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Sophia Bathhurst Ball 1833–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1833

Birth Location: Somersetshire, Bath, Walcot, Somerset, England

Death Date: 21 Mar 1920

Death Location: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Joseph Sr

Mother: Sophia Bathurst

Spouse(s): William Whitehead

Children(s): Emma Whitehead, Charlotte Whitehead, William Whitehead, John Whitehead, Caroline Whitehead, George Whitehead, Albert Whitehead

The story of Sophia Bathhurst Ball began in 1833 in Somersetshire, Bath, Walcot, Somerset, England. Sophia Bathhurst Ball married William Whitehead, and had children including Albert Ernest Whitehead, Caroline L Whitehead, Charlotte E Whitehead, Emma S Whitehead, George Irvin Whitehead, John H Whitehead, William Whitehead. Sophia Bathhurst Ball passed away in 1920 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia Bathhurst Ball began in 1833 in Somersetshire, Bath, Walcot, Somerset, England.
  • Sophia Bathhurst Ball married William Whitehead, and had children including Albert Ernest Whitehead, Caroline L Whitehead, Charlotte E Whitehead, Emma S Whitehead, George Irvin Whitehead, John H Whitehead, William Whitehead.
  • Sophia Bathhurst Ball passed away in 1920 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sr
1794–1878
Birth Location: Knightley, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
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Sophia Bathurst
1795–1875
Birth Location: Rutlandshire, Clipson, England
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Spouses(s)

William Whitehead
1829–1904
Birth Location: Mickhover, England
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Children(s)

Emma Whitehead
1856–1937
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, CT
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Charlotte Whitehead
1858–
Birth Location: Connecticut
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William Whitehead
1861–1942
Birth Location: Connecticut
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John Whitehead
1863–1887
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Caroline Whitehead
1867–1917
Birth Location: Connecticut
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George Whitehead
1868–1954
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Albert Whitehead
1873–1875
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Sophia Ball's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Ball
1833–1920
Birth Place: Somersetshire, Bath, Walcot, Somerset, England
Parents
Joseph Blakeman Ball Sr
1794–1878
Knightley, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Sophia Bathurst
1795–1875
Rutlandshire, Clipson, England
Grandparents
Thomas Ball
1749–1795
Knightley, Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Blakeman
1758–1842
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ball
1704–1737
Thomas Blakeman
1734–1817
Mary Heafields
1735–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Blakeman
1707–
Elizabeth Blakeman
1710–1765
John Highfield
1696–
Sarah Blakemore
1697–1783

Sophia Ball's Descendants

1.
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Sophia (Bathhurst) Ball (12 Mar 1833–21 Mar 1920) m. William Whitehead (Abt. 1829–15 Aug 1904)
  1. 1. Emma (S) Whitehead 1856–1937 m. Charles (O) Purinton 1849–1918
    1. 1. Edith (Maude Purinton) Ewing 1875–1937
    2. 2. Ruth (Miriam Purinton) Russell 1894–1971
    3. 3. Frank (L) Purinton 1878–1955
    4. 4. Grace (Ethel Purinton) Weeks 1883–1968 m. Irving (Chambers) Weeks 1878–1968
      1. 1. John (Bradford) Weeks 1912–1939
      2. 2. Grace (Purinton) Weeks 1915–1986 m. Claude (Andrew) Bradway 1912–1992
        1. 1. Alan (Weeks) Bradway 1941–1961
    5. 5. Eunice (M) Purinton 1893–1976
    6. 6. Alice (Estella Purinton) Taylor 1877–1904
    7. 7. Harry (B) Purinton 1881–1882
  2. 2. Charlotte (E) Whitehead 1858–
  3. 3. William Whitehead 1861–1942
  4. 4. John (H) Whitehead 1863–1887
  5. 5. Caroline (L) Whitehead 1867–1917
  6. 6. George (Irvin) Whitehead 1868–1954
  7. 7. Albert (Ernest) Whitehead 1873–1875

Sophia Ball's Timeline

5 Records

1833
12 Mar 1833
Birth of Sophia Bathhurst Ball in Somersetshire, Bath, Walcot, Somerset, England
Somersetshire, Bath, Walcot, Somerset, England
1833
7 Jul 1833
Sophia Bathhurst Ball was baptized in Bath, Somerset, England
Bath, Somerset, England
1870
1870
Age 37
Sophia Bathhurst Ball resided here in Hartford Ward 4, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford Ward 4, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1900
1900
Age 67
Sophia Bathhurst Ball resided here in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1920
21 Mar 1920
Age 87
Death of Sophia Bathhurst Ball in 208 New Britain avenue, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
208 New Britain avenue, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1833
    Event Place: Somersetshire, Bath, Walcot, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1833
    Event Place: Bath, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths Surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 1416

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1855
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 137; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 1240137

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hartford Ward 4, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hartford Ward 4, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: M593_101; Page: 637B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 137; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 1240137

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Hartford Courant - 22 Mar 1920 - Page 16, Obituary for Sophia Whitehead 22 Mar 1920

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1920
    Event Place: 208 New Britain avenue, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
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