 Abt 1645 - 1722 (77 years)
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| Name |
Joseph Ballard |
| Prefix |
Ensign |
| Suffix |
Sr |
| Birth |
Abt 1645 |
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
20 Sep 1722 |
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
 Siblings |
8 siblings |
| 1. Elizabeth Ballard, b. 1645, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. 11 Jul 1689, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
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| 4. Sarah Ballard, b. 1652, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. 25 Nov 1733, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
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| 5. John William Ballard, b. 17 Jan 1653, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. 7 Dec 1715, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
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| 6. Hannah Ann Ballard, b. 14 Aug 1655, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. Aft 1709, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut |
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| 7. Lydia Ballard, b. 30 Apr 1657, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. Abt 1700, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
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| 8. Abigale Ballard, b. 1659, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. 20 Jul 1726, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
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| Person ID |
I2095 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
1 Mar 2014 |
| Father |
William Ballard, b. Abt 1617, England d. 10 Jul 1689, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 72 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Grace Berwick, c. 12 Dec 1617, Saint Mary le Port Church, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. d. 27 Apr 1694, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age ~ 76 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Marriage |
1640 |
Essex County, Massachusetts |
| Family ID |
F1172 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Elizabeth Phelps, b. Abt 1646, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts d. 27 Jul 1692 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage |
28 Feb 1665 |
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
| Children |
| + | 1. Elizabeth Ballard, b. Abt 1666, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. 6 May 1706, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 40 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 2. Joseph Ballard, Jr, b. 26 Jan 1667, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. 1 Sep 1732, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 65 years) |
| | 3. Humphrey Ballard |
| | 4. Ellenor Ballard, b. 24 Aug 1672 |
| | 5. William Ballard, b. 3 Dec 1674 |
| | 6. Hannah Ballard, b. 17 Jul 1677 |
| | 7. Dorothy Ballard, b. 8 Nov 1679 |
| | 8. Deacon Hezekiah Ballard, b. 22 Mar 1682, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts d. 4 Nov 1751, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 69 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 9. Uriah Ballard, b. 16 Nov 1684, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
| | 10. Tabitha Ballard, b. 19 Mar 1687 d. 30 Mar 1687 (Age 0 years) |
| | 11. Tabitha Ballard, b. 28 Mar 1688 d. 24 Feb 1690/1691 (Age 2 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2429 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - Abt 1645 - Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 28 Feb 1665 - Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
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| Marriage - 15 Nov 1692 - Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 20 Sep 1722 - Andover, Essex, Massachusetts |
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| Photos |
 | Nurse Rebecca.
X-Files often dealt with the subject of witchcraft. In one episode "Sanguinarium", there was even a character named "Nurse Rebecca". Clearly a play off Rebecca Nurse who was hanged as a result of the Salem Witch Trials. This is certainty a case where truth was not only stranger but more tragic than fiction.
Many people don't realize it but, before the madness came to an end it was beginning to spread. Unfortunately a couple of my cousins were responsible for this. Joseph Ballard Sr. was responsible for bringing witch trials to Andover Massachusetts.
During the Salem witch trials in 1692, Elizabeth (Phelps) Ballard fell Ill. Joseph Ballard Sr. asked for help from several girls who were already accusing people of witchcraft in nearby Salem MA. The girls claimed that several people in Andover had bewitched Elizabeth. More than 40 Andover citizens, mostly women and their children, were accused of having made a covenant with the Devil. After his brother Joseph obtained accusations, as constable, his brother, John William Ballard obtained the arrest warrants.
Three Andover residents, Martha Carrier, Mary Parker, and Samuel Wardwell, were found guilty and hanged. Five others either plead guilty or were convicted but escaped execution, The hysteria was eventually brought to order and those who were not executed were granted reprieves by Massachusetts Governor William Phips, The convictions remained on their records until 1713, when in response to petitions, Massachusetts Governor Joseph Dudley reversed the convictions. |
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