na , ▁C ey lon ▁( now ▁Sri ▁L anka ) ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁Ward ▁is ▁most ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁phys ician ▁of ▁the ▁Batt ic otta ▁Sem inary ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁prominent ▁educ ator ▁and ▁was ▁influ ential ▁in ▁handling ▁the ▁ch ol era ▁out break ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Nathan ▁Ward ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 0 4 , ▁in ▁P ly mouth , ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁Sarah ▁Ward ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁Samuel ▁Ward . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁school ing ▁in ▁his ▁birth ▁town . ▁Later , ▁he ▁attended ▁Bow do in ▁College ▁Medical ▁School , ▁the ▁" Med ical ▁School ▁of ▁Maine " ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁After ▁school ing , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Verm ont ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁later ▁settled ▁to ▁have ▁k ids . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Ward ▁married ▁Hann ah ▁Ward ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁They ▁met ▁in ▁Verm ont ▁where ▁Hann ah ▁was ▁born . ▁They ▁lived ▁in ▁North ▁T roy , ▁Verm ont ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁years ▁before ▁eventually ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Bur ling ton , ▁Verm ont . ▁Nathan ▁and ▁Hann ah ▁Ward ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁C ey lon ▁together ▁where ▁the ▁eventually ▁conce ived