Person:John Blaisdell (5)

Bath Independent 7 Jan 1888 p. 5 "Society Gossip:"

John Blaisdell, chief engineer of the tug B. W. Morse, has arrived home from Boston.

Bath Independent 3 Dec 1887 p. 5 "Like A Duck"

The Biggest Tug in the World Swam the River as She Left for New York.

The big tug B. W. Morse was given a trial spin Tuesday afternoon and everything worked to a charm. So Thursday morning [Dec 1] she went forth to startle the world. A very thing ot life she seemed, as she kissed the blue waves of the cold Kennebec a last farewell. A handsomer boat is not afloat. She is commanded by Capt. Charles Blair. John Blaisdell is the engineer assisted by Clinton Clark. Altogether there are seventeen men on the tug. Her destination is New York by way of Boston and her future will be devoted to ocean wreckage and towing the Morse coal barges. The net tonnage of the tug is 216.24. Length, 147 feet; breadth, 30.8 feet; depth, 16.3 feet. The engines are of Scottish make and have a horse power of 1500. This leviathan will give the Atlantic coast a few pointers about Bath ship yards.

1880 - Isabel C Wright lives with family as servant. 2nd household in house appears to be possibly John W's father?

Bath Independent and Enterprise 3 May 1905 p 4 "The Della Condemned" Old Boat Refused Her Papers Until Vital Repairs Are Made. As a result of an inspection by Messrs. Pollister and Trevott in Gardiner Friday, the steamer Della Collins is temporarily out of commission. The inspectors recommended many changes which will necessitate repairs being made before the boat can resume her work on the river. The chief fault found, it is reported, was with the hull and Shore Chief John Blaisdell of the Eastern Steamship Co. has asked the inspectors to set a date when they can examine the steamer on the marine railway. Mr. Blaisdell has also asked that the boat be given a permit to run until such date.

Should the recommendations of the inspectors call for too great an outlay, it is thought that the company will get a new boat instead of repairing the Collins which is nearly a quarter of a century old. It was reported that last season the inspectors informed the Eastern Steamship Co. that the boat would probably not be fit for use another season but the officials of the line claim that the hull is in better condition than it was last season. The company at present does not own a steamer suitable for navigating the shallow channel above Gardiner.

1912 Bath City Directory: Blaisdell Leeman Co also has John Davis as a principal (with JW Blaisdell and Henry TB Leeman).

1905-1912 Residence: 688 Washington is used as a duplex. In 1905, Theodore L Clarke lives there. In 1907, A J Slocum lives there.

1. ↑ Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. United States, Maine, Sagadahoc. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Census Place: Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine; Roll: 838; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 1001.0., 1930.

   Name: John W BlaisdellBirth: abt 1843MaineResidence: 1930Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine

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2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Census Place: Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine; Roll: T9_488; Family History Film: 1254488; Page: 22.3000; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 0047., 1880.

   Name: John W. BlaisdellBirth: abt 1845MaineResidence: 1880Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

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3. ↑ Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. United States, Maine, Sagadahoc. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Census Place: Bath Ward 2, Sagadahoc, Maine; Roll: T625_649; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 115., 1920.

   Name: John W BlaisdellBirth: abt 1843MaineResidence: 1920Bath Ward 2, Sagadahoc, Maine

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4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Census Place: Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine; Roll: M653_448; Page: 0; Image: 150., 1860.

   Name: John W BlaisdellBirth: abt 1843MaineResidence: 1860Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine

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5. ↑ Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Census Place: Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine; Roll: T623 599; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 208., 1900.

   Name: John BlaisdellBirth: abt 1842MaineResidence: 1900Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine

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6. ↑ Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Census Place: Bath Ward 2, Sagadahoc, Maine; Roll: T624_545; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 210; Image: 1093., 1910.

   Name: John W BlaisdellBirth: abt 1843MaineResidence: 1910Bath Ward 2, Sagadahoc, Maine

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7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865. (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M262, 128 rolls); National Archives, Washington, D.C.Original;).

   Residence date: Residence place: USA

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8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865. (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M262, 128 rolls); National Archives, Washington, D.C.Original;).

   Residence date: Residence place: USA

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9. ↑ ^9.0 9.1 Oak Grove & Maple Grove Cemetery (Bath, Maine) to Brenda Cummings, record pages, 2008.
10. ↑ Lincoln, Maine, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedules. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432)
    Census Place: Bath, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M432_261; Page: 184; Image: 155., 1850.

    Name: John W BlasdellBirth Date: abt 1843Birth Place: MaineResidence Date: 1850Residence Place: Bath, Lincoln, Maine

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11.   "Personal Paragraphs", in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. Bath Independent and Enterprise. (Bath, Maine)
    p. 3, 2 Mar 1904.

    "John W Blaisdell, shore chief for the Kennebec division of the Eastern Steamship Co, is expected to return today from a business trip to Boston in the interest of his company." Also: "Among the Bath people who went to Portland Monday evening to witness Maude Adams' production of 'The Pretty Sister of Jose' at the Jefferson were Mr. and Mrs. James Binson, Miss Brenda Emery and Phil Blaisdell.

12.   "How Bath Profits by Having So Many Steamers in Winter Quarters Here", in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. Bath Independent and Enterprise. (Bath, Maine)
    p. 5, 3 Dec 1904.

    Article re the steamers in Bath: the Kennebec, James T Morse, Ransom B Fuller and the Della Collins of the Eastern Steamship Co. "Shore Chief John Blaisdell has charge of the hulls of the steamers and he is seeing that they are put in first class condition."

13. ↑ John William Blaisdell, in Hill, Mary Pelham. Vital records of Georgetown, Maine, to the year 1892. (Maine Historical Society, 1939-1941)
    Online database, FamilySearch Record Search, Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, Accessed 24 Aug 2010.

    Note: This compilation of vital records is known to have errors; it was the last collection Mary Pelham Hill worked on before her death and was finalized by others. I presume the date extracted from the Town Clerk's records (see S14) is more accurate.
    
    Name: John William Blaisdell
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 03 Dec 1843
    Birthplace: GEORGETOWN,SAGADAHOC,MAINE
    Father's Name: John Blaisdell
    Mother's Name: Joanna
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50302-1
    System Origin: Maine-ODM
    Source Film Number: 873976
    Collection: Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900

14. ↑ John William Blaisdell, in Georgetown (Maine). Town Clerk. Town and vital records, 1757-1940. (Georgetown, Maine)
    Online database, FamilySearch Record Search, Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, Accessed 24 Aug 2010.

    Name: John William Blaisdell
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 03 Dec 1842
    Birthplace: CIVIL, GEORGETOWN, SAGADAHOC, MAINE
    Father's Name: John Blaisdell
    Mother's Name: Joanna
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C52243-1
    System Origin: Maine-EASy
    Source Film Number: 10919
    Collection: Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900

15. ↑ Lady Lang was commanded by Cpt. William Blanchard (from "up the Kennebec). Chief Engineer was George Gowell of Bath.
16. ↑ per obituary, acquired business from Eastern Steamship Co. Sold in abt 1930 to his partner, Henry T B Leeman