He was born on 10 Oct 1748 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1] and his parents were Ruth and Nathaniel Blood. [2]
Elijah Blood and Eunice Sleeman married in January 1777 in Worchester County, Massachusetts.
He died on 31 Jan 1817 and was buried at Hebron Cemetery in Hebron, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA. [1][3]
Military
Nathaniel Blood III, born 13 December 1716 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, died 21 October 1801 in Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and his wife Ruth Hall, are honored for patriotic service during the American Revolution:
1) FENCE VIEWER
2) MEMBER OF COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE FOR FAMILIES. Their son Elijah Blood, born 10 October 1748 in Oxford, Massachusetts, married Eunice Sleeman.[4]
Research Notes
Merged profiles showed conflicting marriage date and location ...
m: 05 Jan 1777 Charlton,Worcester,Massachusetts ? [5] OR
m: 30 Jan 1777 Spencer, Worchester County, Massachusetts ?
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records 1626-2001" database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJJ-F43 : 13 Jul 2016)
citing town clerk offices in Massachusetts; FHL#754,010; for Elijah Blood, b: 10 Oct 1748 Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 12, 2021), "Record of Nathaniel Blood Sr", Ancestor # A011420.
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910" on FamilySearch database (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCW2-J5W : 4 Dec 2014) citing FHL#253,254; for Elijah Blood and Eunice Sleeman, m: 05 Jan 1777.
Source: S640215365 Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2495
Source: S642071702 Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 9069
Source: S642071711 Vermont, Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 9084
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Blood-1343 and Blood-2 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same spouse. The discrepancy in death date should be resolved by the gravestone photo on FaG d: 1817.
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