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3. WALTER DENSMORE BLAISDELL, son of Nathan 2, b. Campton, June 28, 1826. m. April 6, 1853, Mary Baker Keniston, b. Camp- ton, March 6, 1826, dau. of John Keniston (see); she d. Oct. 28, 1865; he m. second, Jan. 2, 1867, Annie A. (Huckins) Merrill, b. Bridgewater, dau. of Joseph and Almira (Prescott) Huckins (see) and widow of Rockwood G. Merrill (see). He has resided in Plymouth since 1853. Beginning March, 1861, he was the efficient postmaster twenty-six years, a duration of service not often equalled in any town. For several years he has been superintendent of the Trinity Cemetery. Three children :
i. EDWIN R., b. May 25, 1859. d. June 5, 1864.
ii. EVA MARY, b. Sept. 19, 1867. Plymouth High School, 1886. m. Oct. 28, 1890, James Frank Dubois, b. Peacham, Vt., 1866, son of Charles B. and Mary E. (Connor) Dubois. He is an electrician, res. in Lynn, Mass.
iii. ANNIE PEARL, b. August 3, 1876. m. Oct. 19, 1895, Walter I. Lee. They res. in Plymouth.
BLAKE.
1. WILLIAM BLAKE, son of Dea. Samuel and Molly (Baird) Blake. b. 1750, d. 1812. He lived in Andover, of which his father, Dea.
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Samuel, was an early settler. He m. Dorothy Swain, a sister of Ichabod Swain, of Sanbornton; m. second, Abigail Eaton, of Candia.
2. i. WILLIAM, b. March 13, 1775.
ii. JOHN, d. unm.
3. iii. HEZEKIAH.
iv. MARY, b. Oct. 10, 1780. m. Oct. 27, 1804, Jeremiah Marston (see).
v. DOLLY.
2. WILLIAM BLAKE, son of William 1, b. Andover, March 13, 1775. m. Dec. 15, 1796, Hannah Permoit; m. second, Nov. 12, 1812, Nancy Gove, dau. of Ebenezer and Susannah (Swain) Gove, of Sanbornton. He removed from Andover to Plymouth, 1828, living where Stephen Glover now res. He d. June 30, 1842 ; she d. Oct. 24, 1843. Seven children by first and eight by second marriage.
i. INFANT. d. soon.
ii. MERCY P., b. March . 2, 1798. m. June 18, 1821, Jeremy Young Bryant. They were parents of Hon. Napoleon B. Bryant.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 3, 1799. m. August 28, 1818, William Tucker.
iv. HANNAH P., b. June 5, 1802. m. Jan. 18, 1829, Ilazen Underhill.
v. POLLY, b. August 3, 1804. m. May 30, 1823, Evan D. Corliss.
vi. MIRIAM, b. Nov. 21, 1805. m. June 7, 1829, Jacob Weare. vii. LUCINDA, b. August 15, 1807. m. June 27, 1830, True Brown. viii. NANCY, b. Sept. 10, 1813. m. 1837, Jacob Morrison (see).
ix. SALLY G., b. June 28, 1815. m. Sept. 14, 1834, Samuel Muzzey.
x. BELINDA, b. April 20, 1817. m. Nov. 23, 1837, Joel Ingalls (see).
xi. JOHN W., b. Feb. 4, 1819. m. 1841, Louisa G. Melvin. IIe lived in Plymouth until 1867, when he removed to Kansas. (1) Mary Emeline, b. 1842, d. Feb. 16, 1865 ; (2) Clara J., b. 1843, d. August 7,1861 ; (3) Ellen G., b. 1847.
xii. WILLIAM P., b. August 4, 1821. m. Phebe Hodgkins.
xiii. THEOPHILUS, b. Jan. 20, 1824. m. Jan. 5, 1845, Nancy S. Clark.
xiv. GEORGE G., b. July 18, 1826.
