Hi Listers ~ Here's what I have on the Blossom family, down to my grandmother Agnes HUBBARD. For brevity's sake, I've taken out the other children I have in the file, and only left in my directs. If anyone is interested in the full file, I can e-mail it. Dianne * * * * * * * Descendants of Thomas Blossom Generation No. 1 1. THOMAS1 BLOSSOM was born Abt. 1580 in Little Shelford, Cambridge, England1, and died 1633 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married ANN ELSDON November 10, 1605 in Cambridge, England. She was born June 23, 1583 in Soham, Cambridge, England2. Child of THOMAS BLOSSOM and ANN ELSDON (also given as HEILSDON) is: 3. iii. PETER BLOSSOM, b. Abt. 1627, Leyden, The Netherlands; d. July 1706, Barnstable, MA. Generation No. 2 3. PETER2 BLOSSOM (THOMAS1)6 was born Abt. 1627 in Leyden, The Netherlands7, and died July 1706 in Barnstable, MA7. He married SARAH BODFISH7 June 21, 1663 in Barnstable, MA7, daughter of ROBERT BODFISH and BRIDGET. She was born Abt. 16417, and died Aft. October 17067. Child of PETER BLOSSOM and SARAH BODFISH is: 5. iv. JOSEPH BLOSSOM, b. December 10, 1673, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; d. Bef. November 08, 1749. Generation No. 3 5. JOSEPH3 BLOSSOM (PETER2, THOMAS1) was born December 10, 1673 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts8, and died Bef. November 08, 1749. He married (1) MARY PINCHON9 June 17, 1696 in Barnstable, Massachusetts10, daughter of THOMAS PINCHON and ELIZABETH WHITE. She was born February 14, 1669/70 in Scituate, Massachusetts10, and died April 06, 1706 in Barnstable, Massachusetts10. He married (2) MARY11 Abt. 170811. She died Aft. March 1710/1111. He married (3) MEHITABLE12 Aft. 171113. She was born Abt. 1682, and died March 16, 177113. More About MEHITABLE: Burial: Old Colonial Cemetery, Acushnet, Massachusetts Child of JOSEPH BLOSSOM and MEHITABLE is: 7. x. BENJAMIN BLOSSOM, b. March 1720/21, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; d. October 25, 1797, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Generation No. 4 7. BENJAMIN4 BLOSSOM (JOSEPH3, PETER2, THOMAS1)13 was born March 1720/21 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts14, and died October 25, 1797 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts14. He married BATHSHEBA PERCIVAL October 31, 175114, daughter of JOHN PERCIVAL and MARY BOURNE. She was born December 21, 1725 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts15, and died June 27, 1796 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts16. More About BATHSHEBA PERCIVAL: Baptism: April 04, 1726, Sandwich, Massachusetts Child of BENJAMIN BLOSSOM and BATHSHEBA PERCIVAL is: 10. vi. ELISHA BLOSSOM, SR., b. August 23, 1767, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts; d. September 06, 1813. Generation No. 5 10. ELISHA5 BLOSSOM, SR. (BENJAMIN4, JOSEPH3, PETER2, THOMAS1)17 was born August 23, 1767 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts17, and died September 06, 1813. He married BETSY LORING17 November 13, 1788 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts17, daughter of JOSHUA LORING and INNOCENT POPE. She was born August 17, 1770 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, and died September 1822 in New York, New York. More About ELISHA BLOSSOM, SR.: Fact 1: September 06, 1813, died at sea of wounds in battle between US Brig Enterprise and the Boxer. [the letter from Edward McCall reporting on this battle and giving names of killed and wounded was reprinted in several newspapers] Child of ELISHA BLOSSOM and BETSY LORING are: 14. i. ELISHA6 BLOSSOM, JR., b. September 08, 1789, New Bedford, MA.; d. December 22, 1823, New York, NY. Generation No. 6 14. ELISHA6 BLOSSOM, JR. (ELISHA5, BENJAMIN4, JOSEPH3, PETER2, THOMAS1) was born September 08, 1789 in New Bedford, MA., and died December 22, 1823 in New York, NY20. He married MARIA ANN ANDERSON October 31, 1812 in Newtown, Long Island, New York21, daughter of ANDREW ANDERSON and ANN STICKLEN. She was born July 30, 1791 in New York, NY22, and died October 21, 1850 in New York, NY23. Notes for MARIA ANN ANDERSON: Obituary from the New York Herald Wed. Oct. 23,, 1850 Last page. On Monday morning, 21st instant, after a long and painful illness, Mrs. Maria Ann Blossom, widow of the late Elisha Blossom,aged 59 years. The friends of her late husband, her son Henry E. Blossom, her late son Elisha M.