Pvt. Isaac Ball was born 31 December 1747 in Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts to Isaac Ball (1710-1789) and Rachel Howe (1710-1779) and died 17 August 1809 Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Hannah Cummings (1757-) 3 May 1778 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Adonijah Ball (1778-1856) | |||
| Isaac Ball (1787-1865) | 16 February 1787 Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont | 26 March 1865 East Hickory, Forest County, Pennsylvania | Sarah Manross (1792-1853) Lovina Manross (1805-1863) |
Biography
Gravestone Marker of Pvt Isaac Ball at Varney Cemetery - Revolutionary War Veteran
Isaac was the 3rd of 4 children (3 sons and 1 daughter) born of Isaac Ball (1710-1789) and his wife Rachel Howe (1710-1779). Isaac's siblings were: Adonijah (1739-1760), Rachel (b. 1744) and Moses (1748-1820).
Isaac, while residing in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, marched as a Private on the alarm of April 19, 1775 (the Lexington Alarm) in Captain Ichabod Dexter's Company, Colonel Doolittle's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia. After serving 5 days, on April 24, 1775, he enlisted as a Private in Captain Dexter's Company, Colonel Woodbridge's Regiment in which he served at least 3 months and 14 days and probably into October, 1775.
After recording, on April 13, 1778, in Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, their intention to marry, Isaac married, on May 3, 1778, at Athol, Hannah Commins (Cummings) by whom he had at least 5 children (2 sons and 3 daughters): Adonijah (b. 1778), Rachel (b. 1782), Hannah (b. 1784), Isaac (1787-1865) and Eunice (1789-1852).
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Adonijah Ball (1739-) | |||
| Rachel Ball (1741-) | |||
| Moses Ball (1742-1820) | |||
| Isaac Ball (1747-1809) | 31 December 1747 Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts | 17 August 1809 Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts | Hannah Cummings (1757-) |
Vital Records
- "The Descendants of John Ball of Watertown, Massachusetts 1630-1635" Part II by Frank D. Warren, pages 75 and 76
- "Vital Records of Brookfield, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849." by Franklin P. Rice, 1909, pages 25 and 26
- "Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849." by Franklin P. Rice, 1908, page 105
- "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." Vol. 1, by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1896, page 537
- "Vital Records of Athol, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849." by Franklin P. Rice, 1910, pages 10, 107 and 184
- "Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849." by Franklin P. Rice, 1907, page 86
- "Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, To the end of the year 1849." by Franklin P. Rice, 1904, page 10
- mss. Vermont Birth, Marriage and Death Records, Vermont Records Center, Middlesex, Vermont - Filings for Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont
Massachusetts Birth Record
Children of Isaac and Rachel Ball
- Isaac Ball born 31 Dec 1747 at Brookfield MA to Isaac and Rachil Ball.
Children of Isaac and Hannah Ball - Massachusetts Birth Records
- Sarah Ball born 21 Aug 1763 to Isaac and Hannah Ball - Marblehead, Mass
- Adonijah Ball born 20 Nov 1778 to Isaac and Hannah Ball - Athol, Worcester Co, Mass.
- Rachel Ball born 30 Mar 1782 to Isaac and Hannah Ball - Massachusetts
- Hannah Ball born 24 Oct 1784 to Isaac and Hannah Ball - Massachusetts
Famous Ancestors/Descendants
- Lucille Desiree Ball (1911-1989) - ( HDBall, JCBall, CMBall, IBall3, IBall2, RHowe, SBigelow, SBigelow, MWarren, JWarren 1585) - English Immigrant to New England in the John Winthrop Fleet of 1630. See also Warenne Family Ancestry.
References
- Gravestone Marker - FindAGrave Memorial #80735801 - gravestone marker of Pvt Isaac Ball at Varney Cemetery, Addison Co, Vermont.