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Ballard Holt | Ballard Holt was born on March 20, 1837 in Chelmsford, MA and died in Andover, MA on October 10, 1925. At a very young age, his family moved to Holt Hill in Andover, the eighth generation of the Holt family to settle in Andover. After Ballard married, he moved closer to the center of town: He lived on both Maple and Central Streets. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1854.<br> | ||
The appointment was | Ballard Holt was the first librarian at Memorial Hall Library. He served as librarian and custodian from 1872-1906 when Edna A. Brown of Newport, RI was named as his successor. The appointment to the post of librarian was in recognition for his service to the country in the Civil War. He was a carpenter by trade. After his retirement as Librarian at Memorial Hall Library, Ballard Holt continued to serve the library in the capacity of custodian until 1914. <ref> Memorial Hall Library: Half a Century of Service, The Andover Townsman, June 21, 1923, pp 1-3 </ref> | ||
See | Ballard Holt enlisted in military service from Andover in September 12, 1862. He enlisted as a Private in Company G of the Massachusetts 44th Infantry and fought at Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsboro and in the siege of Washington, North Carolina. He was discharged on June 18, 1863 and mustered again on August 26, 1864 in Company B of the Massachusetts 11th Infantry. He served until the close of war and mustered out on June 4, 1865. <ref> Years Greatly Deplete the Ranks of Veterans, ''Evening Tribune'', May 29, 1918. </ref> | ||
Ballard Holt is buried in Andover's Spring Grove Cemetery. He was a charter member and Commander of the William F. Bartlett Post 99 of the GAR, (Grand Army of the Republic) a fraternal organization of Union Army Civil War Veterans. | |||
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*[https://archive.org/details/journalofgreate1973cobu_3/page/n15/mode/2up?q=%22ballard+holt%22 Andover's First Librarian] Journal of Greater Lawrence October 11, 1973, p. 16. | |||
*[https://mhl.org/sites/default/files/newspapers/ATM-1925-10-16.pdf Two Veterans Laid to Rest Ballard Holt Obituary] Andover Townsman October 16, 1925, p. 1. | |||
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=andover%20rebellion&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av= The Record of Andover During the Rebellion ], page 39. | *[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=andover%20rebellion&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=&av= The Record of Andover During the Rebellion ], page 39. | ||
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=103693&t=bailey%20historical%20sketches&tp=keyword&l=5&d=1&hc=2&rt=keyword Historical Sketches of Andover], by Sarah Bailey Loring, page 95. | *[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=103693&t=bailey%20historical%20sketches&tp=keyword&l=5&d=1&hc=2&rt=keyword Historical Sketches of Andover], by Sarah Bailey Loring, page 95. | ||
*[https://www.localnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=MHLATM19230323-01.1.3&srpos=5&e=------192-en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22ballard+holt%22-------MHL- Celebrated Eighty Sixth Birthday, Andover Townsman, March 23, 1923, p. 3.] | |||
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Ballard Holt was born on March 20, 1837 in Chelmsford, MA and died in Andover, MA on October 10, 1925. At a very young age, his family moved to Holt Hill in Andover, the eighth generation of the Holt family to settle in Andover. After Ballard married, he moved closer to the center of town: He lived on both Maple and Central Streets. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1854.
Ballard Holt was the first librarian at Memorial Hall Library. He served as librarian and custodian from 1872-1906 when Edna A. Brown of Newport, RI was named as his successor. The appointment to the post of librarian was in recognition for his service to the country in the Civil War. He was a carpenter by trade. After his retirement as Librarian at Memorial Hall Library, Ballard Holt continued to serve the library in the capacity of custodian until 1914. [1]
Ballard Holt enlisted in military service from Andover in September 12, 1862. He enlisted as a Private in Company G of the Massachusetts 44th Infantry and fought at Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsboro and in the siege of Washington, North Carolina. He was discharged on June 18, 1863 and mustered again on August 26, 1864 in Company B of the Massachusetts 11th Infantry. He served until the close of war and mustered out on June 4, 1865. [2]
Ballard Holt is buried in Andover's Spring Grove Cemetery. He was a charter member and Commander of the William F. Bartlett Post 99 of the GAR, (Grand Army of the Republic) a fraternal organization of Union Army Civil War Veterans.
REFERENCES
See Also
- Andover's First Librarian Journal of Greater Lawrence October 11, 1973, p. 16.
- Two Veterans Laid to Rest Ballard Holt Obituary Andover Townsman October 16, 1925, p. 1.
- The Record of Andover During the Rebellion , page 39.
- Historical Sketches of Andover, by Sarah Bailey Loring, page 95.
- Celebrated Eighty Sixth Birthday, Andover Townsman, March 23, 1923, p. 3.
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