Individual Details

Benjamin Balch Sr.

(Abt 1628 - aft 31 Jan 1714 or 1715)

Events

Emigration1624emigrated on the ship Zouch Phenix
BirthAbt 1628Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
possessions1659Purchased brother Freeborn's estate
Christen10 Apr 1670Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Baptism dates for children10 Apr 1670Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Will18 Jan 1688/89dated
Marriage15 Mar 1691 or 1692Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - Grace Mallett
M. (Facts Pg)15 Mar 1691/92(3) Grace Mallet
BurialFeb 1715Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Deathaft 31 Jan 1714 or 1715Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
ResidenceBeverly, Essex County, Massachusetts
Ancestral File Number1P6S-ZD
Miscellaneoussaid to be the 1st white male child born in Plymouth
Source 1Balch Fam, by G. Balch, 1897, pg 6, 9-10
Source 2Abridg. Comp., Verkus, FTM CD113, pg 101
Benjamin Balch married three time and had thirteen childrenHe married, first, Sarah Gardner, about 1650, and she died April 5, 1686. They had eleven children together. He married, second, Abigail Maverick, widow of Matthew Clarke, of Marblehead Feb. 5, 1689; and she died Jan. 1, 1690, aged fifty-five. They had no known children together. He married, third, Grace Mallet March 15, 1691-2. They had two children together.

Families

SpouseGrace Mallett (1667 - 1695)
ChildDeborah Balch (1693 - 1717)
ChildLydia Balch (1695 - 1743)
ChildMary Balch (1667 - 1736)
ChildRuth Balch (1665 - 1706)
ChildJonathan Balch (1670 - 1670)
ChildDavid Balch (1671 - 1691)
ChildAbigail Balch (1670 - 1706)
ChildSarah Balch (1661 - 1716)
ChildBenjamin Balch II (1652 - 1698)
ChildJohn Balch (1654 - 1738)
ChildDeacon Samuel Balch (1651 - 1723)
ChildFreeborn Balch (1660 - 1729)
ChildJoseph Balch (1658 - 1712)
SpouseSarah Gardner (1627 - 1686)
SpouseAbigail Maverick (1637 - 1690)
FatherJohn Balch ( - 1648)
MotherMargary Lovell (1603 - 1636)