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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. | ||
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. | |||
Revision as of 13:57, 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.
Notes
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.