Howard Archibald Ward

Male25 October 1890–7 July 1974

Brief Life History of Howard Archibald

When Howard Archibald Ward was born on 25 October 1890, in Turnwood, Hardenburgh, Ulster, New York, United States, his father, Aaron Ward, was 22 and his mother, Eliza Jane Stanton, was 18. He married Sadie Bailey Foster on 23 May 1914, in Westchester, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1920 and New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 7 July 1974, at the age of 83, and was buried in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Howard Archibald Ward
1890–1974
Sadie Bailey Foster
1892–1961
Marriage: 23 May 1914
H Edwin Ward
1916–
Francis A Ward
1919–

Sources (16)

  • Howard A Ward in household of Aaron Ward, "New York State Census, 1905"
  • Howard A. Ward, "New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942"
  • Harold Archibald Ward, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 May 1914Westchester, New York, United States
  • Children (2)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 6

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1900 · First U.S.  Navy Submarine Constructed

    Age 10

    The USS Holland was the first commissioned submarine. It was named after John Philip Holland. It had been laid down in November of 1896 and launched a year later. It was acquired and commissioned in 1900 and decommissioned five years later. The submarine was finally sold in 1913 and put on display until it was scrapped in 1932.

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 22

    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    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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