She was the d/o Captain John William Ward and Albina Catherine McNamara of the Apple River area. There appears to be a discrepancy in her age.
Steve
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John Ward
Canada Census, 1881
Name: John Ward
Gender: Male
Age: 45y
Birth Year: 1836
Birthplace: Nova Scotia
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Ethnicity: English
Religion: W.Meth
Head of Household Name: John Ward
Event Place: Advocate Harbour, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
District Number: 22
Sub-District: K
Page Number: 38
Family Number: 163
Affiliate Film Number: C-13177
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Ward M 45y Nova Scotia
Albina Ward F 41y Nova Scotia
Clarence Ward M 18y Nova Scotia
Clara Ward F 16y Nova Scotia *** [circa 1865]
Laura Ward F 14y Nova Scotia
Harding Ward M 11y Nova Scotia
Lillian Ward F 8y Nova Scotia *** [20 July 1873 in Apple River]
Cora Ward F 3y Nova Scotia
Household ID: 167026
Digital Folder Number: 4463100
Image Number: 00364
GS Film number: 1375813
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Clara May Ward
mentioned in the record of L. Grant Beard and Clara May Ward
Name: L. Grant Beard
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Jan 1897
Event Place: Brockton, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Marital Status: Single
Birthplace: N. Weymount, Mass
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Father's Name: Austin P.
Mother's Name: Alice J. (French)
Spouse's Name: Clara May Ward [age: 28 born: N.S.]
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Father's Name: John W.
Spouse's Mother's Name: Albina (Mcnamara)
Certificate Number: 282
GS Film number: 1843702
Digital Folder Number: 4332399
Image Number: 00561
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May C Beard [Clara May]
United States Census, 1900
Name: May C Beard
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Brockton city Ward 5, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Years Married: 3
Birth Date: Apr 1869 [?1865?] **
Birthplace: Canada (Eng)
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1897
Immigration Year: 1891
Father's Birthplace: Canada (Eng)
Mother's Birthplace: Canada (Eng)
Mother of how many children: 0 ***
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Grant L Beard Head M 32 Massachusetts
May C Beard Wife F 31 Canada (Eng) [age: ???]
Lillie J Ward Boarder F 20 Canada (Eng) [sister - age: ???]
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Mae Beard
United States Census, 1940
Name: Mae Beard
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 1, Brockton, Brockton City, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 68
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Year (Estimated): 1872 [?gets younger and younger?] ***
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Grant Beard Head M 73 Massachusetts
Mae Beard Wife F 68 Canada [age: ???]