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Asahel Blodgett of Hudson and Dorchester, N. H
Excerpt from Asahel Blodgett of Hudson and Dorchester, N. H: His American Ancestors and His Descendants
In December, 1864, my father, Ebenezer' Blodgett, of Rumney, N. H., then near his seventy-eight birthday, was visiting me at my house in Boston. One evening the conversation turned upon family history, and I was fortunate enough to make some pencil notes of his statement relating chiefly to the family in Hudson, N. H. His memory was almost prefect in regard to the great family of thirteen children, reared by his father Asahel, and he gave a very clear account of his grandfather Jeremiah, and was familiar with the tradition that his great-grandfather Joseph, left Chelmsford, Mass., the original home, settled at Nottingham West, now Hudson, at a period so early that he had to live in a garrison house for protection from the Indians, and that a son of his was the first white child born in the town. I still retain, considerably yellowed by the lapse of more than forty years, the noted of that conversation, and later study of documentary evidence and records verified the substantial accuracy of my father's statement.
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In December, 1864, my father, Ebenezer' Blodgett, of Rumney, N. H., then near his seventy-eight birthday, was visiting me at my house in Boston. One evening the conversation turned upon family history, and I was fortunate enough to make some pencil notes of his statement relating chiefly to the family in Hudson, N. H. His memory was almost prefect in regard to the great family of thirteen children, reared by his father Asahel, and he gave a very clear account of his grandfather Jeremiah, and was familiar with the tradition that his great-grandfather Joseph, left Chelmsford, Mass., the original home, settled at Nottingham West, now Hudson, at a period so early that he had to live in a garrison house for protection from the Indians, and that a son of his was the first white child born in the town. I still retain, considerably yellowed by the lapse of more than forty years, the noted of that conversation, and later study of documentary evidence and records verified the substantial accuracy of my father's statement.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
299 pages, Paperback
First published April 21, 2013
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