XV. ANDREW JACKSON, b. May 20, 1829. unm. d. May 7, 1894.
3. HEZEKIAH BLAKE, son of William 1, b. Andover. m. in Andover March 7, 1799, Susannah Graves. He removed from Andover to Plymouth, 1820, and lived several years on the Melvin farm. His wife, Susannah, d. August 30, 1836. He m. second, Sarah Ann Rowe ; m. third, Betsey Morrison, dau. of Samuel Morrison (see). He was poor, and for several years after 1838 he was not taxed. He d. about 1856 ; his widow d. a few years later in Bridgewater.
i. POLLY, m. Jan. 20, 1820, David Corliss, b. 1774, son of Jere- miah and Polly Philbrick Corliss, of Bradford, Vt .; removed to Wisconsin.
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ii. WILLIAM, b. June 24, 1806. d. Sept. 27, 1832.
iii. ABIGAIL P., m. June 5, 1837, George E. Sawyer, of Bridgewater ; removed to Elgin, Ill.
BLAKE.
1. OLIVER SMITH BLAKE, b. Nov. 6, 1742, was a native of Sandown or vicinity. He m. Nov. 6, 1764, Deborah Ingalls, dau. of Timothy Ingalls (see). In the Revolution he was a private in Capt. Philip Tilton's company, 1775, and a sergeant in Capt. David Quimby's com- pany, 1776. He lived in Sandown, New Chester, New Hampton, and Bristol. He was a farmer and an innholder. He d. in Bristol Feb. 16, 1823. His widow, Deborah, d. March 29, 1829. Ten children.
i. SARAH, b. August 26, 1765. m. Ebenezer Emerson (see).
ii. RUTH, b. Dec. 22, 1767. m. - James.
iii. HANNAII, b. June 30, 1770. m. Peter Wells (see).
iv. MEHITABLE, b. Jan. 17, 1773. m. Nov. 17, 1796, John Kidder, b. May 29, 1773, son of John and Jenny (Lynn) Kidder, of Bristol. They lived in Bristol, Hebron, and Enosburg, Vt., where he d. Feb. 8, 1856. She d. Holland, Vt., March 24, 1863.
v. MARY, b. August 16, 1775. m. James Kidder, b. April 30, 1771, son of John and Jenny (Lynn) Kidder. They removed to Enosburg Vt. Ile d. Oct. 30, 1833. She d. May 10, 1843.
vi. OLIVER, b. Nov. 1, 1777, lived some years, at least, in Bristol.
vii. DOLLY, b. March 16, 1780.
viii. Lucy, b. Jan. 9, or 25, 1783. m. Daniel Emerson (see).
ix. DEBORAH, b. Jan. 4, 1785. m. June 16, 1803, David Fowler; lived in Sanbornton, Hebron, Bristol, and Alexandria. He d. Sept. 14, 1866. She d. Sept. 5, 1871.
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ABIGAIL, b. May 13, 1787. m. Zebulon Ferrin (see)
BLAKE.
1. NATHAN BLAKE, probably from Epping, removed to Sanbornton, He was drowned in the Penigewasset River, in Franklin, at a point since called Blake Falls, May 5, 1799. His widow, Molly, m. second, Feb. 22, 1803, Samuel Tenney, of Sanbornton.
2. JEDEDIAH BLAKE, son of Nathan 1, b. March 20, 1779, m. in Sanbornton, Oct. 10, 1799, Sallie Hoyt ; removed to Bolton, P. Q., and about 1812 removed to Alexandria, where he d. Nov. 29, 1867.
3. NATHAN BLAKE, son of Jedediah, b. Bolton, P. Q., April 19, 1808. m. Jan. 1, 1831, Ruth C. Simonds, b. Nov. 24, 1810, dau. of Moses and Ruth (Cross) Simonds, of Alexandria. He was a farmer and lumber- man. He removed to Plymouth, 1874, having previously lived in
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Alexandria and Epping. He d. March 14, 1883. She d. Jan. 6, 1896. Ten children b. in Alexandria.
i. LUCY SIMONDS, b. June 19, 1832. d. April 30, 1857.
ii. LEVI SIMONDS, b. Jan. 16, 1834. d. Dec. 6, 1834.
