Person:William Harwood (1)
William Harwood
b.28 Mar 1665 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
d.17 Sep 1740 Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1665
  1. William Harwood1665 - 1740
  2. Nathaniel Harwood1669 - 1751
  3. Peter Harwood1671/72 - 1740
  4. John Harwood1674 -
  5. Mary Harwood1676/77 - 1756
Spouse and Children
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m. 11 May 1692
  1. Elizabeth Harwood1694 - Aft 1739
  2. Esther Harwood1696/97 - Bef 1768
  3. John Harwood1699 - 1725
  4. Thomas Harwood1702 - Bef 1787
  5. Mary Harwood1704 -
  6. Sarah Harwood1706 -
  7. Abigail Harwood1710 -
  8. Rachel Harwood1712 -
  9. Dorcas Harwood1717 - 1723
  10. Lydia Harwood1722 -
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Facts and Events
Name William Harwood
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 28 Mar 1665 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Christening[2] 29 Apr 1666 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 11 May 1692 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Esther Perry
Residence Abt 1700 Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United Stateswith Esther Perry
Death[1][3][4] 17 Sep 1740 Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Burial[1] Old Dunstable Cemetery, Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave: Old Dunstable Cemetery, Nashua, NH, in Find A Grave
    William Harwood.

    Here Lies the Body of
    Mr William Harwood
    who Departed this Life
    September 17th 1740
    In the 75th Year
    of his Age.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699 (A Report of the Record Commissioners): Document 130. (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1883)
    p. 96, 102.

    1665. Town.
    William of Nathaniell & Eliza. Harwood born Mar. 28.
    1666. First Church.
    William of Nath. Harwood's wife [baptized] 29 day 2 mo.
    [Note: In old-styles dates, the second month is April. More info may be found here.]
    [Note: given the date of baptism, it is likely the birth was actually 28 Mar 1666. The age at death, 75th year, so age 74, also works out to 1666. One would guess the entire month of March was recorded under 1665 causing the compilers to misreport the year.]

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harwood, Watson Herbert. A Genealogical History of the Concord Harwoods: Descendants of Nathaniel Harwood, Son of John Harwood of London, England. (Chasm Falls, NY, 1 Jan 1912)
    p. 9.

    William, born in Boston, March 28, 1665. He married at Concord, May 11, 1692, Esther Perry, born Aug. 11, 1674, daughter of Obadiah and Esther Perry. They settled in that part of Dunstable, which is now Nashua, N. H., about 1700. He was a worthy man and a valued citizen, and was elected to office on many occasions. He died Sept. 17, 1740, his wife Oct. 8, 1747.

  4. ↑ Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Dunstable, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1913)
    p. 218.

    HARWOOD, William, [died] Sept. 17, 1740, in his 70th y. GR5
    [Age at death transcribed incorrectly, see gravestone. GR5=Little Cemetery, South Nashua, NH]

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