Claude Devore Blodgett

Brief Life History of Claude Devore

When Claude Devore Blodgett was born on 11 November 1889, in Kansas, United States, his father, George Gould Blodgett, was 24 and his mother, Bessie M. Jacques, was 18. He married Hattie Marie Rathbun on 9 September 1914. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Judicial Township 5, San Mateo, California, United States in 1940 and Burlingame, San Mateo, California, United States for about 1 years. He died on 15 February 1979, in Marin, California, United States, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

Claude Devore Blodgett
1889–1979
Hattie Marie Rathbun
1891–1965
Marriage: 9 September 1914
Erwin D Blodgett
1916–
Lucille M Blodgett
1920–

Sources (9)

  • Claude D Blodgett, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Claude Dever Blodgett, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Claude Blodgett, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

English: unexplained. This surname is no longer found in Britain.

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

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