[sic] Blossom, her son-in-law, Samuel Barstow, and of the family generally, are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, from 130 Madison St., on Wednesday, 23d October, at half-past 3 P.M. More About MARIA ANN ANDERSON: Baptism: August 15, 1791, New York, NY Child of ELISHA BLOSSOM and MARIA ANDERSON is: 17. i. ELISHA WILLIAM7 BLOSSOM, b. August 12, 1816, New York, NY; d. March 31, 1847, New York, NY. Generation No. 7 17. ELISHA WILLIAM7 BLOSSOM (ELISHA6, ELISHA5, BENJAMIN4, JOSEPH3, PETER2, THOMAS1) was born August 12, 1816 in New York, NY, and died March 31, 1847 in New York, NY25. He married BETSY ANN SMITH April 24, 1839 in New York, NY26, daughter of STEPHEN SMITH and MARY LOCKWOOD. She was born September 11, 1821 in New York, NY, and died December 13, 1898 in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY27. Notes for BETSY ANN SMITH: Obituary Betsey Ann Fay, wife of the Rev. Cyrus H. Fay, a retired Universalist minister, died Tuesday afternoon at her home, 441 Greene Avenue, of apoplexy. Mrs. Fay was born in New York September 11, 1821, her father being Stephen Smith, a well known ship builder. She was a widow when she married Dr. Fay in 1851. She is survived by her husband and four daughters, Mrs. William A. Sutton, Mrs. Henry Brewster, Mrs. C.S.Harris and Mrs.I.F.Cooper. The Rev. J. Coleman Adams, pastor of All Souls Universalist Church, will conduct the funeral services this evening at 8 o'clock, at her late home. The burial will take place tomorrow morning in Greenwood Cemetery. Source: Brooklyn Eagle; Date: 1898 Dec. 16; Section: None; Page Number: 3 Child of ELISHA BLOSSOM and BETSY SMITH is: 21. i. MARY ANN8 BLOSSOM, b. March 12, 1840, New York, NY; d. October 09, 1884, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. Generation No. 8 21. MARY ANN8 BLOSSOM (ELISHA WILLIAM7, ELISHA6, ELISHA5, BENJAMIN4, JOSEPH3, PETER2, THOMAS1) was born March 12, 1840 in New York, NY35, and died October 09, 1884 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut35. She married CHARLES CARROLL HUBBARD March 22, 1860 in Providence, RI36, son of ASA HUBBARD and SARAH TRYON. He was born April 01, 1832 in Wadesboro, Anson County, NC37, and died September 30, 1898 in Morristown, NJ37. More About MARY ANN BLOSSOM: Burial: Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT More About CHARLES CARROLL HUBBARD: Burial: Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT Child of MARY BLOSSOM and CHARLES HUBBARD is: i. AGNES9 HUBBARD, b. December 28, 1864, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut38; d. January 21, 1950, Melrose Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania39; m. FRED THRASHER WETHERBEE, December 28, 1889, Hartford, CT.40; b. March 29, 1862, Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont41; d. March 15, 1917, Wyncote, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania41. Endnotes 1. The American Genealogist,Volume 63, No. 2. Whole Number 250, April 1988, 73, The Blossom Family of Cambridgeshire, England and New England by John Insley Coddington, F.A.S.G. and Maclean W. McLean, F.A.S.G.. 2. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, No. 2., Whole Number 250, April 1988, 74. 3. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, Number 2, April 1988, 77. 4. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1988., 238. 5. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1988., 239. 6. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, Number 2, April 1988, 77. 7. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1988., 239. 8. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1988., 242. 9. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1988., 243. 10. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1988., 242. 11. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1988., 243. 12. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1988., 242. 13. The American Genealogist, Volume 63, Number 4, October 1988., 243. 