Jennie O Blaisdell

Brief Life History of Jennie O

When Jennie O Blaisdell was born on 12 May 1858, in Honolulu, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii, her father, John Lewis Blaisdell, was 58 and her mother, Rosanna McCann, was 45. She married William Weight Jr on 3 June 1879, in Honolulu, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hawaii, Hawaii, United States in 1920 and Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States in 1930. She died on 14 February 1946, in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, at the age of 87.

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Family Time Line

William Weight Jr
1858–1921
Jennie O Blaisdell
1858–1946
Marriage: 3 June 1879
Isabella May Weight
1880–1900
Charles Walker Weight
about 1886–about 1936
Mary Ann Weight
about 1895–
George William Weight
1881–1953
Alice Marion Weight
1883–1968
Albert Ernest Weight
1884–
Harold Schmidt Weight
1890–1937
Kenneth Chester Gerald Weight
1893–1946
Harry Oscar Weight
1898–about 1936

Sources (29)

  • Jennie Weight, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Jennie Blaisdell, "Hawaii Births and Christenings, 1852-1933"
  • Jennie Blaisdell, "Hawaii, Marriages, 1826-1954"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English (Cumbria and Lancashire): habitational name from a place inthe Lake District named Blaisdell, from the Old Norse bynameBlesi (from blesi ‘blaze, white spot’), or from thesame word used in the sense of a white spot on a hillside, + Old Norsedalr ‘valley’.

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

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