Judith Kennedy was born in or around Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. Family lore recounts that she was raised in an orphanage there. It is not known how she came to United States and ended up in Vermont.
Judith married Simon Belonger, an immigrant from French Canada, around 1835. Their first two children were born in the village of Georgia, Vermont. Eight more were born after the family moved to nearby Swanton. In 1853 the family migrated to Shullsburg, Wisconsin. Three children born there died in infancy.
Judith died in 1859 at the age of 41, two days after giving birth to her last child. Her oldest children had already left the house, but some of the younger ones were sent to live with aunts and uncles.
Five of Judith's sons went west to make their living in mining. All five adopted the surname Blonger, a shortened version of the family name. Two of the sons, Sam and Lou, were well known throughout the West as lawmen, gamblers, and saloon owners. Lou Blonger was also a proficient confidence man. After moving to Denver in 1888 he headed a ring of con men until his arrest in 1922.
Judith married Simon Belonger, an immigrant from French Canada, around 1835. Their first two children were born in the village of Georgia, Vermont. Eight more were born after the family moved to nearby Swanton. In 1853 the family migrated to Shullsburg, Wisconsin. Three children born there died in infancy.
Judith died in 1859 at the age of 41, two days after giving birth to her last child. Her oldest children had already left the house, but some of the younger ones were sent to live with aunts and uncles.
Five of Judith's sons went west to make their living in mining. All five adopted the surname Blonger, a shortened version of the family name. Two of the sons, Sam and Lou, were well known throughout the West as lawmen, gamblers, and saloon owners. Lou Blonger was also a proficient confidence man. After moving to Denver in 1888 he headed a ring of con men until his arrest in 1922.
Judith Kennedy was born in or around Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. Family lore recounts that she was raised in an orphanage there. It is not known how she came to United States and ended up in Vermont.
Judith married Simon Belonger, an immigrant from French Canada, around 1835. Their first two children were born in the village of Georgia, Vermont. Eight more were born after the family moved to nearby Swanton. In 1853 the family migrated to Shullsburg, Wisconsin. Three children born there died in infancy.
Judith died in 1859 at the age of 41, two days after giving birth to her last child. Her oldest children had already left the house, but some of the younger ones were sent to live with aunts and uncles.
Five of Judith's sons went west to make their living in mining. All five adopted the surname Blonger, a shortened version of the family name. Two of the sons, Sam and Lou, were well known throughout the West as lawmen, gamblers, and saloon owners. Lou Blonger was also a proficient confidence man. After moving to Denver in 1888 he headed a ring of con men until his arrest in 1922.
Judith married Simon Belonger, an immigrant from French Canada, around 1835. Their first two children were born in the village of Georgia, Vermont. Eight more were born after the family moved to nearby Swanton. In 1853 the family migrated to Shullsburg, Wisconsin. Three children born there died in infancy.
Judith died in 1859 at the age of 41, two days after giving birth to her last child. Her oldest children had already left the house, but some of the younger ones were sent to live with aunts and uncles.
Five of Judith's sons went west to make their living in mining. All five adopted the surname Blonger, a shortened version of the family name. Two of the sons, Sam and Lou, were well known throughout the West as lawmen, gamblers, and saloon owners. Lou Blonger was also a proficient confidence man. After moving to Denver in 1888 he headed a ring of con men until his arrest in 1922.
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