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     She married Nehemiah Palmer Stanton. Almira Barnes died on 3 October 1865 at Jackson Co., MI.¹ She was buried at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI.¹
     Almira Barnes was also known as Myra Barnes even on legal documents.¹ Her married name was Stanton.

     She married John C. Stanton. No issue from this marriage..¹ Margaret Dodge died on 30 December 1874 at Walworth Co., WI.¹ She was buried at Little Prairie Cemetery, Walworth Co., WI, alongside her husband.¹
     Margaret Dodge was also known as Peggy Dodge.¹ Her married name was Stanton.

     Mary Stanton was the daughter of Joseph Stanton and Polly Dennis.
     Her married name was Rix.

     Ardelia Stanton was born on 14 August 1806.. She was the daughter of Joseph Stanton and Polly Dennis. She married Amos Stanton at Preston, CT, on 11 December 1831. Ardelia Stanton died in November 1867.

     Hannah Stanton was the daughter of Joseph Stanton and Polly Dennis.
     Her married name was Tredway. She resided in 1891.

     Lura Ann Stanton was the daughter of Joseph Stanton and Polly Dennis.
     Unmarried.

     Butler Stanton was the son of Joseph Stanton and Polly Dennis.

     Emily Stanton was the daughter of Joseph Stanton and Polly Dennis.
     Her married name was Chapman. She resided at Norwich, Conn, in 1891.

     Ada Story Stanton was the daughter of Joseph Stanton and Polly Dennis. Ada died before 1891.
     Unmarried.

     Russel Stanton was born at Griswold, CT.. He was the son of Joseph Stanton and Polly Dennis.
     Russel Stanton lived in 1891 at 614 Fifteenth St., Oakland, CA.

     Edwin Stanton was born on 14 November 1820 at Griswold, CT.. He was the son of Joseph Stanton and Polly Dennis. He married Mary Ann Stanton on 19 February 1844. Edwin Stanton died on 16 September 1886 at Bozrah, CT.
     Edwin Stanton and Frank Baldwin Stanton were adopted. He was a farmer, a Methodist and a Democrat.

     Mary was born on 29 December 1813. She was the daughter of Robert Stanton and Hannah Hewitt. She married Edwin Stanton on 19 February 1844.
     Mary Ann Stanton lived in 1891 at Ledyard, CT.

     Amos Stanton was born on 21 July 1803 at Preston, CT.. He was the son of John Stanton and Bathsheba Giles. He married Ardelia Stanton at Preston, CT, on 11 December 1831.
     Amos Stanton lived in 1890 at Preston City, CT. Amos was a farmer and a Democrat.

     Austin Rix was the son of Mary Stanton.
     He resided at Salem, Conn, in 1891.

     Sabra Stanton was the daughter of Amos Stanton and Sabra Palmer. Sabra died on 11 February 1871.
     Unmarried.

     Amos C. Stanton was born on 7 May 1798 at Otselic, NY.. He was the son of Amos Stanton and Sabra Palmer. He married Azubah Duncan in February 1818. Amos C. Stanton died on 10 June 1840.
     Amos C. Stanton and Margaret Eliza Collier were adopted. He lived in Otselic, NY where he was a farmer, a Mehodist, and a Whig.

     Corren Palmer Stanton was born on 10 December 1799 at Brookfield, NY.. He was the son of Amos Stanton and Sabra Palmer. He married Sarah Freeman on 11 September 1823.
     Corren Palmer Stanton lived in 1888 at Otselic, NY. He was a farmer.

     Edward A. Stanton was born on 8 April 1804 at Brookfield, NY.. He was the son of Amos Stanton and Sabra Palmer. Edward A. Stanton married Lucinda Adams in September 1827. Edward A. Stanton died in July 1886 at Union City, PA.
     He lived for some years in Jamestown, NY.

     Warren was born on 22 May 1806. He was the son of Amos Stanton and Sabra Palmer. Warren died on 18 August 1832.
     Unmarried.

     Gilbert Stanton was born on 29 May 1808 at Brookfield, Madison, NY.. He was the son of Amos Stanton and Sabra Palmer. He married Suzannah Dutton on 16 September 1832. She was "of Columbus, NY".. He married Cyrena M. Ferris on 19 April 1857.
     Gilbert Stanton lived in 1888 at Smyrna, NY. He was a farmer and a Republican Prohibitionist. He was a member of the M. E. church.

     Suzannah Dutton was born on 17 July 1815.. She married Gilbert Stanton on 16 September 1832. She was "of Columbus, NY".. Suzannah Dutton died on 7 January 1856.
     As of 16 September 1832,her married name was Stanton.

     She married Gilbert Stanton on 19 April 1857.
     As of 19 April 1857,her married name was Stanton.

