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Subject: Caleb Blood - mystery of the dozen missing children - solved
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 19:34:59 EDT

Just had an email from Elinor Skeate - author of some 30 books and
newsletter on Groton
and other Middlesex, Mass. towns. She solved the riddle of the missing
children of Caleb
Blood of Groton. Only 13 of 27 children were on record. Here is the reason
why:

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Janice,

Here is what I have about Hannah Holden and Elizabeth Farnsworth and Caleb
Blood

*HANNAH HOLDEN She was said to be the mother of 18 children, of whom 13 died
young. <<<<<<<<<<<<

*Hannah Holden, b. June 24, 1735, Groton, MA, d. there Sept. 1, 1773, dau. of
Lt. John and Sarah (Davis) Holden. She M. Nov. 1, 1753 to CALEB BLOOD, b.
Nov. 23, 1734, Groton, MA, d. Dec. 9, 1804, son of John and Joanna (Nutting)
Blood. He M. (2) ELIZABETH FARNSWORTH, b. Mar. 24, 1750, Groton, MA, d. Dec. 9,
1819, dau. of Isaac and Anna (Green), 18 chi. by Hannah, 13 d. y, 8 by
Elizabeth. (Groton Register)
p.59, Groton Epitaphs, BLOOD, Hannah Memento mori Here lies the body of Mrs.
Hannah Blood wife of Mr. Caleb Blood. She departed this Life Sep lst l773,
Aged 38 yrs l month and 26 days. Note: The daughter of John and Sarah (DAVIS)
Holden b. June 24, l735 and was married Nov. l, l753.
They had the following children:
i. Caleb (1755-1828)
ii. Hannah (1757-1816)
iii. John (1759-1848)
iv. David (Twin) (1762-1845)
v. Samuel (Twin) (1762-1829)
vi. Male Child (Stillborn) (1764-)
vi. Male Child (Stillborn)
viii. Male Child (Stillborn)
ix. Male Child (Stillborn)
x Male Child (Stillborn)
xi. Male Child (Stillborn)
xii. Male Child (Stillborn)
xiii Female Child (Stillborn) (1773-1773)
xiv Female Child (Stillborn)
xv Female Child (Stillborn)
xvi Female Child (Stillborn)
xvii. Female Child (Stillborn)
xviii. Female Child (Stillborn)



Plus the 10 children by Elizabeth, which I am sure you have.

Elinor


My records:
Janice Farnsworth
Subject: Caleb Blood - father of 27 ? children - Groton, Mass.

Here is what I have of Caleb Blood's children. 13 of his 27. What I need
if anyone
can access the Blood family Memorial - is who his 3rd wife was and the names
of
the other 14 children. As you can see it is recorded that he has 27 and
refers to
the Blood Memorial for the other of the 27 children. Anyone?


Suject: Caleb Blood
Source: Various
Farnsworth Memorial
p.222 The Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line

Elizabeth Farnsworth b. l750 dau of Deacon Isaac Farns-
worth Jr. and his lst wife, Anna Green of Groton, MA.
Elizabeth Farnsworth m. Mar 3, l774 (as his 2d wife)
Caleb Blood of Groton, MA. Caleb Blood m. (1) Hannah
Holden dau of John Holden and his wife, Sarah (Davis)
Holden. She b. l735 They were m. l753 Hannah Holden
d. l773. He m. (2) l774 Elizabeth Farnsworth. Caleb
Blood was son of John Blood and wife, Joanna (Nutting)
Blood. Elizabeth (Farnsworth) Blood d. l8l9 and he d.
l804

By his lst wife, Hannah Holden, Caleb Blood had issue:

1. Caleb Blood Jr. b. l755

2. Hannah Blood b. l757 m. l774 Oliver Blood. b. l752

3. John Blood b. l759

4. David Blood b. l762 a twin

5. Samuel Blood b. (also) July 8, l762 twin to David.



By his 2d wife, Elizabeth Farnsworth, Caleb Blood had:

6. Timothy Blood b. l775 d. l777

7. Thomas Blood b. l776 m. l793 Mille Fitch b. l779 d.

l823.

8. Timothy Blood 2d b. l778

9. Elizabeth Blood b. l780

l0. Levi Blood b. l782 d. l782

11. Sally Blood b. l783

l2. Luther Blood b. l785 d. l832

l3. Nancy Blood b. l79l.

(see also Blood Memorial for the rest of his 27 children)



Subject: Caleb Blood

Source: History of Groton, Mass. Caleb Butler, 1848

p.388

John Blood & Joanna Nutting

Married July 13, 1712.

1. John Blood b. Feb 18, 1713-14.

2. Elizabeth Blood b. Mar 19, 1715-16.

3. David Blood b. Sep 28, 1718.

4. Lydia Blood b. Sept 28, 1720.

5. William Blood b. De 9, 1722.

6. Moses Blood b. Nov 25, 1724.

7. Hannah Blood b. July 7, 1727.

8. Oliver Blood b. July 9, 1729.

9. Caleb Blood b. Nov 23, 1734.



p.389

Caleb Blood and Hannah Holden who died Sept 1, 1773.

and wife, Elizabeth Farnsworth.

Caleb Blood m. Hannah Holden Nov 1, 1753. He m.

(2) Elizabeth Farnsworth March 3, 1774. Children:

1. Caleb Blood b. Oct 24, 1755.

2. Hannah Blood b. Sept 23, 1757.

3. John Blood b. Sept 6, 1759.

4. David Blood b. July 8, 1762.

5. Samuel Blood (twin of David) b. July 8, 1762.

6. Timothy Blood b. Mar 18, 1775, died Jan 13, 1777.

7. Thomas Blood b. Aug 31, 1776.

8. Timothy Blood b. Sept 8, 1778.

9. Elizabeth Blood b. Aug 25, 1780.

10. Levi Blood b. Sept 14, 1782; died Sept 29, 1782.

11. Sally Blood b. Aug 31, 1783.

12. Luther Blood b. Oct 1, 1785.

13. Nancy Blood b. May 27, 1791.

see Blood Memorial for the rest of his 27 children)

Subject: Tombstone of Caleb Blood at the Old Burying Ground, Groton, Mass.
Source: Epitaphs from the Old Burying Ground, Groton, Mass. by Dr. Samuel A.
Green, 1878 Boston, Little, Brown & Co.

p.124
Tombstone
Willow Tree & Urn.
Erected in Memory of Mr. Caleb Blood who died December 9, 1804 AEt. 70 years.
From death the gloomy terrors
Which once tis understood,
'Tis natures call - 'tis God's decree
And is and must be good.

Son of John & Joanna (Nutting) Blood, born November 23, 1734; he married
November 1, 1753 for his first wife, Hannah, dau. of John & Sarah (Davis)
Holden and on March 3, 1774, for his second wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Isaac
and Anna (Green) Farnsworth.

Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth

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