Brief Life History of Lewis Morton
When Lewis Morton Blaisdell was born on 10 December 1806, in Richford, Franklin, Vermont, United States, his father, Stephen Blaisdell, was 39 and his mother, Hannah Joslyn, was 33. He married Harriet R Chamberlin on 3 January 1836, in Richford, Franklin, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Vermont, United States in 1870 and Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States in 1926. He died on 4 July 1875, at the age of 68, and was buried in Vermont, United States.
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- Lewis Blaisdell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Lewis Blaisdell, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Lewis Morton Blaisdell, "Find A Grave Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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