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| The Blinn Family of Woolwich Maine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "Peoples Ferry at Woolwich 1916" this came out of a family album. from an email: "Hi Mr.Blinn The picture that you have is the Sagadahoc ferry that went from Woolwich to Bath.The city in the background is Bath, Maine. They were used until the Carlton bridge was built in 1927. It was called the Peoples Ferry Company... Hope Grover Coulombe" |
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| Blinn Genealogy The Blinn Family arrived in the Woolwich, Maine area in the early mid 1700s. |
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Generation 1 James Blinn & Jane Gilmore Children of James and Jane: Ann, Harrison, James, Lydia, Mary, David, Theophilus, Charles, Francis, and an unnamed baby. Descendants of James are underlined. |
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| For an ancestral tree of James Blinn of Woolwich click here | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Generation 2 (James and Jane) 1. Ann Blinn, born 23 Nov 1751 in Georgetown ME died 1 Nov 1811, married Michael Ryan. They had nine children. Michael Ryan arrived in Maine sometime before 1772. He was schoolmaster and taught for thirty years in Woolwich. In 1801, he was elected town clerk and served til 1819. Ann and Michael had five sons and four daughters. All but one widowed daughter, including his wife, predeceased Michael who died a town pauper at the age of 75, May 1826. From History of Dresden: "William Tallman's second wife was a Mary Ryan of Woolwich. Martha Ryan was her niece, and was Mrs. Barzillai Gannett of Bath.' Mary was the daughter of Master Ryan, schoolmaster of Woolwich and Ann Blen." (p.856). This is all I have found of their descendants. I have no other names, dates or spouses for any of the nine children. If you know these please contact me. 2. James Blinn, born 28 Aug 1755 in Georgetown ME died 16 Nov 1831, married 22 Nov 1784 to Abigal Delano, born 1 Aug 1763 and died 21 Jan 1841 (descendant of Mayflower passengers, daughter of Hopestill Delano & Abigal Everson) children: Henry, Harrison, Aaron, Lucy, Richard, Nancy, Abigal, Joshua, Beza, and James. 3. Lydia Blinn, born 30 Jul 1757 in Georgetown ME died 1 May 1832 married 14 Jul 1778 to Samuel Preble. children: Lydia, Charlotte, Rachel, Mary, James, Samuel, Sally, William, Francis 4. Mary Blinn, born 1759 in Georgetown ME died 1 Dec 1791 married 19 Sep 1790 to William Blair. He was the son of James Blair & Jane Todd, one of eleven children, and from a family which supposedly descended from Sir David Hunter-Blair, a Scottish baronet. After Mary's death, William remarried on 23 Feb 1793 to Rebecca Knowles. I am unaware of any children from either marriage. 5. David Blinn, see Blinns of Dresden page. 6. Theophilus Blinn, see Descendants of Theophilus page. 7. Charles Blinn, 16 Sep 1767 in Woolwich ME died 18 Jul 1823 in Bristol ME. married 6 Oct 1789 (from my grandmother's charts, this is the same date of marriage as Theophilus and Patience, so either it was a double marriage or one of the dates is an error, info corrected by J Gower, left the incorrect info to remember to correct it on the charts) to Lydia McMurphy (Charles Blinn m 29 Oct 1789 to Lydia Murphy of Muscongus Island, Bristol (Christine Huston dodge, VR Old Bristol And Nobleboro, Maine to 1892, reprint 1988, p. 16)contributed by Janice Gower. 8. Francis Blinn, see Blinns of Dresden page. 9. Harrison Blinn, see Blinns of Dresden page. |
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Everyone below on these pages is grouped according to which child of James and Jane they are descended from. I tried to order them by name and age. I hope this is not too confusing |
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Blinns of Maine, Descendants of Theophilus. |
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| Descendants of Ann | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Generation 3 (Ann & Michael) [James] 1. Mary B. Ryan, born abt 1775 in Woolwich. She married 25 Apr 1813 in Woolwich to William Tallman (son of Peleg Tallman). William was a sea captain and Mary was his second wife. Tallman was originally Taelmann or Talemann and the family was Flemish from Antwerp via Hamburg several generations back before coming to New England in th 1600s.. 2. three more daughters and five sons were born to Ann and Michael, all but one daughter died before 1826. One son was the father of Martha below, but I still haven't found the name yet. |
