Person:Andrew Ward (39)

The following bio is taken from his own book, Source:Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Ward Family, p. 146:

(369) VI. ANDREW HENSHAW WARD, [1094.1] H. U. 1808, m. Sarah, b. April 10, 1787, dau. of David Henshaw, Esq., of Leicester, in 1809, and in 1811, settled at Shrewsbury in the practice of law; in 1829, appointed an officer of the Customs, and in that year removed to Boston; reformed out of office in 1841; reformed in again in 1843, and has since continued in office; thirty-six years a Magistrate, and in 1842, removed to West Newton, where he resides.

A "Brief Memoir of Andrew Henshaw Ward" by William B. Trask (only 9 page long!) may be found at NEHGR, Vol. 17, p. 334. He was an early member to NEHGS and a contributor of several important early articles to this magazine as is detailed in his death notice in that magazine. He is the author of

• Source:Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Ward Family
• Source:Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Genealogical History of the Rice Family : Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice
• Source:Ward, Andrew Henshaw. History of the Town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

1. ↑ Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904)
   p. 105.

   WARD, Andrew Henshaw, s. Lt. Thomas W'r and Elisabeth, [born] May 26, 1784.

2. ↑ Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910. (New England Historic and Genealogical Society)
   Vol. 175, p. 156.

   No.: 15
   Date of Death: Feb 18 [1864]
   Name: Andrew H. Ward
   Age: 79 y. 8 m. 23 d. [birth calculates to 26 May 1784.]
   Place of Death: Newtonville
   Cause: Congestion of Brain
   Sex and Condition: Male Widower
   Occupation: Attorney
   Place of Birth: Shrewsbury
   Parents: Thomas W & Elizabeth (Denny)
   Birthplaces of Parents: Father Shrewsbury / Mother Worcester