Edward Ballard

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Edward Ballard

1804–1870

A 19th-century Episcopal clergyman and local historian, he wrote about Maine's coast, early church history, and the Popham colony. His work blends careful research with a strong sense of place.

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The Popham Colony : a discussion of its historical claims, with a bibliography of the subject

The Popham Colony : a discussion of its historical claims, with a bibliography of the subject

by Edward Ballard, Frederic Kidder, William Frederick Poole

About the author

Born in 1804 and active in the 19th century, Edward Ballard was an American Episcopal minister and writer whose surviving published work is closely tied to Maine. Library and catalog records connect him with books including The Early History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Maine and Geographical Names on the Coast of Maine.

His writing suggests a deep interest in both regional history and historical record-keeping. Rather than focusing on fiction, he appears to have devoted his work to documenting places, institutions, and early colonial history, including material related to the Popham celebration.

Ballard died in 1870. While many biographical details are not easy to confirm from readily available sources, the works attributed to him show a writer concerned with preserving Maine's past in a clear, factual way.