Thomas Blizzard

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Blizzard was born on 5 December 1747, in Pendleton, West Virginia, United States, his father, John Thomas Blizzard, was 27 and his mother, Mary Ruth Campbell, was 25. He married Eleanor (Nellie) Howe about 1769, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 22 January 1833, in Jackson Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Frazeysburg, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Blizzard
1747–1833
Eleanor (Nellie) Howe
1756–1804
Marriage: about 1769
John Blizzard
1770–1823
Paynter Blizzard
1775–
Lydia Blizzard
1776–
Benton or Burton Blizzard
1779–
Mary Virginia Blizzard
1781–1829
Wesley Blizzard
1781–1856
Reuben J. Blizzard
1784–1845
Willia Blizzard
1789–
James Blizzard
1800–
Benjamin Blizzard
1801–
George Blizzard
1804–
Ann Blizzard
1785–1856
Phebe Blizzard
1794–1832
Colonel William Blizzard
1799–1876

Sources (4)

  • Thomas Blizzard, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ltr to Geraldine Watts, 13 Oct 1995
  • Huffington Family History

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Blissett , altered by folk etymology under the influence of the vocabulary word blizzard.

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

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