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John Thorne Blake 1618–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 August 1618

Birth Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England

Death Date: 15 January 1689

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

Father: William Blake

Mother: Agnes Blake

Spouse(s): Hannah Blake, Mary Sowther

Children(s): John Caddell

The story of John Thorne Blake began in 1618 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. John Thorne Blake married Hannah Blake, Mary Sowther, and had children including John Blake, John Blake Caddell, Robert Blake. John Thorne Blake passed away in 1689 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thorne Blake began in 1618 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.
  • John Thorne Blake married Hannah Blake, Mary Sowther, and had children including John Blake, John Blake Caddell, Robert Blake.
  • John Thorne Blake passed away in 1689 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Blake's Ancestors

Self
John Blake
1618–1689
Birth Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England
Parents
William Giles Blake
1594–1663
Pitminster, Somerset, England
Agnes ((Thorne) Band) Blake
1593–1678
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Grandparents
William (Giles) Blake
1568–1642
Little Baddow, Essex, England
Dorothy Tweedy
1572–1647
Andover, Hampshire, England
Humphrey ((Hugh)) Thorne
1568–1616
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Ede (Elizabeth) West
1571–1661
Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Blake
1521–1576
Jane Blake
1521–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Blake's Descendants

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John (Thorne) Blake (29 August 1618–15 January 1689) m. Hannah Blake (1600–May 30, 1706) m. Mary Sowther (1622–1659)
  1. 1. John (Blake) Caddell 1640–1700 m. Bridget (Dalton) (Blake) 1644–1706 m. Joanna Whiting 1665–1739
    1. 1. John Blake 1664–1728 m. Joanna Whiting 1665–1739
      1. 1. James Blake 1689– m. Ann Bullard 1692–1767
        1. 1. Moses Blake 1726–1781 m. Sibil Fuller 1734–1785 m. Sible Fuller 1734–1785
        2. 2. Hannah Blake 1720–

John Blake's Timeline

2 Records

1618
29 August 1618
Birth of John Thorne Blake in Pitminster, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Somerset, England
1689
15 January 1689
Age 71
Death of John Thorne Blake in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 August 1618
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1689
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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