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Joseph Ballard, Senior

Male 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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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)
    Person ID I4178  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2017 

    Family 1 Elizabeth Phelps,   d. 27 Jul 1692, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Feb 1665/6  Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2017 
    Family ID F1893  Group Sheet

    Family 2 Rebecca Ray,   b. 4 Sep 1656, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1739/40, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1692  Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2017 
    Family ID F1892  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [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.

    3. [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.