When Joshua Ballard was born on 3 November 1782, in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Dane Ballard, was 29 and his mother, Rebeckah Forbush Forbes, was 23. He married Polly Child on 17 April 1808, in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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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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