Silas Ball (1754 - 1807)

Born 23 Apr 1754 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Rhoda (Griffin) Ball — married 6 Apr 1775 in Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1807 at age 53 in Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: J.t. Ussery [send private message]

Biography

Silas was born in 1754 in Brookfield, Massachusetts. He was the son of Thomas Ball. ^[1]

Silas Ball and Rhoda married 6 Apr 1775 at Tewksbury, MA.^[2][3]

He was a doctor in Leverett. He died in 1807 ^[4] and is buried in Leverett. ^[5] Gravestone Inscription:

THIS MONUMENT

IS ERECTED

IN MEMORY

OF Doctr, SILAS

BALL WHO

DIED JULY

15th 1807

Æ 53

Thousands of journey night

& day, I've traveld weary

on the way, To heal the

sick but now I'm gone, a Jour-

ney nev'r to return.

Mr Wood[s], Whatley

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6V-3X1 : 10 February 2018), Silas Ball, 23 Apr 1754; citing BROOKFIELD,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0547195 IT 1.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-Z9B5 : 10 February 2018), Silas Ball and Rhoda, Apr 1775; citing Marriage, Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 767,314.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1912)| Page 133
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9X-R43 : 10 February 2018), Silas Ball, 15 Jul 1807; citing Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts, reference V3-P14; FHL microfilm 767,314.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #31620751

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Rae Ball for starting this profile.