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*Cora A. Ball (Jan.6, 1863).
 
*Cora A. Ball (Jan.6, 1863).
  
==Death==
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==Death==[[File:.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Robert Ball<br>Born Jan. 10, 1809<br>Died Sept. 11, 1893<br><br>Anna B<br>His Wife<br>Born Oct. 17, 1815<br>Died<br>Oct. 16, 1897<br>[[b:Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery|Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery]]</center>]]
 
He died at home on September 11, 1893. He was buried at [[b:Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery|Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery]] next to his wife Anna Barbara.
 
He died at home on September 11, 1893. He was buried at [[b:Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery|Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery]] next to his wife Anna Barbara.
  

Revision as of 13:27, 19 November 2012


Robert Ball

Birth

Robert Ball was born on January 9, 1809, probably on his father's, and grandfather's farm on Switzkill Road three miles south of the Hamlet of Berne on Lot 539 of the 1787 survey map. Robert's parents were John Peter Ball (Aug. 2, 1775 - Jan. 1862) and Elisabeth Bogardus who was baptized at the Reformed Dutch Church at Coxsackie, N.Y. His grandparents were George Ball and Elisabetha Dietz.

Occupation

He was a farmer and a carpenter. Deeds show that on May 9, 1850 he bought the southern 95 acres farm on lot 539 from his father-in law, Johannes Bellinger Deitz for the sum of five thousand and six hundred dollars.

Marriage & Children

Robert was married on September 5, 1833 to Anna Barbara Dietz of Switzkill Valley. The births of their children from the family Bible are:

==Death==

File:.jpg
Robert Ball
Born Jan. 10, 1809
Died Sept. 11, 1893

Anna B
His Wife
Born Oct. 17, 1815
Died
Oct. 16, 1897
Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery

He died at home on September 11, 1893. He was buried at Berne and Beaverdam Cemetery next to his wife Anna Barbara.

Additional Media

Gallery

  1. www.BerneHistory.com Family Files