Thomas Balch (1712-January 8, 1774 [1] ) was a Colonial minister in South Dedham, Massachusetts. [2] [3]
Balch was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1712. [4] He was graduated from Harvard College in 1733. [4]
Balch first took the pulpit on June 30, 1736. [4] [3] [1] The Balch School was named for him in 1867 in Norwood, Massachusetts. [3] [5] A new school was built on the same site in 1913 and is also known as the Balch School. [3]
When Norwood separated from Dedham in 1872, Balch was a potential name for the community. [3] His daughter, Mary, married Manasseh Cutler, and Cutler studied under the elder Balch for the ministry. [2] Another daughter, Hannah, married Jabez Chickering. [6] They also had a son named Jabez Chickering, Balch's grandson.
Balch died on January 8, 1774, 38 years after being ordained. [1] [4]
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