Sarah Jones

F, (6 August 1779 - 14 October 1862)
Father-Biological*Jonathan Jones b. 12 Jul 1731, d. c 1812
Mother-Biological*Mary Wood b. 23 Feb 1733/34
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Last Edited=15 Oct 2022
Gravestone of Daniel and Sarah (Jones) Ward
     Sarah Jones was born on 6 August 1779 at Milford, Massachusetts.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Jonathan Jones and Mary Wood. Sarah Jones was also known as Sally.1

Sarah Jones, age 16, married Deacon Daniel Ward, age 21 , son of Deacon Nehemiah Ward and Sarah Whitney, on 20 October 1795.4,5,6,7 Sally, age 70 years, and Daniel, age 75 years, appeared on the US Census of 1850 at Orange, Massachusetts.8 Sally Ward, 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.9 Sally Wardappeared on the US Census of 1860 in the household of Caleb Mayo and Mary Wheeler Mayo at Orange, Massachusetts.10 Sally Ward died on 14 October 1862 at Orange, Massachusetts, at age 83 from consumption.2,11,12 She was buried at Jones Cemetery, Orange, Massachusetts. Sarah'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.2,12


Children of Sarah Jones and Deacon Daniel Ward

Citations

  1. Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688: A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants. Rutland, Vermont:: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965.
  2. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  3. Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Milford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1917.
  4. Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925. New York: Artemas Ward, 1925.
  5. Woodward, Norma Slater. Descendants of Richard Woodward New England 1589-1982. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982.
  6. Jackson, Francis. A History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, from 1639 to 1800. Boston: Stacy and Richardson, 1854.
  7. Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Ward Family: Descendants of William Ward. Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1851.
  8. Census Bureau. 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  9. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
  10. Census Bureau. 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  11. Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  12. Fiske, Arthur D. Cemetery Records of Orange, Franklin Co., Mass.. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Genealogical Society, 1963.