Aaron Balliet (1813-1895) - Revision history

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	==References==		==References==
			*The Allentown Democrat. 1884. ''Are You Insured?'' March 5, 1884.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75523055/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]

			*The Allentown Leader. 1895. ''Death of Aaron Balliet: A Ballietsville Octogenerian Passes Away After a Busy, Useful Life,'' November 1, 1895.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/74823900/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]
			*The Morning Call. 1895. ''Aaron Balliet's Will,'' November 15, 1895.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/274587722/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]

	*Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 June 2020), memorial page for Catharine H Hausman Balliet (10 Aug 1847–23 Nov 1915), Find a Grave Memorial no. 41380887, citing Neffs Union Cemetery, Neffs, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Judy nee Ritter Martens (contributor 47110270).[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41380887/catharine-h-balliet]		*Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 June 2020), memorial page for Catharine H Hausman Balliet (10 Aug 1847–23 Nov 1915), Find a Grave Memorial no. 41380887, citing Neffs Union Cemetery, Neffs, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Judy nee Ritter Martens (contributor 47110270).[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41380887/catharine-h-balliet]
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	*Roberts, Charles Rhoads, John Baer Stoudt, Thomas H. Krick, and William J. Dietrich. 1914. ''History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Its Families.'' Vol. II, Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Company, Limited.		*Roberts, Charles Rhoads, John Baer Stoudt, Thomas H. Krick, and William J. Dietrich. 1914. ''History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Its Families.'' Vol. II, Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Company, Limited.

	*The Allentown Democrat. 1884. ''Are You Insured?'' March 5, 1884.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75523055/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]

	*The Allentown Leader. 1895. ''Death of Aaron Balliet: A Ballietsville Octogenerian Passes Away After a Busy, Useful Life,'' November 1, 1895.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/74823900/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]
	*The Morning Call. 1895. ''Aaron Balliet's Will,'' November 15, 1895.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/274587722/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]

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	== Recognition & Other Interests ==		== Recognition & Other Interests ==

	In 1863 Aaron Balliet was listed as the top income earner in all of Lehigh County. He earned $13,153 that year through his ownership in the Ironton iron mines and in the Lehigh Valley Iron Company (roles that he shared with brother Paul and brother-in-law Benjamin Levan, who were also among the top twenty earners in the county)<ref>Hellerich 1987, 144</ref>. By the time of his death, he had amassed an estate valued at $100,000<ref>The Morning Call November 15, 1895</ref>. This is equivalent to 3~~.1 million dollars~~ in 2020 using the Consumer Price Index<ref>Measuring Worth, 2020</ref>.		In 1863 Aaron Balliet was listed as the top income earner in all of Lehigh County. He earned $13,153 that year through his ownership in the Ironton iron mines and in the Lehigh Valley Iron Company (roles that he shared with brother Paul and brother-in-law Benjamin Levan, who were also among the top twenty earners in the county)<ref>Hellerich 1987, 144</ref>. By the time of his death, he had amassed an estate valued at $100,000<ref>The Morning Call November 15, 1895</ref>. This is equivalent to approximately $3,150,000 in 2020 using the Consumer Price Index<ref>Measuring Worth, 2020</ref>.

	Aaron Balliet helped form the Second National Bank and served as a director for twenty-four years<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49</ref>.		Aaron Balliet helped form the Second National Bank and served as a director for twenty-four years<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49</ref>.

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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.		* Mathews, Alfred, and Austin N. Hungerford. 1884. ''History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.'' Philadelphia: Everts & Richards.

			*"What was a Dollar from the Past Worth Today?," MeasuringWorth, 2020.[https://www.measuringworth.com/dollarvaluetoday/relativevalue.php?year_source=1895&amount=100000&year_result=2019]

	*Roberts, Charles Rhoads, John Baer Stoudt, Thomas H. Krick, and William J. Dietrich. 1914. ''History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Its Families.'' Vol. I, Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Company, Limited.		*Roberts, Charles Rhoads, John Baer Stoudt, Thomas H. Krick, and William J. Dietrich. 1914. ''History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Its Families.'' Vol. I, Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Company, Limited.

