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Lydia BALLARD 1657–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1657

Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 April 1727

Death Location: Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William BALLARD

Mother: Grace BERWICK

Spouse(s): Joseph BUTTERFIELD

Children(s): Benjamin Butterfield, Joseph Butterfield, Abrahan Butterfield, Abigail Butterfield, Isaac Butterfield, Jacob Butterfield, Tabitha Butterfield, Grace Butterfield, Hannah Butterfield, Joseph BUTTERFIELD

Lydia BALLARD was born in 1657 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Ballard And Grace Berwick. Lydia BALLARD married Joseph Butterfield, and had children including Abigail Butterfield, Abrahan Butterfield, Benjamin Butterfield, Grace Butterfield, Hannah Butterfield, Isaac Butterfield, Jacob Butterfield, Joseph Butterfield, Tabitha Butterfield. Lydia BALLARD passed away in 1727 in Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia BALLARD was born in 1657 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Ballard And Grace Berwick.
  • Lydia BALLARD married Joseph Butterfield, and had children including Abigail Butterfield, Abrahan Butterfield, Benjamin Butterfield, Grace Butterfield, Hannah Butterfield, Isaac Butterfield, Jacob Butterfield, Joseph Butterfield, Tabitha Butterfield.
  • Lydia BALLARD passed away in 1727 in Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William BALLARD
1617–1689
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Grace BERWICK
1617–1694
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, , England
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Spouses(s)

Joseph BUTTERFIELD
1649–1720
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Butterfield
1679–1715
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Butterfield
1680–1757
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Abrahan Butterfield
1693–1693
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Butterfield
1693–1693
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
AB
Isaac Butterfield
1689–1689
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
IB
Jacob Butterfield
1689–1725
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Tabitha Butterfield
1687–
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Grace Butterfield
1687–
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Butterfield
1678–1700
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
HB
Joseph BUTTERFIELD
1675–1736
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
JB

Lydia BALLARD's Ancestors

Self
Lydia BALLARD
1657–1727
Birth Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William BALLARD
1617–1689
Suffolk, England
Grace BERWICK
1617–1694
Bristol, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
William (BALLARD) Sr
1603–1689
Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England
MARY
1609–1635
Warwickshire, England
Thomas BERWICK
1594–1694
Bristol, Somerset, , England
Ann BLOUNT
1597–1694
Bristol, Somerset, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia BALLARD's Descendants

1.
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Lydia BALLARD (30 Apr 1657–12 April 1727) m. Joseph BUTTERFIELD (15 Aug 1649–12 Feb 1720)
  1. 1. Benjamin Butterfield 1679–1715
  2. 2. Joseph Butterfield 1680–1757
  3. 3. Abrahan Butterfield 1693–1693
  4. 4. Abigail Butterfield 1693–1693
  5. 5. Isaac Butterfield 1689–1689
  6. 6. Jacob Butterfield 1689–1725
  7. 7. Tabitha Butterfield 1687–
  8. 8. Grace Butterfield 1687–
  9. 9. Hannah Butterfield 1678–1700 m. Simon Thompson 1673–1736
  10. 10. Joseph BUTTERFIELD 1675–1736 m. Eunice HEALD 1673–1750
    1. 1. Dorothy Butterfield 1707–
    2. 2. Joseph Butterfield 1703–1741 m. Dorothy Heald 1703–1765
    3. 3. Josiah Butterfield 1713–1804 m. Hannah FARNSWORTH 1716–
    4. 4. Lydia Butterfield 1715–1796 m. Ephraim Spaulding 1708–1791
    5. 5. John Butterfield 1705–1758 m. Mary Read 1707–1758
    6. 6. Ephraim BUTTERFIELD 1710– m. Elizabeth DAVIS 1718–1783
      1. 1. Joseph Butterfield 1738–
      2. 2. Eunice Butterfield 1744–
      3. 3. Experience Butterfield 1732–
      4. 4. Abraham (Butterfield) ;[twin] 1750–1833
      5. 5. Stephen Butterfield 1736–1818 m. Hannah Richardson 1739–1771
      6. 6. Ephraim Butterfield 1734–1814 m. Mary Snow 1738–1818
        1. 1. Sarah (Ingalls) Butterfield 1756–1845
        2. 2. Samuel Butterfield 1767–1829
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann) Butterfield 1742– m. James Gordon 1736–
      8. 8. Amos Butterfield 1746–1810 m. Mary SEARLE 1744–1810
      9. 9. Isaac (BUTTERFIELD) Twin 1750–1812 m. Ruth SPAULDING 1746–1790 m. Ruth Fletcher 1754–1842
        1. 1. Ruth Butterfield 1779–1854
        2. 2. Son Butterfield 1782–1816
        3. 3. Abraham Butterfield 1778–1859
        4. 4. Soloman Butterfield 1776–
        5. 5. Hitter Butterfield 1789–
        6. 6. Daniel Butterfield 1784–1816
        7. 7. Isaac BUTTERFIELD 1773–1816 m. Polly PEASE 1776–1829
      10. 10. Rebecca Butterfield 1740–
    7. 7. Sarah Butterfield 1698–1749 m. Thomas Heald 1699–1778
    8. 8. Eunice Butterfield 1700– m. Benj RICHARDSON 1696–

Lydia BALLARD's Timeline

3 Records

1657
30 Apr 1657
Birth of Lydia BALLARD in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1674
12 Apr 1674
Age 17
Death of Lydia BALLARD in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1727
12 April 1727
Age 70
Death of Lydia BALLARD in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1657
    Event Place: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1674
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1727
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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