iii. LEVI FLETCHER, b. Oct. 22, 1835. m. July 2, 1868, Mary F. Rollins. He d. Alexandria, Feb. 26, 1896.
iv. SARAH JANE, b. Feb. 13, 1838. m. August 30, 1862, Gideon C. Boardman, of Alexandria. She d. Sept. 4, 1864.
v. LOUISA CAROLINE, b. Nov. 2, 1839. d. Sept. 21, 1861.
vi. LAURA ELIZABETHI, b. Sept. 25, 1841. 22,1902.
unm. d. in Plymouth, Feb.
vii. ALONZO NATHAN, b. July 15, 1843. m. Sept. 30, 1877, Lizzie Walker. He is a provision dealer in Boston ; res. Somerville Mass.
viii. AMANDA RUTH, b. June 12, 1845. d. Sept. 20, 1879.
ix. GEORGE WASHINGTON, b. March 19, 1848. m. May 21, 1870, Annie C. Sweetland. Railroad conductor.
x. FRANCIS FERREN, b. June 27, 1850. m. July 3, 1884, Cora L. Heath, b. March 8, 1863, dau. of Charles R. Heath (see). State Normal School, 1881. She d. Nov. 30, 1800. He is a successful farmer and has res. in Plymouth since 1879. Selectman, 1894 1895, 1899. Two children, b. in Plymouth: (1) Harry N., b. Sept. 26, 1885. Plymouth Iligh, 1903. (2) Lula R., b. Nov. 21, 1888.
BLANCHARD.
1. THOMAS BLANCHARD came from London in the ship "Jona- than," 1639. He was in Braintree several years, and, 1651, settled on the Mystic side of Charlestown, where he d. May 21, 1654. His wife, perhaps a second wife, died on the passage to New England, and he m., third, Mary -. His sons were George, Thomas, Samuel, and Nathaniel.
2. SAMUEL BLANCHARD, son of Thomas 1, b. 1630. m. Feb. 3, 1654/5, Mary Sweetser, dau. of Seth Sweetser, of Charlestown, who d. Feb. 20, 1668/9. He m. second, June 23, 1673, Hannah Doggett, dau. of Thomas Doggett, of Marshfield. He lived in Charlestown until 1686, when he removed to Andover, Mass. He d. April 22, 1707. She d. July 10, 1725.
3. JONATHAN BLANCHARD, son of Samuel 2, b. May 25, 1664. m. May 26, 1685, Anna Lovejoy, dau. of John Lovejoy, of Andover.
4. STEPHEN BLANCHARD, son of Jonathan 3, b. Andover, 1702. m. August 10, 1724, Deborah Phelps. Lived in Andover. His sons, Nathan and David, settled in Wilton.
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5. DAVID BLANCHARD, son of Stephen,4 b. Andover, April 10, 1740. m. Margaret -, and settled in Wilton about 1762. Of their eight children two became residents of Plymouth, Peter Dolever (named below) and Deborah, wife of James Blodgett (see).
6. PETER DOLEVER BLANCHARD, son of David5, b. Wilton, June 16, 1765. m. Mary Blodgett, dau. of James Blodgett (see). He was a farmer, res. in Plymouth from 1795 to 1810, when he re- moved to Groton, where he d. 1829. She d. July 1, 1845. Six chil- dren.
i. PETER, b. Oct. 26, 1791. m. Sarah Melvin. Res. Groton. Chil- dren : Peter, Seth, Eben, Betsey, Simeon, Joan, and Esther.
ii. SIMEON, b. August 6, 1793. m. Tryphena Sherman ; m. second, Louisa Sherman, daus. of Reuben Sherman. He lived in Lisbon. Children : Mary, Damon, Noah, and Truman. Of these, Damon d. in Plymouth, Dec. 21, 1844.
iii. MARY, b. Sept. 11, 1795. m. Jonathan Wise. Res. Lynn, Mass. Children : George, Jonathan, Jackman, Laura.
iv. BELINDA, b. April 26, 1800. m. Chester Caswell. Lived in Haver- hill, Mass.
v. OTIS, b. April 11, 1804. m. May 25, 1835, Atalanta B. Peake. She d. Jan. 4, 1850. He m. second, Lavinia Phelps. He d. in Rumney, Sept. 23, 1881.
vi. ESTHER, b. March 9, 1809. m. Truman Church. Res. Vershire, Vt. She d. May 10, 1843. Three children.
