Personal Details

Born	March 21st, 1834
Birthplace	No Entry
Baptized	No Entry
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Occupation(s)	No Entry
Died	1863, aged about 29 years
Died at...	Hong Kong, China
Cause of Death	No Entry
Burial Place	Macao, China
Disposition	No Entry

Parents

Father	[249]	Captain William Blish 6
Mother	[249_sa]	Katherine (Luce) Blish 6

Spouses, Mates & Children

Wife #1 [493_sa] - Sarah Ann (Stickney) Blish 7 Married by: No Entry Married at: No Entry Children by this spouse: No Records of Children

Immediate Family Tree

Gen. 7	Gen. 6	Gen. 5	Gen. 4	Gen. 3
Captain Francis Tilton Blish, Ship Master	Captain William Blish	Stacey "grey eagle" Blish	John Blish	Reuben Blish
				Elizabeth (?) Bodfish
			Mary (Goodspeed) Blish	Ebeneer Goodspeed, Jr.
				? (?) Goodspeed
		Mary (Barker or "Baxter"?) Blish	? Barker or "Baxter"?	No Entry
				No Entry
			Mary (Stacy) Barker or "Baxter"?	? Stacey
				? (?) Stacey
	Katherine (Luce) Blish	? Luce	No Entry	No Entry
				No Entry
			No Entry	No Entry
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		? (?) Luce	No Entry	No Entry
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Personalized History Timeline, 1834 to 1863

1478-1834: Torquemada's Spanish Inquisition from before birth until age 0 1828-1836: Andrew Jackson president of US from before birth until age 2 1829-1851: 2nd Cholera pandemic from before birth until age 17 1830-1860: Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US from before birth until age 26 1830-1837: Reign of King William IV (Hanover) from before birth until age 3 1834: Modern computer conceived by Charles Babbage at age 0 1835-1842: 2nd Seminole War from age 1 to age 8 1835: Halley's Comet at age 1 1835: Mormon leader Joseph Smith prophesies of 'coming of lord' by 1891 at age 1 1836: Texas war for independence from Mexico at age 2 1836: Arkansas enters the union -25th at age 2 1836: Battle of the Alamo at age 2 1837: Michigan enters the union - 26th at age 3 1837: Depression and Panic in the US - inflation, speculation at age 3 1837-1840: Martin Van Buren president of US from age 3 to age 6 1837-1901: Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from age 3 until after line end 1838-1839: Forced relocation of Cherokee from age 4 to age 5 1839-1842: Opium war between China and the English from age 5 to age 8 1841-1844: John Tyler president of US from age 7 to age 10 1842: Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English at age 8 1844: 1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York at age 10 1845: Texas enters the union - 28th at age 11 1845: Florida enters the union - 27th at age 11 1845-1848: James K Polk president of US from age 11 to age 14 1845-1849: Irish Potato Famine from age 11 to age 15 1846-1848: The Mexican-US War from age 12 to age 14 1846: Iowa enters the union - 29th at age 12 1848-1856: 1st gold rush in California -- Sutters Mill from age 14 to age 22 1848: Oregon organized as a territory at age 14 1848: NY allows women to own real estate at age 14 1848: Wisconsin enters the union - 30th at age 14 1849-1852: Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 15 to age 18 1849: Fizeau measures speed of light at age 15 1850: New Mexico organized as a territory at age 16 1850: US pop reaches 23 million at age 16 1850: California enters the union - 31st at age 16 1850: Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 16 1850: World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 16 1851: Gold rush in Australia at age 17 1852-1859: 3rd Cholera pandemic from age 18 to age 25 1853-1856: Franklin Pierce president of US from age 19 to age 22 1853: Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 19 1854: Kansas organized as a territory at age 20 1854: Nebraska organized as a territory at age 20 1854-1856: Crimean War from age 20 to age 22 1857-1860: James Buchanan president of US from age 23 to age 26 1857: Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens at age 23 1857-1866: Transatlantic cable laid from age 23 until after line end 1858: Minnesota enters the union - 32nd at age 24 1858: India bill transfers government of India to England at age 24 1859: Oil Well at age 25 1859: Oregon enters the union - 33rd at age 25 1859: Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 25 1860: Rifled barrel invented at age 26 1860: South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 26 1861: South Dakota organized as a territory at age 27 1861: Gold rush in New Zealand at age 27 1861-1865: Confederate States of America Exist from age 27 until after line end 1861: The Apache Declare War on the US at age 27 1861: Transcontinental Telegraph completed at age 27 1861-1865: Civil War from age 27 until after line end 1861: Kansas enters the union - 34th at age 27 1861: Colorado organized as a territory at age 27 1861-1865: Abraham Lincoln president of US from age 27 until after line end 1861: North Dakota organized as a territory at age 27 1861: Nevada organized as a territory at age 27 1862: US Homestead act at age 28 1863: Arizona organized as a territory at age 29 1863: Battle of Gettysburg at age 29 1863: Idaho organized as a territory at age 29 1863: Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves at age 29 1863-1879: 4th Cholera pandemic from age 29 until after line end 1863: West Virginia enters the union - 35th at age 29

Additional Information

Photograph courtesy of Michael Miller, January 6th, 2002 Francis T. Blish, listed in the Blish genealogy as having been buried in Hong Kong, was actually buried in Macao. The image above is of his grave. Francis Tilton Blish sailed with his cousin Samuel Blish, as first mate, and when Samuel retired, he was put in command.