JOSEPH KENDALL WILLARD Born July 21, 1821 in Harvard , County Worcester, Ma. Joseph Kendall Willard and Sarah Wetherbee were married on May 15, 1845 Sarah Wetherbee was born Oct. 24, 1818 and died Feb. 5, 1903. She was the daughter of Josiah Wetherbee (Jun. 28, 1789 - Nov.26.1857) and Hannah (nee Houghton: Apr. 22, 1786 - Aug. 21, 1875) They had one daughter, Sarah Maria, who married Charles Edmund Sawyer They were both devote church goers in the Congregational church and Joseph taught Sunday school for a long time. They were also active in the Temerance movement of the time (see Temperance Ticket). Joseph and Sarah owned a farm in Harvard at 15 Woodchuck Rd. which he inherited from his father Joseph Willard (4/14/1784-4/21/1859) after his death in 1859. The original farm, which consisted of 18.28 acres between Woodchuck Hill Rd, Oak Hill Rd and Slough Rd (see inventory of the Estate). Tax Inventory. They farmed 30 - 50 acres and normally had a horse and 3 - 5 cows. In 1873 Joseph k Willared inheritated approximatly 27 acres and a House across Woodchuck Hill Rd. from his uncle Ezra Kendall Beard. with the following conditions. Excerpt of Ezra Kendall Beard Last Will and Testment I give & bequeath my home Farm Beard Farm, Not including the nine acre wood lot, situated near the Shakers, nor the fifteen acre lot near Stillman Weatherbee's, nor my Littleton Lot, to Joseph Kendall Willar, son of Joseph Willard, by his paying over to [my] brother; Abner Beard during his natural life one fourth part of the income of said farm, & fulfiling the obligations binding on me, the said Ezra K. Beard to my sister Susan Beard, during her natural life, as set forth in my father's last will, & also to pay my Sister Susan forty dollars a year during her natural life time. The house at 15 Woodchuck hill Rd Harvard,MA in 1900 The house at 15 Woodchuck hill Rd Harvard,MA in 1999 Head Stones of Joseph and Sarah Wetherbee WillardHarvard Center Cemetery JOSEPH KENDALL WILLARD(7) Obituary in Turner Public Spirit Joseph Kendall Willard, one of the oldest citizens of Harvard, passed away after a brief illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Sawyer, Wednesday afternoon, at seventy nine years of age. He was a descendent of Simon Willard who emigrated in 1634, became the pioneer of the Willards in this country. This ancestor had nineteen children, one of whom was Henry, who lived in what is now know as the Henry Willard house in Still River. The fifth child of Henry Willard was Joseph, a name which has been retained through five generations. The grandfather of Mr. Willard, now deceased once a revolutionary soldier, built and lived in the house now owned by William Parsons. He left eight sons, the oldest of whom purchased in 1808 of John Farwell, jr., what is now the kitchen of the house in which his only son Joseph Kendall Willard, was born July 21, 1821. His mother was Abigail Beard, a woman of Scotch descent.On May 15, 1845, Mr. Willard married Sarah Wetherbee, who now, together with their daughter, Mrs. Sawyer, and seven, grandchildren survives him. The funeral was held at the home of Chas. E. Sawyer, Friday afternoon, at 2:30 o.clock. Mr. Willard was for many years a member of the Congregational church and at the time of his death a teacher in the Sunday school. He was a man of excellent character and will be greatly missed.
Sarah Wetherbee was born Oct. 24, 1818 and died Feb. 5, 1903. She was the daughter of Josiah Wetherbee (Jun. 28, 1789 - Nov.26.1857) and Hannah (nee Houghton: Apr. 22, 1786 - Aug. 21, 1875)
They had one daughter, Sarah Maria, who married Charles Edmund Sawyer
They were both devote church goers in the Congregational church and Joseph taught Sunday school for a long time. They were also active in the Temerance movement of the time (see Temperance Ticket).
Joseph and Sarah owned a farm in Harvard at 15 Woodchuck Rd. which he inherited from his father Joseph Willard (4/14/1784-4/21/1859) after his death in 1859. The original farm, which consisted of 18.28 acres between Woodchuck Hill Rd, Oak Hill Rd and Slough Rd (see inventory of the Estate). Tax Inventory. They farmed 30 - 50 acres and normally had a horse and 3 - 5 cows. In 1873 Joseph k Willared inheritated approximatly 27 acres and a House across Woodchuck Hill Rd. from his uncle Ezra Kendall Beard. with the following conditions. Excerpt of Ezra Kendall Beard Last Will and Testment I give & bequeath my home Farm Beard Farm, Not including the nine acre wood lot, situated near the Shakers, nor the fifteen acre lot near Stillman Weatherbee's, nor my Littleton Lot, to Joseph Kendall Willar, son of Joseph Willard, by his paying over to [my] brother; Abner Beard during his natural life one fourth part of the income of said farm, & fulfiling the obligations binding on me, the said Ezra K. Beard to my sister Susan Beard, during her natural life, as set forth in my father's last will, & also to pay my Sister Susan forty dollars a year during her natural life time.
The house at 15 Woodchuck hill Rd Harvard,MA in 1999
Joseph Kendall Willard, one of the oldest citizens of Harvard, passed away after a brief illness at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Sawyer, Wednesday afternoon, at seventy nine years of age. He was a descendent of Simon Willard who emigrated in 1634, became the pioneer of the Willards in this country. This ancestor had nineteen children, one of whom was Henry, who lived in what is now know as the Henry Willard house in Still River. The fifth child of Henry Willard was Joseph, a name which has been retained through five generations. The grandfather of Mr. Willard, now deceased once a revolutionary soldier, built and lived in the house now owned by William Parsons. He left eight sons, the oldest of whom purchased in 1808 of John Farwell, jr., what is now the kitchen of the house in which his only son Joseph Kendall Willard, was born July 21, 1821. His mother was Abigail Beard, a woman of Scotch descent.On May 15, 1845, Mr. Willard married Sarah Wetherbee, who now, together with their daughter, Mrs. Sawyer, and seven, grandchildren survives him. The funeral was held at the home of Chas. E. Sawyer, Friday afternoon, at 2:30 o.clock. Mr. Willard was for many years a member of the Congregational church and at the time of his death a teacher in the Sunday school. He was a man of excellent character and will be greatly missed.