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Paul married Sarah Moyer, from Whitehall. They had several children together: Paul, Sabina, Josephine, Catherine, Amanda<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538</ref> and Ella<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 49</ref>. Following the death of his wife, Paul Balliet married Kate Emery on May 20, 1878<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538</ref>. | Paul married Sarah Moyer, from Whitehall. They had several children together: Paul, Sabina, Josephine, Catherine, Amanda<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538</ref>, and Ella<ref>Roberts et al. 1914, 49</ref>. Following the death of his wife, Paul Balliet married Kate Emery on May 20, 1878<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538</ref>. | ||
==Work== | ==Work== | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 29 May 2020
Early Life
Paul Balliet was born in Whitehall Township, Ballietsville on May 11, 1811, to Stephen Balliet (1753-1821) and Magdalena Burgalter (1765-1805)[1]. Paul Balliet was home schooled for the majority of his early life, but later had the opportunity to study in Easton, PA[2].
Family
Paul married Sarah Moyer, from Whitehall. They had several children together: Paul, Sabina, Josephine, Catherine, Amanda[3], and Ella[4]. Following the death of his wife, Paul Balliet married Kate Emery on May 20, 1878[5].
Work
Paul Balliet worked on his father's farm, which in later years he purchased for himself. He also managed a store in Heidelberg township, as well as managed a furnace that his father owned[6]. Along with his brothers Aaron Balliet (1813-1895) and John Balliet (1819-1886), Paul Balliet became involved in a mining enterprise in North Whitehall. Paul Balliet was also a stockholder at Coplay furnace, which was close to his home[7].
In 1863, Paul Balliet was reported as one of the top 20 earners in Lehigh County, along with his brother, Aaron Balliet (1813-1895), and brother-in-law, Benjamin Levan (1806-1886). That year he earned $7,309 through his interests in the Ironton Iron Mine and the Lehigh Valley Iron Company [8]. Paul Balliet was a Republican and served as county commissioner, as well as was a member of the German Reformed Church of Unionville[9].
One can see property owned by Paul Balliet on the 1865 Aschbach Map of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania [10].
Notes
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884: 511
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
- ↑ Roberts et al. 1914, 49
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
- ↑ Hellerich 1987, 144
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
- ↑ Aschbach 1865
References
- Aschbach, G. A. 1865. Map of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania : From Original Surveys. Image. Philadelphia: M.H. Traubel. Accessed October 3, 2018. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012592181/.
- 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.
- 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, John Stoudt, Thomas Krick, and William Dietrich. 1914. History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of its Families. Vol. 2, Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Publidhing Company Ltd.