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Generation 4 (? & ?) [James,Ann] 1. Martha A. S. Ryan, born 1812 in Bath ME died Aug 1876 in Bath ME. Married Barzillai Gannett, born 23 Apr 1808 in Gardiner ME died Aug 1876 in Fort Fairfield ME (son of Barzillai Gannett & Elizabeth Farley) children: James, Sarah, George, Ann, Martha, & William. Some online records show Barzillai married to Martha Stinson & others Martha Ryan. I think that they are the same person with Martha having a previous husband, hence the S. initail in her name in almost all records, but I do not know this for sure yet. |
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Notes on Barzillai Gannett, father-in-law of Martha Ryan Barzillai Gannett, Sr.(son of Joseph Gannett & Elizabeth Latham) married in Nobleborough ME on 30 Apr 1797 Elizabeth Farley, born 7 Jul 1774 in Newcastle, Me, died 18 Sep 1845 in Bath, Me (daughter of John Farley & Sara Dennis). children: Edward & Barzillai. GANNETT, Barzillai, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bridgewater, Mass., June 17, 1764; was graduated from Harvard University in 1785; studied theology, but did not enter the ministry; selectman of Pittston, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), in 1793, 1794, 1796-1798, 1801, and 1802; town clerk in 1794; moderator 1797-1802; selectman and assessor, Gardiner, Maine, 1803-1808; appointed as the first postmaster of Gardiner and served from September 30, 1804, to October 1, 1809; moderator 1804-1806, 1808, 1809, and 1811; member of the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1805 and 1806; served in the Massachusetts senate in 1807 and 1808; elected as a Republican to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses and served from March 4, 1809, until his resignation in 1812; died in New York City in 1832. (from the Biographical Directory of Members of the United States Congress |
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Generation 5 (Martha & Barzillai) [James,Ann,?,] 1. James Tilden Gannett, born 8 Aug 1837 in Bath ME died Sep 1876 2. Sarah Ann Gannett, born 1839 in Bath ME 3. George Otis Gannett, born 26 Nov 1842 in Bath ME died Apr 1894 4. Ann Elizabeth Gannett, born Jul 1844 in Bath ME died Apr 1849 5. Martha Farley Gannett, born 1 Apr 1849 in Bath ME died 19 Oct 1911 in Denver CO 6. William Payne Gannett, born 25 Nov 1853 in Bath ME |
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| Descendants of James | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Generation 3 (James and Abigal) [James] 1. Henry Blinn, born abt 1783 2. Harrison Blinn, born 12 Jun 1785/86 (see notes about Harrisonon the Blinns of Dresden page) 3. Aaron Blinn born 28 Feb 1787 4. Lucy Blinn born 14 Jan 1789 5. Richard Delano Blinn born 4 May 1791 (possibly born in 1781), married 1830 in Woolwich to Harriet Gragg, born abt 1800 (daughter of Jacob Gragg & Sarah Trask). children: Richard, William, John. Richard was a captain and died at sea. He possibly married in 1835 in Wiscasset ME to Mary Ann Grimes 6. Nancy Blinn born abt 1793 in Wiscasset ME 7. Abigal Blinn born 6 May 1794 in Woolwich ME died 31 Jan 1836 in Wiscasset ME; married on 29 Dec 1816 to Joseph Gardiner White, born abt 1784 in Wiscasset ME died 29 Jul 1874 in Wiscasset ME (son of Jesse White & Rachel Nash) children: Jesse, James, Harriet, Joseph 8. Joshua Blinn born 2 Feb 1796 died 23 Oct 1861. married 4 Dec 1821 in Wiscasset ME to Julia Hilton, born 13 May 1797 died 6 Nov 1883. Joshua served during the War of 1812. children: Abigal, John, Richard, Silas, Sally, Sarah, Julia, & James 9. Beza Blinn born 1 May 1798 married 9 Feb 1819 in Wiscasset ME to Elias Bailey. 10. James Blinn born in 1810 died Nov 1818 |
