Ward

(from Beers)

Thomas Ward was born in Ireland and came to Lanark County when Ottawa was just a village. He died leaving four children: Thomas Jr., William, Susan (m. Thomas Edwards), and Mary (m. Henry Lucas). Mary moved to Sarnia Twp.

Thomas Jr. married Catherine McCurchey. They came to Warwick in 1851, cleared a farm on Con. 2, and remained there until 1884, when they moved to the United States. Their children were: James (1852–), Susan (m. Robert Wyner, 1856–), William (1859–), Esther (1862–), Minnie (1866–), and Duncan (1857–). James and Esther moved away.

Duncan Ward was educated in the district schools of Warwick and Sarnia. At seventeen he purchased and cleared fifty acres of land in Warwick. In 1887, he married Martha Brice (1863–) of Warwick. Duncan and Martha had five children: Ada (1888–), Alexander (1890–), Lizzie (1893–), Effie (1895–), and Robert (1902–). Duncan and Martha lived in Warwick until 1900 when they purchased a farm in Enniskillen Twp.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Ward Family

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