     Sarah Freeman was born on 22 August 1802.. She married Corren Palmer Stanton on 11 September 1823. Sarah Freeman died on 19 January 1883.
     As of 11 September 1823,her married name was Stanton.

     Azubah Duncan was born on 10 August 1795.. She married Amos C. Stanton in February 1818. Azubah Duncan died on 28 January 1874.
     As of 1818,her married name was Stanton.

     Mary was born on 4 June 1806.¹ She was the daughter of Nathan Stanton and Mary (Polly) Denison. She married John Blood at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Minaville, Montgomery Co., NY, on 19 March 1828. Religious.² Mary died in 1880.³
     As of 19 March 1828,her married name was Blood.

     Benjamin was born.¹ He was the son of Nathan Stanton and Mary (Polly) Denison. He married Nancy Fosgate in 1837.¹

     Joseph was born on 17 August 1815. He was the son of Nathan Stanton and Mary (Polly) Denison. He married Elizabeth (Betsey) De Graff in 1836.² He married Jane Miranda Clifford at Lowell, Dodge, WI, on 22 September 1863. Joseph died on 20 September 1900 at Blue Earth, Faribault, MN.
     He left NY and moved first to WI and then to Blue Earth, MN where he died.

     She married Benjamin F. Stanton in 1837.¹
     As of 1837,her married name was Stanton.

     John was born on 19 February 1806.¹ He was the son of Robert Beard Blood and Mary Simons. He married Mary Stanton at Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Minaville, Montgomery Co., NY, on 19 March 1828. Religious.² John died in 1876.¹
     John was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census.¹ John was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census.¹ John was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census.¹

     Benjamin was born at Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., NY, on 21 November 1832.¹ He was the son of John Blood and Mary Stanton. He married Mary E. Sayles. He married Harriet Anna (Hattie) Lefferts in 1873.¹ Benjamin died on 15 January 1919.¹
     He resided in 1891.² He was a famous poet, writer, and philosopher.

"THE STORY OF THE BLOODS"
By Roger Deane Harris
Privately Published 1960
Page 100-102

It was the efforts of dentists to reduce pain in their patients which first lead to the use of anesthesia. Nitrous oxide (Laughing gas) was the first to be used, and it was nitrous oxide administered by a dentist that altered the life of Benjamin Paul Blood of Amsterdam NY (1832/1919). (46). Benjamin Paul had been well known as a poet, having written "The Bride of the Iconoclast," "Justice," "Optimism" and "The Collonades." Impressed by the peace and apparent philosophic certainty produced by the anesthetic he now continued to experiment with its use, then in 1874 published "The Anesthetic Revelation and the Gist of Philosophy." His reputation as a mystic and philosopher became well-established and in most American encyclopedias his is the only entry of the name of Blood. "Pluriverse" published in 1920 after his death gives the final expression of his pluralistic philosophy. Rather than attempt a poor summary I refer the reader to that volume.

H. M. Kallen's introduction to Pluriverse says, "He was born in 1832 and lived for eighty-six years. During that time he wrote much, but unsystematically. His favorite form of publication was letters to newspapers, mainly local newspapers with a small circulation. These letters dealt with an astonishing diversity of subjects, from local petty politics or the tricks of spiritualist mediums to principles of industry and finance and profundities of metaphysics." Many of his homes appeared in Scribner's Magazine between the years 1899 and 1919.

Fruitful correspondence developed with many of the philosophic minds of the day, notably James Hutchison Stirling, Alfred Tennyson and especially the noted philosopher, Professor William James of Harvard -- letters passing between the two may be found in Ralph Barton Perry's "Thought & Character of William James," (1935). In one of these letters he writes to James under date of June 11, 1887, ".....I have no picture to send you save, alas, the one I enclose, taken for devilment some 15 years ago to please some men on a day when I had lifted by a chain on my right shoulder and around my right arm 1160 lbs. You will say of it, with Virgil, "Arma virumque;" it shows more brawn than brains...."

".....I was born here in Amsterdam. My father was a land holder of 700 acres here, adjoining the city on both sides of the river, and lived, as I now live, in a large brick house on the south bank of the Mohawk visible as you enter Amsterdam from the east. I was his only child, and went a good deal my own way. I ran to machinery, by fancy; patented among other devices a swathing reaper which is very successful (47). I was of loose and wandering ways. And was a successful gambler through the Tweed regime -- made 'bar'ls' of money, and threw it away. I was a fancy gymnast also, and have had some heavy fights, notable one of forty minutes with Ed. Mullett, whom I left senseless. This was mere fancy. I never lifted an angry hand against man, woman or child -- all fun -- for me. ....I do farming in a way, but am much idle. I have been a sort of pet of the city, and think I should be missed. In a large vote taken by one of the daily papers here a month or so ago as to who were the 12 leading citizens, I was 6th in the 12, and sole in my class. So you see, if Sparta has many a worthier son, I am still boss in the department I prefer...."