BLISS.
1. JONATHAN BLISS, son of Jonathan and Martha (Martin) Bliss, b. Randolph, Vt., July 15, 1799. Dartmouth College, 1824. He read law with Joseph Bell, at Haverhill, and with William C. Thompson, at Plymouth, and was admitted, 1828. He practised law in Plymouth from 1828 to 1832, when he removed to Haverhill, where he remained until 1836. In Plymouth he was associated with William C. Thomp- son, under the name of Thompson & Bliss. In 1836 he removed to Gainesville, Ala., where he was successful and prosperous. He d. while on a journey, in Cleveland, Ohio, July 27, 1879. (See Vol. I.)
He m., Oct. - , 1831, Lucretia A. C. Leverett, dau. of William Leverett, of Windsor, Vt. She d. about 1839. He m. second, Oct. 7, 1844, Mary Ballard Kidder, b. March 6, 1809, dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Rogers) Kidder, of Charlestown, Mass. She d. April 12, 1857. He m. third, Maria Kidder, of Medford, Mass. He had chil- dren, it is said, but a record is not available.
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BLODGET.
1. THOMAS BLODGET, b. 1605, the emigrant ancestor of a family prominent in the annals of New England, sailed from London in the "Increase," April 18, 1635. The family were "Thomas Blogget, glover, aged 30, his wife Susan aged 37 a son Daniel aged 4 and a son Samuel aged 13 years." He settled in Cambridge, Mass., and was one of the original members of Rev. Thomas Shepard's company, which founded the first church in Cambridge. He was made a free- man, 1636, and received a grant of land. He d. 1642. His will is dated August 10, 1641, and was probated 1643. His widow, Susan, m. second, Feb. 15, 1643/4, James Thompson, of Woburn, who d. 1682. She d. Feb. 10, 1660/1. Samuel Blodget, son of Thomas 1 and Susan, settled in Woburn, and Susanna Blodget, dau. of Thomas 1 and Susan, b. 1637, m. Nov. 28, 1655, Jonathan Thompson, son of James, and lived in Woburn. They were ancestors of Benjamin Thompson, b. March 26, 1753, known as Sir Benjamin Thompson and Count Rumford.
2. DANIEL BLODGET, son of Thomas 1, b. England, 1631. m. Sept. 15, 1653, Mary Butterfield, dau. of Benjamin and Ann Butterfield, of Woburn and Chelmsford, Mass. He removed from Cambridge to Chelmsford, and there his children were born. His wife, the mother of seven children, d. Sept. 5, 1666; he m. second, March 10, 1669, Sarah Underwood, who was the mother of two sons. He d. Jan. 28, 1672.
3. THOMAS BLODGET, son of Daniel 2, b. Chelmsford, June 25, 1654. Lived in Chelmsford. He was a grantee of land, 1690 and 1711, and a surveyor of fences, 1638. He m. June 29, 1682, Mary Parkhurst, dau. of Joseph Parkhurst; she d. Sept. 9, 1694. He m. second, July 8, 1696, Mary Druse, of Groton, Mass. She, a widow, d. June 8, 1749.
4. JOSEPH BLODGET, son of Thomas 3 and Mary (Parkhurst) Blod- get, b. Chelmsford, Oct. 10, 1689. m. Dorothy Perham, b. July 9, 1696, dau. of Joseph Perham. He was one of the early settlers of Nottingham West, now Hudson, and his dwelling, known as Blodget's Garrison, was one of the fortified houses in that locality. He was prominent in the affairs of the settlement, and his descendants are numerous and are distinguished in New Hampshire and elsewhere. He d. Dec. 3, 1761; she d. March 6, 1778. Eight children b. in Nottingham West.
