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James Blake 1769 – 1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1769

Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 19 Nov 1817

Death Location: Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

Father: Richard Blake

Mother: Damaris Smedley

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In 1769, James Blake entered the world in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, born to Richard Blake and Damaris Smedley. James Blake passed away in 1817 in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1769, James Blake entered the world in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, born to Richard Blake and Damaris Smedley.
  • James Blake passed away in 1817 in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA.

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James Blake's Ancestors

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James Blake
1769 – 1817
Birth Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Richard Blake
1747 – 1807
Middleton, Connecticut
Damaris Smedley
1747 – 1828
Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Blake
1713 – 1760
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Rebekah (Higby) (Dowd)
1715 –
Ephraim Smedley
1713 – 1785
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Concurrence Hurd
1719 – 1808
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
John Blake
1683 – 1724
Elizabeth Johnson
1681 – 1735
Edward Higby
1684 – 1775
Rebecca Wheeler
1686 – 1771
Samuel Smedley
1672 – 1738
Abigail Dimon
1676 – 1716
Nathan Hurd
1694 – 1779
Eunice Hinman
1696 – 1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Blake
1652 – 1690
Sarah Hall
1654 – 1726
Isaac, Johnson
1643 – 1720
Mary HARRIS
1651 – 1740
John Higby
1658 – 1688
Rebecca Treadwell
1658 – 1708
Lieut. Wheeler
1656 – 1698
Mary Power
1663 – 1740
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1646 – 1675
Hannah Wheeler
1650 – 1673
Sergt. Hurd
1666 –
Sarah Kimberly
Captain Hinman
1655 – 1736
Hannah Coe
1651 – 1703

James Blake's Timeline

2 Records

1769
8 Oct 1769
Birth of James Blake in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1817
19 Nov 1817
Age 48
Death of James Blake in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA
Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1769
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1817
    Event Place: Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

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