The letter writing between the two flourished and Benjamin Paul's daughter mentions that she remembers James coming to visit their home once. In one of his letters James wrote his friend Blood, "You have the greatest gift of superior gab since Shakespeare."

There were several families of Blood's living in the vicinity of Amsterdam, some came from New England, but most (Benjamin Paul included) were descendants of one Jeremiah Blood who is said to have come from Ireland to Florida NY prior to the Revolution. Admiral Sir Peter Warren had a grant from the King of England of some 13000 acres in that area and sent his nephew, an Irish noble, Sir William Johnson to manage it for him. Is believed that Jeremiah was among those coming over at Johnson's instigation.

Jeremiah had two sons, but one was childless; the other, Robert (1774/1854) as a very young man was employed by Mr. Reuben Simons, innkeeper of the "Frog Pond Tavern" in Schenectady. This public house was extremely popular and when it burned in 1803 the story is that the carpenters, then at work on the Mohawk bridge, each gave a day's work towards rebuilding his house which was framed, raised and boarded in one day, he moved in the next. Robert fell in love with the landlords daughter and they were married. Thirteen of their nineteen children grew to maturity and most of their children likewise had large families so that the Bloods became quite numerous in the region; at one time there were seven "Johns" in the town of Amsterdam. Times change though, until now there are but two Blood men left.

Scribner's Magazine carried the poems of another of the blood clan, as did Century and other magazines. Henry Ames Blood (Temple 1836/New Ipswich NH 1900) (48) was for many years a clerk in the State Department in Washington DC. He wrote many short poems, wrote the History of Temple NH and, under the anagram of Raymond Eshobel, wrote the drama in verse, "How Much I Loved Thee"

(46) John-3; Robert-2; Jeremiah-1 of Florida NY.
(47) He later held patents for a saddle, and a side-saddle.
(48) Ephraim Whiting-6; Ephraim-5; Frs-4; Stephen-3; Josiah-2; Robert-1.

     (female) Blood was the daughter of Benjamin Paul Blood.
     Her married name was Morris. She resided in 1891.¹

     Nathan was born on 2 February 1803. He was the son of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton. Nathan died.
     He resided before 1863.

     George was born on 25 January 1805. He was the son of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton. George died on 30 October 1829.

     Eliza was born on 11 June 1807. She was the daughter of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton. Eliza died.
     Her married name was Brown.

     Harriet was born on 4 December 1809. She was the daughter of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton. Harriet died in 1843.
     Her married name was Palmer.

     Asa was born on 10 November 1811. He was the son of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton.

     Mary was born on 23 August 1813. She was the daughter of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton. Mary died on 17 June 1814.

     Benjamin was born on 13 May 1815. He was the son of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton.
     He resided in 1891.

     Daniel was born. He was the son of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton. He married Fidelia W. Palmer on 4 January 1840.
     He resided at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, in 1891.

     (child) was born. (child) Cady was the child of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton. (child) died.

     Martha was born at Sullivan, Madison Co., NY, on 1 December 1820. She was the daughter of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton. Martha Sophia Cady married James Bell on 15 January 1830.
     Her married name was Bell. Martha Sophia Cady lived in 1890 at Amsterdam, NY.

     Caroline was born on 27 December 1822. She was the daughter of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton. She married William Velasko on 28 August 1845. Caroline died.
     As of 28 August 1845,her married name was Velasko.

     He married Caroline Cady on 28 August 1845.
     He resided at Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, in 1891.

     She married Daniel Cady on 4 January 1840.
     As of 4 January 1840,her married name was Cady.

     (female) Palmer was the daughter of Harriet Cady.
     She resided in 1891.

     Timothy Stanton Brown was the son of Eliza A. Cady.
     He resided in 1891.

     Nathan D. Stanton was born on 21 July 1810 at Florida, NY.. He was the son of Joseph Stanton and Jane Van Derveere. Nathan D. Stanton married Almira DeForest on 9 October 1834. Nathan D. Stanton married Maria Dare on 7 May 1851. Nathan D. Stanton died on 26 July 1872 at Amsterdam, NY.
     He was a carpenter and a Baptist.

     John V. Stanton was born in 1812 at Florida, NY.. He was the son of Joseph Stanton and Jane Van Derveere. John V. Stanton married Jane Herrick in 1834. John V. Stanton died in 1871.

     Catherine A. Stanton was born in 1814.. She was the daughter of Joseph Stanton and Jane Van Derveere. Catherine A. Stanton married George Sanford in 1831.
     As of 1831,her married name was Sanford.

     Sarah was born in 1818. She was the daughter of Joseph Stanton and Jane Van Derveere. She married George Herrick in 1835.
     As of 1835,her married name was Herrick. She died without issue.