Brief Life History of George
When George Ward was born on 9 November 1823, in Catonsville, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, William Ward, was 24 and his mother, Henrieta Wardell, was 22. He married Phoebe Ann Pine on 27 January 1847, in Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Dryden Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States in 1860 and Michigan, United States in 1870. He died on 21 April 1894, in Brant, Brant Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Brant Township Cemetery, Brant, Brant Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Geo Ward, "United States Census, 1870"
- George Ward, "Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858"
- George Ward, "Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records"
Spouse and Children
1823–1894 Male
1825–1886 Female
Children (7)
1849–1935 Male
1851–1914 Male
1853–1926 Female
1855–1876 Female
1856–1946 Male
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
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1837
Age 14
1846
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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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