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Albert Balch 1823-1911

bdenno1 — 2012-04-29 20:19:05Z

Looking for the 1850 census record for Albert Balch. His father, Stephen, mother and his siblings are in Naperville, Kane Co., Illinois, but no Albert. In 1854, he married Emeline Baker, who was living in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois with her parents ink 1850. His oldest brother, Philander was still in New York with his family. Has anyone found Albert?

Capt John W. Balch, ME>CA. Died 6/4/1911, Age 77

sandrabordelon — 2012-04-22 02:28:08Z

BALCH—In thla city. June 4. 1911. Captain John W. Balch. a native of Washington county, Me., aged 77 years. (Maine paper* please copy) Captain Balch went to sea in 1848. He arrived at San Franciscoo in the ship Kate Hayes in 1832, and was captain of his fathers ship ln 1856. He commanded a gunboat in the civil war and spent six months in Libby prisonn. He sailed ip all parts of tbe world out of San Francisco until he retired in 1908. He waa a sailor of the days when the Yankee sailor was the boss of the ocean and the Yankee ship the pride of the nation. Funeral services will be held today (Tuesday). June 13. at 2:30 p. m.. at the chapel , of X. Gray & Co.. 2196 Geary street corner of Devisadero. Remains will be taken east for interment.

San Francisco Call, Volume 110, Number 13, 13 June 1911

Re: Balch, Arkansas Balches

janetbcannon — 2012-04-18 20:54:31Z

I was born in Balch, as a Ball. I remember your fathers name but that is all.
My grandmother was Mary Caroline Balch Married to Cord Ball.

Any connection?

Re: Balch Dublin Ireland

micklewood10 — 2012-04-12 13:29:27Z

Sorry no link with mine. I have a very knowledgeable friend who has done a lot of work on the Balch name I will pass on your info and let you know if she come up with anything.

Re: Balch Dublin Ireland

saph2parker — 2012-04-12 11:22:35Z

Thank you for your reply. Thomas Balch b.1774 was a painter. The earliest I can find, he married Elizabeth Bowden in South Moulton, Devon in 1807. He was listed in the 1830 City Directory for Tavistock as a Painter/Glazier.
Does he part of your family tree?

Re: Balch Dublin Ireland

saph2parker — 2012-04-12 11:19:25Z

Thank you. I'll take a look at your tree.

Re: Balch Dublin Ireland

johnidolls — 2012-04-12 07:39:52Z

It may be that these people WERE born in Ireland but were baptized in their 'home' town.

A case in point is my 2 x ggrandfather Henry BALCH who m. Elizabeth HIPWORTH. According to the census she was born in Dublin c. 1814. She was baptized in Chippenham in 1829 with her parents abode being shown as Dublin. Elizabeth's father (b. Chippenham 1790) joined the army sometime around 1805/6 and was almost certainly posted to Ireland where Elizabeth was born. A baptism in England doesn't necessarily preclude a birth in Ireland. Baptism either took place when on home leave or was postponed until later.

Incidentally, I have 1 Charles Frederick in my tree and 2 Frederick Charles plus a few other Charles and Frederick's. All Wiltshire or Fordingbridge. Any connections?

Re: Balch Dublin Ireland

micklewood10 — 2012-04-11 19:57:27Z

Cannot tell you a lot more about this family as still working on their ancestors. However the surname Balch is mainly found in the Somerset area. There are some occurences of Balch on the Latter Day Saints web site for Ireland, but non that I have been able to link to. Strange when Ireland is stated as the birthplace??

I presume you are looking for the birth/bap of Thomas Balch 1774? What was his profession?

Re: Balch Dublin Ireland

saph2parker — 2012-04-11 18:55:32Z

I am very interested in learning more about this family especially the Thomas.
My g-grandfather, William Moulder Balch, claimed that his family came from Ireland. However, I found that he was born in 1841 in Tavistock, Devon, England. His father Thomas Bowden Balch was born in Tavistock in 1815 and his g-grandfather, Thomas Balch b. 1774 married and lived in that area as well.
Charles is also a common name in my Balch family. My father was Charles Frederick Balch as was his father.

Re: Balch Dublin Ireland

micklewood10 — 2012-04-10 09:30:28Z

Even though Charles Christopher Balch says he was born in Dublin, Ireland, I have now found his baptism in London, along with his brothers George, John & Thomas. His father was Charles was also a printer, mother was Hannah Little.

Balch Reunion

rbh5_1 — 2012-02-26 13:24:47Z

The Beverly Historical Society is planning a Balch Reunion on September 29, 2012. This is part of a series of weekend events for the historical society. They will also be honoring Nancy Peabody Hood, a Balch descendant who is caretaker of the Balch homestead in Beverly.
I have extended Galusha's genealogy to over 8,000 descendants (and it continues). This new updated genealogy will be presented at this Reunion. Please spread the word, invite the cousins, come to Beverly, Mass - where it all started.

