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Samuel Nichols Ward 1647 – 1693 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1693

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Andrew CT

Mother: Hester Sherman

Spouse(s): Hannah OGDEN

Children(s): Moses WARD

In 1647, Samuel Nichols Ward entered the world in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Andrew Ward Governor of CT and Hester Sherman. Samuel Nichols Ward married Hannah OGDEN, and had children including Moses WARD. Samuel Nichols Ward passed away in 1693 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1647, Samuel Nichols Ward entered the world in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Andrew Ward Governor of CT and Hester Sherman.
  • Samuel Nichols Ward married Hannah OGDEN, and had children including Moses WARD.
  • Samuel Nichols Ward passed away in 1693 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew CT
1597 – 1659
Birth Location: Homersfield, Suffolk, , England or Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA,
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Hester Sherman
1606 – 1666
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah OGDEN
1648 – 1691
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, British America
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Children(s)

Moses WARD
1683 – 1746
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Ward's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Ward
1647 – 1693
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Andrew Ward Governor of CT
1597 – 1659
Homersfield, Suffolk, , England or Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA,
Hester Sherman
1606 – 1666
Dedham, Essex, England
Grandparents
* (Anne Guiville (Ward)) *
1565 – 1615
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Guiville
1550 – 1599
Elisabeth Harcourt
1540 – 1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Ward's Descendants

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Samuel (Nichols) Ward (1647 – 8 Jan 1693) m. Hannah OGDEN (1648 – 1691-04-30)
  1. 1. Moses WARD (1683 – 1746) m. Rowland Smith (1675 – 1746)
    1. 1. Rebecca Ward (1 Apr 1716 – 7 Aug 1779)
      1. 1. Miriam Burr (June 1, 1755 – Aft. 1821) m. Elisha Freeman (04 Sep 1756 – 07 Sep 1834)
        1. 1. Rosamond Freeman (20 Mar 1787 – 27 Jan 1847) m. Alva (H.) Cole (5 December 1774 – 24 Oct 1846)

Samuel Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1647
1647
Birth of Samuel Nichols Ward in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1693
8 Jan 1693
Age 46
Death of Samuel Nichols Ward in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1693
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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