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	== Recognition & Other Interests ==		== Recognition & Other Interests ==

	In 1863 Aaron Balliet was listed as the top income earner in all of Lehigh County. He earned $13,153 that year through his ownership in the Ironton iron mines and in the Lehigh Valley Iron Company (roles that he shared with brother Paul and brother-in-law Benjamin Levan, who were also among the top twenty earners in the county)<ref>Hellerich 1987, 144</ref>. By the time of his death, he had amassed an estate valued at $100,000<ref>The Morning Call November 15, 1895</ref>.		In 1863 Aaron Balliet was listed as the top income earner in all of Lehigh County. He earned $13,153 that year through his ownership in the Ironton iron mines and in the Lehigh Valley Iron Company (roles that he shared with brother Paul and brother-in-law Benjamin Levan, who were also among the top twenty earners in the county)<ref>Hellerich 1987, 144</ref>. By the time of his death, he had amassed an estate valued at $100,000<ref>The Morning Call November 15, 1895</ref>. This is equivalent to 3.1 million dollars in 2020 using the Consumer Price Index<ref>Measuring Worth, 2020</ref>.

	Aaron Balliet helped form the Second National Bank and served as a director for twenty-four years<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49</ref>.		Aaron Balliet helped form the Second National Bank and served as a director for twenty-four years<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49</ref>.

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			*Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 June 2020), memorial page for Catharine H Hausman Balliet (10 Aug 1847–23 Nov 1915), Find a Grave Memorial no. 41380887, citing Neffs Union Cemetery, Neffs, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Judy nee Ritter Martens (contributor 47110270).[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41380887/catharine-h-balliet]

	*Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 May 2020), memorial page for Susanna “Susan” Ihrie Balliet (7 Oct 1784–28 Mar 1852), Find a Grave Memorial no. 71937601, citing Dinkey Memorial Cemetery, Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Thomas G Raub (contributor 46584711).		*Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 May 2020), memorial page for Susanna “Susan” Ihrie Balliet (7 Oct 1784–28 Mar 1852), Find a Grave Memorial no. 71937601, citing Dinkey Memorial Cemetery, Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Thomas G Raub (contributor 46584711).

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	== Early Life & Family ==		== Early Life & Family ==
	[[The Balliet Family]] came to Pennsylvania when [[Paulus Balliet (1717-1777)]] emigrated from Alsace, France and landed in America in 1736 <ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 510-511</ref>. His great-grandson, Aaron Balliet <ref>FamilySearch.org [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHJ3-LWT LHJ3-LWT]</ref> was born in North Whitehall Township on March 7, 1813<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 505</ref> to [[Stephen Balliet (1781-1854)]] and Susan Ihrie (1784-1852)<ref>Find a Grave</ref>. He attended an academy in Milford, NJ<ref>The Allentown Leader November 1, 1895</ref> and then went to school in North Whitehall Township, PA<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 505</ref> before ending his studies at Easton<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49</ref>. In 1845, Aaron Balliet married Sarah Dengler (1827-1863) and had eight children, six of whom survived into adulthood<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 505</ref>: Francis, Julia, Ella, Emma, Anna, Ida, Susan, and Stephen<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49-50</ref>. Then, in 1867, Aaron Balliet remarried ~~and became the husband of Catherine Housman~~<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 505</ref>.		[[The Balliet Family]] came to Pennsylvania when [[Paulus Balliet (1717-1777)]] emigrated from Alsace, France and landed in America in 1736 <ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 510-511</ref>. His great-grandson, Aaron Balliet <ref>FamilySearch.org [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHJ3-LWT LHJ3-LWT]</ref> was born in North Whitehall Township on March 7, 1813<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 505</ref> to [[Stephen Balliet (1781-1854)]] and Susan Ihrie (1784-1852)<ref>Find a Grave</ref>. He attended an academy in Milford, NJ<ref>The Allentown Leader November 1, 1895</ref> and then went to school in North Whitehall Township, PA<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 505</ref> before ending his studies at Easton<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49</ref>. In 1845, Aaron Balliet married Sarah Dengler (1827-1863) and had eight children, six of whom survived into adulthood<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 505</ref>: Francis, Julia, Ella, Emma, Anna, Ida, Susan, and Stephen<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49-50</ref>. Then, in 1867, Aaron Balliet remarried<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 505</ref> and became the husband of Catharine Hausman (1847-1915)<ref>Find a Grave</ref>.

