Jonathan was married three times. On 13 Aug. 1796, he married for the first time with Abigail Carlton, daughter of Deacon Phineas and Susan (Stickney) Carlton of Bradford.[1][2] Secondly, on 29 Nov. 1803, he married Abigail's sister, Mehitable.[3][4] Finally, on 3 Apr. 1832, he married his third wife Mrs. Betsey (Clay) Danforth [widow of Eliphalet].[5][6]
Children
Jonathan had eight children, three by first wife Abigail and five by Mehitable:
Phineas Carlton Balch (1797-1880)
Leonard Balch (1799-1871)
William Balch (1802-1841)
Uriah Balch (1805-1832)
Thomas Hutchinson Balch (1807-1902)
Jonathan Balch (1808-1892)
Bailey Balch (1811-d.y.) - twin
Abigail Balch (1811-d.y.) - twin.
Jonathan was recorded in Bradford on the 1810[7] and 1820[8] censuses.
Jonathan passed away in Bradford in 1838, on the place once occupied by his uncle Nathaniel.[9][10] He and all three wives were buried in East Bradford, MA, in what is now known as Riverview Cemetery, on Groveland, MA.[11]
A Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Bailey of Rowley, Massachusetts, Historical and Genealogical Researches, of Merrimack Valley, Vol 1, Nbr. 1, April 1857, Published by Alfred Poor, Haverhill,| Page 78, Upper right-hand column
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