Charles Ward and family papers, undated and 1758-1939.

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Charles Ward and family papers, undated and 1758-1939.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313857474

Genealogical data, reminiscences, and personal memorabilia of the Charles Ward and related families. Included are an unidentified typewritten reminiscent account (7 p.) entitled "Coming West in '57," describing a trip from Worcester, Massachusetts to Zumbrota, Minnesota in April 1857; land deeds for Charles Ward in Goodhue County, Minnesota (1857, 1859); military papers of James H. Giles of Zumbrota, Minnesota who served in Company C of Hatch's Independent Battalion of Cavalry, Minnesota Volunteers, 1863-1866; two letters written by Myra (Almira Mary) Ward (1890); genealogical data on the Edward and Jonathan Hunter families and on the William and Charles Ward families; and miscellaneous items.

1 folder (incl. 26 items)

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7315944

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Ward, Artemas, 1727-1800

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Artemas Ward (November 26, 1727 – October 28, 1800) was an American major general in the American Revolutionary War and a Congressman from Massachusetts. He was considered an effective political leader, President John Adams describing him as "universally esteemed, beloved and confided in by his army and his country." Born in Shrewsbury in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, he attended the common schools before graduating from Harvard College, teaching there briefly after graduation. In 1751, ...

Adams, John, 1735-1826

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John Adams (1735-1826) was the second president of the United States, born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. He served as defense counsel for British soldiers accused of Boston Massacre in 1770; as delegate to Continental Congress from 1774 to 1778; as member of committee charged with drafting Declaration of Independence in 1776; as congressional commissioner to France from 1778 to 1779; as minister to United Provinces in 1780; and negotiated a loan from Dutch bankers in 1782. Adams join...

Ward, Almira Mary, 1878-ca. 1967.

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Ward family.

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United States. Army. Hatch's Independent Battalion (1863-1866). Company C.

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Hunter, Jonathan, 1754-1834.

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Ward, Asa.

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Minnesota State Fair

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Hunter family.

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Giles, James H., ca. 1845-

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Ward, Charles, 1818-1893.

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Charles Ward was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 30, 1818, and was a merchant in Lowell, Massachusetts before moving to Minnesota in 1857. Ward was a deputy provost marshal and register of deeds in Goodhue County. From the description of Charles Ward and family papers, undated and 1758-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313857474 ...

Hunter, Edward, 1716-1797.

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Ward, William, ca. 1603-1687.

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