Emily Bledsoe

Female30 April 1808–November 1848

Brief Life History of Emily

When Emily Bledsoe was born on 30 April 1808, in Wake, North Carolina, United States, her father, Edward Ned Bledsoe, was 27 and her mother, Mary Ann Marshall, was 20. She married John W Scott in 1823, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died in November 1848, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

John W Scott
1810–
Emily Bledsoe
1808–1848
Marriage: 1823
Samuel A Scott
1832–
James F. Crockett Scott
1839–
Mary H Scott
1834–1871
Sarah E Scott
1837–1910
Camden R. Scott
1841–

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1823Tennessee, United States
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (14)

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    World Events (8)

    1812

    Age 4

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1812 · War of 1812

    Age 4

    Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 11

    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. 

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from a place in Gloucestershire named Bledisloe, from the Old English personal name Blīth (a byname meaning ‘cheerful’) + Old English hlāw ‘mound, tumulus’. This surname is very rare in Britain.

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

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