Balch Facts 1

...John Balch was one of the "Old Planters" of Massachusetts.
...Hart Balch, Sr. was Captain of a ship that was lost at sea in Indonesia.
...Er Balch owned the "Leominster House" in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA.
... Historians credit Benjamin Balch, Sr. as the first caucasian male born in Neumkeag Colony, which later became Salem, Massachusetts, USA.
...Elizabeth Woodbury, wife of Benjamin Balch, Jr. and granddaughter of "Old Planter" John Woodbury, gave a deposition during the Salem "witch trials."
...The Balch House (owned originally by John Balch) is located in Beverly, MA, USA, and is considered to be one of the oldest (possibly the oldest) frame houses in the United States. Presently run as a museum by the Beverly Historical Society, it is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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