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Ward, Samuel A., 1848-1903

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Personal name headingWard, Samuel A., 1848-1903
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Variant(s)Ward, Samuel A., 1847-1903
Birth date1848-12-28
Death date1903-09-28
Place of birthNewark (N.J.)
Place of deathNewark (N.J.)
Profession or occupationComposers Organists
Found inHis America the beautiful, c1983: t.p. (Samuel A. Ward)
Fuld, J.J. World-famous mus., 1971, p. 97 (Samuel A. Ward, b. 1847, d. 1903, in Newark)
cyberhymnal.org, March 3, 2014 (Samuel Augustus Ward (1847-1903); born December 28, 1847 in Newark, New Jersey; died September 28, 1903 in Newark, New Jersey; Ward studied music under Jan Pychowski and others in New York City, and founded a music store in Newark; he became organist at Grace Episcopal Church, Newark in 1880, succeeding Henry Cutler; Ward also founded Newark's Orpheus Club in 1889; he is best remembered for his tune "Materna," used for the anthem America the Beautiful)
Find a grave, April 24, 2024 (Samuel Augustus Ward; b. 28 Dec 1848, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey; d. 28 Sep 1903 (aged 54), Newark, Essex County, New Jersey)