Jonathan Balch (1769 - 1838)

Born 15 Jun 1769 in East Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mehitable (Carleton) Balch — married 29 Nov 1829 in Groveland (Bradford), Mass.

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1838 at age 68 in East Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts

Biography

Jonathan was born in 1769. He was the son of William Balch and Rebecca Bailey.

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:

1. Phineas Carlton Balch (1797-1880)
2. Leonard Balch (1799-1871)
3. William Balch (1802-1841)
4. Uriah Balch (1805-1832)
5. Thomas Hutchinson Balch (1807-1902)
6. Jonathan Balch (1808-1892)
7. Bailey Balch (1811-d.y.) - twin
8. 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]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 180
2. ↑ Balch, pg. 91.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 180
4. ↑ Balch, pg. 91.
5. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 180
6. ↑ Balch, pg. 91.
7. ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census, State of Massachusetts, Essex County, Bradford, Page 130, Line 19| 1810 US Census, "Jona Balch"
8. ↑ 1820 United States Federal Census, State of Massachusetts, Essex County, Bradford, Page 176, Line 4| 1820 US Census, "Jonathan Balch"
9. ↑ Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Mass., 1907)| Page 295
10. ↑ Balch, pg. 91.
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #124576940 for Jonathan Balch

See Also:

• Family Search | Jonathan Balch
• Balch, Galusha B. Genealogy of the Balch families in America (E. Putnam, Salem, Mass., 1897)| Page 91
• 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