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- Batavia NY Progressive Batavian - 7/6/1877
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE. -Mr Nason
Blood, one of the early pioneers of the county,
died at Linden on Thursday morning
last, aged 80 years. An interesting sketch
of his life will be found elsewhere.
ALSO
Same date and paper
BLOOD.-In Bethany, June 8th 1877, Nason
Blood, Esq., aged 80 years 7 months and 4
days.
Mr. Blood was born In Haverhill, ???? county,
N H., Nov. 4th, 1796. In Sept. 1811, his father
and mother with a family of 8 children
left the " Granite Hills," of N. H. to seek their
fortunes In the then far off and remote wilderness
country of Western New York. A heavy
lumber wagon covered with sole, leather was
the " Palace oar " In which they rode, and two
yoke of well shod heavy oxen the engine
which propelled their weary voyage of twenty-
seven days. They arrived In Alexander,
Oct 8th, 1811, all well, hale and hearty. Feb.
28th, 1825, the subject of this notice married
Miss Rhode Everest, of Bethany, who died
June 8th, 1840. Oct. 1st, 1840, he married Mrs.
Eunice West widow of Hiram West, of Bethany,
who survives him. He has been a resident
of Bethany 55 years and of the county
38 years. He was an interested member of
the Pioneer Association of this county, and
regretted exceedingly not being able to attend
Its last meeting. He was the eldest of 9
children and t he l a s t to depart this life.
In the war of 1812, commonly called the
" Last war," although a mere youth he volun.
teered and was accepted as a substitute for
Peter Putnam, of Bethany, who was drafted.
He was In only one action-the Captain of the
company seeing him write his name one day
compelled him afterwards to act as clerk of
the company, which situation he often said
he accepted not very reluctantly. He was a
fine scholar, a splendid penman,and thorough
business man, and w a s called to all various
offices of trust In his town and county ; the
duties of which he discharged with neatness,
correctness and dispatch.
His funeral waa held at the Baptist church
at Bethany Center, o n Saturday, June, 30th, at
1 o'clock P. M. Rev. B. Hunt of Alexander,
preached an eloquent and Interesting discourse
founded on Paul's second Epistle to
the Corinthians, 5th chapter and first verse.
Thus one b y one are the Pioneer Landmarks
of Genesse sorely being removed,
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1796 - 1877 (80 years)