Personal Details

Born	November 5th, 1838
Birthplace	Wethersfield, Illinois, USA
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Occupation(s)	Musician (Piano, organ, singer)
Died	October 16th, 1864, aged about 26 years
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Parents

Father	[667]	William Henry Blish 7
Mother	[667sa]	Eliza (Hollister) Blish, originally [?] 7

Spouses, Mates & Children

Husband #1 [1016sa] - George Hiram Gleason 8 Married by: No Entry Married at: No Entry Children by this spouse: I [1312] Nellie Helen (Gleason) Thompson 9 b. No Entry c. ? II [1309] Frederick William Gleason 9Mult. Birth b. March 27th, 1860 c. June III [1310]+ Hiram Francis Gleason 9Mult. Birth b. March 28th, 1860 c. June IV [1311] Carrie Louise (Gleason) Blair 9 b. June 26th, 1861 c. September

Immediate Family Tree

Gen. 8	Gen. 7	Gen. 6	Gen. 5	Gen. 4
Helen Louise (Blish) Gleason	William Henry Blish	Colonel Sylvester Blish, (***)	Deacon Thomas Blish, (***)	David Blish, (***)
				Zeruiah (Skinner) Blish
			Prudence (Hubbard) Blish	Elizur Hubbard
				Abigail (Hollister) Hubbard
		Rhoda (Cheney) Blish	Timothy Cheney	? Cheney
				? (?) Cheney
			Rhoda (Skinner) Cheney	? Skinner
				? (?) Skinner
	Eliza (Hollister) Blish, originally [?]	Deacon Nehimiah Hollister	No Entry	No Entry
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		? (?) Hollister	No Entry	No Entry
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Personalized History Timeline, 1838 to 1864

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: Wisconsin enters the union - 30th 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 1849: Fizeau measures speed of light at age 11 1849-1852: Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 11 to age 14 1850: New Mexico organized as a territory at age 12 1850: Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 12 1850: US pop reaches 23 million at age 12 1850: California enters the union - 31st at age 12 1850: World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 12 1851: Gold rush in Australia at age 13 1852-1859: 3rd Cholera pandemic from age 14 to age 21 1853: Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 15 1853-1856: Franklin Pierce president of US from age 15 to age 18 1854: Kansas organized as a territory at age 16 1854-1856: Crimean War from age 16 to age 18 1854: Nebraska organized as a territory at age 16 1857-1866: Transatlantic cable laid from age 19 until after line end 1857-1860: James Buchanan president of US from age 19 to age 22 1857: Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens at age 19 1858: Minnesota enters the union - 32nd at age 20 1858: India bill transfers government of India to England at age 20 1859: Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 21 1859: Oregon enters the union - 33rd at age 21 1859: Oil Well at age 21 1860: Rifled barrel invented at age 22 1860: South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 22 1861: Gold rush in New Zealand at age 23 1861: Colorado organized as a territory at age 23 1861-1865: Confederate States of America Exist from age 23 until after line end 1861: The Apache Declare War on the US at age 23 1861: Transcontinental Telegraph completed at age 23 1861-1865: Civil War from age 23 until after line end 1861: South Dakota organized as a territory at age 23 1861-1865: Abraham Lincoln president of US from age 23 until after line end 1861: Kansas enters the union - 34th at age 23 1861: Nevada organized as a territory at age 23 1861: North Dakota organized as a territory at age 23 1862: US Homestead act at age 24 1863-1879: 4th Cholera pandemic from age 25 until after line end 1863: Arizona organized as a territory at age 25 1863: Battle of Gettysburg at age 25 1863: West Virginia enters the union - 35th at age 25 1863: Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves at age 25 1863: Idaho organized as a territory at age 25 1864: Nevada enters the union - 36th at age 26 1864: Louisiana organized as a territory at age 26

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