More information will be on the website soon: www.beverlyhistory.org

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

marilyntrumbull54 — 2012-02-20 16:43:08Z

Hi,
I'd love to obtain & share info that I have. MY great grandma, Sarah Ann Balch was the d/o Charles Milo & Harriet Eunice Murphy. They resided in N.E. Leroy, Lake (prev. Geauga) Co., OH. I, too am trying to document the descendants of John Balch, b. 1579 Bridgewater, Somersetshire, England, d. May 1648 in Beverly, Essex, MA.
Sarah Ann Balch m: William A. Chadwick. They had 3 children, one of whom, Harriet May Chadwick (b. 1900, d. 1998)was my grandma. She married Archie M. Nichols in 1925. They had 2 sons, Lee & Robert. Robert Nichols is my dad.
Thanks,
Marilyn L. Nichols Trumbull
Painesville, Lake, OH

BALCH Willie G 1891 1894 son of J P and Olive Balch

t42LittleElm_DentonCoTX — 2011-12-10 16:12:29Z

BALCH Willie G 1891 1894 son of J P and Olive Balch

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BALCH Callie D - 1887 at 22 wife of A R Balch

t42LittleElm_DentonCoTX — 2011-12-10 16:12:19Z

BALCH Callie D - 1887 at 22 wife of A R Balch

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BALCH John B 1828 1873 gone but not forgotten

t42LittleElm_DentonCoTX — 2011-12-01 11:48:37Z

BALCH John B 1828 1873 gone but not forgotten

DavidStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Little Elm Cemetery, Denton Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your personal records.

This is one of the 223,242 cemetery photos free for your personal use at http://teafor2.com
If you have more info, please reply here rather than emailing me because this is not my family.

BALCH Horace Lee 1896 1898 son of J P and Olive Balch

t42LittleElm_DentonCoTX — 2011-11-30 23:18:16Z

BALCH Horace Lee 1896 1898 son of J P and Olive Balch

DavidStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Little Elm Cemetery, Denton Co., Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your personal records.

This is one of the 223,242 cemetery photos free for your personal use at http://teafor2.com
If you have more info, please reply here rather than emailing me because this is not my family.

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

rbh5_1 — 2011-10-09 14:09:20Z

Just looked at the original record on familysearch.org.
It does say Hannah Baly - and unfortunately there is no other information on the couple, other than their names. They were married by Aaron Hall, but every record states Hannah Baly. When I do a search for Hannah Baly in NH, there does not appear to be a birth record.
There is a record of Joseph Snow and Hannah (Bailey)Snow being buried in Maine.
I looked at the actual birth records of Joseph's children - Joseph & David - and Joanna is listed as the mother... but no maiden name is given.
This is a puzzle. Probably the only way is to find the cemetery and headstone.

I have (7) Snows married to Balches - and that probably does not include all of the female Balches.

Would love to share info.
My email is Balchgenealogy@comcast.net

thanks Bev,
Robin

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

babs689 — 2011-10-07 15:11:02Z

Robin - I have a ton of notes on the Balchs of Beverly Mass. My Grandmother was an avid amateur geneal. starting in the 1940s. The primary research was for the Snow line (related to Aldens) cause the Snows seem to marry Balches a lot! My primary interest is in Joanna Balch b. 1763 in Keene, NH. Her father Caleb was born in Beverly 17 OCT 1740. Mother Bethiah Lovett.
Joanna was the first wife of my Ancestor Joseph Snow 1760-1845. She must have died before he remarried in 1786.
The record of their marriage in Keene is confusing because it lists a Hannah Baly but my grandmother did a lot of work on this and believed that Hannah Baly was Johanna Balch. I can scan my grandmother's notes it that's helpful, though no guarantees on the timing.

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

rbh5_1 — 2011-07-04 12:40:25Z

I have set up a new email address for Balch genealogy:

BalchGenealogy@comcast.net

thank you,
Robin Balch Hodgkins

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

rbh5_1 — 2011-07-04 11:51:06Z

My lineage: Robin - Robert - Malcolm - Gardner - Thomas Hutchinson - Jonathan - William - William - Freeborn - Benjamin - John Balch

Malcolm Balch was an only child, Robert has 2 sons, and his sons (my brothers) have 4 sons. So, the line continues.

Sarah A. Balch born March 29, 1840 in Irving, Michigan?
Married George W. Slade January 3, 1860.
I have Sarah's death as September 30, 1869 - but did not know where or cause of death.

