Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Blaisdell was born on 10 May 1766, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Henry Blaisdell, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Foote, was 30. He married Rachael McQuade on 15 November 1804, in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States in 1850. He died on 3 August 1857, at the age of 91.
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- Stephen Blaisdell in household of Gili*An Blaisdell, "United States Census, 1850"
- Stephen Blasdle, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Stephen Blaisdell, "Find A Grave Index"
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
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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