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Lucy Bell Ball
b. 1818
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Lucy Bell Ball was born in 1818, the daughter of Marmaduke Ball (1779-1863) and Rebecca Messenger, confirmed by the father's WikiTree profile, which lists her among four children (alongside brothers Aaron Jerome, Stephen Munn, and Jonathan Ball). She appears under the married name "Lucy Bell (Ball) Jacobs," suggesting she married a man named Jacobs, but this rests solely on WikiTree's name field with no supporting marriage record (no husband's given name, date, or place). Her birth place within New York, death date, burial place, husband's given name, and any children remain undocumented in the sources found.
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Lucy Bell Ball was born in 1818, daughter of Marmaduke Ball (1779-1863) and Rebecca Messenger. Birth place was within New York (specific town not established).
Not yet confirmed — probable matches and family lore, shown for research. Treat with caution.
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Lucy Bell Ball may have married a man with the surname Jacobs; she appears on WikiTree under the married name "Lucy Bell (Ball) Jacobs." unconfirmed
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Lucy's parents lived in the Hanover / Chautauqua County, New York area; her father Marmaduke is buried at Balltown Cemetery, Balltown, Chautauqua County, NY, and her mother Rebecca died 12 Aug 1845 at Hanover Center, Chautauqua County, NY. likely
likely mother's birth year: report “Rebecca Messenger born 1782” vs. found “Rebecca Messenger born 14 Nov 1784 (died 12 Aug 1845, Hanover Center, Chautauqua, NY)”. Minor two-year discrepancy in the mother's birth year. WikiTree gives a specific date (14 Nov 1784) versus the known facts' 1782. Does not affect identification of Lucy.
Open questions (5)
- What was the given name of Lucy's husband (surname Jacobs)? When and where did they marry? The 'Jacobs' surname is currently supported ONLY by WikiTree's married-name field with no marriage record behind it; it should be treated as a lead, not an established fact, until a primary marriage record is located.
- Did Lucy Bell (Ball) Jacobs have children?
- What were Lucy's death date and burial place? No FindAGrave or BillionGraves memorial was located for this 1818 Lucy; searches were dominated by the unrelated actress Lucille Ball (b. 1911) of the same Chautauqua County area.
- What was Lucy's birth place within New York (a specific town/county)? Her siblings were associated with Buffalo (Erie Co.) and Pompey (Onondaga Co.); the family later settled in Chautauqua County. The dossier's 'New York' birth place is inferred from family context, not a record specific to Lucy.
- The New England Ball Project (page p640, via the Internet Archive) lists Lucy B. Ball, b. c. 1818, d. 4 Aug 1854 — a possible death date for her, worth corroborating against a marriage or cemetery record (including any record of the Jacobs married surname).
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