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

rbh5_1 — 2011-07-04 11:45:50Z

That would be great! Who are his parents/grandparents?

thank you,
Robin

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

mbalch — 2011-07-04 11:19:52Z

I can help you out with my husbands line from about 1900 on

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

judybalch — 2011-07-03 19:53:18Z

I am descended from Samuel. Down to Sarah A. Balch Slade who was my gr-gr-grandmother. She was killed in a cyclone in the Dakota Territory in 1869.

Which son are you descended from?

My husband's family came from Maryland through the south to Arkansas. There is a tiny town in Arkansas named Balch. Some of his family are buried there. He has participated in the Maryland branch DNA project.

Judy

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

rbh5_1 — 2011-07-02 21:00:37Z

Who are you descended from on the John Balch, Beverly side? Kind of interesting that you have both lines!
Which son of Benjamin's are you linked to?
thx,
Robin

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

judybalch — 2011-07-02 20:35:37Z

I am very interested in your project. I am descended from the New England branch and my husband from the Maryland branch. We have a copy of the Galusha book and have looked up our lines. My husband has done more research than I have but we are both just signing on to Ancestry.com.We haven't started to enter our information after Galusha but will be doing that soon.

What can I do to add to or access your work?

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

rbh5_1 — 2011-07-02 19:03:22Z

Any information, I have/am doing what I can through google, ancestry, and new england genealogical society. I have over 7,000 Balches in the genealogy at this time.
I would like to sell the genealogy, with the proceeds going to the Beverly Historical Society, which maintains the Balch House. On the CD would be everything that I have in pdf format, along with an individualized ancestry report for the person who purchases.
Thats the plan, if I can ever finish - I keep finding more information to add.

Re: John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

dgbalch2 — 2011-07-02 17:52:51Z

What type of information are you looking for when extending the Galusha Balch book? Can you give me information about the fundfraiser?

George Charles BALCH b. London 1920

johnidolls — 2011-06-03 17:18:46Z

George Charles BALCH son of Edith BALCH (formerly SNELGROVE)was born 5 Oct 1920 at the Mothers Hospital, Clapton his birth being registered Feb 1921. I have been unable to trace George after this date and would welcome any further information anyone may have about him.

Re: Trying to find info on Burton Harold Balch

rbh5_1 — 2011-05-08 11:52:25Z

Email me at rbh5@comcast.net with your information - who are your parents & grandparents? How are you related to Burton?
thank you,
Robin Balch Hodgkins

Re: Trying to find info on Burton Harold Balch

mbalch190 — 2011-05-07 22:05:12Z

I am very interested in sharing information on Burton Harold Balch with you.

Thank you so much
Melissa Balch

John Balch of Beverly Genealogy

rbh5_1 — 2011-04-23 16:36:53Z

I am working on extending Galusha Balch's genealogy, and have been working on this for a couple of years. I have contacted the Balch Association and Beverly Historical Society to create a genealogy as a fundraiser for the Balch House.
I would love to share information.

Thank you,
Robin Balch Hodgkins
Massachusetts

Re: Trying to find info on Burton Harold Balch

rbh5_1 — 2011-04-23 16:35:50Z

Balch DNA Project Update

jane_gilbert — 2011-04-14 18:09:50Z

I'm pleased to announce that much progress has been made on the DNA front. I'll try to summarize the results here.

- We've established that the Beverly, MA Balch line, the Maryland Balch line, and miscellaneous Balches with roots in Devon and London, England are all from the same Balch family with roots in Somerset, England.

- There appear to be some DNA mutations that differentiate the New England Balch line from the others.

- In the Maryland Balch line, there are DNA mutations that appear to distinguish the John son of Hezekiah branch from the James son of Hezekiah branch.

- The one descendant of Rev. Hezekiah Balch via his son John Tenant Balch who has been tested DOES NOT match the Balch. Somewhere in this donor's paternal line, an adoption, illegitimacy or infidelity took place that resulted in male Balch being born who was not a Balch genetically. We need to get more descendants of Rev. Hezekiah tested so we can determine when this happened.

- Likewise, the only descendant of John of Beverly, MA's grandson Freeborn who has been tested also did not match. We need more descendants of Freeborn to be tested.

We'd love to have more Balches tested. Please e-mail me if anyone is interested, but note the donor must be a male still carrying the Balch surname.

Jane
Volunteer Balch Y-DNA Admin

Re: Harriett Baulch (1843-1901)

P_Venn — 2011-04-13 11:59:12Z

Hi
I think this is Henry and also Harriett's marriage but you seem to think she married another Copper. Do you have evidence of that?
James George Cooper is my wife's Grt*3 grandfather.

