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     Daniel Ball was born on 24 February 1735/36 at Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA.² He was the son of John Ball and Mary Benjamin.¹ Daniel Ball died on 30 March 1743 at Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, at age 7.³

     Daniel Ball was born circa 1756 at Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA; Comment by DGB: the name on the damaged page is missing, but the year date coincides with the baptism date. Some writers have suggested that this was a second Aaron (assuming the first had died young), but they had not seen the baptism records. End of comment.¹ He was the son of Daniel Ball and Lucy Newton. Daniel Ball was baptized on 8 June 1756 at Church in the North Parish, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA; with brothers Moses and Aaron.² He married Lydia Smith on 18 September 1778 at Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA.³ Daniel Ball died on 23 February 1830 at Troy, Cheshire Co., NH.⁴
     Daniel Ball and family moved from Holden MA in 1785 to Marlborough, Cheshire Co., NH.⁴

     Daniel Ball was born circa 1720; age at death 93y.¹ He married Lucy Newton, daughter of Aaron Newton and Eunice Newton, on 25 October 1749 at Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA.² Daniel Ball died on 5 March 1813 at Boylston, Worcester Co., MA.¹
     Comment by DGB: yDNA testing shows that Daniel was a descendant of John Ball and Elizabeth Pierce of Watertown and Lancaster MA. End of comment. Daniel Ball and his wife were admitted to full communion in the church. That same day his sons Moses, Aaron and Daniel were baptized. The North Precinct or Parish of Shrewsbury, Mass. was established 17 Dec. 1742. Daniel's father-in-law, Aaron Newton was admitted to the church 12 Jan. 1745.³

     Daniel Ball was born on 14 December 1791. He was the son of Nathan Ball and Betsy Ball.
     Daniel Ball lived at Eaton Co., MI.

     Daniel Ball was born on 16 March 1795 at Marlborough, Cheshire Co., NH.¹ He was the son of Daniel Ball and Lydia Smith. Daniel Ball married Hannah Bolles, daughter of Nathaniel Bolles and Hannah (????), on 3 December 1816 at NH. Daniel Ball died on 2 January 1866 at age 70.
     Daniel Ball appeared on the census of 13 August 1850 at Auburn, Rockingham Co., NH; "Daniel" age 57, b. NH, farmer, with wife Hannah and daughters Hannah, Sarah, and Mary with her son David Stephens, and Charles H. Smith (age 6, b. NH, relationship unknown).²

     Daniel Ball was born on 9 January 1742 at Holden, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of Phinehas Ball and Martha Bixby.¹

     Daniel Ball was born on 10 August 1765 at Spencer, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of John Ball and Beulah Whitney.¹ Daniel Ball married Ruth Stimpson on 12 February 1789 at Springfield, Windsor Co., VT.³

     Daniel Ball was born on 22 September 1778.¹ He was the son of Lt. Jeremiah Ball and Mary Stevens.¹ Daniel Ball married Abigail (????).
     He may have been the Daniel of Sudbury who married Abigail and had daughter Betsey.¹

     Daniel Ball was born on 12 March 1777.¹ He was the son of Ebenezer Ball and Elizabeth Davis.¹

     Daniel Ball was born circa 1844 at Concord, Essex Co., VT.^2,3 He was the son of Phinehas Ball and Hope Smith.¹ Daniel Ball married Jane (????).¹ Daniel Ball died on 31 December 1871.¹
     Daniel Ball appeared on the census of 9 August 1850 at Lunenburg, Essex Co., VT; "Daniel" age 6, b. VT, with parents, etc.² He appeared on the census of 1 June 1860 at Lunenburg, Essex Co., VT; "Daniel" age 16, b. VT, farmer, with parents, etc.⁴ He was a cook in 1868.³

     Daniel Ball was born on 9 August 1873.¹ He was the son of Richard B. Ball and Ella Hartshorn.¹

     Daniel Ball was born on 31 December 1769 at Worcester, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of Joshua Ball and Esther McFadden.¹

     Daniel Ball was born on 29 December 1722 at Framingham, Middlesex Co., MA.² He was the son of Benjamin Ball and Mary Brewer.¹ Daniel Ball married Patience Gleason, daughter of John Gleason and Abigail Learned, on 25 August 1748 at Framingham, Middlesex Co., MA.³ Daniel Ball died on 11 July 1801 at Spencer, Worcester Co., MA, at age 78.⁴
     Daniel Ball lived in 1790 at Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA.⁴

     Daniel Ball was born on 9 April 1749 at Framingham, Middlesex Co., MA.² He was the son of Daniel Ball and Patience Gleason.¹ Daniel Ball married Elizabeth Prouty on 6 February 1772 at Spencer, Worcester Co., MA.³ Daniel Ball died on 12 September 1822 at Spencer, Worcester Co., MA, at age 73.⁴
     Daniel Ball lived in 1800 at Paxton, Worcester Co., MA.⁴

     Daniel Ball was born on 6 October 1783 at Spencer, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of Daniel Ball and Elizabeth Prouty.¹ Daniel Ball died on 11 July 1801 at age 17.¹

     Daniel Ball was born on 21 April 1805 at Spencer, Worcester Co., MA.² He was the son of David Ball and Elizabeth Savage.¹ Daniel Ball married Harriet Buckminster Boyden on 15 May 1827 at Spencer, Worcester Co., MA.³ Daniel Ball died on 9 December 1853 at age 48.¹
     Daniel Ball appeared on the census of 15 August 1850 at Spencer, Worcester Co., MA; "Daniel" age 45, b. MA, boot maker, with wife Harriet and children Harriet, Daniel, and Charles.⁴

