Paul Balliet (1811-1886)
Life
Paul Balliet was born in Whitehall Township, Ballietsville on May 11, 1811, to Stephen and Magdalena Balliet. He was mostly homeschooled, later on studying in Easton, PA.[1]
Paul married Sarah Moyer, from Whitehall. They had four children. He married Kate Emery later on May 20, 1878.
Paul was a Republican and served as county commissioner, as well as was a member of the German Reformed Church of Unionville.[2]
One can see property owned by Paul Balliet on the 1865 map of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (1865 Aschback Map of Lehigh County)
Work
Paul Balliet worked on his father's farm, which he in later years bought for himself. He also managed a store in Heidelberg township, as well as managed a furnace that his father owned. Along with his brothers Aaron and John, he "embarked in mining enterprise" in North Whitehall, as well as was a stockholder at Coplay furnace, which was close to his home.[3]
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.