Jennette Bleasdale

10 February 1826–20 May 1921 (Age 95)
Thornley, Lancashire, England

The Life Summary of Jennette

When Jennette Bleasdale was born on 10 February 1826, in Thornley, Lancashire, England, her father, William Bleasdale, was 29 and her mother, Margaret Moss, was 27. She married John Rawlston Poole on 6 July 1848, in Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880. She died on 20 May 1921, in Menan, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Little Butte Cemetery, Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Rawlston Poole
1829–1894
Jennette Bleasdale
1826–1921
Marriage: 6 July 1848
Mary Elizabeth Poole
1849–1850
Joseph Ewalt Poole
1851–1851
Addaline Malinda Poole
1852–1936
John Bleasdale Poole
1854–1854
Rebecca Margaret Poole
1855–1935
William Micajah Poole
1858–1955
Jeanette Alice Poole
1860–1953
Susanna Rosetta Poole
1862–1949
Reuben Mack Poole
1864–1940
Christena Jane Poole
1868–1956
Milburn Benton Poole
1871–1960

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 July 1848Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, United States
    • Children

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    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 4
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1830 · The Oregon Trail
    Age 4
    Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
    1863
    Age 37
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Bleasdale (Lancashire).

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

    Story Highlight

    Jennette Bleasdale Poole, Pioneer, Mother of Rebecca Margaret Poole Porter

    Jennette Bleasdale Poole, Pioneer, mother of Rebecca Margaret Poole Porter (Note: This history was written by Edna Margaret Porter Hegsted, and minimal corrections have been added by Roger Porter. …

    Sources (65)

    • Jenetta Poole in household of John H Yearsley, "United States Census, 1910"
    • Jennette Poole, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
    • Jeannette Poole in household of John Poole, "United States Census, 1880"

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