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== Early Life ==
== Early Life ==
Stephen Balliet was born in 1753 to [[Paulus Balliet (1717-1777)]] and Maria Magdalena Wotring<ref> Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511 </ref>. Stephen Balliet was the lieutenant colonel of the First Battalion, Northampton County Militia<ref> Roberts et al. 1914, 1189</ref> in the Revolutionary army and was involved in the battle of Brandywine in 1777<ref> Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511 </ref>.
Stephen Balliet was born in 1753 to [[Paulus Balliet (1717-1777)]] and Maria Magdalena Wotring<ref> Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511 </ref>. Stephen Balliet was a lieutenant colonel of the First Battalion, Northampton County Militia<ref> Roberts et al. 1914, 1189</ref> in the Continental Army<ref> Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511 </ref>. The Balliets were not the only people to take action, many other settlers from Whitehall were eager to take arms in their fight for independence<ref> Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 521 </ref>.  Stephen Balliet commanded a regiment at the battle of Brandywine in 1777<ref> Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 521 </ref>.


== Family ==
== Family ==

Latest revision as of 18:46, 12 October 2020

Early Life

Stephen Balliet was born in 1753 to Paulus Balliet (1717-1777) and Maria Magdalena Wotring[1]. Stephen Balliet was a lieutenant colonel of the First Battalion, Northampton County Militia[2] in the Continental Army[3]. The Balliets were not the only people to take action, many other settlers from Whitehall were eager to take arms in their fight for independence[4]. Stephen Balliet commanded a regiment at the battle of Brandywine in 1777[5].

Family

Stephen Balliet married Magdalena Burgalter (1765-1805)[6]. The couple had two sons, Stephen and Joseph[7].

Later Life

Stephen Balliet was a merchant by trade[8]. In 1789, Stephen Balliet was elected to the House of Representatives in Harrisburg, PA, and served until 1790[9]. Then, in 1797, Stephen Balliet was authorized as revenue collector for the Second District of Pennsylvania[10]. Stephen Balliet passed away on August 4, 1821.

Notes

  1. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
  2. ↑ Roberts et al. 1914, 1189
  3. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
  4. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 521
  5. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 521
  6. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
  7. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
  8. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
  9. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
  10. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511

References

  • Mathews, Alfred, and Austin N Hungerford. 1884. History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Richards.
  • 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. III, Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Company, Limited.