Blodgett is an

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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

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bishop in the service of

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. Robert came to England during the

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and was appointed

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. Other research suggests a French

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ancestry. There are records for the family, from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries, in the eastern area of England north of London.''Ten Generations of Blodgetts in America'', Edwin Blodgett, 1911 (Reprinted by Modern Print Company, 1969) In the United States, the entire Blodgett family, from all available records, descends from one English couple. Thomas Blodgett, born in 1604, emigrated to America in 1635 with his wife Susan. Thomas was born on November 18, 1604, in

Stowmarket Stowmarket ( ) is a market town in Suffolk, England,OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton A2 edition. Publishing Date:2008. on the busy A14 road (Great Britain), A14 trunk ...

, Suffolk County. England, and settled with Susan in

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in the

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. The couple became active residents of their new town, and had at least seven children. Notable people with this surname include: *

Cindy Blodgett Cindy Lee Blodgett (born December 23, 1975) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She was also the head coach at University of Maine from 2007 to 2011. Blodgett attended Lawrence High School in Fairfield, Maine, where she was ...

(born 1975), American basketball player *

E.D. Blodgett Edward Dickinson Blodgett (26 February 1935 – 15 November 2018) was a Canadian poet, literary critic, and translator who won the Governor General's Award for poetry in 1996 for his collection ''Apostrophes: Woman at a Piano'' (BuschekBooks). Bi ...

(1934–2018), Canadian writer * Gary Blodgett (1937–2021), American physician and politician *

Geoffrey Blodgett Geoffrey Blodgett (October 13, 1931 – November 15, 2001) was Robert S. Danforth Professor of History at Oberlin College, located in Oberlin, Ohio. As a student at Oberlin from 1949-1953, he was a student of Oberlin history professor Robert Sam ...

(1931–2001), American historian * Henry Williams Blodgett (1821–1905), United States federal judge *

John W. Blodgett John Wood Blodgett Sr. was a lumberman, civic leader, and philanthropist. He was born on a frontier farm where the present village of Hersey, Michigan, now sits, to logging and sawmill operation owner Delos A. and Jane Wood Blodgett. Education J ...

(1860–1951), American banker, lumberman, and philanthropist * Joseph Haygood Blodgett (1858–1934), American architect and contractor *

Katharine Burr Blodgett Katharine Burr Blodgett (January 10, 1898 – October 12, 1979) was an American physicist and chemist known for her work on surface chemistry, in particular her invention of "invisible" or nonreflective glass while working at General Electric. S ...

(1898–1979), American physicist and chemist *

Michael Blodgett Michael Blodgett (September 26, 1939 – November 14, 2007) was an American actor, novelist, and screenwriter. Of his many film and television appearances he is best known for his performance as gigolo Lance Rocke in Russ Meyer's 1970 cult cl ...

(1939–2007), American actor *

Minnie Cumnock Blodgett Minnie Cumnock Blodgett (1862–1931) graduated from Vassar College in 1884, later becoming a trustee (1917–1931). She is the mother of Katharine Blodgett Hadley (VC '20), who was also a Vassar trustee (1942–1954), and was chairman ...

(1862–1931) American activist, worked for children's health and welfare, and Vassar benefactor *

Polly Blodgett Pauline Blodgett Watson (April 13, 1919 - November 12, 2018) was an American figure skater, and a member of Boston Skating Club.Rufus Blodgett Rufus Blodgett (October 9, 1834October 3, 1910) was a United States senator from New Jersey and Superintendent of the New York & Long Branch Railroad for 25 years. He served as the Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey on five occasions. He was t ...

(1834–1910), American politician *

Samuel Blodgett Samuel Blodgett (April 1, 1724-September 1, 1807) (sometimes spelled Blodget, and sometimes Samuel Blodgett, Sr. to distinguish him from descendants with the same name) was an early American lawyer, industrialist, and financier who founded the cit ...

(1724–1807), American lawyer, industrialist, and financier * Timothy Blodgett (born 1966), American law enforcement officer, Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, 2021 Fictional characters: *Esther Blodgett, main character in the film ''A Star Is Born'' (1954 film)

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