Desire Ward
Female, #1141, (13 July 1779 - 11 December 1859)
Desire Ward|b. 13 Jul 1779\nd. 11 Dec 1859|p1141.htm|Deacon Nehemiah Ward|b. 19 May 1751\nd. 18 Jan 1831|p735.htm|Sarah Whitney|b. 26 Feb 1741\nd. 28 Sep 1824|p736.htm|Timothy Ward|b. 17 Mar 1714\nd. 12 Nov 1757|p733.htm|Margaret Woodward|b. 14 Jan 1715\nd. Jul 1761|p734.htm|Jonas Whitney|b. a 1709|p785.htm|Sarah Perry|b. 16 Feb 1716|p567.htm|
Desire Ward was born on 13 July 1779 in Athol, now Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4,5,6 She was the daughter of Deacon Nehemiah Ward and Sarah Whitney.1,2,3,4,5,6 Desire's first name was also spelt Desiah.3 She and Thomas Lord Jr. filed marriage intentions on 17 September 1800 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Lord (1953) gives the date as 21 September 1800.3,7 On 12 October 1800 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Desire married Thomas Lord Jr., son of Capt. Thomas Lord and Leonard Smith.1,2,8,4,5 Desire Ward and Thomas Lord Jr. moved about 1811 to Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.1,8 Desire Ward died on Sunday, 11 December 1859 in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, at age 80 years, 4 months and 28 days.1,8
Children of Desire Ward and Thomas Lord Jr.
- Aaron Lord1,8,7,5,3 (18 Jun 1801 - 4 Mar 1825)
- Abby Lord1,3,8,7,5,9 (9 Jul 1803 - 9 May 1894)
- Thomas Chandler Lord1,8,7,5,3 (24 Nov 1805 - 21 Aug 1851)
- Franklin Lord1,8,7,5,3 (1 Mar 1808 - )
- infant Lord1,8,5 (25 Feb 1811 - 25 Feb 1811)
- Mary Angela Lord1,8,5 (1 Apr 1813 - 19 Jun 1834)
- infant Lord1,8,5 (9 Sep 1814 - 9 Sep 1814)
- Charlotte Sarah Lord1,8,5 (2 Nov 1816 - 17 Aug 1832)
- Samuel Sweetser Lord1,8,5 (11 Nov 1819 - )
- Joseph Lord1,8,5 (30 Apr 1824 - 22 Oct 1826)
Citations
- Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925. New York: Artemas Ward, 1925.
- Woodward, Norma Slater. Descendants of Richard Woodward New England 1589-1982. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1982.
- Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Athol, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1910.
- Jackson, Francis. A History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, from 1639 to 1800. 1854. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987.
- Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Ward Family: Descendants of William Ward. Boston: Samuel G. Drake, 1851.
- Eldredg, Ruth DeFonda. Transcription of Early Handwritten Records of Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts , Volume 1. Wheat Ridge, Colorado: Search and Reserach Publishing Corp, 2001.
- Lord, William G.. History of Athol, Massachusetts. Somerville, Massachusetts: Somerville Printing Company, 1953.
- Temple, Josiah H. and George Shelden. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts for 150 Years. Albany, New York: Joel Munsell, 1875.
- Pierce, Frederick C. Field Genealogy. Chicago: Hammond Press, 1901.