Mary Blossom

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Blossom was born on 11 December 1709, in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Joseph Blossom, was 36 and her mother, Mehetable Fuller, was 27. She married Joseph Bates on 16 April 1743, in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 30 December 1750, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Bates
1692–1778
Mary Blossom
1709–1750
Marriage: 16 April 1743
Mary Bates
1743–1830
Hannah Bates
1746–1838
Thomas Bates
1747–1821
Mehitable Bates
1750–1836

Sources (16)

  • Mary Blossom, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Mary Blossom Bates, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Blossom, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"

Name Meaning

English (East Yorkshire): nickname from Middle English blosme, blossom ‘blossom’ (Old English blōstm(a), blōsma) used in the 15th century for someone lovely and full of promise.

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

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