Enos B. Blackman

Brief Life History of Enos B.

When Enos B. Blackman was born on 12 September 1839, in Connecticut, United States, his father, Elisha Blackman, was 43 and his mother, Fanny Buell, was 40. He had at least 4 sons and 2 daughters with Sarah Esther Kervan. He lived in Middlebury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States for about 30 years. He died on 6 March 1894, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Enos B. Blackman
1839–1894
Sarah Esther Kervan
1849–1939
Lawrence Kervan Blackman
1871–1963
Ralph B Blackman
1873–
Clara L Blackman
1875–
Ottarson R Blackman
1877–
Joseph K Blackman
1879–
Rettrel J Blackman
1884–

Sources (7)

  • Enos B Blackm in household of Hannah Blackm, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Enos B. Blackman, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Enos B. Blackman, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · Slavery is Abolished

In 1840, the American Anti-Slavery Society split and slavery started being outlawed in the state. In Canterbury, Connecticut, Prudence Crandall started a school for young African American girls. The people got mad and Crandall was taken to court. The case was lost and that was the beginning of many other cases that would be lost, but it was also the start of having slavery abolished.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Blakman (Old English Blæcmann ‘black’ + ‘man’), which remained fairly common until the 13th century.

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

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