Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Ward was born on 14 October 1751, in North Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, William Ward, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Biggs, was 21. She married Kedar Biggs in 1768, in Martin, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 28 May 1826, in Martin, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 74.
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- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- Salt Lake County, Utah, Death Records, 1908-1949
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1767 · Tryon Palace
Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.
1774 · Edenton Tea Party
On October 25, 1774, the Edenton Tea Party took place. It was the first organized women's protest. They put their cups down and refused to buy any tea.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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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