Deaths Jun 1862 Baulch Henry Bristol 6a 27
Harriett married James George in 1863
Marriages Mar 1863 COOPER James George Bristol 6a 169 (139)
BALCH or Bulch Harriet Annie Bristol 6a 139
I have ordered the marriage certificate as the JG Cooper page reference seems to be mis-transcribed as 169.
Cheers
Paul

Re: John Henry Balch - Medal of Honor Winner

ClineFamilyof5 — 2011-04-02 01:47:46Z

Mike,
John Henry Balch was my Great Uncle. My Grandfather was his youngest sibling. This post is very old, if you are still interested in info about him please reply and I will send you some info. About 4 years ago Quantico dedicated their clinic to him.
Sharon Balch Cline

Re: John Henry Balch - Medal of Honor Winner

codchristensen — 2011-04-01 22:24:01Z

Info regarding John Henery Balch. My father in law Bob Allen Balch was a grandson of John Balch and is putting togeather a Navy picture frame with all his ribbons and meadals and would like some photo's so if you could we would love to know how we can order some real photo prints instead of us having to print them out. If you have rmation information regarding a website or phone number where we can obtain real photograph copy's please let us know. Thank you so very much.

QUERY

billydogy11 — 2011-03-08 01:15:02Z

Trying to information on my uncles death Aaron Dale Balch descendant of Aaron Balch whom died at Bellefontaine NEIGHBORS NURSING HOME IN sT lOUIS MO NOT SURE WHAT DAY OR YEAR

Re: Balch Maryland family history

deeop1 — 2011-02-07 10:55:33Z

My 3rd great grand father Samuel Peery married Elizabeth Balch, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Ashmore) Balch

Re: Balch Maryland family history

DavidBalch38 — 2011-02-06 22:11:08Z

I would be pleased to have you do so. Would you please tell me who you are and how we are connected? Thanks.

Dave

Re: Balch Maryland family history

deeop1 — 2011-01-17 23:32:24Z

David, I noticed that the Balch genealogy website with the PDF documents is copy righted. Would I be able to download and reference the documents in my personal family book? It will not be published, I just need to reference facts to my family book.

Re: Balch Maryland family history

DavidBalch38 — 2010-12-22 22:16:51Z

Hi Mary Ann,

Any progress with the DAR re: William Goodwin Balch? Thx.

Dave

Re: Balch Maryland family history

DavidBalch38 — 2010-12-22 22:14:38Z

Thank you for your kind comments. They are greatly appreciated.

Dave Balch
daveb@cosnet.org

Re: Balch Maryland family history

smattox11 — 2010-12-17 22:50:41Z

I want to thank you so much for your work. William Goodwyn Balch is my 6th great grandfather. Your work is greatly appreciated.

BALCH Margana 1849 1878 wife of R S Balch

t42KeyHill_WalkerCoAL — 2010-12-12 11:58:04Z

BALCH Margana 1849 1878 wife of R S Balch

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Re: Balch Maryland family history

jacksoncorgey — 2010-12-09 10:02:07Z

I've been looking for her for a while

Re: Balch Maryland family history

jacksoncorgey — 2010-12-09 09:55:54Z

Hi Mr. Balch,

I read the Balch 10th generation and I thought it was very thorough. There was detail saying that Sun Pun Chong who was married to William has died. I was wondering where you got that information from. I also sent a email to you.
Thankyou

Jackson C. Corgey

Trying to find info on Burton Harold Balch

mbalch190 — 2010-10-27 19:15:40Z

I am trying to find out information about Burton Harold Balch who was born Knowlton, P.Q. about 1894. His parents were Fredrick Balch and Mary Stanhope. He married Josephine Mary Sargent in 1922. If anyone has any information about him or his family it would be greatly appreciated.

Re: trying to find unknown relatives information

ljbalch44 — 2010-10-16 13:52:41Z

Please give some dates and places so I can search my records. Names standing alone really don't help me a lot. Thanks.

trying to find unknown relatives information

sgoad60 — 2010-10-06 22:59:07Z

my name is susan I am patricia balches daughter Aaron Balches granddaughter trying to find any relatives out there that I don't know about

Harriett Baulch (1843-1901)

sasaussie — 2010-09-07 00:10:36Z

I have a relative that was born in Savannah. I have 3 UK census citations that say it was South America, Savanah. In the 1861 census it shows Harriett Belch with her younger brother Henry, British Subject from the West Indies and Harriet from South America, Savanah. Prior to the Civil war it was South America. I have been told though, that there are at least 5 or 6 Savannah's in the US.

I have been unable to find Henry every again. Harriett married George Cooper jnr (alledged illegitmate son of The Earl of Shaftsbury brothers grandson) Earl of Shaftsbury owned land in Savanah and also Barbados. Bristol was the main slave trade port in the UK. A lot of Coopers in Bristol were Creole's.

I am trying to find any information as to the parents of Harriett and Henry. I would not be surprised if Harriett was only born while on route in Savannah from Barbados or UK, but nothing to support that.