Henry BLOUNT & Elizabeth ST. JOHN

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Henry BLOUNT
Elizabeth ST. JOHN

Husband: Harry / Henry BLOUNT
Birth: 20 Nov 1796, Preston, New London Co., CT
Death: 1 Mar 1850, Troy, Oakland Co., MI
Father: Walter BLUNT/BLOUNT
Mother: Deborah HERRICK

Marriage: 2 May 1825

Wife: Elizabeth ST. JOHN
Birth: 13 Mar 1800, of Norwich, New London Co., CT
Occupation: homemaker
Father: John ST. JOHN, b. 1770/1, NY

Children — born in Troy, Oakland Co., MI:

1. (Daughter A) BLOUNT, b. 1820-25 — Did Henry have a prior wife? Or is the marriage date wrong?
2. Eliza Jane BLOUNT, b. 5 Feb 1826; d. 7 Oct 1865
3. Maria E. BLOUNT, b. 28 Feb 1828; d. 5 Feb 1905; m. 1 Aug 1850, Myron J. DUSENBURY
4. Walter BLOUNT, b. 9 Oct 1829; d. 13 Aug 1902
5. Ellen Fairchild BLOUNT, b. 1 Dec 1832; d. 28 Apr 1907
6. George Oscar BLOUNT, b. 30 Oct 1834; d. 29 Dec 1897; m. 30 Dec 1869, Cordelia BROWN
7. Henry Chatfield BLOUNT, b. 15 Jun 1837; d. 4 Apr 1908; m. 23 Dec 1869, Lydia CONKLIN
8. Frances Herrick BLOUNT, b. 31 Dec 1844; d. 1919

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2a. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830 (Broderbund CD-315):

1830 Census Blount, Henry MI Oakland Co. p. 89

1834 Blount, Henry MI Oakland Co.

2b. 1830 Territorial Census of Michigan: Oakland County (online at the Kent County MIGenWeb site):¤•

Henry Blount 100001001 210001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Walter (b. 1829)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = Henry (b. 1796)

1 male 60-69 1760-1770 = Walter (b. 1764)

2 females 4 or under 1825-1830 = Maria (b. 1828)
= Eliza Jane (b. 1826)

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Daughter A

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Elizabeth (b. 1800)

Henry's father is said to have died in Oakland Co., MI, so it seems likely that the senior male in the household is Walter BLUNT, though it could be Elizabeth's father, John ST. JOHN.

3. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #11-12 of 16; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1840 MI Oakland Co. Troy Twp. pp. 96A-96B Ln. 29 Henry Blunt 120 000 100 - 012 000 100 100 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Henry (b. 1837)

2 males 5-9 1830-1835 = George (b. 1834)
= Walter (b. 1829)

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = Henry (b. 1796)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Ellen (b. 1832)

2 females 10-14 1825-1830 = Maria (b. 1828)
= Eliza Jane (b. 1826)

1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Elizabeth (b. 1800)

1 female 70-79 1760-1770 = Mother? Mother-in-law?

1 person employed in agriculture

Listed two lines from James B. ST. JOHN.

4. Federal Census: Mortality Schedules (online at Ancestry.com):

Year Name State County Township Pg Month Age Born Cause of Death

1850 Blunt, Henry Michigan Oakland Unknown 0 Mar 33 CT Lung Inflam

Henry was 53, not 33.

5. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

6. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: AF - Ancestral File (online at FamilySearch.org).

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