Joseph Ball

1816 - 1856  (40 years)

• Name	Joseph Ball
  	to Canada Father: George Ball (1785–1860) Mother: Margaret Creco (1784–1860) [1]
  Birth	17 Feb 1816	Davenport, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Devonport, formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth, England.    [2]
  Christening	10 Mar 1816	Stoke Damerel, (now Stoke), Plymouth, Devonshire, England   [2]
  History	10 Feb 1841 (24 years)	Upper and Lower Canada become the Province of Canada
  Death	29 Dec 1856	Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada   [2, 3]
  Burial	Aft 29 Dec 1856	Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada Fernhill Cemetery,  Saint John, New Brunswick   [4]
  	Gravestone of Joseph Bell IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH BELL DIED 29 DEC. 1856 AGED 41 YEARS Plot: 0551 SPRUCE AVENUE 11-01
  Obituary	31 Dec 1856 (40 years)  [4]
  d.Monday eve., 29th inst., Joseph BALL s/o George BALL, Esq., age 41, left widow, family. Funeral Thursday one o'clock from his residence Wyse Point Mills.
  Person ID, Branch	I25697
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2026

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Hannah Whelpley,   b. 26 Sep 1817, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 31 Mar 1888, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1840	Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America   [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 3 months - She : 22 years and 8 months.
  Children	1841 to 1856
  1. Eliza Isabella Ball (1841-1915) 2. Hannah Jane Ball (1843-1914) 3. Elizabeth Whelpley Ball (1844-1922) 4. George William Ball (1845-1900) 5. Mabel Ball (1847-1882) 6. Joseph Ball (1848-1888) 7. Samuel Ball (1850-1921) 8. Mary Ann Ball (1852-1935) 9. Edwin Ball (1854-1918) 10. Caroline Arettia Ball (1856-1928)
  Family ID	F9305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 17 Feb 1816 - Davenport, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Christening - 10 Mar 1816 - Stoke Damerel, (now Stoke), Plymouth, Devonshire, England Marriage - 16 May 1840 - Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America Death - 29 Dec 1856 - Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada Burial - Aft 29 Dec 1856 - Fernhill Cemetery, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  🟠 [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) . 🟠 [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 215207303 Joseph Ball . 🟢 [S1947] Gravestone Inscription . 🟡 [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 215207303 Joseph Ball . 🟠 [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 233659134 Hannah Whelpley Ball .