Jonathan Blodgett (1756 - 1850)

Born 6 Mar 1756 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Parney (Goodenow) Blodgett — married 8 Oct 1795 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1850 at age 94 in Gilead, Oxford, Maine, United States [uncertain]

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Research Notes

Although there is unsourced data showing Susannah Tenney as Jonathan's first wife and a mention of her in the Marlborough Town History I have not been able to find any record of her birth or their marriage. Williams-27459 21:54, 3 March 2019 (UTC)

Biography

Jonathan was the son of Jonathan Blodgett and Molly (Fitch) Blodgett and was born in Jaffrey NH in 1756. ^[1]

His first wife was Susannah Tenney. ^{[citation needed]}

His second wife was Parney Goodenough. They were married in Marlborough, NH in 1795. ^[2]

The Town of Marlborough History has the following information on Jonathan:

Jonathan Blodgett, b. in 1755, came to Marlborough [New Hampshire] about 1794. He had previously resided in Harvard, Massachusetts and Jaffrey, New Hampshire. He was in the wars of the Revolution, entering the army when twenty years of age; was at the battle of Bennington and also one of the sufferers at Ticonderoga. His first wife was Susan Tenney, probably of Jaffrey. His children with Susan listed are

1. Joseph, died in Gilead Maine
2. Luke, b 1787
3. Nathan, died in Jaffrey
4. Sarah, died in Berlin, NH
5. Polly, married May 5, 1811 Levi Whittemore. Died in Troy Jan 31, 1858.

Mrs. Blodgett died and he second married Parney, daughter of Benjamin Goodenough, Oct 8, 1795. About 1800 he removed to Gilead, Maine where he died at the age of 96. Children by second wife:-

1. Susan, resided in Milton, Maine
2. Nancy, resided in Attleboro, Mass.
3. Samuel, resided in Berlin, NH
4. Joseph, resides in Berlin, NH
5. Roxanna
6. Betsey
7. Washington
8. Reuben ^[3]

His military pension record indicates his death was December 1850. ^[4]

Facts from The Goodenow Book ^[5]

• Born 6 Mar 1756 Lexington, Middlesex, MA
• Died 7 Oct 1853 Gilead, Oxford, ME

Facts from Family Search ^[6]

• Fact: Military Service (1776) American Rev. War Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Residence (1790) Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
• Fact: Residence (1810) Gilead, Oxford, Maine, United States
• Fact: Residence (1830) Gilead, Oxford, Maine, United States
• Fact: Residence (1850) Gilead, Oxford, Maine, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch From "Ten Generations of Blodgetts in America" by the late Edwin A. Blodgett" of Springfield, Mass., pp 109-110. [my comments in brackets]

Jonathan (6) son of Jonathan (5) and Molly (Fitch) Blodgett was born in Lexington, Mass [Jaffrey, NH more likely, but his father was born in Lexington] Mar. 6, 1756. He married 1st: Susanna Tenney of Rockingham, Vt. formerly of Bethel, Me. She died in 1794. Children: Joseph ... Luke ... Sally ... Nancy ... Polly ... Nathan ... Susanna Jonathan (6) married 2nd Oct 8, 1795 Parney (or Parna) Goodenough b. May 7, 1776, daughter of Benjamin Goodenough. She died in Gilead, Me Oct 7, 1853. Children: Jonathan ... Roxanna ... Samuel ... Joseph ... Betsy ... Washington ... Eben ... Ruby ... Arrilla Jonathan (6) appears to have lived in Harvard (Mass.), Jaffrey and Marlborough (N.H.), and about 1800 moved to Gilead (Me.). Records show lists of children born or living in the last three towns. He died in Gilead (Me.) aged 76 years (1833). He had three terms of service in the Revolutionary Army:-- 1st, in Capt Joseph Parker's Company at Ticonderoga in 1776, and in the Account of losses: -- "Jonathan Blodgett of Jaffrey lost a great-coat at Ticonderoga."; 2nd, In Capt. Salmon Stone's Company at Stillwater, 1777; 3rd, In Capt. Samuel Twitchell's Company, Col. Enoch Hale's Reg't, Rhode Island Expedition, 1778.

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJN-S9N : 12 December 2014), Jona. Blodgett, 06 Mar 1756; citing JAFFREY TWP,CHESHIRE,NEW HAMPSHIRE; FHL microfilm 1,000,487.
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLXQ-MWH : 26 September 2017), Jonathan Blodgett and Parney Goodenon, 08 Oct 1795; citing , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,966.
3. ↑ History of the Town of Marlborough - Cheshire County, New Hampshire Charles A, Bemis, 881 by Geo. H Ellis Press, Boston, Mass, new edition by Frost Free LIbrary, New England History Press, c. 1974. (p.415)
4. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-LBYV : accessed 23 January 2018), Jonathan Blodgett, 03 Sep 1850; citing Maine, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 9; FHL microfilm 1,319,389.
5. ↑ Banvard, T. James Fleming. (1994). Goodenows who originated in Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1638 A.D.. Baltimore: Gateway Press . p.103
6. ↑ "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 June 2019, 01:56), entry for Jonathan Blodgett(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KG7V-7D8); contributed by various users.

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2HKC-R4V : 27 December 2014), Jonathan Blodget in entry for Samuel Blodget, 1802.