George Washington Blanden

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Blanden was born on 14 February 1803, in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Jonas Blanden, was 41 and his mother, Esther Newton, was 36. He married Abigail Blanden on 20 October 1827, in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1860 and Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1870.

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George Washington Blanden
1803–
Abigail Blanden
1792–
Marriage: 20 October 1827
Henry Blanden
1828–1848

Sources (10)

  • George Blanding, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Geo. Washington Blanden, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Geo. W. Blandin, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

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World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1804 · The Twelfth Amendment

With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English: see Blunden .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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