• Samuel Blodgett
• - Born: 1633 - Stowmarket, Suffolk, England
• - Died: May 21, 1720 (age 87/88) - Woburn, Mass
• - Parents: Thomas and Susan Blodgett
• - Married: Feb 13, 1655 - Woburn, Mass
• - Resided: Newtown and Woburn, Mass

• Ruth Iggleden
• - Born: circa 1636 - Kent, England
• - Died: Oct 14, 1703
• - Parents: ??? and Jane Iggleden

Both Samuel and Ruth were born in England and immigrated to America as very young children.
Samuel was only 1 1/2 when he arrived in America. Ruth's age is not known. Her father Henry
died while they were still in England (circa 1638). Her mother left England sometime after that,
so she was at least 3 years old on arrival. Her mother married twice more in America and
lived her remaining days in Woburn, Mass supported in her old age in part by Samuel and Ruth.

Samuel lived first in Cambridge and while still a child (about 10 years old), moved to Woburn
with his mother and her new husband James Thompson. He became a landowner in Woburn and
held several goverment positions. He was Commissioner of Rates, Selectman of Woburn in 1681
and Deputy to the General Court of Mass Bay Colony for Woburn (Colonial Legislator) in 1690,
1691, 1693, 1695, 1696, 1697 and 1703.