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Generation 4 (Richard & Harriet) [James,James] 1. Richard Delano Blinn, born 31 Jul 1832 in Woolwich ME 2. William Blinn, born 31 Jul 1832 in Woolwich ME 3. John Francis Blinn, born 10 Jul 1834 in Woolwich ME, married Susan L. Dalton; child: George & Alfred . (Abigal & Joseph) [James,James] 1. Jesse White, born 1818 in Wiscasset ME 2. James Gardiner White, born Feb 1820 in Wiscasset ME, died 9 Aug 1881 in Wiscasset ME; married on 26 Feb 1848 in to Druscilla Lowell, born 29 Sep 1822 in Wiscasset ME died 17 Dec 1866 in Wiscasset ME (daughter of Uriah Lowell & Mary White) children: Gilman, James, Abbie, Alva, Eddie, George, Charles. 3. Harriet White, married Jotham Bailey. 4. Joseph Gardiner White. (Harrison & Elmira) [...?...] 1. Elmira Blinn, born 24 May 1813 in Dresden ME (there is an Almira Blinn buried in Pine Grove near Bradbury with the dates 1812-1904, maybe this is the same woman) 2. William Blinn, born 29 Apr 1816 in Dresden ME 3. Bradbury Blinn, born 16 Mar 1818 in Dresden ME, died 1894 and buried in Pine Grove Cem. Dresden; married 8 Dec 1844 in Dresden ME to Susan Houdlette, born 1 Jan 1818 in Dresden ME, died 1897 (daughter of Charles Houdelette & Susanna Reed) more on the Houdlettes to come. children: Flora A.,Winfield S. Blinn 4. Margaret Blinn, born 23 Dec 1819 in Dresden ME. (Joshua & Julia) [James,James] 1. Abigal Delano Blinn, born 31 Mar 1823 died 18 Jul 1830 2. John Quincy Adams Blinn, born 17 Jan 1825 in Woolwich ME 3. Richard Delano Blinn, born 9 May 1827 4. Silas Payson Blinn, born 23 Mar 1829 died 2 Jul 1862, married 27 Oct 1852 in Wiscasset ME to Harriet A Blagdon. children: Jennie, Charles, John. I think that this person is the one listed as Payson S Blinn who servered during the Civil War. Maine 4th Infantry Comany G as a private. He died during the war. 5. Sally Blinn, born 1 Dec 1831 6. Sarah Blinn, born 25 Jan 1834 in Woolwich died 2 Feb 1909 in Wiscasset ME 7. Julia Blinn, born 1 Apr 1836 in Woolwich died 3 Nov 1854 in Wiscasset ME 8. James Merril Blinn, born 18 Dec 1841 died 13 Jul 1895 |
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Generation 5 (John & Susan) [James,James,Richard] 1. George Richard Blinn, born 11 Jul 1859 in Charlestown MA 2. Alfred Millard Blinn, born 8 Sep 1869 in Charlestown MA, member of Sons of the American Revolution (Silas & Harriet) [James,James,Joshua] 1. Jennie Greenwood Blinn b 27 Sep 1853 in Woolwich ME 2. Charles Payson Blinn b 22 Feb 1855 in Woolwich ME (poss. born in Wiscasset ME) died 18 Apr 1940 in Milton ME, married on 3 Apr 1878 in Providence RI to Ida Chadboure, born 9 Nov 1858 in Boston MA died 16 Apr 1908 in Boston MA (daughter of Ivory Weymouth Chadbourne & Sarah Watrous) child: Charles Payson Blinn, born 5 Feb 1849 in Boston MA 3. John Quincy Blinn b 12 Jan 1858 in Woolwich ME |
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Generation 3 (Lydia and Samuel) [James] 1. William Preble, born 11 May 1779 born in Trinidad 2. James Preble, born 11 Dec 1781in Woolwich ME 3. Samuel Preble, born 27 Jun 1786 in Woolwich ME 4. Charlotte Preble, born 2 Dec 1788 died 3 Jun 1869, married on 23 May 1819 in Woolwich ME to Cleaveland Buck, born 31 Aug 1788 in Reading MA (son of Ephraim Buck & Dorcas Beard) died 19 Dec 1865 in Woolwich ME of a heart attack. Cleaveland was a doctor having studied medicine in Malden, MA with his brother Ephraim. He began his practice in Woolwich in Mar 1816 and continued until his death (from History of Woolwich, Maine). children: Sally, Samuel, & Samuel adopted Mary Betts as a child 5. Lydia Preble, born 1789 in Woolwich ME 6. Sally Preble, born 27 Dec 1789 in Woolwich ME 7. Rachel Preble, born 2 Oct 1791 in Woolwich ME 8. Francis Preble, born 20 Apr 1794 in Haiti 9. Mary Preble, born 1 May 1799 in Woolwich ME Generation 4 (Charlotte & Cleaveland) [James,Lydia] 1. Sally Stinson Buck, born and died in 1820 (age three months) 2. Samuel Preble Buck, born 1823 died 1825 3. Samuel Preble Buck, born 13 Dec 1826 in Woolwich ME died 24 Apr 1903, married 13 Dec 1859 to Mary Jane Webb (daughter of Lincoln Webb, a ship owner and builder of West Woolwich also president of a Bath bank, & Rachel Day) children Edward, Rachel, Cleveland, Samuel, & Charlotte. Samuel was a doctor who received his M.D. Sep 1853 from Bowdoin College. He commenced his practice in partnership with his father in Woolwich. He became well known and respected with patients in Woolwich as well as neighboring townships (from A History of Woolwich, Maine). 4. Mary Betts (adopted as a young child) born 16 May 1839 in Wallace NS, married on 9 Nov 1868 to Warren Robbins of Dresden Generation 5 (Samuel & Mary) [James,Lydia,Charlotte] 1. Edward Buck, born 1861 died 1897 2. Rachel Buck, born 1864 died 1893 3. Cleveland Lincoln Buck, born 1867 died 1944, was a blacksmith and never married 4. Samuel Preble Buck, born 1868 died 1901 5. Charlotte Louisa Buck, born 22 Feb 1871 died 2 Dec 1944, was a teacher and never married I have no more information yet on spouses, descendants, more specific dates, etc. If you know please contact me. |
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