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i. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 9, 1719, the first male child born in the town.
5. ii. EBENEZER, b. Jan. 3, 1720.
6. iii. JEREMIAH, b. July 20, 1721.
iv. DOROTHY, b. Feb. 18, 1724.
m. - Thompson; m. second, Onesipherus Marsh, of Plymouth (see).
v. ABIGAIL. m. Samuel Greeley, son of Samuel, of Nottingham West.
vi. REBECCA, b. Feb. 3, 1728. m. Samuel Merrill, son of Samuel, of Nottingham West.
vii. JONATHAN, b. Dec. 5, 1730.
7. viii. JAMES, b. Feb. 17, 1734.
5. EBENEZER BLODGETT, son of Joseph 4, b. Jan. 3, 1720, with wife Hannah came to Plymouth, 1764. He was active in forwarding the settlement, and was respected by his associates. He was a Selectman, 1776-1778, and was frequently named in the early annals of Plymouth. He was taxed continuously until 1794, when he deeded his farm to Joshua Thornton in consideration of his future support. He d. 1802. No children.
6. JEREMIAH BLODGETT, son of Joseph 4, b. July 20, 1721. m. Miriam Provender. He was a soldier, 1745, in a company of scouts commanded by Capt. John Goffe. He lived and died in Hudson. His sons Jeremiah and Ebenezer settled in Plymouth, and Asahel and Beniah settled in Dorchester. Seven children.
i. JEREMIAH, b. May 9, 1751, came from Hudson to Plymouth, 1772. m. in Plymouth, April 15, 1774, Lucy Nevins, dau. of Thomas Nevins (see). He enlisted from Plymouth in Col. Timothy Bedel's regiment, in January, 1776. In this service there were several men from Plymouth, including his brother Ebenezer. The two brothers died in the service in the summer of 1776, of a viru- lent fever, near Ticonderoga. Their father, hearing of their sick- ness, journeyed on horseback from Hudson to Ticonderoga, and then learned that his two oldest sons were dead and buried. For some reason the name of Jeremiah Blodgett is not found on the imperfect rolls of the regiment, but the fact of his service and death as stated admits of no doubt. He was taxed in Plymouth 1773, 1774, 1775, and his widow, Lucy, 1776 and 1777, when the farm was sold. They had one child: (1) Lucy, b. Nov. 20, 1775. Widow, Lucy Blodgett, d. July 1, 1804.
ii. EBENEZER, b. Jan. 29, 1753, came to Plymouth, 1772, and here m. May 19, 1775, his cousin Sarah Blodgett, dau. of James Blodgett (see). He was a soldier in Colonel Bedel's regiment and d. in the service 1776 (see record of his brother Jeremiah). His widow Sarah m. second, 1782, Andrew Hickok (see).
