He was the son of Thomas Ward and Mary Johnson.
Jesse joined at age 16, as a private, in Capt. Job Sumner, Col. Henry Jackson Massachusetts line. He served from Apr 1782 to Sep 1783. Information from his pension record (#S23475)
He married 1st, Olive Nye, in June 1788, and had the following children: Chester (born 15 Jan 1789), Silas (born 21 Mar 1791), Olive (born 11 Jun 1793), Ira (born 9 Apr 1796), and Orin (born 14 Jun 1799).
He married 2nd, Ruth Brooks, on 6 Oct 1803.
A biography of Jesse Ward can be found at http://fqo.blogspot.com/2009/03/jesse-ward-1765-1839.html
He was the son of Thomas Ward and Mary Johnson.
Jesse joined at age 16, as a private, in Capt. Job Sumner, Col. Henry Jackson Massachusetts line. He served from Apr 1782 to Sep 1783. Information from his pension record (#S23475)
He married 1st, Olive Nye, in June 1788, and had the following children: Chester (born 15 Jan 1789), Silas (born 21 Mar 1791), Olive (born 11 Jun 1793), Ira (born 9 Apr 1796), and Orin (born 14 Jun 1799).
He married 2nd, Ruth Brooks, on 6 Oct 1803.
A biography of Jesse Ward can be found at http://fqo.blogspot.com/2009/03/jesse-ward-1765-1839.html
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Jesse Ward
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Dec 18, 1839
aged 74 years
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