Blodgett Family.

  1. Blodgett Family.
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The Blodgett Family of of Grand Rapids, Michigan were owners of a series of logging companies in Michigan, Mississippi, California, Oregon, and Vancouver Island. Members of the family included Delos A. Blodgett, his son John W. Blodgett, and his grandson John W. Blodgett, Jr.

1825 Delos A. Blodgett born, Otsego County, N.Y. 1848 Delos A. Blodgett moved to Michigan and began lumber business 1851 Delos A. Blodgett moved to Hersey, Mich. 1859 Delos A. Blodgett and Jennie S. Wood married 1860 John W. Blodgett born, Hersey, Mich. ca. 1870 Delos A. Blodgett began logging in Osceola, Missaukee, and Clare Counties 1871 Blodgett & Byrne firm formed (lumbering in Roscommon and Crawford Counties, mill at Muskegon) 1876 John W. Blodgett graduated Highland Military Academy, Worcester, Mass. 1878 John W. Blodgett took charge of Blodgett interests in Muskegon 1878 Tillotsen & Blodgett firm formed (Muskegon mill) 1880 Delos A. Blodgett delegate to Republican National Convention 1881 Delos A. Blodgett moved to Grand Rapids 1882 John W. Blodgett took charge of Blodgett & Byrne interests 1885 Blodgett began buying land in Mississippi 1886 John W. Blodgett president of Muskegon Boom Co. 1890 Jennie Blodgett died 1890s Delos A. Blodgett involved in lumber manufacture in Cadillac 1892 Delos A. Blodgett delegate to Republican National Convention 1893 Delos A. Blodgett and Daisy A. Peck married 1893 Blodgett Muskegon basin timber exhausted 1895 John W. Blodgett and Minnie A. Cumnock married 1896 Delos A. Blodgett delegate to Republican National Convention 1900 John W. Blodgett took over all his father's interests 1900 Delos A. Blodgett delegate to Republcain National Convention 1900 1912 John W. Blodgett member Republican National Committee ca. 1905 Blodgett Co., Ltd., formed 1908 Delos A. Blodgett died 1918 Michigan-California Lumber Co. formed until 1922 John W. Blodgett director of Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 1925 John W. Blodgett, Jr. became member of business 1931 Minnie Blodgett died 1951 John W. Blodgett died

From the guide to the Blodgett Family papers, 1872-1953, 1884-1934, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)
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