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Blodgett #2 family of Grand Rapids, Michigan

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  Caleb Blodgett (1793-1872) — of Dorchester, Grafton County, N.H.; Canaan, Grafton County, N.H. Born in Hudson, Hillsborough County, N.H., December 13, 1793. Member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1833-35; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1841-42; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1844-46; Grafton County Sheriff. Died in Canaan, Grafton County, N.H., October 5, 1872 (age 78 years, 297 days). Interment at Canaan Street Cemetery, Canaan, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Asahel Blodgett and Catherine (Pollard) Blodgett; married to Charlotte Piper; father of Isaac Newton Blodgett; second cousin once removed of Delos Abiel Blodgett; second cousin twice removed of John Wood Blodgett; second cousin thrice removed of John Wood Blodgett Jr.; third cousin once removed of Jarvis King Pike; third cousin twice removed of Isaiah Kidder, Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder and David Kidder; fourth cousin of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland and Alanson Pike; fourth cousin once removed of Jedediah Sabin, Alvan Kidder, Charles Stetson, Francis Kidder, Ira Kidder, Luther Kidder, Arba Kidder, Joseph Souther Kidder, Pascal Paoli Kidder, Isaiah Stetson, William Dean Kellogg, Jefferson Parish Kidder and Stafford Canning Cleveland.
  Political family: Blodgett #2 family of Grand Rapids, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Delos Abiel Blodgett (1825-1908) — also known as Delos A. Blodgett — of Hersey, Osceola County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Otsego, Otsego County, N.Y., March 3, 1825. Republican. Lumber merchant; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880, 1892, 1900. Founder of towns in Michigan: Baldwin, Evart, and Hersey. Died, from arteriosclerosis, in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., November 1, 1908 (age 83 years, 243 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Abiel Davis Blodgett and Susan (Richmond) Blodgett; married, September 9, 1859, to Jane S. 'Jennie' Wood; married, June 3, 1893, to Daisy Albertine Peck; father of John Wood Blodgett; grandfather of John Wood Blodgett Jr.; second cousin once removed of Caleb Blodgett; third cousin of Isaac Newton Blodgett; third cousin twice removed of Jarvis King Pike; third cousin thrice removed of Isaiah Kidder, Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder and David Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland and Alanson Pike.
  Political family: Blodgett #2 family of Grand Rapids, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac Newton Blodgett (1838-1905) — also known as Isaac N. Blodgett — of Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Canaan, Grafton County, N.H., March 6, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1871, 1873-74, 1878; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1876; member of New Hampshire state senate 5th District, 1879-80; justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1880-98; chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1898-1902; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1889; mayor of Franklin, N.H., 1903-04. Died in Franklin, Merrimack County, N.H., November 27, 1905 (age 67 years, 266 days). Interment at Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, N.H.
  Presumably named for: Isaac Newton
  Relatives: Son of Caleb Blodgett and Charlotte (Piper) Blodgett; married, May 24, 1861, to Sarah Azubah Gerould; third cousin of Delos Abiel Blodgett; third cousin once removed of John Wood Blodgett; third cousin twice removed of Jarvis King Pike and John Wood Blodgett Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Isaiah Kidder, Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder and David Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland and Alanson Pike.
  Political family: Blodgett #2 family of Grand Rapids, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Epitaph: "I only know I cannot drift beyond his love and care."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Wood Blodgett (1860-1951) — also known as John W. Blodgett — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Hersey, Osceola County, Mich., July 26, 1860. Republican. Lumber and timber business; member of Republican National Committee from Michigan, 1900-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908, 1924, 1932; Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940 (voted for Wendell L. Willkie and Charles L. McNary). Died in East Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., November 21, 1951 (age 91 years, 118 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Delos Abiel Blodgett and Jane (Wood) Blodgett; married, January 16, 1895, to Minnie A. Cumnock; father of John Wood Blodgett Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Caleb Blodgett; third cousin once removed of Isaac Newton Blodgett; third cousin thrice removed of Jarvis King Pike.
  Political family: Blodgett #2 family of Grand Rapids, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Wood Blodgett Jr. (1901-1987) — also known as John W. Blodgett, Jr. — of Michigan. Born in 1901. Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964. Died in 1987 (age about 86 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Wood Blodgett and Minnie (Cumnock) Blodgett; married to Edith Irwin; grandson of Delos Abiel Blodgett; second cousin thrice removed of Caleb Blodgett; third cousin twice removed of Isaac Newton Blodgett.
  Political family: Blodgett #2 family of Grand Rapids, Michigan (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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