When John Ballard was born on 18 October 1810, in Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States, his father, Joseph C Ballard, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Burcham, was 38. He died in May 1881, in Mechanicsburg, Washington Township, Boone, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Shelby, Indiana, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1822: Shelby, Indiana, United States
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.
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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