Levi Jones Ward

M, (7 September 1805 - 12 August 1875)
Father-Biological*Deacon Daniel Ward b. 11 Jul 1774, d. 16 Dec 1861
Mother-Biological*Sarah Jones b. 6 Aug 1779, d. 14 Oct 1862
Last Edited=11 Oct 2022
Gravestone of Levi J. Ward
     Levi Jones Ward was born on 7 September 1805 at Orange, Massachusetts.1 He was the son of Deacon Daniel Ward and Sarah Jones.

Levi Jones Ward, age 31, married Eliza Whipple Temple, age 23 , daughter of Joseph Temple and Beulah Dudley, on 29 December 1836 at Orange, Massachusetts.1 Levi Jones Ward, age 44 years, appeared as head of household on the census of 1850 at Orange, Massachusetts.2 According to the Federal Census in June 1855, Levi was a farmer.2 He died on 12 August 1875 at Northfield, Massachusetts, at age 69 from heart disease.3 He was buried at Jones Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts. Levi's epitaph reads:

Levi J. Ward
died
Aug. 12, 1875
Æ. 69 yr. 11 m. 5 d
Eliza W.,
wife of Levi J. Ward
died
Nov. 23, 1893
Æ. 79 yr. 11 m. 9 d.3


Citations

  1. Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925. New York: Artemas Ward, 1925.
  2. Census Bureau. 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  3. Fiske, Arthur D. Cemetery Records of Orange, Franklin Co., Mass.. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1963.