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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 | 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>. | ||
== Family == | == Family == | ||
Revision as of 13:56, 2 June 2020
Early Life
Stephen Balliet was born in 1753 to Paulus Balliet (1717-1777) and Maria Magdalena Wotring[1]. Stephen Balliet was the lieutenant colonel of the First Battalion, Northampton County Militia[2] in the Revolutionary army and was involved in the battle of Brandywine in 1777[3].
Family
Stephen Balliet married Magdalena Burgalter (1765-1805)[4]. The couple had two sons, Stephen and Joseph[5].
Later Life
Stephen Balliet was a merchant by trade[6]. In 1789, Stephen Balliet was elected to the House of Representatives in Harrisburg, PA, and served until 1790[7]. Then, in 1797, Stephen Balliet was authorized as revenue collector for the Second District of Pennsylvania[8]. Stephen Balliet passed away on August 4, 1821.
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References
- Mathews, Alfred, and Austin N Hungerford. 1884. History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Richards.