iii. ASAHEL, b. June 19, 1755, was a soldier in the Revolution. IIe m. Dec. 13, 1781, Catherine Pollard, dau. of Ebenezer and Abigail Pollard, of Hudson. She d. Dec. 20, 1795; he m. second, Lois
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Pollard, a sister of his first wife. He removed, 1806, from Hudson to Dorchester, where he d. June 2, 1842. He had seven children by first and six by second marriage : (1) Catharine, b. Nov. 24, 1782, d. unm. Dec. 10, 1805. (2) Asahiel, b. May 15, 1784. m. 1805, Polly Blodgett and lived in Hudson and in Dorchester. (3) Ebenezer, b. Jan. 14, 1786. m. June 21, 1827, Sally Cheever, of Dorchester. Ile lived at Fort Covington, N. Y., 1830-1844, and later in Rumney, where he d. March 19, 1870. His son Isaac D., b. May 11, 1828, a merchant of New York and Boston, member of New York Chamber of Commerce, New England Historic-Genea- logical Society. His kindness and courtesy have presented many items of interest to this family register. (4) Isaac, b. August 12, 1787. d. unm. Oct. 29, 1816. (5) Sybel, b. Nov. 13, 1789. d. unm. March 6, 1863. (6) Lois, b. Feb. 17, 1792. m. Wales Dole, of Canaan. (7) Caleb, b. Dec. 13, 1793. in. 1824, Char- lotte Piper. He was a prominent and honored citizen of Dorches- ter and of Canaan. Representative, State Senator, 1833, 1834; Ex- ecutive Councillor, 1814, 1845; Sheriff, 1835-1840, and County Commissioner. He d. Oct. 5, 1872. His son Caleb, b. Dorchester, June 3, 1832, Dartmouth College, 1856; LL. D. 1889; an able Jus- tice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, and a loyal son of New Hampshire ; he d. Dec. 11, 1901. Isaac Newton, a second son of Caleb, b. Canaan, March 6, 1838, an eminent lawyer of Franklin, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 1880-1898; Chief Justice, 1898-1902, when he resigned. Ile m. May 24, 1861, Sarah Azubah Gerould, b. April 13, 1839, dau. of Rev. Moses and Cynthia (Locke) Gerould. (8) Rufus, b. Nov. 12, 1798. m. Ruth Webster Fellows. He d. Fort Covington, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1881. (9) Lucinda, b. Nov. 18, 1800. d. unm. August 9, 1879. (10) Abner, b. Dec. 5, 1802. m. Dec. 9, 1832, Persis Blodgett. d. Wentworth, Oct. 5, 1889. (11) Beniah, b. April 25, 1804. d. April 8, 1817. (12) Jeremiah, b. March 10, 1806. Lived in Dorchester, Rumney, and after 1847 in Wentworth. He was a Representative from Dorchester, 1842, 1843, from Wentworth, 1870, 1871, 1872; Executive Councillor, 1875 and 1877. He m. Nov. 24, 1833, Amanda Johnson, dau. William and Hannah (Brown) Johnson, of Wentworth. The eldest of his eight children was Rufus, b. Oct. 9, 1834, removed to New Jersey and was Superintendent of the New Jersey Southern Railroad, and of the New York and Long Branch Railroad, a Member of the As- sembly, 1877-1879, and United States Senator, 1887-1893. (13) Betsey, b. May 14, 1808. d. unm. Feb. 23, 1892.
iv. HANNAH, b. Sept. 24, 1757. m. Oct. 31, 1776, Stephen Chase. Re- moved to Topsham, Vt. She d. about 1845.
v. SARAH, b. May 16, 1760. d. Feb. 5, 1777.
vi. ISAAC, b. May 2, 1762. d. Jan. 21, 1777.
vii. BENIAH, b. March 3, 1765. m. Betsey Hamblet and removed to Dorchester, where he d. 1830 ; no children.
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7. JAMES BLODGETT, son of Joseph 4, b. Nottingham West, Feb. 13, 1734. m. Sarah Snow, dau. of Joseph and Bridget Snow (see). He removed to Plymouth, 1764 or 1765. On a brook tributary to Baker's River, in the western part of the township, he built the first grist-mill in this vicinity. He was a deacon of the Baptist Church, a selectman, 1784, and a useful citizen. For other reference to a worthy pioneer see Vol. I. The date of death of his wife has not been discovered. He m. second, in Salem, 1793, Esther Wyman. The intention of mar- riage is recorded in Plymouth, and record of the marriage is in Salem. He d. 1813.
i. SARAI, b. Nov. 23, 1754. m. Ebenezer Blodgett (see). m. second, Andrew Hickok (see).
8. ii. JAMES, b. Dec. 15, 1756.
iii. ZERUAH, b. May 13, 1759. m. Jan. 11, 1778, Timothy Bayley, b. Haverhill, Mass., June 16, 1751, son of Richard and Rachel (Page) Bayley, and a brother of Richard Bayley, of Plymouth and Berlin, Vt. Ile lived in Lisbon until 1810, when he removed to Spring- field, Ohio. Her name is written in one instance Zerviah, and she is called Viah in Bayley genealogy.
