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James Ballou 1652–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1652

Birth Location: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Death Date: 18 Apr 1741

Death Location: Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Mathurin Ballou

Mother: Hannah Pike

Spouse(s): Susannah Whitman

Children(s): James Jr., Obadiah Sr, Samuel Ballou, Susanna Ballou, Bathsheba Ballou, Nathaniel Ballou, Nehemiah Ballou

In 1652, James Ballou entered the world in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America, born to Mathurin Ballou And Hannah Pike. James Ballou married Susannah Whitman, and had children including Bathsheba Ballou, James Ballou Jr, Nathaniel Ballou, Nehemiah Ballou, Obadiah Ballou Sr, Samuel Ballou, Susanna Ballou. James Ballou passed away in 1741 in Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1652, James Ballou entered the world in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America, born to Mathurin Ballou And Hannah Pike.
  • James Ballou married Susannah Whitman, and had children including Bathsheba Ballou, James Ballou Jr, Nathaniel Ballou, Nehemiah Ballou, Obadiah Ballou Sr, Samuel Ballou, Susanna Ballou.
  • James Ballou passed away in 1741 in Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathurin Ballou
1623–1662
Birth Location: Sussex, England
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Hannah Pike
1627–1715
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Whitman
1657–1734
Birth Location: Providence Co., Rhode Island
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Children(s)

James Jr.
1684–1764
Birth Location: Providence(now Lincoln),Providence Co., Rhode Island
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Obadiah Sr
1689–1768
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Samuel Ballou
1692–1765
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Susanna Ballou
1694–1723
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island
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Bathsheba Ballou
1697–1726
Birth Location: Providence, Rhode Island
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Nathaniel Ballou
1687–1747
Birth Location: Louisquisset,Providence,Rhode Island
NB
Nehemiah Ballou
1702–1769
Birth Location: Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
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James Ballou's Ancestors

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James Ballou
1652–1741
Birth Place: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Parents
Mathurin Ballou
1623–1662
Sussex, England
Hannah Pike
1627–1715
Devon, England
Grandparents
Catherine Unknown
–1679
Mid Devon District, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ballou's Descendants

