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1027
Henry Sylvester Blish 8 [m]
8th Generation

Personal Details
Born July 18th, 1838 No Image On File
Birthplace Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Baptized No Entry
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Occupation(s) Bookkeeper
Died June 11th, 1866, aged about 28 years
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Parents
Father [668]Thomas Blish 7 No Image On File
Mother [668sa]Wealthy Ann (Buck) Blish 7 No Image On File

Spouses, Mates & Children
Wife #1
[1027sa] - Elizabeth Fraley (Bockius) Blish 8

Married by: No Entry
Married at: Galena, Illinois, USA

Children by this spouse:
I [1318]+ Henry Herbert Blish 9 b. November 29th, 1862 c. February No Image On File
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Immediate Family Tree
Gen. 8 Gen. 7 Gen. 6 Gen. 5 Gen. 4
Henry Sylvester BlishThomas BlishColonel Sylvester Blish, (***)Deacon Thomas Blish, (***)David Blish, (***)
Zeruiah (Skinner) Blish
Prudence (Hubbard) BlishElizur Hubbard
Abigail (Hollister) Hubbard
Rhoda (Cheney) BlishTimothy Cheney? Cheney
? (?) Cheney
Rhoda (Skinner) Cheney? Skinner
? (?) Skinner
Wealthy Ann (Buck) BlishHalsey BuckNo EntryNo Entry
No Entry
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Sarah (Wood) Buck? WoodNo Entry
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? (?) WoodNo Entry
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Personalized History Timeline, 1838 to 1866
1829-1851:
2nd Cholera pandemic from before birth until age 13
1830-1860:
Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US from before birth until age 22
1835-1842:
2nd Seminole War from before birth until age 4
1837-1840:
Martin Van Buren president of US from before birth until age 2
1837-1901:
Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from before birth until after line end
1838-1839:
Forced relocation of Cherokee from age 0 to age 1
1839-1842:
Opium war between China and the English from age 1 to age 4
1841-1844:
John Tyler president of US from age 3 to age 6
1842:
Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English at age 4
1844:
1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York at age 6
1845-1849:
Irish Potato Famine from age 7 to age 11
1845-1848:
James K Polk president of US from age 7 to age 10
1845:
Florida enters the union - 27th at age 7
1845:
Texas enters the union - 28th at age 7
1846-1848:
The Mexican-US War from age 8 to age 10
1846:
Iowa enters the union - 29th at age 8
1848:
NY allows women to own real estate at age 10
1848-1856:
1st gold rush in California -- Sutters Mill from age 10 to age 18
1848:
Oregon organized as a territory at age 10
1848:
Wisconsin enters the union - 30th at age 10
1849:
Fizeau measures speed of light at age 11
1849-1852:
Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 11 to age 14
1850:
World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 12
1850:
Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 12
1850:
US pop reaches 23 million at age 12
1850:
New Mexico organized as a territory at age 12
1850:
California enters the union - 31st at age 12
1851:
Gold rush in Australia at age 13
1852-1859:
3rd Cholera pandemic from age 14 to age 21
1853-1856:
Franklin Pierce president of US from age 15 to age 18
1853:
Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 15
1854-1856:
Crimean War from age 16 to age 18
1854:
Nebraska organized as a territory at age 16
1854:
Kansas organized as a territory at age 16
1857-1866:
Transatlantic cable laid from age 19 to age 28
1857:
Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens at age 19
1857-1860:
James Buchanan president of US from age 19 to age 22
1858:
Minnesota enters the union - 32nd at age 20
1858:
India bill transfers government of India to England at age 20
1859:
Oil Well at age 21
1859:
Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 21
1859:
Oregon enters the union - 33rd at age 21
1860:
South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 22
1860:
Rifled barrel invented at age 22
1861:
Transcontinental Telegraph completed at age 23
1861:
The Apache Declare War on the US at age 23
1861:
Colorado organized as a territory at age 23
1861-1865:
Confederate States of America Exist from age 23 to age 27
1861-1865:
Civil War from age 23 to age 27
1861-1865:
Abraham Lincoln president of US from age 23 to age 27
1861:
South Dakota organized as a territory at age 23
1861:
Kansas enters the union - 34th at age 23
1861:
North Dakota organized as a territory at age 23
1861:
Nevada organized as a territory at age 23
1861:
Gold rush in New Zealand at age 23
1862:
US Homestead act at age 24
1863:
West Virginia enters the union - 35th at age 25
1863:
Arizona organized as a territory at age 25
1863:
Idaho organized as a territory at age 25
1863:
Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves at age 25
1863-1879:
4th Cholera pandemic from age 25 until after line end
1863:
Battle of Gettysburg at age 25
1864:
Nevada enters the union - 36th at age 26
1864:
Louisiana organized as a territory at age 26
1865:
Lister invents Disinfection at age 27
1865:
President Lincoln assassinated at age 27
1865:
Ku Klux Klan founded at age 27
1866-1868:
Andrew Johnson president of US from age 28 until after line end
1866:
Walker, Mitchell 1st elected US black officials (Massachusetts) at age 28

Schooling
  1. Institution:
    Location: Galena, Illinois, USA
    Curriculum:
    Degree:

Additional Information
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