Not to be confused with Martha Moore (footballer).
Martha Ballard
Born
Martha Moore
February 9, 1735
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts
Died
June 9, 1812(1812-06-09) (aged 77)
Augusta, Maine, US
Nationality
American
Occupation(s)
Midwife, healer, mortician
Known for
Diary with 10,000 entries kept over 27 years
Spouse
Ephraim Ballard (m. 19 December 1754)
Children
9
Relatives
Clara Barton Mary Hobart
Martha Moore Ballard (February 9, 1735 – June 9, 1812) was an American midwife and healer. Unusual for the time, Ballard kept a diary with thousands of entries over nearly three decades, which has provided historians with invaluable insight into colonial frontier-women's lives.[1]
Ballard was made famous by the publication of A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard based on her diary, 1785–1812 by historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich in 1990.[2]
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