An elaborate history and genealogy of the Ballous in America; . and 25 ds. The husband m. 2d Dolly Ann{Tracy) LCnigsley, wid. of Simon Kingsley, Franklin, Ct., and dr. ofGurdon Tracy, Windham, Ct., b. 1810; cer. Norwich, Ct., Nov. 13,1854, by Eev. John P. Gulliver. She d. in said Norwich, May 13,1862, without issue, a. about 52 yrs. No characteristics of thesetwo wives given, but we shall presume that they were worthy ofhim who chose their companionship. Of him, Leonard Ballon,we find a full and interesting biographical sketch, published soonafter his death, in a Connecticut Magazine, giving a
An elaborate history and genealogy of the Ballous in America; . and 25 ds. The husband m. 2d Dolly Ann{Tracy) LCnigsley, wid. of Simon Kingsley, Franklin, Ct., and dr. ofGurdon Tracy, Windham, Ct., b. 1810; cer. Norwich, Ct., Nov. 13,1854, by Eev. John P. Gulliver. She d. in said Norwich, May 13,1862, without issue, a. about 52 yrs. No characteristics of thesetwo wives given, but we shall presume that they were worthy ofhim who chose their companionship. Of him, Leonard Ballon,we find a full and interesting biographical sketch, published soonafter his death, in a Connecticut Magazine, giving a History ofNew London County. We transfer the pertinent essentials ofthat sketch to these pages. Leonard Ballou was born in Cumberland, Feb. 23, 1794, andin his boyhood attended the common school of the town. Heafterwards pursued his studies in a private school preparatory toa classical course, working in the mean time in his fathers shopand on the farm. When he had reached the age of sixteen then on-inter course act and the embargo which preceded the war of.
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