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Personal Details
Born
July 18th, 1838
Birthplace
Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Baptized
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Baptized by...
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Occupation(s)
Bookkeeper
Died
June 11th, 1866, aged about 28 years
Died at...
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Cause of Death
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Burial Place
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Disposition
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Parents
Father
[668] Thomas Blish 7
Mother
[668sa] Wealthy Ann (Buck) Blish 7
Spouses, Mates & Children
Wife #1
[1027sa] - Elizabeth Fraley (Bockius) Blish 8
Married by: No Entry
Married at: Galena, Illinois, USA
Children by this spouse:
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[1318]+
Henry Herbert Blish 9 b. November 29th, 1862
c. February
Immediate Family Tree
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Henry Sylvester Blish Thomas 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 Wealthy Ann (Buck) Blish Halsey Buck No Entry No Entry No Entry No Entry No Entry No Entry Sarah (Wood) Buck ? Wood No Entry No Entry ? (?) Wood No Entry No Entry
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
Location: Galena, Illinois, USA
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