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    Caroline Frances Blatchford (Appleton)

    Birth: 8-27-1817

    Death: 6-12-1901

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Blatchford, Samuel (SxB) | Marriage Date: 1844

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Caroline Frances Appleton was born in London, England, the daughter of a prosperous Massachusetts merchant, Eben Appleton and his wife, Sarah Patterson, an Englishwoman. Caroline married Samuel Blatchford in 1844 and the couple had one son, Samuel Appleton Blatchford. The Sewards and Blatchfords shared social, political, and economic ties. Mrs. Blatchford’s husband was a secretary for William Henry Seward, a partner in the law firm Seward, Blatchford, and Griswold, as well as a Supreme Court Justice. Caroline Blatchford died in New York City.

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Caroline Frances Appleton was born in London, England, the daughter of a prosperous Massachusetts merchant, Eben Appleton and his wife, Sarah Patterson, an Englishwoman. Caroline married Samuel Blatchford in 1844 and the couple had one son, Samuel Appleton Blatchford. The Sewards and Blatchfords shared social, political, and economic ties. Mrs. Blatchford’s husband was a secretary for William Henry Seward, a partner in the law firm Seward, Blatchford, and Griswold, as well as a Supreme Court Justice. Caroline Blatchford died in New York City.

Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
Evening Star - Washington, D.C.
Article Title: 
"Death of Mrs. Blatchford"
Month: 
June
Day: 
13
Year: 
1901
Start Page: 
16
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26900892
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Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/7781080/person/200080073387/facts?ssrc=&ml_rpos=8
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Ancestry
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Citation Notes: 
New York City Deaths, 1892-1902; Deaths Reported in 1901 (A-L). Borough of Manhattan; Certificate #: 17765 Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Death Index, 1892-1898, 1900-1902 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: New York Department of Health. Deaths reported in the city of New York, 1888-1965. New York, USA: Department of Health.