Obidiah Ward

Abt 1632 - 1718  (86 years)

• Name	Obidiah Ward
  Birth	Abt 1632	England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Immigration	Abt 1638 (6 years)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 7]
  William Ward arrived in Boston, probably in the Spring, with his children: John, Joanna, Obadiah, Richard, and Deborah.
  Residence	1653 (21 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  He settled in Sudbury, where he was assigned land.
  Land/House	1657 (25 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He was granted land.
  History	1661 (29 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was one of three men contracted to erect the frame for the minister's house.
  Occupation	6 Apr 1664 (32 years)	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was a lawyer, or at least is so appears, as it was he who bought the case against Thomas Rice for non payment of assessments.
  Married	28 Nov 1667 (35 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 6, 8]
  Mary ______. She died on Sunday 22 August 1706 in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Alice Ward (1668-____) 2. William Ward (1670-1731) 3. Obadiah Ward (1672-1752) 4. Bethiah Ward (1674-1674) 5. Mary Ward (1676-____) 6. Jane Ward (1677-____) 7. Edmund Ward (1679-____) 8. Sarah Ward (1681-____) 9. Richard Ward (1683-____) 10. Elizabeth Ward (1685-1730) 11. Hannah Ward (1688-1740) 12. Eleazer Ward (1689-____) 13. Prudence Ward
  Offices Held	9 May 1689 (57 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He was appointed the Delegate to the Council for Safety of the People and Conservation of the Peace and served again on 22 May and 5 June 1689.
  Offices Held	1690 to 1691 (58 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4]
  He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Marlborough. This was the period between the removal of Governor Andros and the new Royal Charter.
  Death	5 Jan 1718	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 6, 9]
  Complier's Note	1851 (219 years)  [6]
  Ward (1851) gives him a second marriage to Joanna Mixer in error.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Deacon John Ward,   b. 1626, England d. 8 Jul 1708, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 82 years) ▻ Hannah Jackson,  m. 1650   2. Joanna Ward,   b. Abt 1628, England d. 8 Dec 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 90 years)   3. Obidiah Ward,   b. Abt 1632, England d. 5 Jan 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years)   4. Richard Ward,   b. Abt 1635, England d. 31 Mar 1666  (Age 31 years)   5. Deborah Ward,   b. Abt 1637, England d. 9 Aug 1697, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years)
  Half siblings	5 half brothers and 4 half sisters (family of William Ward and Elizabeth )
  1. Hannah Ward,   b. Abt 1639, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Nov 1717, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   2. William Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1640/41, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. probably young   3. Captain Samuel Ward,   b. 24 Sep 1641, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Nov 1729, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 88 years)   4. Elizabeth Ward,   b. 14 Apr 1643, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Apr 1710, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years)   5. Increase Ward,   b. 22 Jan 1644/45, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Aug 1690, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 45 years)   6. Hopestill Ward,   b. 24 Jan 1646/47, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Dec 1718, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years)   7. Eleazer Ward,   b. 1649, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Apr 1676, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 27 years)   8. William Ward,   b. 22 Feb 1648/49, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 25 Nov 1697, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 48 years)   9. Bethiah Ward,   b. Abt 1658, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Dec 1721, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 63 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Ward,   b. 1573, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England   (Grandfather)
  Person ID, Branch	I14765
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Deacon William Ward,   b. Abt 1603, Yorkshire or Derbyshire, England d. 10 Aug 1687, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Obidiah Ward(Abt 1632 – 1718) 2Deacon William Ward(Abt 1603 – 1687) 4Edward Ward(1573 – ) 5 3 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1632 - England Immigration - Abt 1638 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1653 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Land/House - 1657 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - 1661 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Occupation - 6 Apr 1664 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 28 Nov 1667 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 9 May 1689 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1690 to 1691 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 5 Jan 1718 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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