Stephen Balliet (1753-1821)
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]. Stephen Balliet commanded a regiment at the battle of Brandywine in 1777[4].
Family
Stephen Balliet married Magdalena Burgalter (1765-1805)[5]. The couple had two sons, Stephen and Joseph[6].
Later Life
Stephen Balliet was a merchant by trade[7]. In 1789, Stephen Balliet was elected to the House of Representatives in Harrisburg, PA, and served until 1790[8]. Then, in 1797, Stephen Balliet was authorized as revenue collector for the Second District of Pennsylvania[9]. Stephen Balliet passed away on August 4, 1821.
Notes
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
- ↑ Roberts et al. 1914, 1189
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 521
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
- ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
- ↑ 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.