The unsolved mystery of Joel Blish b. 1 Aug 1791 Hartford CT d. 24 Mar 1881 Huro
Your help would be greatly appreciated. I cannot believe that the parents of Joel and his siblings.... Asa and Daniel, and sisters, Hannah and Betsey are still unidentified.
Joel married Betsey Prince (parents unidenfied also) in Springfield, MA
Joel b. 1 Aug 1791 Hartford CT d. 24 Mar 1881 Huron OH
Need help locating the partents of Joel Blish.
You would think with the many family members below, one could find the parents of Joel,
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History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio, with ...
By William W. Williams
Joel Blish and family, of wife and three children
came to Ohio from Hartford, Connecticut, in the fall
of 1822. He remained in Berlin township until
May, 1824, and then removed to this township, locating at first on the State road, opposite where David Cole then lived. Two or three years afterward he changed his location to lot number twenty-six, same section (second) purchasing his land of the heirs of David Clark, and resided there until 1854, when he moved to the village of Norwalk, where he has since lived. He has arrived at the advanced age
of nearly eight-eight
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Joel Blish, "Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997"
Name:Joel Blish
Gender:Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date:24 Mar 1881
Death Place:Huron Co., Ohio
Age:89
Birth Date:1792
Birthplace:Hartford, Conn.
Occupation:Blacksmith
Race:White
Marital Status:Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:B07306-6
System Origin:Ohio-EASy
GS Film number:865076
Reference ID:bk 1 p 79
Citing this Record
"Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6VX-GJM : accessed 03 May 2013), Joel Blish, 24 Mar 1881.
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"Genealogy of the Blish family in America, 1637-1905"
BLISH GENEALOGY. 289
UNCONNECTED RECORDS.
Records of persons by the name of Blish, or Blush, whose
lineage is incomplete.
UNCONNECTED RECORDS.
Records of persons by the name of Blish, or Blush, whose
lineage is incomplete.
JOEL BLISH, b. 1 Aug., 1791, in Hartford county, Conn.
He m. , Betsy Prince, at Springfield, Mass.
CHILDREN.
HENRY, b. 9 July, 1818, at Glastonbury, Conn.
ELIZABETH, b. 3 Mar. 1820, at Glastonbury.
ELECTA, b. 26 Mar. 1822, d. 17 Jany. 1853.
EARL, b. 14 Feby, 1824. Lived a bachelor.
CORDELIA, b. 4 July, 1829.
ALBERT, b. Mar. 9, 1832.
DANIEL, b. 8 Apr. 1834, d- 16 Oct. 1883.
The first two children were born in Connecticut, and the re-
mainder in Norwalk, Ohio.
Joel Blish spent his younger days in the armory at Spring-
field, Mass,, and came west in 1822, locating at Norwalk, Ohio.
His wife, Betsey, d. 23 Feby., 1841 and Joel d. in Aug., 1881.
Both are buried at Norwalk. He is said to have had brothers,
Asa and Daniel, and sisters, Hannah and Betsey. The brothers
are said to have come west about 1830. (A search for the brothers and sisters did not reveal the names of their parents, either)...
He owned lands in *Glastonbury, Conn* (clue) ., which he deeded away in Nov., 1821. There is a possibility that he may have been the son of Abraham (146), whose son Daniel (304) came west in 1836. See ante pp. 93 and 129.
References. Glastonbury, Conn. Deed Rccs. Vols. 20 & 21.
Glastonbury Town, Rec. Vol. 2. p. 166.
HENRY, s. of Joel and Betsey Blish, m. 16 Oct., 1842,
Caroline M. Harkness. She was b. in Lorain county, Ohio.
CHILDREN.
ROSELTHA, b. 23 Mar. 1844.
CYTHERA, b. 22 Apr. 1847.
ESTELLA, b. 27 June, 1849.
CARRIE MAY, b. 5 Dec. 1859.
Henry Blish for may years carried on a tub and pail factory
at Antioch, Ind. He d. 3 Aug. 1885.
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SPRINGFIELD MA
MARRIAGES
BLISH
Joel and Betsy Prince, Nov. 12, 1817 by Rev. Samuel Osgood D.D. CR2 Bk. 3, p. 308
Asa and Polly Burt, Apr. 24, 1819 by Rev. Samuel Osgood D.D. CR2 Bk. 3, p. 311
20th Sept 1820 Asa was the only Blish family member in Springfield, Hampdon, MA
View Record Name Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Number of Slaves Total Number of All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves View
Census
Asa Blish Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1830 United States Federal Census
about Joel Blish
Name: Joel Blish
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Bronson, Huron, Ohio
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 7
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Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
about Joel Blish
Name: Joel Blish
Event Type: Marriage
Event City: Springfield
Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1817
Spouse Name: Betsy Prince
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War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
about Joel Blish
Soldier: Joel Blish
Widow: Betsey Prince
Date Enlisted: 1 Sep 1814
Date Discharged: 7 Dec 1814
Soldier's Death Date: 24 Mar 1881
Pension Number - #1: SC 14449
Pension Number - #2: SC 14449
Bounty Land Number - #1: 43881 40 50
Bounty Land Number - #2: 40613 120 55
Roll Number: 9
Archive Publication Number: M313
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This is Daniel Blish, brother of Joel, who named his mother
Hannah Bisley or is it Risley?
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The War of 1812 Pension Record & Bounty Land File says Thomas served as a Private from September 9, 1813 - November 19, 1813 in Capt. Daniel Blish's Company of NY Militia> Captain Daniel Blish’s Co., 3 Battalion detached militia, State of New York.
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Monroe County, New York, abstracts of wills
Vol 1. Book 2
p. 40
Brockport, Monroe Co., NY
p. 277 DANIEL BLISH of Brockport.
Dated July 12, 1836. Probated Nov. 12, 1838.
Mentions: wife Liba (Siba?)
Mother Hannah Bisley of Glastonbury, Ct
Brother: Joel Blish
sisters: Hannah Stephens widow; Betsey Goodrich of Glastonbury, Ct.
Executor: Peter Sutphen, Jr. of Sweden
Witnesses: Henry P. Norton of Brockport
Charles J. R. Mount
• Ancestry.com. Monroe County, New York, abstracts of wills [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
Original data: Barber, Gertrude A.. Monroe County, New York, abstracts of wills. unknown, 1940-1941.
Daniel Blish of Brockport
Will book 2; p. 277
Dated July 12, 1836
Probated Nov. 12, 1838
Mentions wife: Liba (Siba?) Possible transcription error
mother: Hannah Risley of Glastonbury, CT
>>brother: Joel Blish
sisters: Hannah Stephens widow and Betsey Goodrich of Glastonbury, CT
Executor Peter Sutphen, Jr. of Sweden
Witnesses Henry P. Norton of Brockport
Charles J. R. Mount of Brockport
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Sweden, Monroe, New York
Is this Hannah Bisley/Risley? Mother of Asa and Daniel, and sisters, Hannah and Betsey
Did she remarry?
Hannah Risley, "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
Name: Hannah Risley
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Connecticut, U.S.A.
Death Date: 02 Sep 1840
Death Place:
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1763
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03744-3
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3334
Reference ID: v16,p123
Citing this Record
"Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7N5-YYV : accessed 04 May 2013), Hannah Risley, 02 Sep 1840; citing reference v16,p123, FHL microfilm 3334