Deacon Daniel Ward

M, (11 July 1774 - 16 December 1861)
Father-Biological*Deacon Nehemiah Ward b. 19 May 1751, d. 18 Jan 1831
Mother-Biological*Sarah Whitney b. 26 Feb 1741, d. 28 Sep 1824
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Last Edited=15 Oct 2022
Gravestone of Daniel and Sarah (Jones) Ward
     Deacon Daniel Ward was born on 11 July 1774 at Athol, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 He was the son of Deacon Nehemiah Ward and Sarah Whitney.

Deacon Daniel Ward, age 21, married Sarah Jones, age 16 , daughter of Jonathan Jones and Mary Wood, on 20 October 1795.4,5,9,10 Daniel, appeared on the US Census of 1820 at Orange, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 101
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 251
1 - Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture
2 - Free White Persons - Under 16
1 - Free White Persons - Over 251
4 - Total Free White Persons
4 - Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other.12


Daniel, appeared on the US Census of 1830 at Orange, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49
4 - Free White Persons - Under 20
1 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
7 - Total Free White Persons
7 - Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored.)13


Daniel, appeared on the US Census of 1840 at Orange, Massachusetts. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69
2 - Persons Employed in Agriculture
1 - Free White Persons - Under 20
3 - Total Free White Persons
3 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves.14


He, age 75 years, appeared as head of household on the census of 1850 at Orange, Massachusetts.15 According to the Federal Census in 1850, Daniel was a farmer.15 He, age 32 years, appeared on the Massachusetts State Census of 1855 in the household of Edwin Daniel Ward and Margette E. Ward at Orange, Massachusetts.16 Deacon Daniel Wardappeared on the US Census of 1860 in the household of Caleb Mayo and Mary Wheeler Mayo at Orange, Massachusetts.17 Deacon Daniel Ward died on 16 December 1861 at Orange, Massachusetts, at age 87 from rheumatic fever.1,2,6,18 He was buried at Jones Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts. Daniel's epitaph reads:

Daniel Ward
died
Dec. 16, 1861
Æ. 87 yr. 5 m.
Sarah Ward
died
Oct 14, 1832
Æ 3 y'rs & 2 mo's.1,18


Children of Deacon Daniel Ward and Sarah Jones

Citations

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  18. Fiske, Arthur D. Cemetery Records of Orange, Franklin Co., Mass.. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1963.