Stephen Balliet (1753-1821)

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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

  1. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
  2. ↑ Roberts et al. 1914, 1189
  3. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
  4. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
  5. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
  6. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 538
  7. ↑ Mathews and Hungerford 1884, 511
  8. ↑ 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.

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