The Ball Family Cemetery or Old Bristol Farm Cemetery as it came to be known is an inactive family cemetery in Girard, PA. It has been neglected and has been recently used as a dump by the current owners of the land.
Daniel Ball moved from Frederick Co., MD to Bedford Co., PA about 1793 and to Erie Co., PA about 1803. He fought in the American Revolution in the Virginia line and was awarded bounty lands which he never took up himself. He was a farmer most of his life. He married twice. His first wife Katherine Boyer (Byre) is buried with him and his second wife Mable's grave has not yet been found. Daniel and Katherine had 14 children.
Daniel Ball moved from Frederick Co., MD to Bedford Co., PA about 1793 and to Erie Co., PA about 1803. He fought in the American Revolution in the Virginia line and was awarded bounty lands which he never took up himself. He was a farmer most of his life. He married twice. His first wife Katherine Boyer (Byre) is buried with him and his second wife Mable's grave has not yet been found. Daniel and Katherine had 14 children.
The Ball Family Cemetery or Old Bristol Farm Cemetery as it came to be known is an inactive family cemetery in Girard, PA. It has been neglected and has been recently used as a dump by the current owners of the land.
Daniel Ball moved from Frederick Co., MD to Bedford Co., PA about 1793 and to Erie Co., PA about 1803. He fought in the American Revolution in the Virginia line and was awarded bounty lands which he never took up himself. He was a farmer most of his life. He married twice. His first wife Katherine Boyer (Byre) is buried with him and his second wife Mable's grave has not yet been found. Daniel and Katherine had 14 children.
Daniel Ball moved from Frederick Co., MD to Bedford Co., PA about 1793 and to Erie Co., PA about 1803. He fought in the American Revolution in the Virginia line and was awarded bounty lands which he never took up himself. He was a farmer most of his life. He married twice. His first wife Katherine Boyer (Byre) is buried with him and his second wife Mable's grave has not yet been found. Daniel and Katherine had 14 children.
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Sacred to the memory of Daniel Ball, Died Aug 25, 1831, AE 74 Yrs And Catherine his wife Died July 20, 1822 AE 61 Yrs
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