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Elizabeth Ball (Fox)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: February 10, 1676 (29-37)
Lancaster, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Slain during Indian attack with husband and son, Joseph)
Place of Burial: Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Fox, of Concord and Rebecca Fox
Wife of John Ball, Sr. and John Ball
Mother of Joseph Ball; Mary Sterling; Joseph Ball; Infant Ball and Infant Ball
Sister of Eliphalet Fox
Half sister of Mary Fox (twin); Elizabeth Fox; Hannah Lester; Thomas Fox; John Fox and 4 others

married: October 3, 1665
Managed by: Dean Richard Hobart
Last Updated:
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Immediate Family

About Elizabeth Ball

Twin to Mary. Elizabeth died in the indian massacre in Lancaster in 1676. The account says that one child was killed and two taken prisoner. It is not clear whether the three children were all John and Elizabeth's, nor wheether it was Thomas who was killed or imprisoned.

Child with John Ball:

  1. Joseph Ball2 b. 12 Mar 1669/70, d. 10 Feb 1676 killed by Indians

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Possibly daughter of Thomas Fox of Concord, afterward of Watertown [Bond] and Warren - Ball Familiy


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Elizabeth Fox Was 23 Years, 2 Months And 15 Days Old When She Married John Ball On 0ct. 3rd 1665 In Watertown, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Elizabeth Fox And John Ball Had 1 Girl And 2 Boys: Joseph Ball - March 12, 1668 - Feb. 10th 1675/1676. Boy Ball - 1669 - 1675/1676. Girl Ball - 1672 - Feb. 10th 1675/1676.

Elizabeth [Fox] Ball Was 33 Years, 6 Months And 23 Days Old When Her Husband John And Their Three Children Were Captured And Killed By Indians On Feb. 10th 1675/1676.



John Ball married second Elizabeth Fox (1625-1676), daughter of Thomas Fox, on 3 October 1665 at Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA; "3 of the 8 mo."

  • ***************************************** John , his second wife - Elizabeth Fox, and son Joseph (age 6) were slain in the attack upon the town (Lancaster) by Indians and two other children were taken into captivity (Esther, Abigail). The battle occurred on 20 Feb 1676 as part of King Philip's War.
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Elizabeth Ball's Timeline

1642
July 18, 1642
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1667
October 29, 1667
Lancaster, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
1669
March 12, 1669
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, (Present USA)
1669
1672
1672
1676
February 10, 1676
Age 33
Lancaster, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1933
April 25, 1933
Age 33
April 25, 1933
Age 33
August 28, 1933
Age 33