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James Ballou (16 Nov 1652–18 Apr 1741) m. Susannah Whitman (28 Feb 1657/58–1734)
  1. 1. James (Ballou) Jr. 1684–1764 m. Catherine Arnold 1690–1776
    1. 1. James (Ballou) III 1723–1812 m. Tamasin Cook 1725–1804 m. Huldah (Carpenter) Mrs. 1722–1809
      1. 1. Pricilla Ballou 1772–1793
      2. 2. Seth Ballou 1747–1778
      3. 3. Olive Ballou 1751–1845 m. Preserved Whipple 1746–1812
        1. 1. Tamasin Whipple 1794–1795
        2. 2. Preserved (Whipple) Jr. 1770–1804 m. Elizabeth Hewes 1773–1837
      4. 4. Susanna Ballou 1755–1756
      5. 5. Silas Ballou 1753–1837 m. Hannah Hilton –1837
        1. 1. Patience Ballou 1781–1851
      6. 6. James (Ballou) IV 1761–1808 m. Mehitabel Ingalls 1754–1789
        1. 1. Mehitable ((Thitty)) Ballou 1799–1827
        2. 2. Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Ballou 1801–1888
        3. 3. James Ballou 1794–1795
        4. 4. Alpha Ballou 1806–1807
        5. 5. Rufus Ballou 1799–1800
        6. 6. Henry Ballou 1796–1797
      7. 7. Daniel Ballou 1768–1769
      8. 8. Aaron Ballou 1766–1767
      9. 9. Ozial Ballou 1757–1758
      10. 10. Tamisin Ballou 1759–1760
      11. 11. Russell Ballou 1763–1764
    2. 2. Bathsheba Ballou 1717–1762
      1. 1. Elisha Newell 1751–1830
        1. 1. Ruth Newell 1783–1850
        2. 2. Elisha Newell 1797–1864
        3. 3. Eunice Newell 1785–1844
        4. 4. Albermarle Newell 1791–1828
        5. 5. John (Smith) Newell 1795–1825
        6. 6. Eli Newell 1788–1818
        7. 7. Hannah Newell 1780–1867
        8. 8. Patience Newell 1793–1824
        9. 9. Jason Newell 1782–1783
      2. 2. Bathsheba Newell 1753–1823
      3. 3. Patience Newell 1759–1785
      4. 4. Jason Newell 1757–1788
      5. 5. Martha Newell 1749–1750
    3. 3. Martha Ballou 1720–1803 m. Nathaniel Cook 1718–1773
      1. 1. Nathaniel Cook 1748–1846
      2. 2. Elizabeth Cook 1754–1805
      3. 3. James Cook 1744–1748
      4. 4. Phebe Cook 1755–1843
      5. 5. Judith Cook 1759–1843
      6. 6. Ariel Cook 1749–1803
      7. 7. Elias Cook 1746–1746
      8. 8. Silas Cook 1753–1842
      9. 9. Joanna Cook 1726–
      10. 10. Martha Cook 1751–1831
      11. 11. Jerusha Cook 1743–1767
      12. 12. Ananias Cook 1761–1852
    4. 4. Ariel (Ballou) I 1715–1791 m. Jerusha Slack 1722–1796
      1. 1. Ariel (Ballou) II 1758–1839
        1. 1. Ariel (Ballou) MD 1805–1887 m. Hannah Horton 1803–
      2. 2. Duty Ballou 1756–1783
      3. 3. Jerusha Ballou –1834
      4. 4. Esther Ballou 1762–1841
        1. 1. Amos Braley 1803–
        2. 2. Collins Braily 1786–1871
      5. 5. Eunice Ballou 1762–1837 m. Daniel Sayles 1758–1844
        1. 1. Isaiah Ballou 1779–1785
        2. 2. John Ballou 1779–1785
        3. 3. Nabby Ballou 1779–1785
        4. 4. Stephen Ballou 1779–1785
        5. 5. Avilda Ballou 1779–1785
        6. 6. Ariel Ballou 1779–1785
        7. 7. Selah Ballou 1779–1785
        8. 8. Daniel Ballou 1779–1785
        9. 9. Julianna Ballou 1779–1785
        10. 10. Lavina Ballou 1779–1785
        11. 11. Nahum Ballou 1779–1785
        12. 12. Oren Ballou 1779–1785
        13. 13. Anna Ballou 1779–1785
      6. 6. Chloe Ballou 1749–1827 m. Phillip Aldrich 1744–1820
        1. 1. Joanna Aldrich 1782– m. Jacob Martin 1775–
    5. 5. Sarah Ballou 1713–1714
    6. 6. Priscilla Ballou 1731–1732
    7. 7. Elisha Ballou 1726–1727
  2. 2. Obadiah (Ballou) Sr 1689–1768 m. Damaris Bartlett 1680–1728
    1. 1. Obadiah (Ballou) Jr. 1730–1797
      1. 1. Cynthia Ballou 1758–1786
      2. 2. Esther Ballou 1777–1801
      3. 3. Isaac Ballou 1765–1796
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Ballou 1751–1782
      5. 5. William Ballou 1789–1820
      6. 6. Hiram Ballou 1752–1840
        1. 1. Darius (Lamar) Ballou 1839–1885
        2. 2. Oscar Ballou 1780–1796
        3. 3. William Ballou 1778–1791
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Ballou 1778–1790
        5. 5. Delilah Ballou 1778–1790
        6. 6. Hiram Ballou 1778–1791
        7. 7. Sarah Ballou 1780–1795
        8. 8. Daniel Ballou 1778–1791
        9. 9. Maria Ballou 1778–1790
        10. 10. Horace Ballou 1778–1791
        11. 11. Marian Ballou 1778–1790
        12. 12. Margaret Ballou 1778–1778
      7. 7. Lydia Ballou 1774–1803
      8. 8. Phebe Ballou 1770–1798
      9. 9. Paulina Ballou 1768–1769
      10. 10. Martha Ballou 1797–1826 m. Lapham Jeffries 1820–
