Harriet Blackstone

Brief Life History of Harriet

When Harriet Blackstone was born about 1828, in Guernsey, Ohio, United States, her father, Thomas Blackstone Sr, was 24 and her mother, Nancy Dennis, was 27. She married William B Chidester on 7 February 1850, in Guernsey, Wheeling Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States.

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William B Chidester
1824–1855
Harriet Blackstone
1828–
Marriage: 7 February 1850

Sources (5)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Harriet Blackstone - Government record: birth-name: Harriet Blackstone
  • Harriet Blackstone, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997"
  • Harriet Blackstone, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997"

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World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

habitational name from Blackstone in Woodmancote (Sussex), from the Old English personal name Blæcsige + ing + tūn ‘the estate called after Blæcsige’.

habitational name from Blaxton in Yorkshire, named with Old English blæc ‘black’ + stān ‘stone’.

habitational name from Blakeston (Hall) in Norton (Durham), from the Old Norse personal name Bleikr + Old English tūn meaning ‘Bleikr's estate’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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