Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Hayward was born on 13 December 1729, in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Jonathan Hayward, was 43 and her mother, Elizabeth Wakefield, was 41. She married Joshua Chapin on 20 March 1750, in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 1 March 1821, in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 91.
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Sources (27)
- Mary in entry for Joshua Chapin, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Mary Hayward, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Mary Hayward, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1728–1810 Male
1729–1821 Female
Children (9)
1751–1832 Male
1754–1776 Male
1756–1839 Male
1759–1840 Female
1763– Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1686–1760 Male
1688–1736 Female
Siblings (13)
1707–1768 Female
1708–1711 Female
1710–1799 Female
1711–1799 Female
1714–1768 Male
+8 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 47
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 47
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 71
Name Meaning
English:
occupational name from Middle English hayward ‘keeper of the hedges and enclosures’ (Old English hēgweard), a manorial officer in charge of the common fields who protected corn and hay from cattle, theft, or damage, and supervised the harvest.
occasionally a variant of Howard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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