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| | Ancestry of Augustus Balch - Generation 7 |
 | | In the mid 1800's John was one of five or six ship builders in Trescott, building the 165 ton brig Mary E. Balch in 1846, the 242 ton brig Jeremiah Fowler in 1853, and the 700 ton ship Troy in 1854, among others. |
 | | John Balch resided at Bangor, Me., until about 1820, when he met with reverses in business, which caused him to remove to Trescott, where he continued to live. |
 | | John Merryman, born 1771 in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine; died November 05, 1827 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine. |
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