Ball, Reuben

Ball, Reuben a Baptist minister, was born in Maine about the year 1780. He was ordained and became pastor of the Church in Hartford, Me., in 1811. Here he remained not far from a year, and then was called to the pastorate of the Church in Bridgton, Me., where his ministry continued for fourteen years (1812-26). He died in Greene, Me., in 1827, "much lamented by the people over whom he had presided so long and with so much ability and piety." See Millett, Hist. of the Baptists in Maine, p. 435. (J. C. S.)