England
Margaret Shaw
1624 – 1704
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Francis Warde
1579 – 1648
Filby, Norfolk, England
Susanna Browne
1579 – 1627
Filby, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MARGARET Ward's Descendants

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MARGARET Ward (1636 – 31 Aug 1693) m. JAMES HILDRETH (1631 – 14 Apr 1695)
  1. 1. Abigail Hildreth (3 Oct 1672 – 30 Dec 1729) m. Joseph Barrett (1669 – 25 Apr 1742)
    1. 1. Abigail Barrett (11 Oct 1697 – 1739) m. Ezekiel Keyes (19 Mar 1699 – 5 Dec 1742)
      1. 1. Sarah Keyes (1 Jun 1724 – 1798) m. Thomas Allen (1725 – 19 May 1793)
        1. 1. Nancy ALLEN (1748 – 1802) m. William Lane (30 Aug 1740 – )
        2. 2. Nathaniel Allen (1750 – 1812)
        3. 3. Richard Allen (Feb 1751 – 22 Jan 1824)
        4. 4. James Allen (1752 – 1 Feb 1814)
        5. 5. Sarah Allen (3 Apr 1752 – 26 Jul 1837)
        6. 6. John Allen (1756 – 1831)
        7. 7. Benjamin Allen (1760 – 6 Feb 1811)
        8. 8. Henry Allen ( – 1776)
      2. 2. Ephraim Keyes (14 Aug 1727 – 1802)
      3. 3. Abigail Keyes (8 Jun 1731 – 1825)
      4. 4. Abner Keyes (11 Dec 1738 – 17 Dec 1820)
      5. 5. Jonas Keyes (2 Oct 1739 – 1815) m. Elizabeth Townsend (1733 – )

MARGARET Ward's Timeline

3 Records

1636
1636
Birth of MARGARET Ward in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1659
1 June 1659
Age 23
MARGARET Ward was married in Chelmsford, Mass.
Chelmsford, Mass.
1693
31 Aug 1693
Age 57
Death of MARGARET Ward in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 June 1659
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Mass.
    Record Source: American Marriages Before 1699

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1693
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Massachusetts Town Death Records
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