Martin Marcine Ward

Brief Life History of Martin Marcine

When Martin Marcine Ward was born on 2 April 1823, in Portland Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, his father, Marceen Ward, was 0 and his mother, Rachel Ward, was -2. He married Rachael Babcock on 4 March 1844, in Portland, Kingston Township, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Richland Township, Adair, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Frenchtown Township, Antelope, Nebraska, United States in 1885. He died on 18 February 1903, in Clearwater, Antelope, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Clearwater, Antelope, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Martin Marcine Ward
1823–1903
Rachael Babcock
1825–1904
Marriage: 4 March 1844
Miles M Ward
1844–1919
Robinson Ward
1847–1917
Sabra Ann Ward
1849–1919
Ruth Margaret Ward
1850–1911
Lucy Ward
1852–1878
Norman Ralph Ward
1854–1924
Esther Ward
1857–1932
Charles Ward
1858–1933
Andrew Ward
1860–1866
Rachel Ward
1862–1943
William Ward
1866–1956

Sources (22)

  • Marseen Ward, "United States Census, 1900"
  • U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
  • Marcine Ward, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1839

Historical Boundaries: 1839: Marshall, Illinois, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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Story Highlight

Letter to Esther WARD MATHEWS from Addie JOHNSON WARD, wife of Esther's brother, Miles:

Date: Oct 25th 1891, Neligh Nebraska: Dear Sister & Family one & all, After a long absence I will try write a few lines though I don't know who wrote last you or I. Sabra was out in Sept and ADA w …

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