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Deacon Josiah Ball 1712–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 MAR 1712

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 28 OCT 1791

Death Location: Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joseph Ball

Mother: Elizabeth Parkhurst

Spouse(s): Rachel Corbett

Children(s): Lazarus Ball, Josiah Ball, Elijah Ball, Rachel Ball, Mary Ball

The story of Deacon Josiah Ball began in 1712 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Deacon Josiah Ball married Rachel Corbett, Sarah White, and had children including Elijah Ball, Josiah Ball, Lazarus Ball, Levina Ball, Mary Ball, Rachel Ball. Deacon Josiah Ball passed away in 1791 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Deacon Josiah Ball began in 1712 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Deacon Josiah Ball married Rachel Corbett, Sarah White, and had children including Elijah Ball, Josiah Ball, Lazarus Ball, Levina Ball, Mary Ball, Rachel Ball.
  • Deacon Josiah Ball passed away in 1791 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ball
1674–1730
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Elizabeth Parkhurst
1681–
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
EP

Spouses(s)

Rachel Corbett
1717–1757
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
RC

Children(s)

Lazarus Ball
1751–1827
Birth Location: –
LB
Josiah Ball
1742–1835
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Elijah Ball
1744–
Birth Location: –
EB
Rachel Ball
1746–
Birth Location: –
RB
Mary Ball
1749–
Birth Location: –
MB

Deacon Ball's Ancestors

Self
Deacon Ball
1712–1791
Birth Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joseph Ball
1674–1730
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Parkhurst
1681–
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Ball
1644–1722
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Sara Bullard\Ballard
1644–1722
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Ball
1620–1676
Elizabeth Pierce
1624–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ball
1585–1655
Joanna King
1585–1634

