Abt 1645 - 1722 (~ 77 years)
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Name |
Joseph Ballard, Senior [1] |
Suffix |
Senior |
Born |
Abt 1645 |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
29 Sep 1722 |
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts [2] |
Notes |
- "Joseph Ballard is most famous for his involvement in bringing the 1692 Salem Witch Trials to Andover. Eventually, forty Andover residents were accused of witchcraft, many of whom were jailed, and several of whom were hanged. Andover's involvement began in July 1692, near the height of the witch craze. Joseph's first wife, Elizabeth, came down with a fever. When the doctor could not cure her, Joseph asked that two of the "afflicted" girls from Salem come to a town meeting to identify the witches who caused it. The girls laid their hands on various blindfolded people (the famous "touch" test). Those who "caused" the girls to suffer when touched were accused of witchcraft."
- Not found in Essex Co., Massachusetts probate docket index (9 Mar 2017)
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Person ID |
I4178 |
Wm L Gann Ancestors |
Last Modified |
11 Mar 2017 |
Family 1 |
Elizabeth Phelps, d. 27 Jul 1692, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
Married |
28 Feb 1665/6 |
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts [3] |
Last Modified |
9 Mar 2017 |
Family ID |
F1893 |
Group Sheet |
Family 2 |
Rebecca Ray, b. 4 Sep 1656, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts , d. 11 Feb 1739/40, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 83 years) |
Married |
15 Nov 1692 |
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts [1] |
Last Modified |
8 Mar 2017 |
Family ID |
F1892 |
Group Sheet |
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Sources |
- [S32] Vital Records of Andover, MA, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, (The Massachusetts Vital Records Project (http://ma-vitalrecords.org)), Marriages, p. 186 (Reliability: 2), 8 Mar 2017.
- [S32] Vital Records of Andover, MA, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, (The Massachusetts Vital Records Project (http://ma-vitalrecords.org)), Deaths, p. 383 (Reliability: 2), 8 Mar 2017.
- [S32] Vital Records of Andover, MA, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, (The Massachusetts Vital Records Project (http://ma-vitalrecords.org)), Marriages, p. 39 (Reliability: 2), 9 Mar 2017.
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