Joseph Smith Blodgett

Brief Life History of Joseph Smith

When Joseph Smith Blodgett was born on 27 December 1837, in Kirtland Township, Lake, Ohio, United States, his father, Newman Greenleaf Blodgett, was 37 and his mother, Sally Smith Utley, was 33. He married Ellen Helen Tallman in 1860, in Missoula, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Missoula, Montana, United States in 1880 and Flathead, Missoula, Montana, United States in 1900. He died on 27 November 1902, in Flathead Indian Reservation, Lake, Montana, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Missoula, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Smith Blodgett
1837–1902
Ellen Helen Tallman
1844–1900
Marriage: 1860
Adeline Josephine Blodgett
1861–1890
Lyman Blodgett
–1908
Newman Smith Blodgett
1863–1933
Sara Anna Blodgett
1866–1908
Annie Blodgett
1869–1917
Mary Ellen Blodgett
1870–1941
Ashbury J Blodgett
1872–1905
Catherine "Katie" Blodgett
1875–1909
Joseph Reeves Blodgett
1877–1950

Sources (38)

  • Joseph Smith Blodgett in household of Joseph Reeves Blodgett, "Montana, Polson, Tribal Census, 1870-1995"
  • Joseph Smith Blodgett, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Joseph Smith Blodget in entry for Brigham Young Blodget, "Montana, Polson, Tribal Obituaries, 1870-1995"

World Events (8)

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1846

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

1855

Historical Boundaries 1855: Spokane, Washington Territory, United States 1860: Missoula, Washington Territory, United States 1864: Missoula, Montana Territory, United States 1899: Missoula, Montana, United States 1923: Lake, Montana, United States

Name Meaning

English: unexplained. This surname is no longer found in Britain.

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

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Notes from Franklin C. Thompson, 16 Clarke St, Concord, NW 1955 Joseph Smith Blodgett went to Montana from Ogden, Utah 1850, Oregon 1854, California 1855, Walla Walla, WA 1856 and arrived in the Bitte …

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