ARTEMAS WARD, JR.

Ward, Artemas, Jr. (1762-1847), (son of Artemas Ward), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Mass., January 9, 1762; was graduated from Harvard University in 1783; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1783 and commenced the practice of law in Weston; member of the State house of representatives 1796-1800 and again in 1811; moved to Charlestown in 1800; member of the board of overseers of Harvard University 1810-1844; elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1817); served in the State senate in 1818 and 1819; member of the State constitutional convention in 1820; chief justice of the court of common pleas from 1820 to 1839; died in Boston, Suffolk, Mass., October 7, 1847.
Parents: Artemas Ward, Sarah Trobridge
Spouse: Catharine Maria Dexter
Born: 11 Apr 1760 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Died: 11 Mar 1818 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marriage: 18 Dec 1788 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Catherine Maria Ward F Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Henry Artemus Ward F Edit
Samuel Dexter Ward M 24 Oct 1789 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Frances Fidelia Ward F 9 Sep 1793 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
John Marshall Ward M 1795 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Charles Trowbridge Ward M 17 Dec 1806 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources:
Vital Records
U.S. Federal Census
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell