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Nehemiah Ward 1781–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland, NB, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Nehemiah Ward

Mother: Susannah ^dna^

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Chapman

Children(s): Polly Ward, Matilda Hyslop, James Ward, Charles Ward, Henry Ward, Richard Ward, Frances Pickett, Jane Hyslop

In 1781, Nehemiah Ward entered the world in Sackville, Westmorland, NB, New Brunswick, Canada, born to Nehemiah S Ward And Susannah Round Salisbury Dna. In 1785, Nehemiah Ward established residence. Nehemiah Ward married Elizabeth Chapman, and had children including Charles William Dixon Ward, Frances Pickett, Henry A Ward, James Nelson Ward, Jane C Hyslop, Matilda Ann Hyslop, Polly Mary Ward, Richard Nehemiah Ward. Nehemiah Ward passed away in 1848 in Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1781, Nehemiah Ward entered the world in Sackville, Westmorland, NB, New Brunswick, Canada, born to Nehemiah S Ward And Susannah Round Salisbury Dna.
  • In 1785, Nehemiah Ward established residence.
  • Nehemiah Ward married Elizabeth Chapman, and had children including Charles William Dixon Ward, Frances Pickett, Henry A Ward, James Nelson Ward, Jane C Hyslop, Matilda Ann Hyslop, Polly Mary Ward, Richard Nehemiah Ward.
  • Nehemiah Ward passed away in 1848 in Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nehemiah Ward
1740–1827
Birth Location: Attleboro, MA, USA
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Susannah ^dna^
1744–1796
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
S^

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Chapman
1786–1842
Birth Location: Chapman Settlement, Nova Scotia, Canada
EC

Children(s)

Polly Ward
1811–1917
Birth Location: New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada
PW
Matilda Hyslop
1824–1921
Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
MH
James Ward
1817–
Birth Location: –
JW
Charles Ward
1810–1894
Birth Location: –
CW
Henry Ward
1815–1892
Birth Location: Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
HW
Richard Ward
1829–1897
Birth Location: Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
RW
Frances Pickett
1811–1895
Birth Location: Grand Lake, New Brunswick
FP
Jane Hyslop
1827–1864
Birth Location: Sackville, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
JH

Nehemiah Ward's Ancestors

Self
Nehemiah Ward
1781–1848
Birth Place: Sackville, Westmorland, NB, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Nehemiah S Ward
1740–1827
Attleboro, MA, USA
Susannah (Round Salisbury \) ^dna^
1744–1796
Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Nehemiah (O) Ward
1704–1771
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Esther (Nancy) Maxey
1706–1774
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan *
1674–1723
Abigail Hall
1678–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Newton
1626–1708
Hannah Jackson
1634–1704

Nehemiah Ward's Descendants

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Nehemiah Ward (1781–1848) m. Elizabeth Chapman (9 February 1786–26 April 1842)
  1. 1. Polly (Mary) Ward 1811–1917
  2. 2. Matilda (Ann) Hyslop 1824–1921
  3. 3. James (Nelson) Ward 1817–
  4. 4. Charles (William Dixon) Ward 1810–1894
  5. 5. Henry (A) Ward 1815–1892
  6. 6. Richard (Nehemiah) Ward 1829–1897 m. Jane Tait 1836–1905
    1. 1. Sylvester Ward 1882–1948 m. Mary Tait 1883–1965
      1. 1. Ardella (Pearl) Wortman 1906– m. Ross R. 1896–1984
        1. 1. Cecil 1944–2023
        2. 2. Vernon (Roy) Wortman 1927–2012 m. Meritta (Carmon) Collier 1930–2013
        3. 3. Malcolm (Fenwick) Wortman 1938–2021
        4. 4. Elva (Beryl) Wortman 1929–2008
        5. 5. Donald (Weston) Wortman 1940–2002
      2. 2. Ruby (Estella) Ward 1926–2012
      3. 3. Verna (Thelma) Trecartin 1914–2010 m. Frank (Madison) Trecartin 1913–
      4. 4. George Ward 1911–1969
      5. 5. Clarence Ward 1912–1963
      6. 6. Charles (Chesley) Ward 1916–1990
      7. 7. Jessie Ward 1919–2003
      8. 8. Hazel (Frances) Ward 1922–2000
      9. 9. Cecil (S) Ward 1909–1963
      10. 10. Theodore (R) Ward 1918–1984
      11. 11. Viva Ward 1905–1943
    2. 2. Samuel (Benjamin) Ward 1857–1881
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Ward 1859–1880
    4. 4. Murray (Munson) Ward 1874–1926
    5. 5. Henry (Havelock) Ward 1861–1943
    6. 6. Clarence (Edgar) Ward 1872–1946
    7. 7. Adia Ward 1864–1932
    8. 8. Hernest\Ernest (Chapman) Ward 1863–
    9. 9. Frances (Elizabeth) WARD 1855–1857
    10. 10. Sarah (Lavina) Ward 1865–1948
    11. 11. Clarence (Alonzo) Ward 1868–1870
    12. 12. Harry Ward 1862–
  7. 7. Frances Pickett 1811–1895
  8. 8. Jane (C.) Hyslop 1827–1864

Nehemiah Ward's Timeline

5 Records

1781
17 May 1781
Birth of Nehemiah Ward in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick
1781
1781
Birth of Nehemiah Ward in Sackville, Westmorland, NB, New Brunswick, Canada
Sackville, Westmorland, NB, New Brunswick, Canada
1785
1785
Age 4
Nehemiah Ward resided here
None
1848
1 Oct 1848
Age 67
Death of Nehemiah Ward in St John, St John, New Brunswick
St John, St John, New Brunswick
1848
1848
Age 67
Death of Nehemiah Ward in Saint John, NB, New Brunswick, Canada
Saint John, NB, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1781
    Event Place: Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Sackville, Westmorland, NB, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1785
    Record Source: Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1848
    Event Place: St John, St John, New Brunswick

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Saint John, NB, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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