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James Blake 1623–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1623

Birth Location: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1700

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Wiliam Blake

Mother: Agness Thorne

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clapp

Children(s): James Blake, Samuel Blake, John Blake, Elizabeth Blake, Joseph Blake

James Blake was born in 1623 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, the child of Wiliam Giles Blake And Agness Bend Thorne. James Blake married Elizabeth Clapp, and had children including Elizabeth Blake, James Blake, John Blake, Joseph Blake, Samuel Blake. James Blake passed away in 1700 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Blake was born in 1623 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, the child of Wiliam Giles Blake And Agness Bend Thorne.
  • James Blake married Elizabeth Clapp, and had children including Elizabeth Blake, James Blake, John Blake, Joseph Blake, Samuel Blake.
  • James Blake passed away in 1700 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Blake's Ancestors

Self
James Blake
1623–1700
Birth Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Parents
Wiliam Giles Blake
1594–1663
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Agness (Bend) Thorne
1593–1678
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William (Giles Blake) Sr
1564–1642
Over Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Tweedy
1564–1647
Andover, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Hugh Thorne
1568–1616
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Bartholemew Sidesman
1540–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Thorne
1520–1574
Elizabeth Maris
1520–1574

James Blake's Descendants

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James Blake (1623–1700) m. Elizabeth Clapp (1634–16 January 1693)
  1. 1. James Blake 1652–1732
  2. 2. Samuel Blake 1650–1719
  3. 3. John Blake 1656–1716
  4. 4. Elizabeth Blake 1658–1700
  5. 5. Joseph Blake 1667–1738

James Blake's Timeline

5 Records

1623
1623
Birth of James Blake in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
1624
1624
Age 1
Birth of James Blake in Pitminster, England, United Kingdom
Pitminster, England, United Kingdom
1695
17 September 1695
Age 72
James Blake was married in Rehoboth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
1700
28 June 1700
Age 77
Death of James Blake in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1700
1700
Age 77
Death of James Blake in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Pitminster, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 September 1695
    Event Place: Rehoboth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 June 1700
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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