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Nathaniel Cotton Ward 1808–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bet. 1814–1817 / abt 1808

Birth Location: probably Waldo County, Maine

Death Date: Aft. 1870

Death Location: Thorndike, Waldo, Maine, United States

Father: Cotton Ward

Mother: Abigail Cate

Spouse(s): Mary Bean

Children(s): Francis Ward

Nathaniel Cotton Ward was born in 1808 in probably Waldo County, Maine, the child of Cotton Ward And Abigail Cate. Nathaniel Cotton Ward married Mary Elizabeth Bean, and had children including Francis Cotton Ward. Nathaniel Cotton Ward passed away in 1870 in Thorndike, Waldo, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • Nathaniel Cotton Ward was born in 1808 in probably Waldo County, Maine, the child of Cotton Ward And Abigail Cate.
  • Nathaniel Cotton Ward married Mary Elizabeth Bean, and had children including Francis Cotton Ward.
  • Nathaniel Cotton Ward passed away in 1870 in Thorndike, Waldo, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cotton Ward
1790–1870
Birth Location: North Hampton Twp, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
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Abigail Cate
1795–1860
Birth Location: Sanbornton, Strafford County, New Hampshire
AC

Spouses(s)

Mary Bean
1815–1858
Birth Location: Waldo, Waldo County, Maine
MB

Children(s)

Francis Ward
1858–1937
Birth Location: Rockland, Knox County, Maine
FW

Nathaniel Ward's Ancestors

Self
Nathaniel Ward
1808–1870
Birth Place: probably Waldo County, Maine
Parents
Cotton Ward
1790–1870
North Hampton Twp, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Abigail Cate
1795–1860
Sanbornton, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Grandparents
Simon Ward
1760–1829
Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Abigail Fullonton
1764–1802
Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Jonathan CATE
1760–1842
Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire Colony
Sarah Saunders
1759–1836
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Cotton Ward
1734–1802
Hannah Nudd
1737–1819
James Cate
1728–1813
Elizabeth Mason
1725–1815
Peter Sanders
1723–1790
Abigail Johnson
1726–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Noah Ward
1696–1774
Sarah Shaw
1700–1788
Thomas Nudd
1708–1780
Deborah Marston
1711–1788
James Cates
1693–1754
Margaret Briard
1693–1754
Benjamin Mason
1696–1770
Jean Masury
1696–1735
Avery Sanders
1682–1724
William Johnson
1687–1788

Nathaniel Ward's Descendants

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Nathaniel (Cotton) Ward (Bet. 1814–1817 / abt 1808–Aft. 1870) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bean (Bet. 1815–1817–Bet. 1858–1860)
  1. 1. Francis (Cotton) Ward 1858–1937 m. Maude (Gleason) Howland 1872–1938
    1. 1. Edward (Howland) Ward 1899–1969 m. Emma (Jane) Newell 1903–1989
      1. 1. Doris Flaherty 1922–2004 m. William (Francis Flaherty) Sr 1920–1990
        1. 1. William (Francis Flaherty) jr 1943–2013
        2. 2. Lynda (Louise) Flaherty 1951–2002
    2. 2. Edna (F) Ward 1895–
    3. 3. Reginald (H) Ward 1905–
    4. 4. Verna (N) Ward 1908– m. George Geoyan 1906–
    5. 5. Reynold (N) Ward 1904–

Nathaniel Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1814
Bet. 1814–1817 / abt 1808
Age 6
Birth of Nathaniel Cotton Ward in probably Waldo County, Maine
probably Waldo County, Maine
1870
Aft. 1870
Age 62
Death of Nathaniel Cotton Ward in Thorndike, Waldo, Maine, United States
Thorndike, Waldo, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bet. 1814–1817 / abt 1808
    Event Place: probably Waldo County, Maine

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1870
    Event Place: Thorndike, Waldo, Maine, United States
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