Israel
Porter
Blodgett
Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Asahel Blodget
and Eunice (Calkins) Blodgett
Husband of
Avis (Dodge) Blodgett
— married
6 Aug 1820 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Williams Blodgett, Israel Porter Blodgett, Mary Pomeroy Blodgett, Daniel Kingsley Blodgett, Asahel Zebulon Blodgett and Wells Howard Blodgett
Died
at age 64
in Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Israel Blodgett, an early settler of DuPage County and Downers Grove, was an abolitionist whose home served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.
Early Life
Israel was born in 1797 in Amherst Massachusetts.[1]
Abolitionist
Israel is a well documented Abolutionist. His home in Downers Grove was on a major route of the underground railroad to Chicago.[2]
Family
He married Avis Dodge on 6 July 1820 in Amherst, Massachusetts.[3] They were the parents of:
- Henry WIlliam
- Israel Porter
- Mary Pomeroy[4]
- Daniel Kingsley
- Asahel Zebulon[4]
- Edward Augustus[4]
- Wells Howard[4]
- Charles Blair
Death and Legacy
He died on 24 Nov 1861 in Downers Grove. He is buried the Main Street Cemetery in downtown Downers Grove just a few blocks from his home on Maple Avenue in Downers Grove.[5]
Israel's second home, built in 1846, is now on the grounds of Wandschnieder Park in DOwners Grove. The home was acquired by the Downers Grove Park District and now serves as the Downers Grove Museum.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC5Z-MXZ : 14 January 2020), Israel Porter Blodgett, 1803.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "1846 Pioneer Blodgett House Renovation", January 12, 2020, Downers Grove Park District"', https://www.dgparks.org/news/1846-pioneer-blodgett
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT4-WJZ : 28 July 2021), Israel P. Blodget, 1820.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85P-DH1 : 20 December 2020), Israel P Blodgett, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV8-N9R7 : 10 September 2021), Israel Porter Blodgett, ; Burial, Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, United States of America, Main Street Cemetery; citing record ID 11480869, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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