Brief Life History of William
William Balch was born in 1810, in Marcellus, Marcellus, Onondaga, New York, United States. He married Charity Shepard about 1834, in Marcellus, Marcellus, Onondaga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in United States.
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- William Balch in entry for Andrew Shepard, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
- Andrew Balch in entry for Mariah A Sanford, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
- Wm Balch in entry for Addison W. Balch, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset and Wiltshire): nickname from an unrecorded Middle English balche or belche, presumably from Old English bælce ‘belch, belching; stomach; pride, arrogance’, probably applied in the sense ‘swelling pride, arrogance’, but in some cases it may have been acquired by a man given to belching.
English (Somerset and Wiltshire): possibly a nickname from Middle English balche, a noun or adjective derived from Old English bælcan ‘to shout’, for a man who habitually shouted.
Americanized form of German Bolch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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