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671
George Cheney Blish 7 [m]
7th Generation

Personal Details
Born January 12th, 1831
Birthplace Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
Baptized No Entry
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Occupation(s) No Entry
Died October 3rd, 1892, aged about 61 years
Died at... Chicago, Illinois, USA
Cause of Death No Entry
Burial Place No Entry
Disposition No Entry

Parents
Father [373]Colonel Sylvester Blish, (***) 6
Mother [373_sa]Rhoda (Cheney) Blish 6

Spouses, Mates & Children
Wife #1
[671sa] - Marie Therese (Nievergelder) Blish 7

Married by: No Entry
Married at: St. Louis, MO, USA

Children by this spouse:
I [1043] Elizabeth Marie Blish 8 b. September 11th, 1872 c. December No Image On File
II [1044] Louise Ernestine Blish 8 b. July 24th, 1874 c. October No Image On File
III [1045] George Joseph Blish 8 b. September 8th, 1876 c. December No Image On File
IV [1046] Florence Marie Blish 8 b. September 8th, 1878 c. December No Image On File
V [1047] Eugene Sylvester Blish 8 b. December 28th, 1880 c. March No Image On File
VI [1048] Julia Marie Blish 8 b. February 1st, 1883 c. May No Image On File
VII [1049] Sylvester Blish 8 b. April 21st, 1885 c. July No Image On File
VIII [1050] Charles Cheney Blish 8 b. April 15th, 1887 c. July No Image On File
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Immediate Family Tree
Gen. 7 Gen. 6 Gen. 5 Gen. 4 Gen. 3
George Cheney BlishColonel Sylvester Blish, (***)Deacon Thomas Blish, (***)David Blish, (***)Tristham Blish, (***)
Anne (Fuller) Blish
Zeruiah (Skinner) BlishDeacon Nathaniel Skinner
Mary (Gillett) Skinner
Prudence (Hubbard) BlishElizur Hubbard? Hubbard
? (?) Hubbard
Abigail (Hollister) Hubbard? Hollister
? (?) Hollister
Rhoda (Cheney) BlishTimothy Cheney? CheneyNo Entry
No Entry
? (?) CheneyNo Entry
No Entry
Rhoda (Skinner) Cheney? SkinnerNo Entry
No Entry
? (?) SkinnerNo Entry
No Entry

