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John Blaisdell (1687–1753), son of Henry Blaisdell and Mary Unknown
Ebenezer Stevens (1690–living 1753), daughter of Thomas Stevens and Martha Bartlett
John Blaisdell was born on 4 February 1686/7 in Amesbury. [1] He died between 10 April and 21 May 1753. John, Jr. married Ebenezer Stevens on 11 January 1710/1 in Amesbury. [1]
Ebenezer, the daughter of Thomas and Martha Stevens, was born on 26 March 1690 in Amesbury. [1]
John, yeoman of Amesbury, wrote his will on 10 April 1753. His witnesses testified on 21 May 1753. He mentioned his wife Ebenezer, his unmarried daughter Abigail, his sons Ezra, Henry, Nathaniel and Stephen, and his [married] daughters Hannah Kelly, Mary Webster and Martha Webster. [2]
The Amesbury vital records include the following birth dates for children of John and Ebenezer:
Ezra, 2 August 1711
Ezra, 19 August 1713
Hannah 19 February 1709
Hannah 20 February 1711/2
Mary 21 March 1713
Mary 22 March 1714/5
Clearly, these are not consistent. From them I conclude that there might have been two Hannahs and the first died young. Unless they were twins, there could only be one Ezra and one Mary. It is likely one was born about 1713 and one was born about 1715. Thus, the likely dates are Ezra, born in 1713, and Mary, born in 1715.
Children of John Blaisdell and Ebenezer Stevens: Births recorded in Amesbury as the children of John and Ebenezer. [1]
i. Hannah Blaisdell was born on 19 February 1709 in Amesbury.
i. Hannah Blaisdell was born on 20 February 1711/2. She married Jonathan Kelly, Jr. on 22 May 1733 in Amesbury. [1]
ii. Ezra Blaisdell was born on 19 August 1713 in Amesbury. He died on 22 December 1798, age 85, in Amesbury. [1] He married Sarah Harvey on 4 January 1737/8 in Amesbury. [1] Sarah was the daughter of John and Anna (Davis) Harvey. [3]
iii. Mary Blaisdell was born on 22 March 1714-5 in Amesbury. She married Daniel Webster on 26 November 1741 in Amesbury. [1]
iv. John Blaisdell was born on 23 May 1716 or 1717 in Amesbury. John, Jr. died on 15 November 1742, age 25, in Amesbury. [1] He married Dorothy Rowell on 8 April 1741 in Amesbury. [1]
On 25 December 1742 Dorothy, the widow of John Blaisdell, late of Amesbury, deceased, John his father, and Ezra his brother asked the court to grant administration of John's estate to Moses Sargent of Amesbury. [2]
v. Henry Blaisdell was born on 28 April 1718 in Amesbury. He married Merriam Wells on 7 February 1739/40 in Amesbury. [1]
vi. Nathaniel Blaisdell was born on 6 April 1720 in Amesbury.
vii. Stephen Blaisdell was born on 9 February 1722/3 in Amesbury. He married Rebecca Rogers on 8 November 1744 in Amesbury. [1]
x. Martha Blaisdell was born on 16 November 1724 in Amesbury. She married Nathan Webster on 10 February 1742/3 in Amesbury. [1]
xi. Abigail Blaisdell was born on 28 September 1726 in Amesbury. She married Enoch Colby.
References:
1. Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield: Topsfield Historical Society, 1913).
2. "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9069).
John Blaisdell: > Essex > Probate Records , Vol. 331–332, Book 31–32, 1752–1755.
John Blaisdell (son): > Essex > Probate Records, Blaisdell, E.–Blazedell, H., 1828–1991, image 107.
3. John Harvey Treat, Ancestry of Col. John Harvey, second edition (Boston: privately printed, 1907).
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17-May-2023