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Mary Eastman Ward (1843–1907) was an American poet born in North Danville, Vermont on 2 May 1843.[1] Her father was Samuel Ward and her mother was Amanda Willard Ward, granddaughter of Rev. Elijah Willard of Dublin, New Hampshire. Rev. Elijah Willard was a minute man and chaplain in the American Revolution.[1]

Mary Eastman Ward
Born(1843-05-02)May 2, 1843
Danville, Vermont, US
DiedJune 23, 1907(1907-06-23) (aged 64)
Waterbury, Vermont, US
OccupationTeacher, Writer, Poet

Mary's mother was her first teacher and she grew up with a love of poetry.[1] She wrote her first poem in the summer following her thirteenth birthday.[1] In her early life, she taught school in Sheffield, Vershire, and Danville.[2] She was also employed at the Vermont Union newspaper office for several years. After leaving those jobs, she devoted her time to writing poetry.[2]

Her poems were included in Poets and Poetry of Vermont. Her poem "The signal lights" appears in Woman in Sacred Song.[3] She also contributed to the St. Johnsbury Republican[4],Vermont Union[2],Vermont Chronicle, Golden Rule and Union Signal.[1]

She died on 23 June 1907 in Waterbury, Vermont.[2] Mary was buried in the Ward family's cemetery, "Ward Cemetery," in Danville, Vermont.


References


  1. Livermore, Frances Elizabeth Willard, Mary Ashton Rice, ed. (1893), "Mary E. Ward", Woman of the Century, Buffalo, N.Y.: Charles Wells Moulton, retrieved 2022-09-21
  2. ""Death of Miss Ward"". The Caledonian-Record. 3 July 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. Ward, Mary E (1888). "The signal lights". In Smith, Eva Munson (ed.). Woman in Sacred Song. Oakland, California: ARTHUR E. WHITNEY. p. 477. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. Ward, Mary E (5 Jan 1888). ""Not So Easy, After All"". St. Johnsbury Republican. p. 4. Retrieved 21 September 2022.




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