9. iv. ABIEL, b. Feb. 20, 1762.
v. HANNAH, b. 1764. m. in Plymouth, June 24, 1784, Henry Phelps, b. Hollis, April 18, 1751, son of John and Deborah Phelps. They lived in Groton, where she d. Oct. 10, 1843. Henry Phelps had previously m. Hannah Nevins, dau. of Thomas Nevins (see).
10. vi. JOSEPH SNOW, b. April 21, 1767.
vii. MOLLEY, b. 1769. m. Peter Dolever Blanchard (see).
viii. BRIDGET, b. 1773. m. Nathan Penniman (see).
11. ix. SIMEON, b. 1774.
12. x. EBENEZER, b. Feb. 9, 1777.
8. JAMES BLODGETT, son of James7, b. Dec. 15, 1756. m. March 4, 1788, Deborah Blanchard, b. Wilton, May 30, 1769, dau. of David Blanchard (see). She d. in Plymouth, April 5, 1806. He was a farmer, and lived in Plymouth until 1810.
i. DEBORAH, b. Dec. 13, 178S. m. Nov. 5, 1806, Ebenezer Hickok (see).
ii. HANNAH, b. Jan. 15, 1790.
iii. JAMES, b. Oct. 9, 1791. m. July 4, 1820, Polly Penniman, b. July 8, 1792, dau. of Capt. Adna Penniman (see).
iv. BRIDGET, b. June 19, 1793.
v. RALPHI, b. Dec. 6, 1796. d. August 29, 1798.
vi. NATHAN, b. April 11, 1799.
vii. ALVEN, b. June 18, 1801.
13. viii. ASAHIEL, b. Jan. 1, 1804.
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9. ABIEL BLODGETT, son of James7, b. Feb. 20, 1762. He lived in Plymouth. He m. April 29, 1788, Margaret Davis, b. 1769. In record of marriage she is called Margaret Davis, of Plymouth. It is tradition that her mother married, first, McKnight, and second, Davis, that she was a daughter of McKnight, and assumed the name of her stepfather. In 1834 they removed from Plymouth to Campton. He d. March 25, 1848. She d. Sept. 17, 1842. Children b. in Plymouth.
i. NANCY, b. Jan. 29, 1789. m. Joseph Stephens, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. They had sons, Simon and Cornell.
ii. ELIZA, b. March 16, 1791. m. Amos Fisher.
14. iii. ABIEL DAVIS, b. April 21, 1793.
iv. KEZIA, b. April 17, 1795. m. Benjamin Hall, of Dorchester. They had sons, Joseph and William, and a dau. Permelia, who m. William Jones.
v. RELIEF, b. June 11, 1797. m. Amos Melvin (see).
vi. PERMELIA, b. Feb. 25, 1800. d. 1803.
vii. SARAH SNOW, b. May 27, 1802. m. Walter Rideout (see).
viii. JEMIMA, b. August 29, 1804. m. Reuben Powers (see).
ix. CALVIN, b. March 13, 1806. unm. He lived in Plymouth, where he d. Oct. 28, 1881.
15. x. WILLIAM DAVIS, b. Jan. 25, 1808.
xi. CATHERINE, b. August 23, 1812. m. June 19, 1836, Jonas Fitch, b. Pepperell, Mass., March 21, 1811, son of Jonas and Thirza (Jewett) Fitch. He was an architect of Boston, Mass. The Fitchburg R.R. stone depot and other prominent buildings of Boston are his creations. He was a director of the Continental Bank. He d. Feb. 19, 1882. She d. March 28, 1892. Four children : (1) Anna Elizabeth Richards, b. March 13, 1839. m. Sept. 3, 1862, John Wallace. She d. March 14, 1891. (2) Charles Henry, b. May 29, 1841 ; d. Feb. 26, 1842. (3) Charles Henry, b. June 29, 1846. m. Jan. 24, 1878, Harriet Elizabeth Wisner. He was in active business in Boston, Mass., until 1882. He now resides in Pepperell, Mass. IIe has one child, Catherine Blodgett Fitch, b. Oct. 18, 1879. (4) Carrie Thirza, b. March 3, 1850. Res. Boston, Mass.
