William J. Ware Obituary, 2014

William J. Ware, age 56, of Norton, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Norwood Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Margaret J. “Peggy” (Arena) Ware to whom he was wed on … Continue reading

Samuel Man (1647 – 1719)

“Rev. Samuel Man, son of William and Mary (Jarrad) Man, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 6, 1647. He was graduated from Harvard College in 1665, and began to teach school at Dedham, Massachusetts, May 13, 1667. He taught for … Continue reading

Robert Ware Jr. (1653 – 1724)

Note:  Robert Jr. was the second second of Robert and Margaret (Hunting) Ware. “Robert Ware, son of Robert Ware, was born August 1,1653, at Dedham, Massachusetts, and settled in the adjoining of Wrentham, where he died September 16,1724, in his … Continue reading

John Ware (1646 – 1718)

“John Ware, son of Robert Ware, was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, October 6, 1646 died  in Wrenthan, Massachusetts, April 7, 1718. He settled in Wrentham in 1671, two years before it was incorporated as a town.  In March 1676, the … Continue reading

Dr. John Ware (1795 – 1864)

“John Ware was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, December 19, 1795, the son of the Rev. Henry Ware, who was minister in that town for eighteen years, and later Hollis professor of theology in Harvard College from 1805 to 1840, serving … Continue reading

Ephraim Groves Ware (1791 – 1862)

“EPHRAIM GROVES WARE was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, on the 25th of August, 1791.  He was a descendant of Robert Ware, who settled in that part of Dedham now called Wrentham; was one of the original proprietors of land in … Continue reading