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James Bowman Ball 1809–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 MAR 1809

Birth Location: Vermont, USA

Death Date: 16 NOV 1890

Death Location: Concord, Essex, Vermont, USA

Father: Levi Ball

Mother: Thankful Bowman

Spouse(s): Abigail Vilas

Children(s): Emerenza Ball, Haskell Ball, Caroline Ball

James Bowman Ball was born in 1809 in Vermont, USA, the child of Levi Ball And Thankful Bowman. In 1850, James Bowman Ball resided in Concord, Essex, Vermont. James Bowman Ball married Abigail Vilas, and had children including Caroline A Ball, Emerenza A Ball, Haskell J Ball. James Bowman Ball passed away in 1890 in Concord, Essex, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • James Bowman Ball was born in 1809 in Vermont, USA, the child of Levi Ball And Thankful Bowman.
  • In 1850, James Bowman Ball resided in Concord, Essex, Vermont.
  • James Bowman Ball married Abigail Vilas, and had children including Caroline A Ball, Emerenza A Ball, Haskell J Ball.
  • James Bowman Ball passed away in 1890 in Concord, Essex, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Levi Ball
1766–1857
Birth Location: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Thankful Bowman
1774–1836
Birth Location: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Vilas
1809–1892
Birth Location: Concord, Essex, Vermont, USA
AV

Children(s)

Emerenza Ball
1834–1861
Birth Location: Concord, Essex, Vermont, USA
EB
Haskell Ball
1835–1885
Birth Location: Concord, Essex, Vermont, USA
HB
Caroline Ball
1837–1912
Birth Location: Concord, Essex, Vermont, USA
CB

James Ball's Ancestors

Self
James Ball
1809–1890
Birth Place: Vermont, USA
Parents
Levi Ball
1766–1857
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Bowman
1774–1836
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Ball
1738–1801
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Pratt
1742–
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
James Bowman
1738–1816
Westboro, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Gashet
1742–1827
Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
James II
1694–1756
Sarah Harrington
1701–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ball
1670–1729
Elizabeth Fisk
1667–1740

James Ball's Descendants

1.
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James (Bowman) Ball (3 MAR 1809–16 NOV 1890) m. Abigail Vilas (3 OCT 1809–20 FEB 1892)
  1. 1. Emerenza (A.) Ball 1834–1861 m. George (Francis) Whipple 1830–1907
    1. 1. Frank (E.) Whipple 1857–1908
    2. 2. George (Sumner Whipple) Stockwell 1860–1863
  2. 2. Haskell (J.) Ball 1835–1885 m. Laura Flanders 1835–
    1. 1. James (B.) Ball 1863–1932 m. Mary (Etta) Dana 1870–1909
      1. 1. Mary (Ella) Ball 1908–1991 m. Fred (S.) Farmer 1879–1946
      2. 2. Abbie (May) Ball 1889–1966 m. Eugene (George) Hopkins 1878– m. Wilbur (Leonard) Switser 1882–1945
        1. 1. Elnora (Abbie) Hopkins 1912–1990
        2. 2. Leonard (Wilbur) Switser 1919–1976
        3. 3. Ralph (Hunter) Switser 1921–1936
        4. 4. Ada (Belle) Switser 1929–1999
        5. 5. Raymond (Fred) Switser 1932–2005
        6. 6. Edward (J.) Hopkins 1914–1990
      3. 3. Florence (Estella) Ball 1891–1892
      4. 4. Willie (J.) Ball 1892–1897
      5. 5. Frank (Edward) Ball 1896–1897
      6. 6. Vera Ball 1898–1988 m. Clayton (Byron) Smith 1894–1961 m. Gerard (Joseph) Beauchesne 1900–1981
        1. 1. Violet (Laurette) Smith 1915–2002
        2. 2. Charlotte (Louise) Smith 1916–1917
        3. 3. Elsie (Louise) Smith 1917–2012
    2. 2. Florence (Estella) Ball 1865–1929 m. Wilbur (Carlton) Snelling 1860–1939
    3. 3. Hattie (J.) Ball 1867–1942 m. John Mann 1864–
      1. 1. Ernest (Haskell) Mann 1887–1887
      2. 2. Annie (Amelia) Mann 1889–1938
      3. 3. Laura (Belle) Mann 1891–1891
      4. 4. Russell (John) Mann 1903–1994
      5. 5. Harold (William) Mann 1906–1980
    4. 4. Fred (Eugene) Ball 1861–1862
  3. 3. Caroline (A.) Ball 1837–1912 m. Charles (H.) Tilton 1832–1912
    1. 1. Abbie (Jane) Tilton 1857–1945
    2. 2. Haskell (Adelbert) Tilton 1858–
    3. 3. Freddie (James) Tilton 1863–1867
    4. 4. Georgia (Edna) Tilton 1873–1895

James Ball's Timeline

3 Records

1809
3 MAR 1809
Birth of James Bowman Ball in Vermont, USA
Vermont, USA
1850
1850
Age 41
James Bowman Ball resided here in Concord, Essex, Vermont
Concord, Essex, Vermont
1890
16 NOV 1890
Age 81
Death of James Bowman Ball in Concord, Essex, Vermont, USA
Concord, Essex, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1809
    Event Place: Vermont, USA
    Record Source: Parts I, II & IV compiled by Mr Frank D. Warren

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Concord, Essex, Vermont
    Record Source: 1850 US Federal Cernsus

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 NOV 1890
    Event Place: Concord, Essex, Vermont, USA
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