His parents and family moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio sometime in 1822. It was here that Jacob met Mary Keifer whom he later married in April of 1823. They became the parents of six children:
Mary, born Aug. 22, 1825
Elise, Aug. 21, 1827
Leonard, Aug. 10, 1829
Esther, Oct. 8, 1830
Henry, Sept. 4, 1831
Jacob Jr., Nov. 18, 1832
Mrs. Mary Balliet died Sept. 10, 1833. Mr. Balliet married for a second time to Sarah Gongwer and they had six more children:
Solomon, Oct. 15, 1835
Hannah, Aug. 13, 1837
Emanuel, Oct. 13, 1839
Ephraim, April 5, 1842; d. May 1851
Louis, Nov. 11, 1847 (twin to Calvin)
Calvin, Nov. 11, 1847; d. March 1864
Mrs. Sarah Balliet died July 21, 1848, and Jacob Balliet was married for a third time to Margaret Matthes on Sept. 6, 1851. They had seven children:
Frank B., born Aug. 4, 1852
Melinda, Aug. 13, 1854
Elise/Eliza, June 4, 1856; d. in WI
Joseph, Aug. 13, 1857
Adam, Nov. 9, 1859
Amanda, Aug. 31, 1861
Lydia, Sept. 18, 1863.
His parents and family moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio sometime in 1822. It was here that Jacob met Mary Keifer whom he later married in April of 1823. They became the parents of six children:
Mary, born Aug. 22, 1825
Elise, Aug. 21, 1827
Leonard, Aug. 10, 1829
Esther, Oct. 8, 1830
Henry, Sept. 4, 1831
Jacob Jr., Nov. 18, 1832
Mrs. Mary Balliet died Sept. 10, 1833. Mr. Balliet married for a second time to Sarah Gongwer and they had six more children:
Solomon, Oct. 15, 1835
Hannah, Aug. 13, 1837
Emanuel, Oct. 13, 1839
Ephraim, April 5, 1842; d. May 1851
Louis, Nov. 11, 1847 (twin to Calvin)
Calvin, Nov. 11, 1847; d. March 1864
Mrs. Sarah Balliet died July 21, 1848, and Jacob Balliet was married for a third time to Margaret Matthes on Sept. 6, 1851. They had seven children:
Frank B., born Aug. 4, 1852
Melinda, Aug. 13, 1854
Elise/Eliza, June 4, 1856; d. in WI
Joseph, Aug. 13, 1857
Adam, Nov. 9, 1859
Amanda, Aug. 31, 1861
Lydia, Sept. 18, 1863.
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