Brief Life History of Joseph Smith
When Joseph Smith Ball was born on 3 January 1851, in Whitwick, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Ball, was 28 and his mother, Susanna Chamberlain, was 26. He married Priscilla Bull on 24 July 1871, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1880 and Castle Rock, Summit, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 13 January 1926, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (21)
- Joseph Ball in household of Thomas Ball, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jas. S. Ball in entry for William Thomas Ball, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Joseph S Ball, "United States Census, 1920"
Spouse and Children
1851–1926 Male
1850–1929 Female
Children (12)
1872–1904 Male
1873–1874 Female
1875–1876 Female
1877–1929 Female
1878–1878 Male
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1822–1905 Male
1824–1893 Female
Siblings (10)
1848–1848 Male
1851–1926 Male
1852–1924 Male
1854–1854 Female
1855–1856 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 3
1859
Age 8
1872 · The First National Park
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English bal, ball(e) ‘ball, sphere, globe, round body’ (Old French balle or Old English beall(a)), a nickname for a short, obese person.
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a knoll or rounded hill, from the same Middle English word, bal(le) as in 1 above, but applied topographically.
English: from a Middle English adjective ball (weak form balle) in the sense ‘bald’, from ball ‘white streak, bald place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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