John Leverett Ballou

1865 - 1907  (41 years)

• Name	John Leverett Ballou
  Relationship	with Peter Delva
  Birth	22 May 1865	Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Occupation	say 1895 (29 years)	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut   [7]
  He was a grocer in New Haven, Connecticut.
  Census	1900 (34 years)	Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut   [1]
  In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 35, living on 12 New Street, Ansonia, Connecticut. He was a salesman in a grocery store.
  Death	1 Jan 1907	Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut   [2, 3, 4, 5, 8]
  He died from suicide by hanging being despondent on account of ill-health. [7, 8]
  Obituary	2 Jan 1907 (41 years)  [7]
  	Obituary for John L. Ballou
  Burial	—	Pine Grove Cemetery, Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut   [3, 4]
  	Gravestone of John Leverett Ballou Plot: Section A-1
  Person ID, Branch	I2344
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	John Ballou,   b. 2 May 1839, Connecticut d. 1912 (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lydia Main
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	7 Jul 1864
  Family ID	F1389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Grace Lillie "Lillie" Stiles,   b. 28 Jul 1876, Erving, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 13 Jul 1967, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1899	Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [6, 8]
  	Marriage Record of Grace Mellor and John Ballou
  Age at Marriage	John was 34 years and 1 month old - Grace was 22 years and 11 months old. (Were Married 7 years and 7 months).
  Children	+ 1. Maude Bernice "Bunny" Ballou,   b. 10 Jul 1900, Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut d. Jun 1980, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	The Rev. Clarence Francis Mellor   d. 15 Dec 1896, Interlachen, Putnam County, Florida m. 4 Jul 1895
  Stepchildren	1 stepson
  1. Clarence Burritt Mellor,   b. 24 Sep 1896, Palatka, Putnam County, Florida d. 24 Sep 1896, Palatka, Putnam County, Florida  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Burial: Pratt (1997) states he was buried in the Wendell Cemetery, Wendell, Massachusetts. This is incorrect. [8]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 May 1865 - Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut Occupation - say 1895 - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Marriage - 26 Jun 1899 - Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1900 - Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut Child - Maude Bernice "Bunny" Ballou - 10 Jul 1900 - Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut Death - 1 Jan 1907 - Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut Burial - — - Pine Grove Cemetery, Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S504] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0296; FHL microfilm: 1240142. [S1017] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S1535] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.), Memorial ID 683294 John L. Ballou. [S994] Gravestone Inscription. [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Grace Mellor and John Ballou. [S1536] Obituary for John L. Ballou, (New Haven, Connecticut: Morning Journal and Courier, 2 January 1907, Page 2). [S98] Pratt, Betty-Sue. Descendants of Charles Brigham, (Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1997).