John WARD

Born

12 October 1765 , Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

John married Rachel HENDERSON abt. 1784 in Whitehall, Crown Colony of New York . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rachel HENDERSON was born abt. 1767 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Rachel died 20 November 1851 in Sarnia, Canada West. Rachel was the child of James HENDERSON II and Rachel MCFARLAND .

Parents & Family of John WARD

Parents of John WARD

Father

Phineas WARD

Mother

Eunice CUTTING

Grandparents of John WARD

Paternal grandparents

Daniel WARD Sarah HARRINGTON

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of John WARD

John WARD married

Rachel HENDERSON
Marriage date: abt. 1784
Marriage place: Whitehall, Crown Colony of New York
Rachel HENDERSON was the child of James HENDERSON II and Rachel MCFARLAND

Children of John WARD and Rachel HENDERSON

Henry WARD

Born: 04/18/1807, Cranake, Upper Canada
Died: 06/26/1888, Reese, Tuscola, Michigan, USA

Married: Angeline BEAUCHAMP

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Birth — 1765
12 October 1765
Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Birth of Child
Henry WARD was born 04/18/1807, Cranake, Ontario, Canada

John was 41 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state