Deacon Ball's Descendants

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Deacon (Josiah) Ball (2 MAR 1712–28 OCT 1791) m. Rachel Corbett (1 AUG 1717–18 DEC 1757)
  1. 1. Lazarus Ball 1751–1827 m. Lydia Cleveland 1775–1832
    1. 1. Clarissa Ball 1776–
    2. 2. Aurilla Ball 1780–1801
    3. 3. Betsey Ball 1786–
    4. 4. Henry Ball 1788–1877 m. Betsey Claflin 1783–1825 m. Betsey Lincoln –1873
      1. 1. Susan Ball 1811–1849
      2. 2. Mary (Bucklin) Ball 1816–1849
      3. 3. Betsey (Claflin) Ball 1818–
      4. 4. Alzina (Ann) Ball 1827–
      5. 5. Ellen Ball 1829–1898
      6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Ball 1833–
      7. 7. Henry Ball 1834–
      8. 8. Adin (Ballou) Ball 1836– m. Elizabeth Angel 1840–
        1. 1. Grace (Atwood) Ball 1860–1865
        2. 2. Henry (Arthur Remington) Ball 1862–1890 m. Lillian (Violetta) Dockham 1862–
        3. 3. Elsie (Lena) Ball 1864–
        4. 4. Gertie (Anna) Ball 1866–
        5. 5. Edith (Clarissa) Ball 1868–
        6. 6. Willie (Augustus) Ball 1869–1870
        7. 7. Adin (Elwood) Ball 1870– m. Helen (Geneva) Hanley 1870–
        8. 8. Frederick (Lester) Ball 1873– m. Effie (Mabel) Odiorne 1876–
        9. 9. Ruth (Evelyn) Ball 1875–
        10. 10. Faith (Elizabeth) Ball 1878–
      9. 9. Lydia (Ann) Ball 1840–1841
  2. 2. Josiah Ball 1742–1835 m. Sarah Palmer 1744–1791 m. Sarah Tilton 1755–1824
    1. 1. Hannah Ball 1781–1805 m. Isaac Holmes 1780–1833
    2. 2. Abner Ball 1784–1805
    3. 3. Rachel Ball 1771–
    4. 4. Asenath Ball 1772–1834 m. Daniel Carter 1735–1820
      1. 1. Sally Carter 1815–
      2. 2. Daniel Carter 1818–
    5. 5. Sarah Ball 1775–1790
    6. 6. Zenas Ball 1778–1861 m. Mary Sumner 1785–1807 m. Elizabeth Tilton 1791–1865
      1. 1. Homer (Tilton) Ball 1819–1898 m. Laura (Maria) Sherman 1821–1897
        1. 1. George (Homer) Ball 1848–1904 m. Florence Gill 1856–1926
        2. 2. George (Homer) Ball 1842–1847
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Ball 1821–1832
      3. 3. William (Eustice) Ball 1823–1860 m. Caroline (Lucinda) Loomis 1829–1910
        1. 1. Sarah (P.) Ball 1847–1850
        2. 2. Caroline (Lucinda) Ball 1854–1856
      4. 4. Dr (Josiah) Ball 1825–1856 m. Sarah (Pierpoint) Taylor 1828–
        1. 1. Mary (Snow) Ball 1848–1849
      5. 5. Zenas (Edwin) Ball 1827–1903 m. Catherine (Kate) Long 1833–1893
        1. 1. William (Edwin) Ball 1858–1938 m. Jennie (Mae) Swan 1882–1974
        2. 2. Josiah Ball 1861–1862
        3. 3. Emma (Jessie) Ball 1863–1919
        4. 4. Mary (Eveline) Ball 1867–
      6. 6. Francis (Marion) Ball 1832–1898 m. Rosetta (Augusta) Scammell 1836–1914
        1. 1. Emma (Bessie) Ball 1859–1882
        2. 2. Mary (Theresa) Ball 1862–1890 m. Oscar (Avery) Marden 1853–1932
      7. 7. Ellen (Marion) Ball 1830–1833
      8. 8. Horatio (Nelson) Ball 1837–1859
      9. 9. Abner (Sumner) Ball 1807–1885 m. Sally Loomis 1808–1858 m. Mary (Louise) Alley 1819–1904
        1. 1. Sarah (Georgette) Ball 1860–1929 m. Sylvanus (P.) Chamberlain 1843–1920
        2. 2. Mary (S.) Ball 1862–1886
      10. 10. Mary (Sumner) Ball 1813–1847 m. Alvan Robbins 1807–1892
      11. 11. Lorenzo Ball 1815–1893 m. Lucy Clark 1803–1854
        1. 1. Lorenzo Ball –1840
        2. 2. Ann (Elizabeth) Ball 1841–1843
        3. 3. Ferdinand (E.) Ball 1845–1845
        4. 4. Harriet (A.) Ball 1846–1849
        5. 5. Son 1847–
        6. 6. Angeline (O.) Ball 1849–
      12. 12. Sarah (Palmer) Ball 1817–1846 m. David Beal 1814–1891
        1. 1. David (Francis) Beal 1839–1904
  3. 3. Elijah Ball 1744– m. Joanna French 1752– m. Prudence Rice –1851
    1. 1. Hannah Ball –1856
    2. 2. Fordyce Ball 1775–1848 m. Phebe Dexter 1780–1857
      1. 1. Levi (Thurston) Ball 1811–1897 m. Almira Adams 1813–1881
        1. 1. Maria (Almira) Ball 1847–1901 m. Louis (Cossuth) Ells 1854–1931
        2. 2. John (Levi) Ball 1849–1890 m. Eudora (Adelaide) Fowle 1853–1930
        3. 3. Joseph (Elijah) Ball 1850– m. Blanche (Adella) Cook 1855–1940
        4. 4. Phebe (Ann) Ball 1845–1846
      2. 2. Elijah Ball 1813–1896
        1. 1. Mary (Frances) Ball 1843–
        2. 2. George (Elijah) Ball 1848–
        3. 3. Hartley Ball 1850–
      3. 3. Hyder (Alley) Ball 1815–1873
      4. 4. Joseph (Gilbert) Ball 1817– m. Esther Preble 1821–1856 m. Mary (Cornelia) Wiley 1832–
        1. 1. Esther (Elizabeth) Ball 1849–
        2. 2. Joseph (Appleton) Ball 1853– m. Annie (B.) McPherson 1861–
        3. 3. James (Henry) Ball 1858–
        4. 4. Harry (Perkins) Ball 1861– m. Esther (A.) Dow 1869–
        5. 5. Elijah Ball 1863– m. Clara (A.) Peterson 1862–
        6. 6. Aaron (Lawrence) Ball 1866–
        7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Ball 1869–1874
        8. 8. Infant Ball 1874–1874
        9. 9. Samuel (Wiley) Ball 1876–1908
      5. 5. Jonna (French) Ball 1820–1862
      6. 6. Lucinda (Maria) Ball 1823–
    3. 3. Josiah Ball 1786–1832
      1. 1. Nancy (Maria) Ball 1824–1856
      2. 2. Polly (Livingstons) Ball 1826–1828
      3. 3. Joseph (Josiah Gilbert) Ball 1828–1902 m. Lucy (Jan) Park 1831–
        1. 1. Levi (Park) Ball 1859– m. Ida (L.) Brigham 1860–
        2. 2. Carrie (Estelle) Ball 1869–1869
  4. 4. Rachel Ball 1746–
  5. 5. Mary Ball 1749–

Deacon Ball's Timeline

2 Records

1712
2 MAR 1712
Birth of Deacon Josiah Ball in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1791
28 OCT 1791
Age 79
Death of Deacon Josiah Ball in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1712
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Parts I, II & IV compiled by Mr Frank D. Warren

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 OCT 1791
    Event Place: Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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