Henry Ball (1798 - 1872)

Born 17 Aug 1798 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Jun 1872 at age 73 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Biography

Henry was born in 1799. He is the son of Ezekiel Ball and Elizabeth Peck.

The information contained in the Delaware vital records listed below shows Newark as his birthplace. The information comes from a Bible which must have been in the hands of his brother John who was born and died in Delaware. The reference to Newark is in New Jersey. It does provide his exact birth date.

Sources

• "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYQC-56K?cc=1447341&wc=QZ7W-L8Z%3A38342001%2C50175302 : 4 May 2015), Birth Records > Birth and Baptism Index, c 1700-1960, (Infant) - Benkofski > image 3283 of 5103; Delaware Public Archives, Dover.
• The Edward Ball family of New Jersey: a study, by Claudette Maerz. pp. 2, 15, downloaded 12/31/2018 from: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?from=fhd&dps_pid=IE924976
• "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZB-NVV : 12 December 2014), Henry Ball, 13 Jun 1872; citing Newark, Essex, New Jersey, reference v A-U p 210; FHL microfilm 584,594.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZK7-7SY?cc=1401638&wc=95RS-6TP%3A1031315601%2C1031747101%2C1031831201 : 9 April 2016), New Jersey > Essex > Newark, North ward > image 131 of 230; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS6-BPC?cc=1473181&wc=7QPF-B8T%3A1589430930%2C1589428712%2C1589431079 : 24 March 2017), New Jersey > Essex > 2nd Ward Newark City > image 27 of 195; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67JQ-F3Y?cc=1438024&wc=92KH-1XQ%3A518652701%2C518914601%2C519121201 : 22 May 2014), New Jersey > Essex > Newark, ward 02 > image 47 of 184; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Research Notes

A child, James Henry Ball, born 10/27/1811 to Henry and Sarah Ball. No maiden name provided for Sarah. Henry would have been 14. Christened in the Presbyterian Church, Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, United States:

"New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZN-ZVG : 11 February 2018), Henry Ball in entry for James Henry Ball, ; citing PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,HANOVER,MORRIS,NEW JERSEY, reference ; FHL microfilm 0982039 IT 7, 0982039 IT 9.