Personalized History Timeline, 1831 to 1892
1478-1834:
Torquemada's Spanish Inquisition from before birth until age 3
1828-1836:
Andrew Jackson president of US from before birth until age 5
1829-1851:
2nd Cholera pandemic from before birth until age 20
1830-1860:
Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US from before birth until age 29
1830-1837:
Reign of King William IV (Hanover) from before birth until age 6
1832:
Horse-drawn trolleys in New York at age 1
1833:
Telegraph at age 2
1833:
Slavery abolished in British Empire (home and colonies) at age 2
1834:
Modern computer conceived by Charles Babbage at age 3
1835-1842:
2nd Seminole War from age 4 to age 11
1835:
Halley's Comet at age 4
1835:
Mormon leader Joseph Smith prophesies of 'coming of lord' by 1891 at age 4
1836:
Texas war for independence from Mexico at age 5
1836:
Arkansas enters the union -25th at age 5
1836:
Battle of the Alamo at age 5
1837:
Depression and Panic in the US - inflation, speculation at age 6
1837:
Michigan enters the union - 26th at age 6
1837-1840:
Martin Van Buren president of US from age 6 to age 9
1837-1901:
Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from age 6 until after line end
1838-1839:
Forced relocation of Cherokee from age 7 to age 8
1839-1842:
Opium war between China and the English from age 8 to age 11
1841-1844:
John Tyler president of US from age 10 to age 13
1842:
Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English at age 11
1844:
1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York at age 13
1845-1848:
James K Polk president of US from age 14 to age 17
1845-1849:
Irish Potato Famine from age 14 to age 18
1845:
Texas enters the union - 28th at age 14
1845:
Florida enters the union - 27th at age 14
1846-1848:
The Mexican-US War from age 15 to age 17
1846:
Iowa enters the union - 29th at age 15
1848:
Wisconsin enters the union - 30th at age 17
1848-1856:
1st gold rush in California -- Sutters Mill from age 17 to age 25
1848:
Oregon organized as a territory at age 17
1848:
NY allows women to own real estate at age 17
1849-1852:
Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 18 to age 21
1849:
Fizeau measures speed of light at age 18
1850:
World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 19
1850:
Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 19
1850:
New Mexico organized as a territory at age 19
1850:
California enters the union - 31st at age 19
1850:
US pop reaches 23 million at age 19
1851:
Gold rush in Australia at age 20
1852-1859:
3rd Cholera pandemic from age 21 to age 28
1853:
Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 22
1853-1856:
Franklin Pierce president of US from age 22 to age 25
1854:
Kansas organized as a territory at age 23
1854:
Nebraska organized as a territory at age 23
1854-1856:
Crimean War from age 23 to age 25
1857-1866:
Transatlantic cable laid from age 26 to age 35
1857-1860:
James Buchanan president of US from age 26 to age 29
1857:
Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens at age 26
1858:
Minnesota enters the union - 32nd at age 27
1858:
India bill transfers government of India to England at age 27
1859:
Oregon enters the union - 33rd at age 28
1859:
Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 28
1859:
Oil Well at age 28
1860:
South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 29
1860:
Rifled barrel invented at age 29
1861-1865:
Abraham Lincoln president of US from age 30 to age 34
1861:
Transcontinental Telegraph completed at age 30
1861:
Gold rush in New Zealand at age 30
1861:
Colorado organized as a territory at age 30
1861-1865:
Civil War from age 30 to age 34
1861:
The Apache Declare War on the US at age 30
1861:
Nevada organized as a territory at age 30
1861:
North Dakota organized as a territory at age 30
1861:
Kansas enters the union - 34th at age 30
1861:
South Dakota organized as a territory at age 30
1861-1865:
Confederate States of America Exist from age 30 to age 34
1862:
US Homestead act at age 31
1863:
Arizona organized as a territory at age 32
1863:
Battle of Gettysburg at age 32
1863:
Idaho organized as a territory at age 32
1863:
Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves at age 32
1863:
West Virginia enters the union - 35th at age 32
1863-1879:
4th Cholera pandemic from age 32 to age 48
1864:
Nevada enters the union - 36th at age 33
1864:
Louisiana organized as a territory at age 33
1865:
Lister invents Disinfection at age 34
1865:
President Lincoln assassinated at age 34
1865:
Ku Klux Klan founded at age 34
1866:
Walker, Mitchell 1st elected US black officials (Massachusetts) at age 35
1866-1868:
Andrew Johnson president of US from age 35 to age 37
1867:
Confederation of Canada at age 36
1867:
Alaska purchased from Russia at age 36
1867:
Nebraska enters the union - 37th at age 36
1867:
Dynamite at age 36
1867:
Diamonds discovered in South Africa at age 36
1868-1878:
War between Cuba and Spain from age 37 to age 47
1869:
Trans-continental railroad completed at age 38
1869-1876:
Ulysses S Grant president of US from age 38 to age 45
1869:
Suez canal opened at age 38
1869:
Financial black friday caused by attempt to corner gold at age 38
1869:
Cutty Sark built at age 38
1870-1871:
Franco-Prussian war from age 39 to age 40
1870:
US black men can vote at age 39
1870:
1st black US senator (Hiram Revels) at age 39
1871:
Great Fire destroys Chicago at age 40
1873:
Color Photographs at age 42
1873-1878:
Depression, banks fail from age 42 to age 47
1876:
American Centennial at age 45
1876:
Colorado enters the union - 38th at age 45
1876:
Little Big Horn - Battle at age 45
1876:
Telephone (Bell, Latimer) at age 45
1877:
Wax Cylinder Musical Recordings at age 46
1877-1880:
Ruthorford B Hayes president of US from age 46 to age 49
1878:
1st commercial telephone exchange in US at age 47
1879:
Electric Light Bulb (Edison) at age 48
1879:
Zulu war at age 48
1881:
James A Garfield president of US at age 50
1881:
President Garfield assassinated (dies of med. care) at age 50
1881-1896:
5th Cholera pandemic from age 50 until after line end
1881-1885:
Chester Arthur president of US from age 50 to age 54
1884:
Motorcycle at age 53
1884:
1st subway at age 53
1885-1888:
Grover Cleveland president of US from age 54 to age 57
1885:
Automobile at age 54
1886:
Induction Telegraph (Grandville T. Woods) at age 55
1887:
X-Rays (Tesla, not Rontgen!) at age 56
1888:
Great Blizzard of 1888 - 400+ deaths at age 57
1888:
70...77 rpm musical records at age 57
1889:
Montana enters the union - 41st at age 58
1889:
Washington enters the union - 42nd at age 58
1889:
South Dakota enters the union - 40th at age 58
1889:
Holerith invents the punch card at age 58
1889-1892:
Benjamin Harrison president of US from age 58 to age 61
1889:
North Dakota enters the union - 39th at age 58
1890:
Idaho enters the union - 43rd at age 59
1890:
Wyoming enters the union - 44th at age 59
1890:
Battle of Wounded Knee at age 59
1890:
Oklahoma organized as a territory at age 59
1891:
Mormon prophesy of 'coming of lord' by 1891 unfulfilled at age 60

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