HON. ELIJAH W. BLAISDELL.
ROCKFORD.
THE Blaisdells, from whom Elijah Whittier Blaisdell, the subject of this sketch, is descended, went from Denmark to North Wales after the Danes had been subdued by Alfred the Great and his successors, and, descendants of those daring seafarers, came thence to this country. In Wales many of them were forgemen and iron workers. Sir Ralph Blaisdell was a noble knight, and several of the name were members of the British parliament. On the coat of arms, which is in the possession of our subject, and which is as old as the crusades, the name was spelt
Blasdell, and was so spelt in this country until 1808, when, on the certificate of Hon. Daniel Blaisdell, representative to congress from New Hampshire, it was spelt as we have just written it, and has been so written from that date.
Enoch, Abner and Elijah Blaisdell, brothers and sons of Enoch Blaisdell. came from the north-eastern part of Wales, and landed in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Enoch settled in Maine, Abner in western New York, and Elijah in Amesbury, Massachusetts. From these three brothers a very large number of the Blaisdells, now found in all the northern and western states, are descended. A Sergeant Blaisdell, who came over in the Mayflower, is thought to have been one of the same family.
The subject of this sketch is a descendant of Elijah Blaisdell, the youngest of the three brothers, being from him the sixth generation. The grandfather of our subject was Parrit Blaisdell, son of Elijah, born in Amesbury. He lived in different towns in New Hampshire; moved
to Montpelier, Vermont, and finally died at Fort Covington, New York, in 1836. He was a brave and resolute patriot, taking part in both wars with the mother country, and in the latter war on one occasion took four men prisoners alone, and marched them into camp. He had two sons and seven daughters, the sons being Parrit Blaisdell and Elijah Whittier Blaisdell, Senior. The latter, father of our subject, was born in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1800; married Ann Maria Deacon, and was a printer and newspaper publisher for many years, dying at Rockford in 1876.
E. W. Blaisdell, Junior, was born in Montpelier, July 18, 1826; was partially educated in a classical school at Vergennes, Vermont, but still more in his father's printing office, and at seventeen years of age was installed as editor of the Vergennes " Vermonter," which was established by the late Rufus Wilmot Griswold. The "Vermonter" was a whig paper, and when "Old Zack" became President of the United States Mr. Blaisdell was appointed postmaster at Vergennes, and held that office for the term of four years.
In the autumn of 1853 he came to Rockford, purchased the "Republican," and conducted it for nine years. Meantime, he was elected to the legislature, and served one term, 1860-1, declining to be renominated. While devoting himself to journalism Mr. Blaisdell gave more or less time to the reading of law, and in 1862 was admitted to the bar. Since that date he has been in practice in Rockford. Mr. Blaisdell has also attained to some celebrity as an author, both in prose and poetry, his last production, published by the Petersons, of Philadelphia, being a popular novel, entitled "The Hidden Record." He is extensively known in the Northwest as an able and eloquent speaker. He received a nomination for Congress from the "fourth district of Illinois in 1880, and has been prominently connected with most of the leading enterprises of Rockford for many years.
Mr. Blaisdell has been twice married, first, in 1849, to Miss Frances A. Robinson, of Barre, Vermont, she dying in 1855, leaving one child, Byron, now in his father's office, and the second time, in 1856, to Miss Elizabeth J. Lawrence, daughter of Judge Ville Lawrence, of Vergennes, Vermont, and sister of Hon. Charles B. Lawrence, late chief-justice of Illinois, having by her four children living: Henry, George, Shelley and Elijah.
ROCKFORD.
THE Blaisdells, from whom Elijah Whittier Blaisdell, the subject of this sketch, is descended, went from Denmark to North Wales after the Danes had been subdued by Alfred the Great and his successors, and, descendants of those daring seafarers, came thence to this country. In Wales many of them were forgemen and iron workers. Sir Ralph Blaisdell was a noble knight, and several of the name were members of the British parliament. On the coat of arms, which is in the possession of our subject, and which is as old as the crusades, the name was spelt
Blasdell, and was so spelt in this country until 1808, when, on the certificate of Hon. Daniel Blaisdell, representative to congress from New Hampshire, it was spelt as we have just written it, and has been so written from that date.
Enoch, Abner and Elijah Blaisdell, brothers and sons of Enoch Blaisdell. came from the north-eastern part of Wales, and landed in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Enoch settled in Maine, Abner in western New York, and Elijah in Amesbury, Massachusetts. From these three brothers a very large number of the Blaisdells, now found in all the northern and western states, are descended. A Sergeant Blaisdell, who came over in the Mayflower, is thought to have been one of the same family.
