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Thomas BLACKWELL

Thomas BLACKWELL

Male 1804 - 1876  (71 years)

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  • Name Thomas BLACKWELL 
    Born 16 Oct 1804  New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer, doctor 
    Died 12 Feb 1876  New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Somerset Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4597  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2010 

    Family Margaret GASTON,   b. 29 Nov 1811, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1869, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co, New Jersey, enumerated on Aug 27 1850:
      Thomas Blackwell, 45, farmer, b. NJ; Margaret, 38, b. NJ; Sarah, 12, b. NJ; John, 10, b. NJ; Margaret, 6, b. NJ; John Seigler, 20, b. Germany, laborer; James Hayes, 19, b. Ireland, laborer.

      (Note: The birth dates of John Blackwell and his sister Sarah have been widely reported as Sep 9 1839 and Apr 26 1841, respectively. In the case of Sarah, that was based on her age inscribed on her headstone. But the 1850 Census contradicts this, showing that Sarah was the older of the two. A closer examination of Sarah's headstone shows a death date of Feb 4 1853, with age indicated as 14 years, 9 months. Days are not specified. If number of days is zero, the birth date would be May 4 1838.)

      Dr. Thomas Blackwell first practiced medicine at Kingston, New Jersey, then moved to his father's farm near Burnt Mills, where he retired and lived out his life.
    Children 
     1. Sarah G. BLACKWELL,   b. May 1838, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1853, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 14 years)
     2. John Gaston BLACKWELL,   b. 9 Sep 1839,   d. 18 Dec 1857, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     3. Margaret BLACKWELL,   b. CA 1844, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S184] 1850 Census.

    3. [S250] American Descendants of William Gaston and Mary Olivet Lemon, Max Perry, (Midland, TX, 1989).