flag photo of Maria A WARD   Maria A  WARD

  (b. 31 May 1807 Burgettstown, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA   d. 14 January 1882 Monroe, Michigan, USA )  

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Maria A WARD was born 31 May 1807 in Burgettstown, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Maria A WARD was the child of ?   and   ?

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Maria A  married  Emanuel Henry CUSTER 23 February 1836 in New Rumley, Harrison, Ohio, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emanuel Henry CUSTER  was born 10 December 1806 in Cresaptown, Allegany, Maryland, USA.  Emanuel Henry died 27 November 1892 in Monroe, Michigan, USA. 

Maria A WARD died 14 January 1882 in Monroe, Michigan, USA.





daughter of James Grier Ward and Catherine Rogers

m. (1) Israel Reed Kirkpatrick
8 January 1823
Harrison, Ohio

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Maria A WARD married flag photo of Emanuel Henry CUSTER  Emanuel Henry CUSTER-- Date: 23 February 1836 Place: New Rumley, Harrison, Ohio, USA


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US Civil War Soldiers flag photo of George Armstrong CUSTER  George Armstrong CUSTER (b.5 December 1839, New Rumley, Ohio, USA  d. 25 June 1876, Little Bighorn, Montana Territory)
m. Elizabeth Clift BACON 9 February 1864



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birth1807 Birth
31 May 1807
Burgettstown, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
marriage1836 Marriage / Partner
Maria A WARD and Emanuel Henry CUSTER 23 February 1836, New Rumley, Harrison, Ohio, USA

She was 28 years old.
1839 Birth of Child
George Armstrong CUSTER was born 5 December 1839, New Rumley, Ohio, USA

Maria A was 32 years old.
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1876 Death of Child
George Armstrong CUSTER died 25 June 1876, Little Bighorn, Montana, USA

Maria A was 69 years old.
death1882 Death
14 January 1882
Monroe, Michigan, USA

She died at the age of 74.
Added: 7/10/2024 1:23:29 PM - Updated: 7/10/2024 2:03:44 PM

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