Person Record

Metadata

Name

March, Elizabeth, 1743-1828

Othernames

Betty

Born

Sept. 17, 1743

Birthplace

Amesbury, Mass.

Deceased

Sept. 13, 1828

Places of residence

Amesbury, Mass.
Newbury, Mass.
Portsmouth, N.H.

Father

Rev. Edmund March, 1703-1791.

Mother

Mary Whittemore, 1712-1788.

Spouse

William Blunt of Portsmouth. Marriage intentions registered Sept. 9, 1769.

Children

1. Edmund March Blunt, printer and bookseller, of Newburyport, Mass., b. Jun. 20, 1770, d. Jan. 13. 1862, m. Dec. 20, 1793, to Sally Ross.
2. James Blunt, boatbuilder, bp. Oct. 19, 177?, d. after 1852 in Hollis, Me., m. Dec. 1799, to Priscilla Huff.
3. Elizabeth Slade Blunt, bp. May 28, 1775, d. May 1815, m. Sept. 23, 1802, to Samuel Goodhue.
4. Joseph Blunt, bp. Aug. 12, 1777.
5. Mary Blunt, bp. Apr. 29, 1781, m. Jan. 27, 1805, to Jeremiah Wheelwright.
6. Sarah Frost Blunt, bp. Jul. 13, 1783, d. Jul. 26, 1835, in Boston, Mass., m. Dec. 30, 1809, to John Langdon Shannon.

Relationships

Spouses: William Blunt of Portsmouth. Marriage intentions registered Sept. 9, 1769.

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