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Joseph Ball

Joseph Ball

Male 1750 - 1817  (67 years)


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  • Name Joseph Ball 
    Birth 21 Jun 1750  Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    DAR ID A005466 
    Family Search ID LCXZ-DXS 
    Military Service American Revolution, Continental Army  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Minuteman.
      He was a private in the Lexington Alarm, Captain Timothy Bigelow's company, Colonel Artemas Ward's regiment. They marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 - the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the shot heard round the world.
      Later he enlisted as a drummer in Captain Hubbard's company, Ward's regiment.
    _UID 7AD2CA8137654FAF8DD8D27D87740154352A 
    Burial 1817  Pioneer Cemetery, West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 5 Oct 1817  West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4167  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2025 

    Father John Ball,   b. 22 Jul 1697, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1756, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Lydia Perry,   b. 8 Dec 1711, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1752, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Family ID F1179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Lucretia Stearns,   b. 7 Jul 1752   d. 18 Jun 1831, West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Betsey Ball,   b. 30 Jul 1781, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1828, West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    >2. Isaac Ball,   b. 4 Jun 1785   d. 16 Sep 1850 (Age 65 years)
    >3. Joseph Ball,   b. 11 Jul 1789, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1847, Grandville, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F1178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2022 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1389] DAR Ancestor, Joseph Ball #A005466.


      DAR Service Description:
      1) PVT LEX ALARM, CAPT. TIMOTHY BIGELOW,
      2) COL. WARD; DRM CAPTS. HUBBARD & WHITNEY


    2. [S1546] Correspondence - Kathy Reynolds to Leslie Price.
      Overview doc created from picture of drum and content in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, vol 1 p 540

    3. [S1547] Book - MA Soldiers and Sailors RevWar, p.540.
      BALL, JOSEPH, Worcester.
      Private, Capt. Timothy Bigelow's co., Col. Artemas Ward's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 5 days ; reported enlisted into the army;
      also, Drummer, Capt. Hubbard's co., Col. Ward's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days;
      also, company return dated Dorchester, Oct. 7, 1775 ;
      also, descriptive list of men enlisted from Worcester Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their
      arrival at Fishkill, June 19, 1778; Capt. Whitney's (also given Capt. Whiting's
      and Lieut. Nathaniel Harrington's) co., Col. Denney s regt.;
      age, 27 yrs.;
      stature, 5 ft. 9 in.;
      complexion, dark;
      residence, Worcester;
      reported mustered by Thomas Newhall, Muster Master, May 9, 1778.