Benjamin Balch

1628 - 1629 - Aft 1704  (76 years)

• Name	Benjamin Balch  [1]
  Born	1628 - 1629	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   [2]
  	Salem at the time was called "Naumkeag." Benjamin was said to have been the first male child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, though this claim has been disputed.
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1704
  	"[H]e signed a deed alone in that year." [3]
  Notes	Not found in probate docket of Essex Co., Massachusetts (14 Dec 2017)
  Person ID	I3631	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	John Balch,   b. Somerset, England ,   d. May 1648 - Jun 1648, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts
  Mother	Margary
  Family ID	F1643	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Gardner,   d. 5 Apr 1686, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts
  Married	Abt 1650
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Balch,   b. Abt 14 May 1651,   d. 14 Oct 1723, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 72 years)   2. Benjamin Balch,   b. 1653,   d. Bef 27 Jun 1698, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 45 years)   3. John Balch,   b. 1654,   d. 19 Nov 1738, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 84 years)   4. Joseph Balch,   b. 1658,   d. 16 Sep 1675  (Age 17 years)   5. Freeborn Balch,   b. 9 Aug 1660,   d. 12 Jun 1729, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 68 years)   6. Sarah Balch,   b. 1661,   d. Bef 1717  (Age 56 years)   7. Abigail Balch,   b. 1663,   d. 30 Apr 1706, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 43 years)   8. Ruth Balch,   b. 1665,   d. Aft 15 Oct 1731  (Age 66 years)   9. Mary Balch,   b. 1667,   d. 12 Mar 1737, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 70 years)   10. Jonathan Balch,   c. 10 Apr 1670   11. David Balch,   c. 9 Jul 1671, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Apr 1690, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 18 years)
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1626	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Abigail,   b. 1635,   d. 1 Jan 1690, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 55 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1689	Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts   [3, 4]
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1627	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Grace Mallet,   b. 1651,   d. 10 May 1733, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts  (Age 82 years)
  Married	15 Mar 1691/2	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [3, 5]
  Children	1. Deborah Balch,   b. 6 Jun 1693, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 May 1717, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts  (Age 23 years)   2. Lydia Balch,   b. 28 Aug 1695, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Aft 13 Nov 1743  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F1629	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] Genealogy of the Balch Families in America, Galusha B Balch, MD, (Salem, MA: Eben Putnam, 1897), 10 (Reliability: 1), 6 Jun 2014. [S42] Genealogy of the Balch Families in America, Galusha B Balch, MD, (Salem, MA: Eben Putnam, 1897), 9 (Reliability: 1), 6 Jun 2014. [S42] Genealogy of the Balch Families in America, Galusha B Balch, MD, (Salem, MA: Eben Putnam, 1897), 11 (Reliability: 1), 6 Jun 2014. [S45] Vital Records of Marblehead, MA, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, (The Massachusetts Vital Records Project (http://ma-vitalrecords.org)), Marriages, p. 19 (Reliability: 2), 6 Jun 2014. [S14570] Vital records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to 1849, (Topsfield, Mass. : Topsfield Historical Society, 1906-1907), Marriages, p. 27 (Reliability: 2), 6 Jun 2014.