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Capt. Benjamin Ballard 1720–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 14 Oct 1770

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Father: Joseph Ballard

Mother: Rebecca Johnson

Spouse(s): Ruth Wilder, Ruth Wilder, Ruth Wilder

Children(s): Ruth Ballard

Capt. Benjamin Ballard was born in 1720 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Ballard And Rebecca Johnson. Capt. Benjamin Ballard married Ruth Wilder, and had children including Ruth Ballard. Capt. Benjamin Ballard passed away in 1770 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Capt. Benjamin Ballard was born in 1720 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Ballard And Rebecca Johnson.
  • Capt. Benjamin Ballard married Ruth Wilder, and had children including Ruth Ballard.
  • Capt. Benjamin Ballard passed away in 1770 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ballard
1667–1732
Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca Johnson
1674–1754
Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Wilder
1717–1770
Birth Location: Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Ruth Wilder
1717–1770
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
RW
Ruth Wilder
1717–1770
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
RW

Children(s)

Ruth Ballard
1743–1823
Birth Location: , Lancashire, , England
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Capt. Ballard's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Ballard
1720–1770
Birth Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Joseph Ballard
1667–1732
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Johnson
1674–1754
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Ballard) Sr
1644–1722
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA,
Elizabeth Phelps
1647–1692
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
William (Joseph) Johnson
1637–1714
Charlestown, Mass
Hannah Tenney
1642–1723
Rowley, Essex, British Colonies, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Ballard
1617–1689
Grace Ballard
–1694
William Johnson
1600–1677
Thomas TENNEY
1615–1700
Ann 1m1638
1618–1657
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Ballard's Descendants

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Capt. (Benjamin) Ballard (1720–14 Oct 1770) m. Ruth Wilder (13 October 1717–1 November 1770) m. Ruth Wilder (13 Oct 1717–01 Nov 1770) m. Ruth Wilder (13 Oct 1717–1 Nov 1770)
  1. 1. Ruth Ballard 1743–1823 m. James White 1744–1824
    1. 1. Ruth White 1773–1859 m. Jacob Miller 1771–1855
      1. 1. Christina Miller 1796–1850 m. John (Wesley) Crago 1786–1865
        1. 1. Isabelle (Elizabeth) Crago 1835–1924 m. David (Pickens Detty) Sr. 1808–1898

Capt. Ballard's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Capt. Benjamin Ballard in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
1770
14 Oct 1770
Age 50
Death of Capt. Benjamin Ballard in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1770
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
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