	== Career ==		== Career ==

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	*The Allentown Leader. 1895. ''Death of Aaron Balliet: A Ballietsville Octogenerian Passes Away After a Busy, Useful Life,'' November 1, 1895.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/74823900/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]		*The Allentown Leader. 1895. ''Death of Aaron Balliet: A Ballietsville Octogenerian Passes Away After a Busy, Useful Life,'' November 1, 1895.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/74823900/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]
			*The Morning Call. 1895. ''Aaron Balliet's Will,'' November 15, 1895.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/274587722/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]

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	== Recognition & Other Interests ==		== Recognition & Other Interests ==

	In 1863 Aaron Balliet was listed as the top income earner in all of Lehigh County. He earned $13,153 that year through his ownership in the Ironton iron mines and in the Lehigh Valley Iron Company (roles that he shared with brother Paul and brother-in-law Benjamin Levan, who were also among the top twenty earners in the county)<ref>Hellerich 1987, 144</ref>.		In 1863 Aaron Balliet was listed as the top income earner in all of Lehigh County. He earned $13,153 that year through his ownership in the Ironton iron mines and in the Lehigh Valley Iron Company (roles that he shared with brother Paul and brother-in-law Benjamin Levan, who were also among the top twenty earners in the county)<ref>Hellerich 1987, 144</ref>. By the time of his death, he had amassed an estate valued at $100,000<ref>The Morning Call November 15, 1895</ref>.

	Aaron Balliet helped form the Second National Bank and served as a director for twenty-four years<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49</ref>.		Aaron Balliet helped form the Second National Bank and served as a director for twenty-four years<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49</ref>.

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	*Roberts, Charles Rhoads, John Baer Stoudt, Thomas H. Krick, and William J. Dietrich. 1914. ''History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Its Families.'' Vol. II, Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Company, Limited.		*Roberts, Charles Rhoads, John Baer Stoudt, Thomas H. Krick, and William J. Dietrich. 1914. ''History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Its Families.'' Vol. II, Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Company, Limited.
	*The Allentown Democrat. 1884. ''Are You Insured?'' March 5, 1884.
			*The Allentown Democrat. 1884. ''Are You Insured?'' March 5, 1884.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75523055/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]

	*The Allentown Leader. 1895. ''Death of Aaron Balliet: A Ballietsville Octogenerian Passes Away After a Busy, Useful Life,'' November 1, 1895.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/74823900/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]		*The Allentown Leader. 1895. ''Death of Aaron Balliet: A Ballietsville Octogenerian Passes Away After a Busy, Useful Life,'' November 1, 1895.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/74823900/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]

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	Aaron Balliet helped form the Second National Bank and served as a director for twenty-four years<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49</ref>.		Aaron Balliet helped form the Second National Bank and served as a director for twenty-four years<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 2:49</ref>.

	Aaron Balliet held local posts such as justice of the peace and school director, and was an active member of the German Reformed Church of Unionville<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 505</ref>. In 1884 Aaron Balliet was a director of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company located in Emmaus, PA<ref>The Allentown Democrat March 5, 1884</ref>~~[https://www.newspapers.com/image/75523055/?terms=%22aaron%2Bballiet%22]~~, near Allentown.		Aaron Balliet held local posts such as justice of the peace and school director, and was an active member of the German Reformed Church of Unionville<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 505</ref>. In 1884 Aaron Balliet was a director of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company located in Emmaus, PA<ref>The Allentown Democrat March 5, 1884</ref>, near Allentown.

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