Martha Ballard
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Born | Oxford |
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Massachusetts | |
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Died | Augusta |
Maine | |
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Nationality | American |
Spouse | Ephraim Ballard |
Books | The diary of Martha Ballard, 1785-1812 |
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ID | 754064 |
About Martha Ballard
Martha Moore Ballard was an American midwife and healer. Unusually for the time, Ballard kept a diary with thousands of entries over nearly three decades, which has provided historians with invaluable insight into frontier-women's lives.