1843 - Tenant farming ended at Henshaw farm The Henshaw farm, which was adjacent to the Ward farm, had been leased to tenants who paid the Wards with a share of the produce. In 1843 this arrangement ended and the main farm took over all agricultural production.
1980 - Old Sturbridge Village researchers studied the house Old Sturbridge Village researchers studied the house.
Charles Grosvenor Ward died as a soldier in the Civil War.
Barn built
The Henshaw farm, which was adjacent to the Ward farm, had been leased to tenants who paid the Wards with a share of the produce. In 1843 this arrangement ended and the main farm took over all agricultural production.
Old Sturbridge Village researchers studied the house.