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James M. Blish 7 [m]
7th Generation

Personal Details
Born September 11th, 1835 No Image On File
Birthplace No Entry
Baptized No Entry
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Died November 9th, 1861, aged about 26 years
Died at... VA, USA
Cause of Death (pneumonia in army)
Burial Place No Entry
Disposition No Entry

Parents
Father [277]Deacon Justice Benjamin Blish 6 No Image On File
Mother [277_sa]Artemisia (Perkins) Blish 6 No Image On File

Spouses, Mates & Children
Wife #1
[494sa] - Mary (Corning) Hills 7

Married by: No Entry
Married at: West Mentor, Ohio, USA

Children by this spouse:
No Records of Children
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Immediate Family Tree
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James M. BlishDeacon Justice Benjamin BlishBenjamin BlishBenjamin BlishTristham Blish, (***)
Anne (Fuller) Blish
Mary (Adams) BlishJohn Adams
Ruth (Loomis) Adams
Phebe (Skinner) BlishNo EntryNo Entry
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Artemisia (Perkins) BlishGrant PerkinsNo EntryNo Entry
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Personalized History Timeline, 1835 to 1861
1828-1836:
Andrew Jackson president of US from before birth until age 1
1829-1851:
2nd Cholera pandemic from before birth until age 16
1830-1860:
Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US from before birth until age 25
1830-1837:
Reign of King William IV (Hanover) from before birth until age 2
1835:
Mormon leader Joseph Smith prophesies of 'coming of lord' by 1891 at age 0
1835-1842:
2nd Seminole War from age 0 to age 7
1835:
Halley's Comet at age 0
1836:
Battle of the Alamo at age 1
1836:
Texas war for independence from Mexico at age 1
1836:
Arkansas enters the union -25th at age 1
1837:
Depression and Panic in the US - inflation, speculation at age 2
1837:
Michigan enters the union - 26th at age 2
1837-1901:
Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from age 2 until after line end
1837-1840:
Martin Van Buren president of US from age 2 to age 5
1838-1839:
Forced relocation of Cherokee from age 3 to age 4
1839-1842:
Opium war between China and the English from age 4 to age 7
1841-1844:
John Tyler president of US from age 6 to age 9
1842:
Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English at age 7
1844:
1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York at age 9
1845-1849:
Irish Potato Famine from age 10 to age 14
1845-1848:
James K Polk president of US from age 10 to age 13
1845:
Florida enters the union - 27th at age 10
1845:
Texas enters the union - 28th at age 10
1846:
Iowa enters the union - 29th at age 11
1846-1848:
The Mexican-US War from age 11 to age 13
1848-1856:
1st gold rush in California -- Sutters Mill from age 13 to age 21
1848:
Oregon organized as a territory at age 13
1848:
NY allows women to own real estate at age 13
1848:
Wisconsin enters the union - 30th at age 13
1849:
Fizeau measures speed of light at age 14
1849-1852:
Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 14 to age 17
1850:
Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 15
1850:
World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 15
1850:
US pop reaches 23 million at age 15
1850:
New Mexico organized as a territory at age 15
1850:
California enters the union - 31st at age 15
1851:
Gold rush in Australia at age 16
1852-1859:
3rd Cholera pandemic from age 17 to age 24
1853:
Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 18
1853-1856:
Franklin Pierce president of US from age 18 to age 21
1854:
Nebraska organized as a territory at age 19
1854:
Kansas organized as a territory at age 19
1854-1856:
Crimean War from age 19 to age 21
1857-1866:
Transatlantic cable laid from age 22 until after line end
1857-1860:
James Buchanan president of US from age 22 to age 25
1857:
Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens at age 22
1858:
Minnesota enters the union - 32nd at age 23
1858:
India bill transfers government of India to England at age 23
1859:
Oil Well at age 24
1859:
Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 24
1859:
Oregon enters the union - 33rd at age 24
1860:
South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 25
1860:
Rifled barrel invented at age 25
1861-1865:
Abraham Lincoln president of US from age 26 until after line end
1861:
South Dakota organized as a territory at age 26
1861:
Colorado organized as a territory at age 26
1861:
North Dakota organized as a territory at age 26
1861-1865:
Civil War from age 26 until after line end
1861:
Nevada organized as a territory at age 26
1861:
Transcontinental Telegraph completed at age 26
1861:
The Apache Declare War on the US at age 26
1861-1865:
Confederate States of America Exist from age 26 until after line end
1861:
Gold rush in New Zealand at age 26
1861:
Kansas enters the union - 34th at age 26

Additional Information
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Service Records
  1. Service: Union Army
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    Conflicts: Civil War
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