Person:Hosea Ballou (4)

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Hosea Ballou
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Name Hosea Ballou
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 19 Mar 1813 Vermont, United States
Marriage to Mary Etheridge
Death[1] 30 Aug 1895 Oswego County, New York, United States
Burial[1] Boylston, Oswego County, New York, United StatesNorth Boylston Cemetery
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robst, Julie Litts, and Nicole Pierce. North Boylston Cemetery, Wart Road, Boylston, Oswego County, New York.

    'Husea Ballou - March 19, 1813 - August 30, 1895, Husband of Mary Ethridge'

  2. Boylston, Oswego County, New York, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
    Family 50.

    Hosea Ballou, age 37, farmer, born in Vt
    Mary Ballou, age 31, born in N. Y.
    Jackson Lilly, age 9, born in N. Y.

  3.   Boylston, Oswego County, in 1855 Census of New York State.

    Hosea Ballou, age 42, farmer, born in VT, in town 30 years
    wife: Mary Ballou, age 38, born in Herkimer Co., in town 31 years
    father: Jesse Ballou, age 70, born in New Hampshire, in town 25 years

    via Glenn F Thibault submission to RootsWeb

  4.   Boylston, Oswego County, New York, in United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    p. 23.

    Hosea Ballew, age 66, farmer, born in Vermont (father born in Vermont, mother born in N Ham)
    wife: Mary Ballew, age 60, keeping house, born in N Y (both parents born in N Y)
    son: John Ballew, age 13, born in Vermont
    daughter: Adda Ballew, age 12, born in N Y
    servant: Mary Ballew, age 19, keeping house, born in N Y
    servant: Merit Joiner, age 19, farmer, born in N Y

    Mary's father was not born in New York. Note that her sister Susan is listed on the same page, and her record also indicates that her father was born in New York, so it is possible that they did not know where their father was born.