Alpha (Boyd) Balch
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Alpha (Boyd) Balch (1795 - 1881)

Alpha Balch formerly Boyd
Born in Kentucky, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 28 May 1811 in Maury, Tennessee, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of
Died at age 85 in Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, USAmap
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Biography

Alpha Boyd was born September 29, 1795 in Kentucky. Alpha was the daughter of John Boyd and Ann Bone. Alpha married Theron Eusebius Balch 28 May 1811, in Maury County, Tennessee. Alpha Balch passed away August 15, 1881, in Springdale, Dane, Wisconsin, USA[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Theron E. and Alpha (Boyd) Balch in the" Genealogy of the Balch families in America"; Descendants of James Balch page 468

Page 1 from Theron Eusebius Balch's Bible[9] (Transcription as follows:)

"John and Ann Boyd Married November 16, 1779 Theron E and Alpha Balch Married May the 28 1811 Alexander and Maria Julia Barnett was married July the 31st 1828"

Page 2 from Theron Eusebius Balch's Bible[10] (Transcription as follows:)

Family Record - Births
John Boyd was born August the 3rd 1758
Ann Boyd wife to John Boyd was born April the 28 1762
Alpha Boyd daughter of John and Ann Boyd was born September the 29 1795
Theron E Balch was born the 12 day of Dec 1787
Mariah Julia Balch was born February the 27th day 1812 Thursday [on Mariah letter crossed out, H added]
William Boyd Balch was born September the 1st day Wednesday 1813
John Morehead Balch was born February the 3rd day Sat 1816
Emily Clarissa Balch was born May the 31st day Sunday 1818
Elizabeth Anne daughter of Theron E & Alpha Balch was born in Lawrence county Alabama on the 4th day of May 1820
Thursday Martha Jane Kincaid Balch was born on the 8th day of August 1822 in Lawrence county, State of Alabama"

Birth

Birth:
Date: 29 Sep 1795
Place: Kentucky

Marriage

Husband: Theron Euesebius Balch
Marriage:
Date: May 28, 1811
Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Residence

Residence:
Date: 3 Jul 1855
Place: Township 11, Coles, Illinois, United States
Residence: Age: 84 Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Date: 1880
Place: Springdale, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Residence:
Date: 1870
Place: Springdale, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Children:
Child1: Julia Maria Balch
Born: Feb. 23, 1809
Death: Mar. 31, 1891
Child: William Boyd Balch
Born: Sept. 1, 1814
Death: Mar. 20, 1884
Child: John Moorehead Balch
Born: Feb. 3, 1816
Death: Feb. 15, 1888
Child: Emily Clarissa Balch
Born: May 31, 1818
Death: Sep. 26, 1901
Child: Theron Eusebius Balch, Jr
Born: 1825
Death: Aug. 28, 1835
Child: Alpha Caroline Balch
Born: 1827
Death: Jul. 31, 1834
Child: George Bell Balch
Born: Mar. 4, 1832
Death: Aug. 16, 1909
Child: Hezekiah Theron Balch
Born: Oct. 7, 1838
Death: Aug. 19, 1898

Death

Death:
Date: August 15, 1881
Place: Lerna, Coles County, Illinois, USA [11]

Burial

Burial:
Place: Old Indian Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Lerna, Coles County, Illinois, USA

19 November 1850 ~ US Federal Census for: Muddy, Coles County, Illinois, USA

Name: Alpha Balch
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1794
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1850: Muddy, Coles, Illinois
Gender: Female
Family Number: 45
Alpha Balch 56
George Bell Balch 18
Alpha Caroline 15
Herckobe Caroline 12
Rhody Caroline 40
Ephrem Steed 22
Sidney Phelps 12[12]


4 August 1870 ~ US Federal Census for: Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA

Name: Alpha Balch
Age in 1870: 76
Birth Year: abt 1794
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1870: Springdale, Dane, Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Perry
Henderson Dryden 50
Martha Dryden 48
John Dryden 22
Albert Dryden 19
Nathaniel Dryden 9
Elizabeth Dryden 17
Abigail Dryden 11
Alpha Balch 76
Rhode Steward 60[13]

17 June 1880 ~ US Federal Census for: Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA

Name: Alpha Balch
Age: 84
Birth Year: abt 1796
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1880: Springdale, Dane, Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Occupation: Taylerist
Nathaniel H. Dryden 60
Martha Dryden 57
Nathaniel H. Dryden 19
Abigal Beat 22
Alpha Balch 84[14]

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Sources

  1. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78396777
  2. ↑ Volume: 17 Page Number: 71 Reference: Genealogy of the Balch fams. By Galusha B. Balch. Salem, 1897. (22, 553p.):468
  3. ↑ Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
  4. ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/ViewRecordRedir.aspx?tid=3305951&pid=-994522045&dbid=3599&rpid=1778480&nam=Alpha%2bBoyd&pg=32768&pgpl=pid
  5. ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3305951/person/-994522045
  6. ↑ http://person.ancestry.com/tree/3305951/person/-994522045/facts
  7. ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/37051838/person/19029430180?ssrc=
  8. ↑ http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32459769/person/19869494178?ssrc=
  9. ↑ See: http://www.wikitree.com/photo/png/Boyd-4619 Page 1 from Theron Eusebius Balch's Bible
  10. ↑ See: http://www.wikitree.com/photo/png/Boyd-4619-1 Page 2 from Theron Eusebius Balch's Bible
  11. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78396777
  12. ↑ See: http://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Boyd-4619
  13. ↑ See: http://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Boyd-4619-1
  14. ↑ See: http://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Boyd-4619-2

See also:

  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Aug. 1, 2016), "Record of John Boyd", Ancestor # A013349.
  • Source: S-1237436329 Repository: #R-1547438912 Title: Illinois, State Census Collection, 1825-1865 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1079::0
  • Source: S-1237550545 Repository: #R-1547438912 Title: Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,70509::0
  • Source: S-1238012225 Repository: #R-1547438912 Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,7163::0
  • Source: S-1238058141 Repository: #R-1547438912 Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,3599::0
  • Source: S-1239001932 Repository: #R-1547438912 Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,6742::0

Acknowledgements

Boyd-4480 was created by Suzanne King through the import of Robbins Family Tree.ged on Nov 5, 2014.





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Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
see also pension transcript (I'll add DAR ref under "Add sources here"
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Gragg-349 Ron Gragg (Ret.)
Boyd-4480 and Boyd-4619 appear to represent the same person because: Obviously the same person
posted by Ron Gragg (Ret.)

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