Israel Ward
ID # 4872, (1851-1931)
| Birth | Israel Ward was born in 1851 at Bosanquet Twp., Lambton County. |
| Marriage | He married Matilda Fountain on 10 June 1876 at Hay Township, Huron County. Mrge reg. 004264-76 Hay Twp., Huron Co. Israel Ward, 26, bachelor, laborer, Methodist. Born Ontario, residing Thedford. Parents Henry and Angeline Ward. Matilda Fountain, 21, spinster, Methodist. Born Ontario, residing Stephen Township (Huron County). Parents Peter and Jane Fountain. Witnesses Morris Ward, Thedford, and Mariah Fountain, Stephen. At Hay on June 10th, 1876, by Wm Schwandt. |
| Marriage | He married Ann Sanderson Harvie, daughter of David Lennox Harvie and Mary Fraser, on 23 March 1889 at Galt, Waterloo Co., Ontario. Mrge reg. 012190-89 Galt, Waterloo Co. Israel Ward, 38, widower, geologist, no denomination. Born Bassanquins, Ontario (Bosanquet, Ontario), resident Cass City, Michigan. Parents Henry and Angeline Ward. Annie S. Jones, 49, widow, Presbyterian. Born North Dumfries, residing Huntsville. Parents David and Mary Harvie. Witnesses Jas. K. Wilese (or something similar), Galt, and Alice J. Wilese (?), Galt. On 23rd March, 1889, by Rev. J. G. King. |
| Death | He died on 29 August 1931 at Bracebridge, Muskoka District, Ontario. |
| Burial | He was buried on 2 September 1931 at Bracebridge. |
| Note | The following death registration is a faded and not very legible document. What follows is to a degree an interpretation. Death reg 024476-31 Bracebridge, Muskoka Dist. Israel Ward died Aug. 29, 1931. Town of death and hospital of death unreadable, but his residence apparently Bracebridge. Widowed. Birthplace Scotland(?). Born 1849. Age 82. Occupation of deceased proprietor mining. At place of death 10 years. No information known about parents. Informant Mrs. Eliz. G. Moon (or similar), friend. Burial Bracebridge Sept 2, 1931. |
| Last Edited | 30 Aug 2017 |