When Calvin Ballard was born on 30 May 1784, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Dane Ballard, was 30 and his mother, Rebeckah Forbush Forbes, was 24. He died in June 1811, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 27, and was buried in Lebanon, Lebanon, Madison, New York, United States.
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English: from Middle English ballard ‘bald-headed man’ (compare Bald 3).
French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Balhard, composed of the elements bal, presumably meaning ‘torment, spitefulness’, and hard ‘hard, strong’. Compare Ballor .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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