Barton Ballou studied at Brown University, 1809-16, receiving an M.A. degree. While at university he taught at an academy in Wickford, Rhode Island. He was hired to teach at Nichols Academy, a new Universalist school in Dudley, Massachusetts, but, shortly after he began work, the school burned down. He then went to Baltimore, Maryland and worked as a private tutor. After barely recovering from yellow fever, in 1820 he returned to New England, where he studied for the ministry under Hosea Ballou. He was given Universalist fellowship at the 1822 meeting of the Southern Association, the first Universalist meeting attended by his cousin Adin Ballou. Although he was promoted by his mentor for his intellectual qualities, Barton Ballou, a poor preacher and in uncertain health, was unable to get a call from any Universalist church. He returned to the Ballou neighborhood and worked again as a schoolteacher. When in 1831 Adin Ballou listed him as an agent for the new Restorationist newspaper, the Independent Messenger, Barton complained that his Universalist reputation had been injured by having his name associated with the Restorationists. According to Adin Ballou, "the closing years of Rev. Barton's life were draped with somber mental depression."
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Parents:
. Levi Ballou (1744 - 1805)
. Comfort Thompson (1746 - 1826)
Marriages:
[1] Sarah S. Rathbun, 24 Nov 1823
[2] Deborah Cooke Rathbun, 30 Dec 1833
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Parents:
. Levi Ballou (1744 - 1805)
. Comfort Thompson (1746 - 1826)
Marriages:
[1] Sarah S. Rathbun, 24 Nov 1823
[2] Deborah Cooke Rathbun, 30 Dec 1833
Barton Ballou studied at Brown University, 1809-16, receiving an M.A. degree. While at university he taught at an academy in Wickford, Rhode Island. He was hired to teach at Nichols Academy, a new Universalist school in Dudley, Massachusetts, but, shortly after he began work, the school burned down. He then went to Baltimore, Maryland and worked as a private tutor. After barely recovering from yellow fever, in 1820 he returned to New England, where he studied for the ministry under Hosea Ballou. He was given Universalist fellowship at the 1822 meeting of the Southern Association, the first Universalist meeting attended by his cousin Adin Ballou. Although he was promoted by his mentor for his intellectual qualities, Barton Ballou, a poor preacher and in uncertain health, was unable to get a call from any Universalist church. He returned to the Ballou neighborhood and worked again as a schoolteacher. When in 1831 Adin Ballou listed him as an agent for the new Restorationist newspaper, the Independent Messenger, Barton complained that his Universalist reputation had been injured by having his name associated with the Restorationists. According to Adin Ballou, "the closing years of Rev. Barton's life were draped with somber mental depression."
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Parents:
. Levi Ballou (1744 - 1805)
. Comfort Thompson (1746 - 1826)
Marriages:
[1] Sarah S. Rathbun, 24 Nov 1823
[2] Deborah Cooke Rathbun, 30 Dec 1833
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Parents:
. Levi Ballou (1744 - 1805)
. Comfort Thompson (1746 - 1826)
Marriages:
[1] Sarah S. Rathbun, 24 Nov 1823
[2] Deborah Cooke Rathbun, 30 Dec 1833
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