Brief Life History of Bessie M.
Bessie M. Jacques was born in September 1871, in Kansas, United States. She married George Gould Blodgett on 2 August 1886, in Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1900.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Bessie Blodgett in household of John A Murphy, "United States Census, 1900"
- BESSIE JACQUES, "Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1877 · Nicodemus is Founded
The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Marcel, Armand, Emile, Normand, Pierre, Aime, Alain, Francois, Gaston, Germaine, Honore.
French, Walloon, Flemish, West Indian (mainly Haiti), and Mauritian: from the personal name Jacques, the usual French form of Latin Jacobus (see Jacob ). This surname is most common in Haiti. Compare Jack 5.
English: Frenchified form of Jacks and Jakes .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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