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THE BALLlETS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND OF THE DAKOTAS*
Pierre BALLIET, 58 bis, rue de la Commanderie, 54000 Nancy, France
with assistance from
Marjorie K. BALLlET, Lehighton, PA, of the Ballliets of Whitehall Catherine ROCK, Akron, OH, of the Baillets of Heidelberg Ellen NEWMAN, Dover, NJ, of the Balliets of Emmaus
Gregg FREESE, Takoma Park, MD, of the Balliets of Sugar Loaf
Jean HOFFMANN, Saverne, France, of the Cercle Genealogique d'Alsace
Pierre SCHLOSSER, Diedendorf, France, for the translation
In 1968 Stephen Clay Balliet, from Baton Rouge, LA, published a Balllet family book printed by Thomas J. Moran's Son's, Inc., Baton Rouge: The Balliet, Balliett, Balliette, Balyeat, Bolyard and Allied Families. He first distinguishes three main American branches: The Balliets of Whitehall, the Balllets of Heidelberg and file Balliets of Sugar Loaf. Then, he mentions four "miscellaneous and unidentified lines," the Balllets of Towamensing, the Balliets of the Dakotas, the Bolyards of Seven Miles and the Balllets of Tamaqua. It seems that he was not aware of a Nineteenth Century immigrant: Peter Balllet, born 13 Oct. 1796 at Rauweiler, Alsace, emigrated in 1828, and died 21 Aug. 1849 in Emmaus, PA. This article tries to bring some more information on the connections between the Balliets of Sugar Loaf, the Balllets of Emmaus, the Balllets of the Dakotas, and the other branches.
* Reprinted from The Palatine Immigrant; March 1998 |