      11. 11. Dennis Ballou 1786–1851
      12. 12. Rosilla Ballou 1751–1782
      13. 13. Orphelia Ballou 1751–1756
      14. 14. Ardelia Ballou 1751–1756
      15. 15. Willard Ballou 1751–1757
      16. 16. Charlotte Ballou 1751–1756
    2. 2. Daniel Ballou 1722–1753 m. Amey Brown 1723–1752
      1. 1. Joseph Ballou 1735–1761
        1. 1. Daniel Ballou 1761–1773
    3. 3. Susanna Ballou 1720–1744
    4. 4. Abner (Rev.) Ballou 1725–1806 m. Beulah Thayer 1733–1808
      1. 1. Abner (Ballou) Jr. 1763–1851 m. Henrietta Brown 1772–1855
        1. 1. Elizabeth ((Betsey)) Ballou 1786–1792
    5. 5. Ezekiel Ballou 1718–1746
      1. 1. Joanna Ballou 1740–1805 m. Oliver Carpenter 1753–
        1. 1. Abigail Carpenter 1792–1819 m. Israel Wilkinson 1789–1819
        2. 2. Dexter Carpenter 1779–1866 m. Drusilla ((Drusy)) Kelley 1781–
        3. 3. Lillis Carpenter 1777–1857
        4. 4. Laura Carpenter 1798–1870 m. George Hicks 1796–1857
        5. 5. Lovina Carpenter 1786–1874 m. Edward Thompson 1759–1856
        6. 6. Levi Carpenter 1784–1848 m. Eunice Taft 1784–1860
        7. 7. Annie Carpenter 1789–1833 m. Joshua Naramore 1784–1833
        8. 8. Joanna Carpenter 1803–1887
        9. 9. Reuben Carpenter 1788–1789
    6. 6. Esther Ballou 1733–1760
    7. 7. Aaron Ballou 1737–1739
    8. 8. Zerviah Ballou 1741–1743
    9. 9. Benjamin Ballou 1747–1748
    10. 10. Joseph Ballou 1743–1744
  3. 3. Samuel Ballou 1692–1765 m. Susannah Arnold 1692–1725
    1. 1. Eleazer Ballou 1730–1813 m. Phebe Lapham 1734–1775
      1. 1. Rowena Ballou 1773–1859
      2. 2. Jesse Ballou 1756–1820 m. Rose Swift 1760–
        1. 1. Silas Ballou 1787–1822 m. Anna Saunders 1790–
        2. 2. Sylvia Ballou 1786–
        3. 3. Aaron Ballou 1795–
        4. 4. Barnabas Ballou 1797–
        5. 5. Lucinda Ballou 1799–
      3. 3. Susanna Ballou 1760–1859
      4. 4. Prusia Ballou 1764–
      5. 5. Pantileus Ballou 1775–
      6. 6. Orbe Ballou 1748–1782 m. Asa Brown 1748–1782
      7. 7. Lydia Ballou 1750–1830
      8. 8. Charlotte Ballou 1762–1801
      9. 9. Aurelia Ballou 1784–
      10. 10. Jirah Ballou 1758–
      11. 11. David Ballou 1753–
  4. 4. Susanna Ballou 1694–1723
  5. 5. Bathsheba Ballou 1697–1726
  6. 6. Nathaniel Ballou 1687–1747 m. Mary Lovett 1696–1747
    1. 1. Noah (Cook Ballou) Sr 1728–1807 m. Abigail Razee 1727–1794
      1. 1. Ziba Ballou 1765–1805
        1. 1. Hiram Ballou 1802–1831
      2. 2. Oliver Ballou 1763–1843
        1. 1. George (Coleburn) Ballou 1798–1876
        2. 2. Harvy Ballou 1792–1854
        3. 3. Polly Ballou 1787–1813
        4. 4. Hosea Ballou 1793–1883
        5. 5. Sally (Ann) Ballou 1802–1822
        6. 6. Dexter Ballou 1789–1849
      3. 3. David Ballou 1756–1780
      4. 4. Keziah Ballou 1757–1781
      5. 5. Mercy Ballou 1786–1787
    2. 2. Stephen Ballou 1730–1776 m. Mehitable Cook 1730–1772
      1. 1. Sylvia Ballou 1754–1834
        1. 1. Lovina Staples 1774–1821
        2. 2. Olney Staples 1778–1834
        3. 3. Sylvia Staples 1774–1832
        4. 4. David Staples 1774–1831
        5. 5. Anna (Slocum) Staples 1774–1780
        6. 6. Cynthia (Chadwick) Staples 1774–1780
        7. 7. Welcome Staples 1774–1780
        8. 8. Stephen Staples 1776–1777
        9. 9. Nathan Staples 1774–1780
      2. 2. Edward Ballou 1756–1833 m. Bethany Streeter 1756–1808
        1. 1. Elizabeth Ballou 1792–1839 m. James (Manning) Sheldon 1791–
      3. 3. Ruth Ballou 1769–1772
      4. 4. Hannah (Brown) Ballou 1750–1753
      5. 5. Stephen Ballou 1759–1760
      6. 6. Joel Ballou 1763–1764
      7. 7. Mehitable Ballou 1771–1772
      8. 8. Roba (Arnold) Ballou 1761–1762
    3. 3. Amariah Ballou 1721–1723
    4. 4. Sarah Ballou 1710–1716
    5. 5. Ruth Ballou 1719–1806 m. Stephen Brown 1713–1795
      1. 1. Stephen (Brown) Jr. 1745–1787
    6. 6. Mary Ballou 1710–1716
    7. 7. Hannah (Cook) Ballou 1717–1718
  7. 7. Nehemiah Ballou 1702–1769
    1. 1. Peter Ballou 1702–1740
      1. 1. Seth Ballou 1740–1780
        1. 1. Danford (G.) Ballou 1780–1834

James Ballou's Timeline

2 Records

1652
16 Nov 1652
Birth of James Ballou in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1741
18 Apr 1741
Age 89
Death of James Ballou in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1652
    Event Place: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1741
    Event Place: Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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