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Title: Look Up Request U.S., Citizenship Affidavits of US-born Seamen at Select Ports
Post by: robgen1 on Friday 29 July 16 04:26 BST (UK)

Hello All

I was wondering if someone could look up the following person.

Name: John W Blossom
Year of Birth:about 1821
Place of Birth:Fairhaven, Massachusetts

I know he made a declaration sometime in the late 1850s on the U.S. East Coast and he was listed as a mariner in the 1850 US Census as a Mariner.

I would like to know if it has any other information listed aside from Name/Date and Place of Birth on
Affidavit.

Thanks in advance

Cheers
Greg

Title: Re: Look Up Request U.S., Citizenship Affidavits of US-born Seamen at Select Ports
Post by: *Sandra* on Friday 29 July 16 14:16 BST (UK)

John W Blossom - 38 years - 5 feet 6 3/4 inches - light complexion - aub-brown hair - brown eyes -
seaman born in the town of Fairhaven Massachusetts - declaration port - Philadelphia - 2 March 1859

Sandra

Title: Re: Look Up Request U.S., Citizenship Affidavits of US-born Seamen at Select Ports
Post by: robgen1 on Saturday 30 July 16 11:46 BST (UK)

Hello Sandra

many many thanks!

Is it a one page document?

Shame it did not contain an address in Philadelphia, he sort of just vanishes after 1850 in US Census

The book Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts "By J.H. Beers"
says John Wallace Blossom died in California, i have not been able to find any death record.


Cheers
Greg