Paulina Ballard

Brief Life History of Paulina

Paulina Ballard was born on 24 May 1810, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. She married Herman C Maxwell about 1828. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Buffalo Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Nora, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 16 August 1875, at the age of 65, and was buried in Ogle, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Herman C Maxwell
1808–1883
Paulina Ballard
1810–1875
Marriage: about 1828
Romelia Maxwell
1832–1907
James Maxwell
1833–1894
William Ballard Maxwell
1835–1912
Eliza Marie Maxwell
1840–1910
Alexander Maxwell
1844–1912

Sources (5)

  • Pauline Maxwell in household of Herman Maxwell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Paulina Maxwell, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Paulina Maxwell in entry for Alexander Maxwell, "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

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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