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James Stephenson Blackwell 1821 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1821

Birth Location: New Jersey

Death Date: 19 Jan 1853

Death Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Father: Daniel Blackwell

Mother: Elizabeth Cleve

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Drake

Children(s): Benjamin Blackwell, Permelia Blackwell, Adelia Blackwell, Ira Blackwell

James Stephenson Blackwell was born in 1821 in New Jersey, the child of Daniel Blackwell and Elizabeth Van Cleve. In 1850, James Stephenson Blackwell resided in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA. James Stephenson Blackwell married Elizabeth H Drake, and had children including Benjamin D Blackwell, Permelia Frances Blackwell, Adelia W Blackwell, Ira Stout Blackwell. James Stephenson Blackwell passed away in 1853 in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • James Stephenson Blackwell was born in 1821 in New Jersey, the child of Daniel Blackwell and Elizabeth Van Cleve.
  • In 1850, James Stephenson Blackwell resided in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.
  • James Stephenson Blackwell married Elizabeth H Drake, and had children including Benjamin D Blackwell, Permelia Frances Blackwell, Adelia W Blackwell, Ira Stout Blackwell.
  • James Stephenson Blackwell passed away in 1853 in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Blackwell
1781 – 1856
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Elizabeth Cleve
1782 – 1857
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Drake
1822 – 1884
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Blackwell
1843 – 1864
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Permelia Blackwell
1846 – 1905
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Adelia Blackwell
1848 – 1924
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Ira Blackwell
1850 – 1913
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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James Blackwell's Ancestors

Self
James Blackwell
1821 – 1853
Birth Place: New Jersey
Parents
Daniel Blackwell
1781 – 1856
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth (Van) Cleve
1782 – 1857
New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Blackwell
1756 – 1831
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey
Permelia Drake
1757 – 1847
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Drake
1732 – 1818
Hannah Anderson
1736 – 1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Drake
1683 – 1763
Mary (Rongnion)
1677 – 1748

