Joseph Cantwell Blosser
5 December 1845–25 May 1864 (Age 18)
Hocking, Ohio, United States
The Life Summary of Joseph Cantwell
When Joseph Cantwell Blosser was born on 5 December 1845, in Hocking, Ohio, United States, his father, David Blosser, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Hewitt McBroom, was 23. He lived in Good Hope Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 25 May 1864, at the age of 18.
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Family Time Line
David Blosser
1823–1909
Elizabeth Hewitt McBroom
1822–1910
Hester Ann Blosser
1844–1929
Joseph Cantwell Blosser
1845–1864
Minerva Priscilla Blosser
1847–1905
Robert M Blosser
1849–1864
William Darius Blosser
1851–1910
Nancy M Blosser
1853–1854
Mary R Blosser
1855–1859
George E Blosser
1857–1935
Lewis David Blosser
1859–1895
Green S Blosser
1861–1952
Elizabeth Jane Blosser
1864–1924
John Lawson Blosser
1868–1950
Parents and Siblings
1823–1909Male
1822–1910Female
Siblings
(12)
1844–1929Female
1845–1864Male
1847–1905Female
1849–1864Male
1851–1910Male
+7 More Children
World Events (4)
1846
Age 1
1846
Age 1
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 15
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 15
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Age 18
1863
Age 18
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
German (Blösser): unexplained. This surname is very rare in Germany.Americanized form of Swiss German Blaser .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Blaser
Blauser
Sources (2)
- Joseph Blossir in household of David Blossir, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joseph C Blosser in household of David Blosser, "United States Census, 1860"
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