14. The American Genealogist, Volume 64, Number 1, January 1989, 24. 15. NEHG Register, Volume 118, July1964. 16. The American Genealogist, Volume 64, Number 1, January 1989, 24. 17. The American Genealogist, Volume 64, Number 1, January 1989, 26. 18. Marriage Notices from the New York Evening Post, 1801-1890 (Online database: New England Ancestors.org. New England Hist. Genealogical Society, 2003, 1820 9/21 Last eve Halletts Cove LI Rev. Mr. Johnson, BENJAMIN BLOSSOM, merchant of this city to MARGARET BLACKWELL dau of Samuel of former place. . 19. Marriage Notices from the New York Evening Post, 1801-1890 (Online database: New England Ancestors.org. New England Hist. Genealogical Society, 2003, 1842 9/8 Brooklyn, L.I. 6th inst.Rev. F.A.Farley, JOHN H. FAXON merchant of this city to Emeline Augusta eldest dau. of Benjamin BLOSSOM all of Brooklyn. . 20. New York Post 1801-1890, 12/23/1823 Yesterday Elisha Blossom. 21. New York Weekly Museum, Volume I, Issue 28, 1812-11-14, Married, At Newtown, (L.I.) by the rev. Mr. Boardman, Mr. Elisha Blossom, jun. to Miss Maria A. Anderson, both of this city. 22. Records of the First Presbyterian Church of the City of New York - Births and Baptisms, NYGBS Record. 23. New York Post 1801-1890, 10/21/1850 Oct. 21, Mrs. Maria Ann Blossom 59y. 24. Marriage Notices from the New York Evening Post, 1801-1890 (Online database: New England Ancestors.org. New England Hist. Genealogical Society, 2003, 1843 12/22 Brooklyn, 20th inst.Rev. F.A.Farley, WILLIAM S.TISDALE of N.Y. to CAROLINE B. dau. of BENJAMIN BLOSSOM all of Brooklyn . 25. New York Post 1801-1890, 4/1/1847 Wed. Mar 31, Elisha V.[sic] Blossom s late Elisha in 31 y Mother Maria Ann Blossom father in law Stephen Smith brother H.E. Blossom brothers in law S Barstow and Peter S. Hoe. 31 Rutgers St. . 26. Marriage Notices from the New York Evening Post, 1801-1890 (Online database: New England Ancestors.org. New England Hist. Genealogical Society, 2003.) (Unpublished typescript transcriptions of original notices by Gertrude A. Barber, R. Stanton Avery Collection, NEHGS, Boston MA. "New York Evening Post, New York City, Marriages 1933-1948) 27. New York Vital Records. 28. New York Post 1801-1890, 1/6/1845 Sat. Jan. 4, Elisha Smith only son of Elisha W & Betsey Ann Blossom 1 y 7 m.. 29. New York Post 1801-1890, 9/8/1863 Sept 8, Henry E. Blossom 46 y father in law Stephen Smith of Portchester. 30. Marriage Notices from the New York Evening Post, 1801-1890 (Online database: New England Ancestors.org. New England Hist. Genealogical Society, 2003, 1846 4/2 2nd inst. Rev. Thomas J. Sawyer, HENRY E. BLOSSOM to Mary Jane daughter of Stephen Smith, all of this city.. 31. A Historical Sketch of the Town of Hanover, Massachusetts, by John S. Barry, Boston, 1853, 230. 32. Marriage Notices from the New York Evening Post, 1801-1890 (Online database: New England Ancestors.org. New England Hist. Genealogical Society, 2003, 1829 6/29 27th inst. by Rev. Mr. Shaeffer, Samuel Barstow, merchant, to Mary Tylee [sic] Blossom, dau. of late Elisha, all of this city. . 33. Deaths from the New York Post, 1801-1890, available online at http://www.newenglandancestors.org, 3/8/1845 Friday Mar 7, Elisha Blossom only dau [sic - should be son] Samuel and Mary (Taylor) Tyler Blossom 5 y late Grandfather Elisha Blossom 130 Madison St. 34. Deaths from the New York Post, 1801-1890, available online at http://www.newenglandancestors.org, 3/17/1845 Sat Mar 15, Mary Blossom y dau. of Samuel and Mary Tyler Blossom [Barstow] 2y 7m. 35. Cemetery Record, Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT. 36. Broderbund Software, Inc., Banner Blue Division, Family History: Rhode Island Genealogies #1, Genealogies of R.I. Families, Volume II, Rev.Cyrus Hyde Fay's Record of Marriages, 1840-1901,, (CD 180), "CD-ROM," 410. 37. Cemetery Record, Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT. 38. Ct. VR 39. grave stone, Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT. 40. NEHG Register,Volume 77, July 1923, 190. 41. grave stone, Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT. 42. NEHG Register, Volume 77, July 1923, 190. 43. Cemetery Record, Pine Grove Cemetery, Middletown, CT.