10. JOSEPH SNOW BLODGETT, son of James 7, b. April 21, 1767. m. Oct. 2, 1794, Eunice French, b. June 8, 1766. He lived in Camp- ton from 1794 to 1800, and subsequently in Plymouth. He was a farmer, and a part of the year he was accustomed to peddle earthen- ware. He d. June 15, 1834. She d. August 22, 1855. Three chil- dren b. in Campton, and five in Plymouth.
i. EUNICE, b. July 2, 1795. unm. d. Dec. 22, 1841.
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ii. SARAH SNOW, b. April 15, 1798. m. William Greenough (see). She d. May -, 1860.
16. iii. JOSEPH FRENCH, b. Nov. 17, 1799.
17. iv. MOSES, b. May 29, 1802. m. Dec. 31, 1827, Eliza Ferrin, of He bron.
18. v. NOAH, b. March 21, 1806.
vi. MARY A., b. March 7, 1810. m. Theodore Harriman.(see). >
vii. RUTH, b. Dec. 13, 1813. d. Jan. 9, 1830.
viii. EMILY, b. Oct. 17, 1817. m. Ezra B. Eaton, of Wentworth. She d. Dec. 2, 1855.
11. SIMEON BLODGETT, son of James 7, b. 1774. He was taxed in Plymouth, 1797-1800 and 1821-1828. He m. 1825, Alice (Kidder) Spalding, widow of Jonathan Spalding, Jr., of Wilton. He d. in Plymouth, Jan. 15, 1829, and his widow m. third, Jonathan Cummings (see).
12. EBENEZER BLODGETT, son of James 7, b. Feb. 9, 1777. He m. in Moultonborough, Nov. 25, 1802, Nancy Penniman, dau. of Capt. Adna Penniman (see). She d. Feb. 16, 1826, aged 45. He in. second, April 3, 1830, Lydia Barnard, of Warner. She d. Sept. 29, 1856, aged 69. He was a farmer, and from his labor upon the farm he supported his family. In the service of his Master he was equally earnest and laborious. Throughout the active years of his life he was a preacher, travelling through many towns and receiving no compensation. He was instrumental in building the old brick church at West Plymouth. He d. in Bristol, Sept. 28, 1854. Four children.
i. ALICE, b. Dec. 11, 1804. m. Daniel Bartlett (see).
ii. ATOSSA, b. August 14, 1806. m. John H. Gill (see).
iii. CATHERINE, b. June 9, 1810. m. Feb. 1, 1831, Leonard Felch, b. Weare, May 21, 1801, son of Jonathan and Abigail (Favor) Felch. They lived in Weare, where she d. 1851, leaving two sons : (1) John H., b. June 24, 1834, a well-known citizen of Hancock. (2) Hiram M., b. July 1, 1836. Res. Weare.
19. iv. EBENEZER KELLUM, b. March 4, 1831.
13. ASAHEL BLODGETT, son of James 8, b. Jan. 1, 1804. m. Nov 23, 1827, Priscilla Webster, dau. of Peter Webster. He was a farmer in Plymouth until 1848, when he removed to Orford. He d. Sept 28, 1874. She d. Oct. 30, 1871.
i. MARY JANE, b. Jan. 30, 1830. m. June 27, 1817, George W. Hickok, b. 1825, son of Ebenezer and Deborah (Blodgett) Hickok (see James Blodgett 7).
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ii. WEBSTER P., b. August 8, 1833. m. May 17, 1874, Dillie H. Pebbles. He is a farmer of Orford.
iii. STEPHEN, b. Jan. 23, 1837. d. April 25, 1856.
iv. MARTHA ANN, b. August 2, 1838. m. Dec. 4, 1856, Dan Y. Simp- son, farmer, of Orford. She d. Dec. 8, 1891.
v. HARRIET ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 7, 1843. m. May 26, 1878, Luther Sherburn, farmer, of Orford. She d. Oct. 9, 1893.
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