Stephen Dana Blood Obituary

New Ipswich Historical Society

April 5, 1916

Stephen Dana Blood, a resident of this town since boyhood until about a year ago, died April 5 at the residence of his son. Gilbert Blood, in Milford, N. H. He was a native of Groton, Mass. His parents were Calvin and Caroline (Woods) Blood, who came to this town about 1858 and settled on the Abijah Smith farm. Stephen D. and his brother, Albert, accompanied them and lived in town over half a century.

Mr. Blood was born in December. 1842. Miss Jennie E. Withington and he were married Nov. 27, 1867. The following is the list of their children: Orange Adams, born June 16, 1869, and died Oct. 21, 1869; Alice Cordelia, married May 25. 1891, to Andrew H. Willard, Jr.; Henry Herbert, born Apr. 5, 1873. and died Aug. 25, 1876; Gilbert Calvin; Caroline Isabel; Eu- gene Nelson: Waldo; Oscar, Mabel Elsie, married Dec. 8, 1908, to C. Alvah Farwell of Mason, N. H.; Edith May.

The children attended the public schools of this town. Mr. Blood occupied the George W .Chandler farm in the north part of the town at one time. His special trade was a mason, which avocation he followed until incapacitated for general work. He was a fine farmer and excellent gardener. For years he occupied the Appleton farm, where buildings were erected in 1756. He was also a tenant of several houses at different times located in Central Village.

Some years ago he was struck by a falling flagpole and received a fracture of one of the vertebrae of his spinal column. He recovered from this accident but was never quite as vigorous.

He was humorous, eccentric and a great story teller. He is survived by all of his children except two. Mrs. Alice Cordelia Willard resides in Con- cord, N. H.; Mrs. Caroline Isabel Hardy in Fitchburg; Mrs. Mabel Elsie Farwell, in Mason, N. H.; the sons, Eugene and Oscar, also the youngest daughter, Edith May, have spent the past winter on the Winship farm in Greenville, N. H. Mrs. Blood also survives.

The interment was in Groton, Mass.

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Portrait of unidentified woman

James Roger diary entry

6^th February 1913

Hard frost; 7 above down town; 2 below at Greenville; new moon at 12:22 noon; wind west to northwest. David brought Mrs. Spofford’s wood home today. I went to mail but not feeling well; did nothing except lighting church fires for Sewing Circle. Miss Taylor called and paid kerosene account and invited Mother to come to Roll Call on 12^th.

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