Hi Joan , Found this information , hope it helps , even though all may not necessarily be related but I think I would go along with your idea to further research Maine , even perhaps NH considering the information below. =============== 1870 Census Index of MA : Surname: BLAISDELL Given Name: SALLY Age: 73 Sex: F Race: W Birth Place: NH County: ESSEX Locality: 5-WD LAWRENCE M593-Roll: 609 Page: 313 ============================ Surname: BLAISDELL Given Name: RALPH C Age: 35 Sex: M Race: W Birth Place: CT County: ESSEX Locality: 5-WD LAWRENCE M593-Roll: 609 Page: 335 ============================== Surname: BLAISDELL Given Name: DANIEL Age: 43 Sex: M Race: W Birth Place: ME County: ESSEX Locality: 1-WD LAWRENCE M593-Roll: 609 Page: 28 ============================= Surname: BLAISDELL Given Name: CATHERINE Age: 40 Sex: F Race: W Birth Place: NH County: ESSEX Locality: 4-WD LAWRENCE M593-Roll: 609 Page: 214 ============================= Surname: BLAISDELL Given Name: RALPH C Age: 35 Sex: M Race: W Birth Place: CT County: ESSEX Locality: 5-WD LAWRENCE M593-Roll: 609 Page: 335 =========================== Surname: BLAISDELL Given Name: FRANK Age: 45 Sex: M Race: W Birth Place: MA County: ESSEX Locality: 5-WD LAWRENCE M593-Roll: 609 Page: 338 ============================== Surname: BLAISDELL Given Name: ABNER Age: 65 Sex: M Race: W Birth Place: NH County: MIDDLESEX Locality: SOMERVILLE M593-Roll: 631 Page: 378 ============================ No Jacob found in 1870 MA ============================ 466 C500232 BLAISDEL, John Birth Sex: Male Birth Date: 08 Sep 1729 Recorded in: Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts Father: Abijah BLAISDEL Mother: Mary Source: FHL Number 767311, 517178 Dates: 1825-1875 ================================================== BLAISDEL, Hannah Birth Sex: Female Birth Date: 13 Aug 1731 Recorded in: Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts Father: Abijah BLAISDEL Mother: Mary Source: FHL Number 767311, 517178 Dates: 1825-1875 ================================================ BLAISDEL, Mehitable Birth Sex: Female Birth Date: 17 Oct 1732 Recorded in: Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts Father: Abijah BLAISDEL Mother: Mary Source: FHL Number 767311, 517178 Dates: 1825-1875 =============================================== BLAISDEL, John Birth Sex: Male Birth Date: 04 Sep 1737 Recorded in: Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts Father: Elijah BLAISDEL Mother: Mary Source: FHL Number 767311, 517178 Dates: 1825-1875 ============================================= BLAISDEL, Hannah Birth Sex: Female Birth Date: 21 Dec 1738 Recorded in: Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts Father: Elijah BLAISDEL Mother: Mary Source: FHL Number 767311, 517178 Dates: 1825-1875 ============================================== BLAISDELL, William Birth Sex: Male Birth Date: 22 May 1748 Recorded in: Civil Records for Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father: Nathaniel BLAISDELL Mother: Mary Source: FHL Number 223931 Dates: 1748-1850 ================================================ BLAISDELL, Alijah Birth Sex: Male Birth Date: 25 Nov 1774 Recorded in: Civil Records for Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father: William BLAISDELL Father's Father: Nathaniel Father's Mother: Mary Mother: Rebecak Source: FHL Number 223931 Dates: 1748-1850 =================================================== Name: Blaisdell, Jacob Year: 1850 Gender: Age: County: MIDDLESEX CO. State: MA Page: 486 Location: CARLISLE Cause of Death: Occupation: Comments: Name: Blaisdell, Jacob Year: 1850 Gender: Age: County: GRAFTON CO. State: NH Page: 116 Location: DORCHESTER Cause of Death: Occupation: Comments: Name: Blaisdell, Jacob Year: 1850 Gender: Age: County: ORANGE CO. State: VT Page: 074 Location: STRAFFORD Cause of Death: Occupation: Comments: Name: Blaisdell, Jacob Year: 1850 Gender: Age: County: ROCKINGHAM CO. State: NH Page: 144 Location: EPPING Cause of Death: Occupation: Comments: Name: Blaisdell, Jacob Year: 1850 Gender: Age: County: MIDDLESEX CO. State: MA Page: 370 Location: SOMERVILLE Cause of Death: Occupation: Comments: Name: Blaisdell, Jacob Year: 1850 Gender: Age: County: BELKNAP CO. State: NH Page: 159 Location: GILFORD Cause of Death: Occupation: Comments: Name: Blaisdell, Abel Year: 1850 Gender: Age: County: LINCOLN CO. State: ME Page: 088 Location: PHIPSBURG Cause of Death: Occupation: Comments: Name: Blaisdell, Abner Year: 1850 Gender: Age: County: ROCKINGHAM CO. State: NH Page: 046 Location: E KINGSTON Cause of Death: Occupation: Comments: Name: Blaisdell, Abner Year: 1850 Gender: Age: County: ROCKINGHAM CO. State: NH Page: 262 Location: HAMPTON FALLS Cause of Death: Occupation: Comments: Name: Blaisdell, Abner Year: 1850 Gender: Age: County: YORK CO. State: ME Page: 322 Location: SACO Cause of Death: Occupation: Comments: Name: Blaisdell, Abner Year: 1850 Gender: Age: County: CARROLL CO. State: NH Page: 120 Location: TAMWORTH Cause of Death: Occupation: Comments: ================================================== Blaisdell, Asaph MA SUFFOLK CO. BOSTON 1ST WARD 003 1830 -----You have this. =================================================== Blaisdell, Asa MA SUFFOLK CO. BOSTON 3RD WARD 382 1840 Could this be your ASA(PH) ? ==================================================== unless under a different spelling (Blasdell, Blesedell ? )or eluded census all together, in which case some people did , I have one of those ancestors! ~ 1850 ~ Somerville,Middlesex,MA ~ enumerated 3 Aug. 1850 Line 21 ~ Sally BLAISDELL , age 61 ( or 41? somewhat illegible) 22 - illegible (maybe Joseph? )- 35 y.o male ~ shoemaker 23- Jacob Blaisdell - 29 y - occupation - illegible 24 - John - age 24 - " All listed as b. in MA but as well all know that is not necessarily factual depending on the information given & if the enumerator took time to ask and documented exact information given to them. . Best Regards, Andrea