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Blodgett (surname)

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Blodgett is an English family-surname of uncertain origin. Several researchers claim a French-Norman descent for the name, and point out that one Robert Bloct (Blojet or Bloyet) was a Norman bishop in the service of William the Conqueror. Robert came to England during the Norman Conquest and was appointed Bishop of Lincoln. Other research suggests a French Huguenot ancestry. There are records for the family, from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries, in the eastern area of England north of London.[1]

In the United States, the entire Blodgett family, from all available records, descends from one English couple.[citation needed] Thomas Blodgett, born in 1604, emigrated to America in 1635 with his wife Susan. Thomas was born on November 18, 1604, in Stowmarket, Suffolk County. England, and settled with Susan in Cambridge in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The couple became active residents of their new town, and had at least seven children.

Notable people with this surname include:

Fictional characters:

References

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  1. ^ Ten Generations of Blodgetts in America, Edwin Blodgett, 1911 (Reprinted by Modern Print Company, 1969)