The subject of this sketch is a descendant of Elijah Blaisdell, the youngest of the three brothers, being from him the sixth generation. The grandfather of our subject was Parrit Blaisdell, son of Elijah, born in Amesbury. He lived in different towns in New Hampshire; moved
to Montpelier, Vermont, and finally died at Fort Covington, New York, in 1836. He was a brave and resolute patriot, taking part in both wars with the mother country, and in the latter war on one occasion took four men prisoners alone, and marched them into camp. He had two sons and seven daughters, the sons being Parrit Blaisdell and Elijah Whittier Blaisdell, Senior. The latter, father of our subject, was born in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1800; married Ann Maria Deacon, and was a printer and newspaper publisher for many years, dying at Rockford in 1876.
E. W. Blaisdell, Junior, was born in Montpelier, July 18, 1826; was partially educated in a classical school at Vergennes, Vermont, but still more in his father's printing office, and at seventeen years of age was installed as editor of the Vergennes " Vermonter," which was established by the late Rufus Wilmot Griswold. The "Vermonter" was a whig paper, and when "Old Zack" became President of the United States Mr. Blaisdell was appointed postmaster at Vergennes, and held that office for the term of four years.
In the autumn of 1853 he came to Rockford, purchased the "Republican," and conducted it for nine years. Meantime, he was elected to the legislature, and served one term, 1860-1, declining to be renominated. While devoting himself to journalism Mr. Blaisdell gave more or less time to the reading of law, and in 1862 was admitted to the bar. Since that date he has been in practice in Rockford. Mr. Blaisdell has also attained to some celebrity as an author, both in prose and poetry, his last production, published by the Petersons, of Philadelphia, being a popular novel, entitled "The Hidden Record." He is extensively known in the Northwest as an able and eloquent speaker. He received a nomination for Congress from the "fourth district of Illinois in 1880, and has been prominently connected with most of the leading enterprises of Rockford for many years.
Mr. Blaisdell has been twice married, first, in 1849, to Miss Frances A. Robinson, of Barre, Vermont, she dying in 1855, leaving one child, Byron, now in his father's office, and the second time, in 1856, to Miss Elizabeth J. Lawrence, daughter of Judge Ville Lawrence, of Vergennes, Vermont, and sister of Hon. Charles B. Lawrence, late chief-justice of Illinois, having by her four children living: Henry, George, Shelley and Elijah.
HON. ELIJAH W. BLAISDELL.
ROCKFORD.
THE Blaisdells, from whom Elijah Whittier Blaisdell, the subject of this sketch, is descended, went from Denmark to North Wales after the Danes had been subdued by Alfred the Great and his successors, and, descendants of those daring seafarers, came thence to this country. In Wales many of them were forgemen and iron workers. Sir Ralph Blaisdell was a noble knight, and several of the name were members of the British parliament. On the coat of arms, which is in the possession of our subject, and which is as old as the crusades, the name was spelt
Blasdell, and was so spelt in this country until 1808, when, on the certificate of Hon. Daniel Blaisdell, representative to congress from New Hampshire, it was spelt as we have just written it, and has been so written from that date.
Enoch, Abner and Elijah Blaisdell, brothers and sons of Enoch Blaisdell. came from the north-eastern part of Wales, and landed in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Enoch settled in Maine, Abner in western New York, and Elijah in Amesbury, Massachusetts. From these three brothers a very large number of the Blaisdells, now found in all the northern and western states, are descended. A Sergeant Blaisdell, who came over in the Mayflower, is thought to have been one of the same family.
The subject of this sketch is a descendant of Elijah Blaisdell, the youngest of the three brothers, being from him the sixth generation. The grandfather of our subject was Parrit Blaisdell, son of Elijah, born in Amesbury. He lived in different towns in New Hampshire; moved
to Montpelier, Vermont, and finally died at Fort Covington, New York, in 1836. He was a brave and resolute patriot, taking part in both wars with the mother country, and in the latter war on one occasion took four men prisoners alone, and marched them into camp. He had two sons and seven daughters, the sons being Parrit Blaisdell and Elijah Whittier Blaisdell, Senior. The latter, father of our subject, was born in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1800; married Ann Maria Deacon, and was a printer and newspaper publisher for many years, dying at Rockford in 1876.
E. W. Blaisdell, Junior, was born in Montpelier, July 18, 1826; was partially educated in a classical school at Vergennes, Vermont, but still more in his father's printing office, and at seventeen years of age was installed as editor of the Vergennes " Vermonter," which was established by the late Rufus Wilmot Griswold. The "Vermonter" was a whig paper, and when "Old Zack" became President of the United States Mr. Blaisdell was appointed postmaster at Vergennes, and held that office for the term of four years.
