BLANDING, ABRAM, M.D., son of James Blanding, Esq., and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Blanding, was born in Rehoboth, April 28, 1823; graduated from the Homeopathic Medical College in Philadelphia, 1850. Began the practice of his profession in the West in 1856; surgeon in the 22d Iowa Infantry, 1861-65; went to Florida and resided at Palmer until his death, July 31, 1892, in his 70th year. He joined the Congregational Church in Rehoboth in 1843, in the pastorate of Rev. John C. Paine. Dr. Blanding was twice married: (1) to Ellen Cressy of Newark, N.J., Feb. 21, 1855; (2) to Sarah A., daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Alter) Nattinger, Jan. 20, 1876. They had issue: Albert Hazen, Elizabeth Nattinger, and John William. Albert Hazen is a Brigadier-General in the new National Army, and John William is major in a Florida regiment.
BLANDING, ABRAM, M.D., son of James Blanding, Esq., and Elizabeth (Carpenter) Blanding, was born in Rehoboth, April 28, 1823; graduated from the Homeopathic Medical College in Philadelphia, 1850. Began the practice of his profession in the West in 1856; surgeon in the 22d Iowa Infantry, 1861-65; went to Florida and resided at Palmer until his death, July 31, 1892, in his 70th year. He joined the Congregational Church in Rehoboth in 1843, in the pastorate of Rev. John C. Paine. Dr. Blanding was twice married: (1) to Ellen Cressy of Newark, N.J., Feb. 21, 1855; (2) to Sarah A., daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Alter) Nattinger, Jan. 20, 1876. They had issue: Albert Hazen, Elizabeth Nattinger, and John William. Albert Hazen is a Brigadier-General in the new National Army, and John William is major in a Florida regiment.
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