Eliphalet Ball
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Eliphalet Ball was an 18th-century Presbyterian minister and early settler whose leadership and land dealings were influential in the development of what became Ballston Spa, New York.
All labels observed (1)
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| Eliphalet Ball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16041230 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eliphalet Ball Context triple: [Ballston Spa, New York, namedAfter, Eliphalet Ball]
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A.
Ephraim Hart
Ephraim Hart was an early American merchant and broker who was among the founders of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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B.
Elias Dayton
Elias Dayton was an American Revolutionary War officer and Continental Army colonel from New Jersey who played a key leadership role in the war’s northern theater.
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C.
Ephraim Bull
Ephraim Bull was a 19th-century American horticulturist best known for developing the Concord grape, one of the first widely successful American table and wine grapes.
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D.
Ephraim Williams
Ephraim Williams was an 18th-century American soldier and landowner whose bequest led to the establishment of Williams College in Massachusetts.
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E.
Elihu Adams
Elihu Adams was an American farmer and soldier from colonial Massachusetts, known as the younger brother of U.S. President John Adams who served in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eliphalet Ball Target entity description: Eliphalet Ball was an 18th-century Presbyterian minister and early settler whose leadership and land dealings were influential in the development of what became Ballston Spa, New York.
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A.
Ephraim Hart
Ephraim Hart was an early American merchant and broker who was among the founders of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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B.
Elias Dayton
Elias Dayton was an American Revolutionary War officer and Continental Army colonel from New Jersey who played a key leadership role in the war’s northern theater.
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C.
Ephraim Bull
Ephraim Bull was a 19th-century American horticulturist best known for developing the Concord grape, one of the first widely successful American table and wine grapes.
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D.
Ephraim Williams
Ephraim Williams was an 18th-century American soldier and landowner whose bequest led to the establishment of Williams College in Massachusetts.
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E.
Elihu Adams
Elihu Adams was an American farmer and soldier from colonial Massachusetts, known as the younger brother of U.S. President John Adams who served in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Reverend Eliphalet Ball