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<div>==Life==<br />
Paul Balliet was born in Whitehall Township, Ballietsville on May 11, 1811, to Stephen and Magdalena Balliet. He was mostly homeschooled, later on studying in Easton, PA.<ref>Matthews and Hungerford 1884. 538.</ref><br />
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Paul married Sarah Moyer, from Whitehall. They had four children. He married Kate Emery later on May 20, 1878.<br />
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Paul was a Republican and served as county commissioner, as well as was a member of the German Reformed Church of Unionville.<ref>Matthews and Hungerford 1884. 538.</ref><br />
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One can see property owned by Paul Balliet on the 1865 map of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania ([[1865 Aschbach Map of Lehigh County]]) <ref>Aschbach 1865</ref><br />
==Work==<br />
Paul Balliet worked on his father's farm, which he in later years bought for himself. He also managed a store in Heidelberg township, as well as managed a furnace that his father owned. Along with his brothers Aaron and John, he "embarked in mining enterprise" in North Whitehall, as well as was a stockholder at Coplay furnace, which was close to his home.<ref>Matthews and Hungerford 1884. 538.</ref><br />
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In 1863, Paul Balliet was reported as one of the top 20 earners in Lehigh County, along with his brother, Aaron, and brother-in-law, [[Benjamin Levan (1806-1886)]]. That year he earned $7309 through his interests in the Ironton Iron Mine and the Lehigh Valley Iron Company <ref>Hellerich 1987, 144.</ref>.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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== References ==<br />
*Aschbach, G. A. n.d. “Map of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania : From Original Surveys.” Image. Philadelphia: M.H. Traubel. Accessed October 3, 2018. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012592181/.<br />
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*Hellerich, Mahlon Howard. 1987. “A History of Allentown: 1861-1865.” In Allentown 1762-1987: A 225-Year History, edited by Mahlon Howard. Hellerich, 91–180. Allentown, PA: Lehigh County Historical Society.<br />
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*Mathews, Alfred, and Austin N Hungerford. 1884. History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Richards.</div>Westonconner