Brief Life History of Elijah
When Elijah Ward was born on 7 January 1757, in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Hezekiah Ward, was 31 and his mother, Hannah Bellows, was 30. He married Lucy Newton on 27 June 1780, in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters.
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Sources (11)
- Elisha Ward, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Elijha Ward in entry for David Fulleston Ward, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Elisha Ward, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1757– Male
1758– Female
Children (5)
1781–1842 Female
1782– Female
1788– Female
1790– Male
1797– Male
Parents and Siblings
1725–1802 Male
1726–1785 Female
Siblings (9)
1750–1812 Female
1752–1835 Male
1754–1817 Female
1757– Male
1759–1817 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 19
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 19
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 31
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Middle English ward ‘watchman, guard’ (Old English weard, used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).
English: occupational name from Middle English warde ‘armed guard’ (Old English weard ‘watching, guarding’), with the same meaning as 1 above.
Irish: shortened form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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