Blodgett - Pierce Family --- Family Pages
These family pages are by grouped by generation, starting with the first generation of each family
to arrive in America and working their way forward in time. Each family page contains both factual
data and a narrative that provides some pertinent and also (hopefully) interesting information
about the family and individual family members. Starting with the 7th generation, each family page
also contains family photos that help to provide a more complete view of the lives of our ancestors.
To view each family page: Click on the underlined family name.
--- 1st Generation in America (1600's - 1710's) ---
This is the generation of both the Blodgett and Pierce families that first came to America.
John Pearce was actually born about the same time as Thomas Blodgett's son Samuel and
came to America 25 years after Thomas. But if we work our way back from the 9th generation
(when the Blodgett's and the Pierce's intermarried) Thomas and John are of the same generation.
John Sr and Mary Pearce and Family
--- 2nd Generation in America (1630's - 1740's) ---
This is the generation that would have participated in and experienced the devastating effects
of "King Philip's War". This war with the indian tribes of colonial New England in 1675-76 spread
destruction across the colonies. Of the 90 New England towns, 12 were destroyed and over
600 settlers killed (over 5% of the population). But the indians fared far worse. Nearly 40%
of the regions indian population was either killed or fled the area.
John Jr and Martha Pearce and Family
--- 3rd Generation in America (1650's - 1760's) ---
This generation remained close their parents as the Blodgett's raised a large family in Woburn,
Massachusetts, while the Pearce's made their home on Prudence Island, Rhode Island.
Preserved and Hannah Pearce and Family
--- 4th Generation in America (1690's - 1780's) ---
This generation began the westward migration of the families as Josiah Blodgett and his siblings
moved from Woburn Mass to Connecticut as founding settlers of Stafford. Nathaniel and Sarah may
also have moved to Vermont in their later years, with their son Joseph, but this isn't documented.
Nathaniel and Sarah Pearce and Family
--- 5th Generation in America (1740's - 1820's) ---
This generation continued the westward migration as Joseph Pierce moved with his family
to Vermont. This is also the generation that participated directly in the American revolution
as both Silas and Joseph were enlisted in the the Continential Army.
Joseph and Margaret Pearce and Family
--- 6th Generation in America (1760's - 1840's) ---
This generation continued the westward migration as Aaron and Sarah Blodgett moved from Stafford,
Connecticut first to Ashfield, Massachesetts and then to Corinth, in eastern NY. Ichabod and Mary
Pierce followed a similar course, moving from Vermont to Jefferson County, NY and then Collins, in
Erie County, NY.
Ichabod Sr and Mary Pierce and Family
--- 7th Generation in America (1790's - 1870's) ---
This is the generation that first settled in Chautauqua County. Both the Blodgett and Pierce families
came west from eastern New York in the mid 1820's as pioneering settlers in Chautauqua County.
In their later years they also experienced the the hardship and loss that accompanied the Civil War.
The Pierce family in particular, losing two sons in the war. Some members of this generation also
lived to attend the first family reunions.
These photos are of Ichabod and Harriet (Bronson) Pierce.
Abram Stocking and Elizabeth Blodgett and Family
No photos have yet been found of Abram Stocking and Elizabeth (Turk) Blodgett
If you have any knowledge of photos for these ancestors, please let us know.
No photos have yet been found of Willard and Rebecca (Gibbs) Blodgett
If you have any knowledge of photos for these ancestors, please let us know.
--- 8th Generation in America (1830's - 1910's) ---
This generation lived to see Chautauqua County develop from small pioneer villages to prosperous small towns
surrounded by a landscape of thriving farms and vineyards. This is the generation that fought in the Civil War.
In the Pierce family, two of three of Icabod and Harriet Pierce's sons went to war, and neither returned. The
third son, Enos Allen stayed home and raised a large family. His children comprise our common Pierce ancestry,
just as Abram Stocking's and his brother Willard's children comprise our shared Blodgett ancestral link.
These photos are of Milo and Aurelia (Russ) Blodgett.
These photos are of Enos Allen and Julia Evalina (Landas) Pierce and their children
These photos are of Aaron Burr and Mary Ann (Taylor) Blodgett.
These photos are of Edwin and Lemira (Chapman) Blodgett.
No photos have yet been found of William Henry Harrison and Lucina (Cornwell) Blodgett
If you have any knowledge of photos for these ancestors, please let us know.
--- 9th Generation in America (1850's - 1950's) ---
This is the generation that united the two families through multiple marriages of siblings from each family.
The tradition of family reunions was the strongest in this generation and the following. Family reunions
were very well attended, as both extended families were very large by this time, and offspring still stayed
close to home in adulthood.
These photos are of Silas "Bird" and Clara Jane (Pierce) Blodgett and their children.
These photos are of Luther Leroy and Minnie (Blodgett) Pierce.
These photos are of Abram and Jesse (Pierce) Blodgett.
These photos are of William and Addie (Blodgett) Bull.
These photos are of Clarence Lyle and Minnie (Wilson) Blodgett.
These photos are of Harry Orange and Mabel (Walden) Blodgett.
--- We need your help ---
This collection is a work in progress. I will be adding families and photos
as they become available.
If you have old family photos that should be in this collection (or want
your family included),
send me your photos. I will scan them and then send them right back to you
(you can also email me high quality scans, if you'd rather scan them yourself).
We also need as much background information as possible for each individual.