When Dudley Chase Blodgett was born on 15 November 1815, in Randolph, Orange, Vermont, United States, his father, Luther Blodgett, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Starkweather, was 28. He married Mary Patience Granger on 1 May 1845, in West Randolph, Randolph, Orange, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Winnebago, Oshkosh Town, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States in 1850. He died in December 1856, in Oshkosh Town, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 41.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
English: unexplained. This surname is no longer found in Britain.
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