Sarah Janett Blish, Glastonbury, CT, 1830
Charming small sampler worked by “Sarah J / Blish aged 9 years / EMH instr__ 1830”. In original period gilt frame.
Sarah was raised on a farm in Glastonbury, CT. In one of the photos we can see her working on embroidery well into her final years. She lived to be 97 years old.
*Photos found online, included in purchase only as printouts.
Sarah Janett Blish
Birth: 9 Dec 1820, East Glastonbury, Hartford, CT
Baptism: Jul 1821, Glastonbury, Hartford, CT
Father: Aaron Hubbard Blish (7 Jul 1786 - 10 Aug 1832)
Mother: Joanna Hale Brown (17 Aug 1788 - 18 Aug 1854) m. 7 Oct 1790
Spouse: Elijah Hodge (31 Dec 1817 - 14 Jan 1865) #62540334
Marriage: 26 May 1841. Rev. Aaron Snow
Death: 14 Aug 1917 Glastonbury, Hartford, CT
Burial: Wassuc Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford, CT
Memorial ID: 62540663
Siblings:
Timothy Austin Blish: 1810 – 1893
David Dwight Blish: 1812 – 1893
Aaron Hubbard Blish: 1815 – 4 Dec 1852
Hiram Hale Blish: 1818 - 4 Dec 1858
Adeline Theresa Blish House: 1826 – 1911
Children:
Timothy Hale Hodge: 12 Jul 1842 -
Martha Ann Hodge: 9 Jul 1844 -
Ellen Elizabeth Hodge: 4 May 1849
Charles Hawley Hodge: 29 Aug 1851
Adeline Elbertine Hodge: 1 Sep 1853
Sarah Isabell Hodge: 24 Aug 1855
Emma Adela Hodge: 29 Jul 1858
Jenie Elsie Hodge: 3 May 1864
DATE:
1830
SIZE:
Frame: 6.25" x 6.5" x 0.65"
CONDITION:
Spotting to ground in several places. Some stitch loss. Original gilt frame has surface wear. Sampler not conservation mounted.