     Daniel Ball was born circa 1744. He married Hannah (????).¹ Daniel Ball died on 20 December 1825 at Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT. He was buried at Mount Riga Cemetery, Litchfield Co., CT.²
     Comment by DGB: There is a theory that Daniel was the son of a James Ball, who was born say 1716 or so in England and died in Salisbury CT. That James Ball is proposed to have had three sons, Daniel, Moses and Joseph. Nothing is known about either Moses or Joseph at this time. Apparently this theory goes back to at least an 1897 manuscript by one Burton O. Holden ("Family Record of the Ball Family"). However, DNA testing of a descendant of this branch presents strong evidence that Daniel was descended from John Ball and Elizabeth Pierce of Watertown MA. End of comment.
     Extracted from the "Records of the Ministerial offices of the Rev. Gideon Bostwick A.M.": "Tockonoch Mountain baptized Betsa, Erastus, Elijah, Danll & Silvester, sons and dr. of Danll Ball & Hannah his wife." Comment by DGB: Note that this was four months before the birth date of the son Sylvester that married Sally Muffin and excludes both sons John and Peter that were still living. End of comment.³ He appeared on the census of August 1790 at Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT; "Daniel" with 4 males over 15 (Daniel 46, Elijah 19, John 16 and Peter 16), 2 males under 16 Daniel 10 and Sylvester 5), and 4 females (wife Hannah 42, Elijah's wife Esther 19 and Elijah's daughters Esther 1 and Mary 0). This would match the combined known families of Daniel and his son Elijah, assuming that daughter Betsey (married to George Holmes) was likely living with her new husband and son Erastus was enumerated with his family.⁴ He appeared on the census of August 1800 at Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT; "Danl." with a male over 44 (Daniel 56), a female of 44 (wife Hannah 62), 2 males 16-25 (probably Peter or John 26 and Daniel 20), and a female 10-15 (unknown). This does not account for Sylvester 15, but he may have been living with Elijah.⁵ He appeared on the census of August 1810 at Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT; "Danl." with a male over 44 (Daniel 66) and a female over 44 (wife Hannah 62).⁶

     Daniel Ball was born on 25 July 1780 at Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT.² He was the son of Daniel Ball and Hannah (????).¹ Daniel Ball was baptized on 14 June 1784 at Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., MA.³ He married Lydia Merritt, daughter of Cornbury Merritt and Mary (????), say 1807. Daniel Ball died before 1840; his widow is head of household for the census.⁴
     Daniel Ball appeared on the census of August 1810 at Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT; "Danl. Jnr." with a male 25-44 (Daniel 30), a female 16-25 (wife Lydia 21), a male under 10 (Horace 0), and a female under 10 (Aurelia 1).⁵ He appeared on the census of August 1820 at Alford, Berkshire Co., MA; "Daniel" with a male 26-44 (Daniel 40), a female over 44 (probably an error for wife Lydia 31), a male over 44 (unknown), a male 10-14 (Horace 10), a male under 10 (John 6), a female 10-15 (Aurelia 11), and 3 females under 10 (Ann Jeanette 5, daughter 3, and Mary Ann 2).⁶ He appeared on the census of June 1830 at Lee, Berkshire Co., MA; "Dan'l" with a male 40-49 (Daniel 49), a female 40-49 (wife Lydia 41), a male 30-39 (unknown), 2 males 15-19 (Horace 19 and John 17), a male 10-14 (unknown), a male 5-10 (Franklin 6), a male under 5 (Charles 0), a female 80-89 (possibly Daniel's mother Hannah 82 or Lydia's mother Mary 80), a female 15-19 (Ann Jeanette 15), 2 females 10-14 (Mary 12 and probably Harriet 8), and a female under 5 (Laurietta 5). Comment by DGB: The primary rationale for assuming that this is the correct family is that son Charles was born in Lee MA in Jan 1830, so having Daniel and his family still living there later that year is reasonable. As well, all of Daniel's known family are accounted for and the distribution closely matches the 1820 census allowing for the fact that the 1830 census was taken in June, rather than August. End of comment.⁷

     Daniel Ball was born on 15 March 1801 at Norwich, Windsor Co., VT.¹ He was the son of Roswell Ball and Huldah Hartshone.¹ Daniel Ball married Ellen M. (????) before 1834.¹
     Daniel Ball appeared on the census of 1 June 1830 at Cecilius, Cattaraugus Co., NY; "Daniel" with three males 20-29 (Daniel 29 and perhaps brothers William 20 and Oriman 27), a male 15-19 (unknown), and female 15-20 (unknown).² He appeared on the census of 1 June 1840 at Mansfield, Cattaraugus Co., NY; "Daniel" with one male 30-40 (Daniel 39), two males under 5 (Lucius 2 and George 0), one female 30-40 (wife Ellen 31), and one female 10-15 (may be Louisa 6 in the wrong box).³ He appeared on the census of 10 August 1850 at Otto, Cattaraugus Co., NY; "Daniel" age 40, b. NY, with wife Elmira and children Louisa, Lucius, George, and Albert.⁴ He appeared on the census of 23 August 1860 at Mansfield, Cattaraugus Co., NY; "Daniel" age 58, b. VT, carpenter, wife Ellen and children Lucius, George, and Albert; next door to brother William.⁵ He appeared on the census of 8 August 1870 at Mansfield, Cattaraugus Co., NY; "Daniel" age 68, b. VT, carpenter, with wife "Elmira" and son George with his family.⁶

     Daniel Ball is the son of William Ball.¹