#  Thomas Walter Ward Jr. 1798 

 



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   ![Thomas W. Ward, Jr.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10931/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/wardhouse/files/thomasward.jpg?itok=QBfgenBv) 

 

Born 1798 in Shrewsbury. He taught school then became store clerk in Boston. He opened a store in Boston in 1824 but then moved to Connecticut and became a successful store-owner and active member of town. He married Harriet P. Grosvenor in 1825 in Pomfret, CT; together they had 7 children. He returned to Shrewsbury in 1829 to take over the running of house and farm from his father. He helped to adapt the farm to changes in the local economy by focusing on dairy production. He also served as a magistrate and was active in the temperance and anti-slavery movements. He died 1890 in Shrewsbury.

## **Ward Family Tree**

   ![Family Tree](/sites/g/files/omnuum10931/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/wardhouse/files/tree.jpeg?itok=cd6shVHI) 

 



 

##  Thomas and Elizabeth Denny 

 



  [### Elizabeth Denny 1760-1846

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   [### Andrew Henshaw 1784-1864

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   [### Nahum 1785-1860

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   [### Harriet 1787-1824

 ](/links/henry-dana-1797-1884) 

   [### Joseph 1789-1821

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   [### Artemas 1791-1816

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   [### Elizabeth Denny 1793-1887

 ](/links/elizabeth-denny-1793-1887) 

   [### Thomas Walter Jr. 1798-1890

 ](/links/thomas-walter-jr-1798-1890) 

   [### Henry Dana 1797-1884

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   [### Sarah Henshaw 1800-1894

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   [### Caroline 1802-1869

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##  Thomas and Harriet Grosvenor 

 



  [### Harriet Grosvenor -1876

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   [### Samuel Denny 1826-1908

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   [### Artemas 1828-1833

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   [### Charles Grosvenor 1829-1864

 ](/links/charles-grosvenor-1829-1864) 

   [### Ellen Grosvenor 1832-1916

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   [### Thomas Walter III 1834-1927

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   [### Elizabeth 1840-1900

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   [### Harriet 1843-1909

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