Ogden-Cronin Genealogy Blog

I've come accross the pension files for Thomas Blood and Asa Blood, brothers from Mason Village, NH (now Greenville, NH). Their service record numbers are S45597 and S44632, respectively. Here I have uploaded the images of Thomas's record. They are somewhat hard to read due to a combination of old style handwriting and not the best photocopying... The first part appears to be a copy of a deed from Thomas Blood to Cheney Meriam in 1822 (BK 136 / PG 356), and mentions abutting property of his daughter Sarah Blood, and son-in-laws Peter Saunderson & Oliver Nutting. The next part mentions his service, which I described in an earlier post ; and finally a listing of his property - apparently to prove his impoverished state. If you would like to see the images from Asa Blood's file, please send me an email , and I will forward them to you. The file mentions his wife Lucy Blood, and children Friend, and two others. There is also an Application for Transfer to transfer his pensi...

I just added my familty tree data to the Acestry.com website. To check it out, click here (it's also listed under links to the left).

Thomas Blood served in the Continental Line during the American Revolution from April 23, 1777 until May 1, 1780. He was a private in Captain Isaac Fry's company in Colonel Scammel's 3rd New Hampshire regiment . He is listed as a participent of the Battle of Saratoga . Given his regiment and service period, he probably camped at Valley Forge (but he's not on the Muster Roll ). During his service he was "disabled in the right knee in the year 1777 by a musket ball from the enemy, also disabled by a wound in the foot." (from his pension file). His wounds must not have been too disabling since not until May 1780 was he dischared from the service at West Point in the State of New York. His brother Ebenezer is listed on the large plaque in Cambridge, MA as a New Hampshire soldier in Captain Mann's company and killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill - though he is said to have been taken by the enemy and never returned. Their younger brother Asa Blood enlisted in Januar...

Years ago in my grandmothers basement, I came across an old note that looked very interesting. It was dated 1803 – and looked it too. The old handwriting style was hard to read, but I could get the idea that it was describing the voyage of my ancestor John Simon from Bordeaux, France to Salem, Massachusetts; probably written in his own hand since it is written in the first person - and in French! I had grown up hearing a story of John Simon. Sailing in the West Indies; being captured by the British; imprissoned in Nova Scotia - sounded like a pirate! He aledgedly escaped with the help of a man from Beverly, MA, who brought him to Salem. Now it appeared I was going to find out the whole story... First I had to get the note translated to English. I took French in High School and found a French-English dictionary... Yeah, ok, that didn’t work too well! The biggest problem for me was that the old handwriting from the early 1800’s was hard to read – let alone translate. I had 10 options for...

~ The photo to the right is of a group of men holding coins. One man is holding a photo which appears to be of another group of men - possibly holding coins. They are seated or standing on rocks probably somewhere along the coast in Salem, MA. I believe the photo was taken about the turn of the century 1900 - give or take a decade. The men are all wearing hats, suits & ties. In the middle row, third from the left sporting a mustache and looking off to his right is my great-grandfather: Stephen Henry Simon(s). I've been puzzled by this photo and the incription at the bottom right: "A.C.U.A.Q." Who are these men? Besides my great-grandfater, I have no idea. Some strange Salem cult? I doubt it. Possibly a group of business men? Stephen, "Henry", owned a confectionary in Salem, passed down from his father Stephen Augustus Simon, and his father John Simon. John started the business in 1807; Henry took over in 1908; converted it to a bakery due to a shortage of su...

~ This deed was found among items formerly belonging to my great grandmother. The deed is for a property in Mason, NH being transferred from Asa Blood to Levi Adams. It is believed that this deed was in the possession of her husbands grandfather John Simon. John Simon was married to Sarah Russell Blood; they lived in Salem, MA. John was from France (more on him later); Sarah (b. 6/18/1786) is believed to have been from Mason, NH. She died in 1831 shortly after the birth of their last child, upon which it seems her husband John Simon took ownership of a farm in Mason. This deed may be for a portion of that property or of a neighboring one. The follwoing information is true of the family that I believe is Sarah's (based on other information to be posted later). Sarah's father was Thomas Blood of Mason (b. 3/6/1759, Rev. War Soldier, d.3/6/1759) . He had siblings: Ebenezer (b. 5/14/1757, taken at the Battle of Bunker Hill), Asa (b. 9/28/1763), Sarah (b. 12/1/1766), Naomi (b. 5/13/...

This is my first post to my new geneology site. I hope to add some information and pictures here so that my family can view them... and maybe "new family" can recognize some information and add some helpful comments... If you would like better copies of the photos or any references for my information, please send me an email. Thanks, I hope you enjoy...