James Blackwell's Descendants

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James (Stephenson) Blackwell (abt 1821 – 19 Jan 1853) m. Elizabeth (H) Drake (1822 – 31 Jul 1884)
  1. 1. Benjamin (D) Blackwell (14 Dec 1843 – 23 Jul 1864)
  2. 2. Permelia (Frances) Blackwell (6 Apr 1846 – 28 Mar 1905)
  3. 3. Adelia (W) Blackwell (13 Jan 1848 – 7 Jul 1924) m. George (W) Staples (14 Aug 1850 – 31 May 1918)
    1. 1. Eveline Staples (Abt 1873 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth (B Staples) Ewing (Feb 1876 – 1946)
    3. 3. Henry (V) Staples (11 Nov 1879 – 14 Aug 1934)
    4. 4. George (Heller) Staples (13 Feb 1885 – 1948) m. Mary L (1885 – 1982)
  4. 4. Ira (Stout) Blackwell (19 Mar 1850 – 15 Jan 1913) m. Matilda (H) Akers (abt 1849 – ) m. Sarah (E) Perry (9 Mar 1857 – 21 May 1941)
    1. 1. Alice (Adelia) Blackwell (5 Sep 1868 – 24 Nov 1934)
    2. 2. James (Stephenson) Blackwell (26 Jan 1876 – 20 Dec 1941) m. Mary Hewitt (23 Mar 1879 – 5 Aug 1964)
      1. 1. James (Leland) Blackwell (12 Dec 1899 – 12 Jan 1977) m. Evelyn Brandt (23 May 1897 – 11 Feb 1925) m. Helen (M.) Kilroy (abt 1900 – ) m. Mattie (Orel) Bice (8 Sep 1891 – 2 Jul 1950)
        1. 1. Marjorie (Evalyn) Blackwell (abt 1925 – 18 Jan 1992) m. Richard (N) Miller (11 Dec 1925 – 14 Dec 2005) m. Richard (N) Miller
        2. 2. Mary (C) Blackwell
        3. 3. Roselyn (Faye) Blackwell (abt 1931 – ) m. Maurice (Keith) Stricker (abt 1930 – )
      2. 2. Leonard (Ira) Blackwell (22 Apr 1901 – 14 Jan 1967) m. Doris (M) Arnedt (abt 1900 – )
        1. 1. Barbara (Louise) Blackwell (29 Oct 1929 – 23 Aug 2006)
      3. 3. Robert (Earl) Blackwell (19 May 1904 – 19 Sep 1978) m. Margaret (Theresa) Wayman (3 Aug 1906 – 16 Dec 1970)
        1. 1. Margaret Blackwell (26 Nov 1926 – 19 Mar 1998) m. John (F.) Reichert (13 Dec 1925 – 12 Apr 1975)
        2. 2. Joan (Elizabeth) Blackwell (18 Aug 1929 – 3 Jul 1976) m. Paul (Louis) Fortmsn (abt 1933 – )
        3. 3. Robert (Earl) Blackwell (2 Apr 1934 – 8 Dec 2003) m. Janet (May) Coleman (22 Aug 1935 – )
        4. 4. Edward (A) Blackwell (8 May 1936 – 21 May 1996)
        5. 5. Fredrick Blackwell (5 Sep 1938 – )
        6. 6. Stephen (D) Blackwell (27 Jan 1945 – 14 Jul 1974)
      4. 4. Paul (R) Blackwell (23 Jun 1911 – 13 Aug 1969) m. Luclle (Beatrice) Geiger (27 Dec 1908 – 24 Nov 2013) m. Evelyn Camp (1 Jul 1906 – 26 Jan 1998)
        1. 1. Michael (John) Blackwell (4 Aug 1936 – 15 Aug 2006)
        2. 2. Robert Blackwell (abt 1939 – )
      5. 5. Ruth (Ellen) Blackwell (10 Apr 1916 – 16 Jun 1996) m. Alfred (Oakley) Albright (6 Jul 1910 – 24 May 1989)
        1. 1. James (C) Albright (14 May 1942 – 22 Sep 2014) m. Ellen Morse (14 Mar 1943 – 15 July 2021)
        2. 2. William (H) Albright (30 Aug 1947 – 28 Sep 2000)
      6. 6. Donald (W) Blackwell (12 Apr 1923 – 27 Jan 1995) m. Mary (Catherine) Wilson (abt 1925 – ) m. Patricia (Ann) McLaln (abt 1928 – )
        1. 1. Roger (P) Blackwell (8 May 1949 – )
    3. 3. Lucy (Mae) Blackwell (10 Sep 1884 – 10 Mar 1932) m. Jessie McFarland (24 Jul 1887 – 15 July 1947)
      1. 1. Bernard (B) Mcfarland (12 July 1917 – 9 August 1960)
    4. 4. Wilmore (Terrence) Blackwell (3 Aug 1885 – 25 Oct 1933) m. Ivah (Leona) Cowdrey (8 May 1896 – 18 Aug 1964)
      1. 1. Edward (Carlyle) Blackwell (16 Oct 1918 – 28 Nov 2001)
      2. 2. Robert (Louis) Blackwell (17 Nov 1920 – 15 Dec 1984) m. Vivian (Berdine) Price (6 Oct 1924 – 7 May 2007)
        1. 1. Robert (W.) Blackwell (28 May 1943 – 13 Nov 2006) m. Dolores (A) Peterka (abt 1940 – )
      3. 3. Betty (Lee) Blackwell (17 Feb 1923 – 19 Dec 1997) m. Roy (Albert) Salo (25 Jan 1906 – 3 May 1962) m. Hugo (L) Ford (11 Jul 1917 – 22 Jun 1990)
        1. 1. Michele (L) Ford
    5. 5. Flora (E) Blackwell (Sep 1886 – 18 Dec 1917) m. Allen (Smith) Paige (abt 1882 – )

James Blackwell's Timeline

4 Records

1821
1821
Birth of James Stephenson Blackwell in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
1821
abt 1821
Birth of James Stephenson Blackwell in New Jersey
New Jersey
1850
1850
Age 29
James Stephenson Blackwell resided here in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1853
19 Jan 1853
Age 32
Death of James Stephenson Blackwell in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1821
    Event Place: New Jersey
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 454; Page: 109b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 454; Page: 109b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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