Records from these two Bibles were copied by Lester M. Bragdon of York, Maine, in the 1930s. A word of caution to those trying to prove their Blaisdell ancestry: There is more than one branch of the Blaisdell family in Maine
The first set of Bible records was copied from a Bible that was in the possession of Edwin L. Blaisdell of South Berwick, Maine, in 1933.
Birth Records
- Ebenezer Blaisdell Feb. 9, 1805
- Irena Blaisdell, Oct. 10, 1809
- Joshua Blaisdell, Oct. 1, 1827
- Mindwell H. Blaisdell, Feb. 11, 1824
- Christopher C. Blaisdell, Aug. 12, 1853
- Constantia Blaisdell, Oct. 12, 1855
- Minnie B. Graham, Feb. 10, 1858
- Kate Elwell, Nov. 21, 1860
- Eben Blaisdell, March 29, 1849
- Ida M. Blaisdell, July 5, 1852
- Edwin L. Blaisdell, April 10, 1878
- Lillie C. Blaisdell, May 22, 1875
- M. Earl Blaisdell, July 18, 1902
- Clifford L. Blaisdell, April 1, 1908
- J. Lillie Maud Blaisdell, May 31, 1909
- Arthur H. Blaisdell, Aug. 14, 1864
- Georgie L. Blaisdell, Oct. 5, 1868
- Charles Elwell, March 29, 1881
- Chas E. Harwood, March 6, 1851
- Nellie I. (Blaisdell) Harwood, Feb. 27, 1851
Death Records
- Daniel Blaisdell, age 74, June 19, 1847
- Mehitible Blaisdell, 72, Feb. 1, 1852
- Dea. Ebenezer Blaisdell, 92, Jan. 12, 1869
- Joshua Goodwin, 75, Jan. 2, 1863
- Ebenezer Blaisdell, 67, Sept. 27, 1873
- Katie Elwell, 22, Oct. 1, 1882
- Leola G. Blaisdell, 17, July 13, 1885
- Irena Blaisdell, 82, Oct. 25, 1891
- Minnie B. Wade, 27, Dec. 29, 1892
- Mindwell H. Blaisdell, 73, Feb. 26, 1897
- Arthur H. Blaisdell,35, Aug. 21, 1899
- Joshua Blaisdell, 77, Feb. 15, 1905
- Charles Elwell, 30, Jan. 18, 1911
- Eben Blaisdell, 67, Jan. 12, 1917
- George R. Graham, Jan. 12, 1914
- Charles E. Harwood, April 7, 1924
Second Set of Blaisdell Bible Records
The second set of Bible records copied by Lester Bragdon are from a Bible owned by Joseph H. Blaisdell of York, Maine, in 1934. The entries don’t always tell whether the date is for a birth or death. Some of them can be figured out from other entries, but some cannot.
Birth and Death Records
Elijah Blaisdell, born Sept. 5, 1743; Elijah Blaisdell, Jan. 5, 1785; Mary Blaisdell, March 18, 1790; Joseph Blaisdell, Feb. 18, 1817; Elijah Blaisdell Jr., July 24, 1821 and died May 8, 1898; Caroline Blaisdell, Nov. 17, 1823; Caroline died Aug. 29, 1829; Mary Blaisdell died Dec. 18, 1868; Elijah Blaisdell died July 25, 1872; Joseph Blaisdell died Oct. 20, 1875, age 58 yrs, 8 mo., 2 days; Marcia Blaisdell died April 18, 1884, age 63 yrs, 2 mo., 1 day and born Feb, 17, 1821; Horace Blaisdell, (born) April 8, 1849 and died May 17, 1860, age 11 years; Mary A. Blaisdell, born May 31, 1851 and died Sept. 27, 1854, 3 yr, 4 (mo.); Julia C. Blaisdell, born Feb. 3, 1854; Marcia A. Blaisdell, May 19, 1857; George Elijah Blaisdell, (born) Feb. 1, 1862; died Nov. 27, 1920, age 58 yr, 9 mo., 27 days; Joseph Horace Blaisdell, born March 23, 1864; and, Ellen M. Blaisdell, born July 11, 1867 and died Feb. 9, 1868, age 6 mo., 28 days
Source:
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. XC (April, 1936)
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