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Sylvester Allen Ballou
b.19 Oct 1828 Galway (town), Saratoga, New York, United States
d.8 Apr 1899 Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States
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m. 17 May 1865
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m. 12 Jan 1875
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Sylvester was the son of Isaac A. and Hannah (Allen) Ballou, the former a native of Massachusetts, and the latter of Saratoga County, New York.[2] Sylvester is said to be a direct descendant of Maturin Ballou, one of the founders of Rhode Island.[1] In the fall of 1849, Sylvester went to New Orleans and became a sailor on the "Oregon." In 1850, he began working in California as a miner and merchant, and he stayed there for ten years, after which he returned to DuPage County.[2] While in California, Sylvester was chosen to represent his district in the Legislature and Senate and made every effort to prevent California from becoming a slave colony.[2] He was a reporter for the Legislature and did some newspaper work.[2] Sylvester was a member of the Union Army. In 1861, he was appointed by President Lincoln Captain of C.S.V., a position he held for the entire war.[2] He served in Missouri, Georgia and Tennessee.[1] When he returned from the war, he settled in Lisle, on a farm of 225 acres, which he bought in 1863.[2] In 1865 he married Julia Barnard, and they had a son, Ray. Julia died of pneumonia in 1869.[1] In 1875, he married schoolteacher Eliza Norton. They had four children.[1] He was an active Republican and often chosen by that party as a delegate to county and state conventions.[2] Sylvester was also a member of the Euclid Lodge no. 65 and held a number of officer positions.[3]
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