Talk:Hosea Ballou

Latest comment: 7 years ago by Sethie in topic Tag in the intro

Genealogy

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The apparent source of Ballou's genealogy is the 19th century source listed in the references. Modern sources have identified the Ballou family as coming from Devonshire, England. I will make the necessary changes and cite the new authorities shortly. Pjefts (talk) 18:02, 24 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

Tag in the intro

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There is a tag stating the intro doesn't summarize the article well enough.... not sure what else others would want to see in it? While brief, I think it does a good enough job. Others input requestedSethie (talk) 11:10, 22 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Disputed ancestry

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The article contains The family claimed to be of Anglo-Norman heritage, but this has no foundation[citation needed], and due to his ancestor being named Mathurin (Maturin) Ballou (Bellou), a French given name not found anywhere in England, nor is any English version of the name, so an Anglo-Norman origin is highly unlikely.[1] This contribution is not well formed and is a bit out of place here in the article. I suggest that this portion be rewritten.

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