Moses G Blackstone (1809 - aft. 1870)

Born 24 Feb 1809 in Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Malinda S (Hill) Blackstone — married 6 Oct 1832 in Warren, Ohio, United States of America

Descendants

Biography

Moses married Melinda Hill on 06 Oct 1832 at Lebanon, Ohio. ^[1] Melinda was born in New York and is the daughter of Huldah of Connecticut. Among the children of Moses and Melinda are:

• Huldah
• Amanda
• Jasper
• Newton

The family moved to Sweetland Township, Muscatine, Iowa before 1860.

Moses G. Blackstone, was born in Maine, Feb. 24, 1809 (sic), and was the son of Josiah Blackstone, who was also a native of the Pine Tree State, but removed to New York, and thence to Warren County, Ohio, when Moses was about nine years old, and there passed the remainder of his life. He was reared to farm life, and on the 17th of October, 1832, led to the marriage altar Miss Melinda S. Hill, a native of Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y., born March 8, 1814. She removed to Hamilton County, Ohio, with her parents, in the days of her girlhood, and in that county her father departed this life soon after his arrival. Mr. Blackstone remained a resident of the Buckeye State until 1860, when he emigrated to Iowa, and the following year settled upon the farm where his wife and son now reside. He was one of the representative men of the township, an honorable, upright citizen, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. Politically, he advocated the principles of the Whig party in earlier life, but in after years cast his ballot with the Republican party. He was a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church, an earnest Christian gentleman, and a liberal supporter of the Gospel. Two children were left to mourn the loss of a loving father, our subject, and Amanda, wife of Josiah W. Briggs. Three children of the family are deceased: The eldest, a son, died in infancy; Jane, departed this life at the age of twenty-three years; Newton, who was born in 1845, enlisted in the War of the Rebellion as a member of the 35th Iowa Infantry, and served for three years. He lost his health through the hardships of his army experience, coming home an invalid, and died June 17, 1866. He was a gallant soldier, but did not live to enjoy the fruits of victory.

Note

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@N9523@ NOTE

Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 491:

JASPER W. BLACKSTONE, is one of the representative citizens of Wilton Township, residing on section 22, where he has lived since 1861, at which time his father, Moses G. Blackstone, purchased the place. The latter was born in Maine, Feb. 24, 1809, and was the son of Josiah Blackstone, who was also a native of the Pine Tree State, but removed to New York, and thence to Warren County, Ohio, when Moses was about nine years old, and there passed the remainder of his life. He was reared to farm life, and on the 17th of October, 1832, led to the marriage altar Miss Melinda S. Hill, a native of Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y., born March 8, 1814. She removed to Hamilton County, Ohio, with her parents, in the days of her girlhood, and in that county her father departed this life soon after his arrival.

Sources

1. ↑ Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958

• United States Census, 1850
• United States Census, 1860
• United States Census, 1870

Bio found: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21551713/moses-g.-blackstone