Caroline Frances Blatchford

Given Name
Caroline Frances
Surname
Blatchford
Maiden Name
Appleton
Birth Date
August 27, 1817
Birth Note
London, England
Death Date
June 12, 1901
Death Note
New York City, NY
Marriage Date Uncertainty
Boston
Marriage Date
1844
Biographical Information

Caroline Frances Appleton was born in London, England, the daughter of a prosperous Massachusetts merchant, Eben Appleton and his wife, Sarah Patterson, an Englishwoman. Caroline married Samuel Blatchford in 1844 and the couple had one son, Samuel Appleton Blatchford. The Sewards and Blatchfords shared social, political, and economic ties. Mrs. Blatchford’s husband was a secretary for William Henry Seward, a partner in the law firm Seward, Blatchford, and Griswold, as well as a Supreme Court Justice. Caroline Blatchford died in New York City.

Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
"Death of Mrs. Blatchford" Evening Star - Washington, D.C. (1901-06-13)
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Find a Grave. Last modified February 14, 2014. Accessed on February 14, 2014.
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Ancestry Library. Last modified February 14, 2014. Accessed on February 14, 2014.
Additional notes: New York City Deaths, 1892-1902; Deaths Reported in 1901 (A-L). Borough of Manhattan; Certificate #: 17765 Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Death Index, 1892-1898, 1900-1902 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: New York Department of Health. Deaths reported in the city of New York, 1888-1965. New York, USA: Department of Health.