In the autumn of 1853 he came to Rockford, purchased the "Republican," and conducted it for nine years. Meantime, he was elected to the legislature, and served one term, 1860-1, declining to be renominated. While devoting himself to journalism Mr. Blaisdell gave more or less time to the reading of law, and in 1862 was admitted to the bar. Since that date he has been in practice in Rockford. Mr. Blaisdell has also attained to some celebrity as an author, both in prose and poetry, his last production, published by the Petersons, of Philadelphia, being a popular novel, entitled "The Hidden Record." He is extensively known in the Northwest as an able and eloquent speaker. He received a nomination for Congress from the "fourth district of Illinois in 1880, and has been prominently connected with most of the leading enterprises of Rockford for many years.
Mr. Blaisdell has been twice married, first, in 1849, to Miss Frances A. Robinson, of Barre, Vermont, she dying in 1855, leaving one child, Byron, now in his father's office, and the second time, in 1856, to Miss Elizabeth J. Lawrence, daughter of Judge Ville Lawrence, of Vergennes, Vermont, and sister of Hon. Charles B. Lawrence, late chief-justice of Illinois, having by her four children living: Henry, George, Shelley and Elijah.
ROCKFORD.
THE Blaisdells, from whom Elijah Whittier Blaisdell, the subject of this sketch, is descended, went from Denmark to North Wales after the Danes had been subdued by Alfred the Great and his successors, and, descendants of those daring seafarers, came thence to this country. In Wales many of them were forgemen and iron workers. Sir Ralph Blaisdell was a noble knight, and several of the name were members of the British parliament. On the coat of arms, which is in the possession of our subject, and which is as old as the crusades, the name was spelt
Blasdell, and was so spelt in this country until 1808, when, on the certificate of Hon. Daniel Blaisdell, representative to congress from New Hampshire, it was spelt as we have just written it, and has been so written from that date.
Enoch, Abner and Elijah Blaisdell, brothers and sons of Enoch Blaisdell. came from the north-eastern part of Wales, and landed in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Enoch settled in Maine, Abner in western New York, and Elijah in Amesbury, Massachusetts. From these three brothers a very large number of the Blaisdells, now found in all the northern and western states, are descended. A Sergeant Blaisdell, who came over in the Mayflower, is thought to have been one of the same family.
The subject of this sketch is a descendant of Elijah Blaisdell, the youngest of the three brothers, being from him the sixth generation. The grandfather of our subject was Parrit Blaisdell, son of Elijah, born in Amesbury. He lived in different towns in New Hampshire; moved
to Montpelier, Vermont, and finally died at Fort Covington, New York, in 1836. He was a brave and resolute patriot, taking part in both wars with the mother country, and in the latter war on one occasion took four men prisoners alone, and marched them into camp. He had two sons and seven daughters, the sons being Parrit Blaisdell and Elijah Whittier Blaisdell, Senior. The latter, father of our subject, was born in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1800; married Ann Maria Deacon, and was a printer and newspaper publisher for many years, dying at Rockford in 1876.
E. W. Blaisdell, Junior, was born in Montpelier, July 18, 1826; was partially educated in a classical school at Vergennes, Vermont, but still more in his father's printing office, and at seventeen years of age was installed as editor of the Vergennes " Vermonter," which was established by the late Rufus Wilmot Griswold. The "Vermonter" was a whig paper, and when "Old Zack" became President of the United States Mr. Blaisdell was appointed postmaster at Vergennes, and held that office for the term of four years.
In the autumn of 1853 he came to Rockford, purchased the "Republican," and conducted it for nine years. Meantime, he was elected to the legislature, and served one term, 1860-1, declining to be renominated. While devoting himself to journalism Mr. Blaisdell gave more or less time to the reading of law, and in 1862 was admitted to the bar. Since that date he has been in practice in Rockford. Mr. Blaisdell has also attained to some celebrity as an author, both in prose and poetry, his last production, published by the Petersons, of Philadelphia, being a popular novel, entitled "The Hidden Record." He is extensively known in the Northwest as an able and eloquent speaker. He received a nomination for Congress from the "fourth district of Illinois in 1880, and has been prominently connected with most of the leading enterprises of Rockford for many years.
Mr. Blaisdell has been twice married, first, in 1849, to Miss Frances A. Robinson, of Barre, Vermont, she dying in 1855, leaving one child, Byron, now in his father's office, and the second time, in 1856, to Miss Elizabeth J. Lawrence, daughter of Judge Ville Lawrence, of Vergennes, Vermont, and sister of Hon. Charles B. Lawrence, late chief-justice of Illinois, having by her four children living: Henry, George, Shelley and Elijah.
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