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*[chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/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. | |||
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Revision as of 12:30, 24 January 2023
Ballard Holt was the first librarian at Memorial Hall Library. The appointment was a reward for his participation in the Civil War, as he was a carpenter by trade.
He was born on March 20, 1837 in Chelmsford. The family moved to Holt Hill in Andover, the eighth generation of Holt's 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 1954.
His burial place in located in Spring Grove Cemetery. Ballard Holt was the 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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- [chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/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.
- The Record of Andover During the Rebellion , page 39.
- Historical Sketches of Andover, by Sarah Bailey Loring, page 95.
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