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Paul Balliet managed a furnace that his father [[Stephen Balliet (1781-1854)]] owned. 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<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538</ref>. 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 $ | Paul Balliet managed a furnace that his father [[Stephen Balliet (1781-1854)]] owned. 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<ref>Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538</ref>. 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 <ref>Hellerich 1987, 144</ref>. | ||
==Aaron Balliet== | ==Aaron Balliet== | ||
Revision as of 13:14, 16 April 2020
This page gives context to the activities of Paul Balliet (1811-1886), Aaron Balliet (1813-1895), and Stephen Balliet (1781-1854)'s iron-producing activities in the mid 1800s.
Paul Balliet
Paul Balliet managed a furnace that his father Stephen Balliet (1781-1854) owned. 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[1]. 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 [2].
Aaron Balliet
In 1837, Aaron Balliet erected a charcoal furnace in Carbon County and operated it for twenty years before relocating to Ballietsville[3]. Aaron Balliet, his brother in-law Benjamin Levan (1806-1886), and his father Stephen Balliet (1781-1854) became incorporated to form Stephen Balliet & Co., with the purpose of building iron furnaces[4]. In 1854, Stephen Balliet Sr. died and the company admitted new partners and became the Lehigh Valley Iron Company [5]. In 1879, after various financial hardships, the company reincorporated as the Coplay Iron Company, with Aaron Balliet serving as a director of the company[6].
Aaron Balliet also managed mines with his brothers Paul Balliet (1811-1886) and John Balliet (1819-1886). Their mines were extremely prosperous, especially during wartime where $35,000 worth of material was produced in one year[7].
Stephen Balliet Jr.
In 1826, Stephen Balliet and Samuel Helffrich bought the land upon which the Lehigh Furnace would be built, purchasing twenty-five acres at the southern foot of the Blue Mountain from Christian Snyder and Christian Bloss[8]. In 1828 Stephen Balliet and Helffrich erected the East Penn Forge on the north side of the Blue Mountain in East Penn Township, Carbon County[9]. In 1830, Helffrich died,[10] and his shares in the iron business were bought by Stephen Balliet two years later[11]. In 1837, Stephen Balliet purchased three thousand acres of land near the forge, built another furnace, and constructed additional housing for workers, bringing the total to eleven[12]. Stephen Balliet continued to operate the furnace until his death in 1854[13].
Notes
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
- ↑ Hellerich 1987, 144
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 505
- ↑ Roberts et al. 1914, 633
- ↑ Roberts et al. 1914, 633
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 504
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 523
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 553
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 722
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 553
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 722
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 722
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 553
References
- 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 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. Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Company, Limited.