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Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell 1822 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 3 February 1888

Death Location: Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA

Father: Daniel Blackwell

Mother: Elizabeth Cleve

Spouse(s): Amanda Marter

Children(s): Joseph Blackwell, Ellen Blackwell, Daniel Blackwell, Elizabeth Blackwell, Mary Blackwell, Martha Blackwell, Dora Blackwell, Augustis Blackwell

In 1822, Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell entered the world in Hopewell, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA, born to Daniel Blackwell and Elizabeth Van Cleve. In 1850, Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell resided in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA. Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell married Amanda Malvina Blackwell Van Marter, and had children including Joseph Van Marter Blackwell, Ellen Cordelia Blackwell, Daniel Blackwell, Elizabeth Maria Blackwell, Mary Adelaide Blackwell, Martha Ann Blackwell, Dora Malvina Blackwell, Augustis Jewell Blackwell. Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell passed away in 1888 in Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1822, Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell entered the world in Hopewell, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA, born to Daniel Blackwell and Elizabeth Van Cleve.
  • In 1850, Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell resided in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA.
  • Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell married Amanda Malvina Blackwell Van Marter, and had children including Joseph Van Marter Blackwell, Ellen Cordelia Blackwell, Daniel Blackwell, Elizabeth Maria Blackwell, Mary Adelaide Blackwell, Martha Ann Blackwell, Dora Malvina Blackwell, Augustis Jewell Blackwell.
  • Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell passed away in 1888 in Princeton, Mercer Co., 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)

Amanda Marter
1822 – 1902
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Children(s)

Joseph Blackwell
1843 – 1883
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Ellen Blackwell
1845 – 1913
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Daniel Blackwell
1847 – 1849
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Blackwell
1850 – 1918
Birth Location: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Mary Blackwell
1852 – 1923
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Martha Blackwell
1852 – 1939
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Dora Blackwell
1857 – 1950
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Augustis Blackwell
1861 – 1930
Birth Location: Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
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Jonathan Blackwell's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Blackwell
1822 – 1888
Birth Place: Hopewell, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA
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

Jonathan Blackwell's Descendants

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Jonathan (Van Cleve) Blackwell (1822 – 3 February 1888) m. Amanda (Malvina Blackwell Van) Marter (May 1822 – 28 Apr 1902)
  1. 1. Joseph (Van Marter) Blackwell (12 Nov 1843 – 20 Dec 1883) m. Mary (Ann) Manners (7 Aug 1843 – 23 Mar 1901)
    1. 1. Annie (M) Blackwell (abt 1865 – ) m. Thomas (T) Sernberger (1870 – Sep 1958)
      1. 1. Alice Sernberger (1899 – ) m. Thomas (A) Kenney (abt 1894 – )
        1. 1. Marion (Anne) Kenney (27 Mar 1918 – 11 Feb 2001) m. James (Stephenson) Foster (29 Jun 1915 – 29 May 1993)
    2. 2. Mary (V) Blackwell (2 Oct 1868 – 11 Apr 1891)
    3. 3. Edith (M) Blackwell (1879 – 1935) m. Frank (C) Seville (Jul 1875 – 11 Oct 1908)
      1. 1. Mary (Mildred) Seville (1900 – 17 October 1927)
      2. 2. Gladys (A) Seville (abt 1904 – )
      3. 3. Orville (Blackwell) Seville (8 Oct 1905 – 8 Oct 1978) m. Elizabeth (A) Shinn (abt 1913 – 28 Dec 1969)
        1. 1. Robert (O) Seville (abt 1934 – 13 Oct 2004)
        2. 2. Judith (A) Seville (abt 1943 – )
  2. 2. Ellen (Cordelia) Blackwell (25 Sep 1845 – 9 Jan 1913) m. William (Henry Harrison) Stout m. William (Henry Harrison) Stout (30 Mar 1842 – 27 Feb 1888)
  3. 3. Daniel Blackwell (Oct 1847 – 26 Apr 1849)
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Maria) Blackwell (May 1850 – 21 Jun 1918) m. Marcus (W) Pardoe (Dec 1837 – )
    1. 1. Jonathan (B) Pardoe (26 Nov 1872 – )
    2. 2. William (D) Pardoe (Mar 1883 – )
  5. 5. Mary (Adelaide) Blackwell (Apr 1852 – 22 Aug 1923) m. Isreal (H) Wright (1860 – )
    1. 1. Harry (O) Wright (Jun 1890 – )
    2. 2. Jewell (B) Wright (27 Jul 1894 – )
  6. 6. Martha (Ann) Blackwell (Aug 1852 – 1939) m. Theodore (Romeyn) Voorhees (Oct 1851 – )
    1. 1. Mary Voorhees (Jun 1880 – )
    2. 2. Fred (B) Voorhees (7 Feb 1886 – )
  7. 7. Dora (Malvina) Blackwell (1857 – 9 Jan 1950) m. William (E) Jackson (Apr 1855 – Dec 1943)
    1. 1. Lillian (B) Jackson (Sep 1881 – 26 Apr 1978) m. Jacques (W) Voorhees (20 Aug 1882 – 4 Jun 1963)
    2. 2. Clara (Belmont) Jackson (2 Jun 1885 – Apr 1916)
    3. 3. Armand (W) Jackson (11 Nov 1888 – 18 Nov 1943)
    4. 4. Viola (G Jackson) Hurley (Oct 1896 – ) m. Russell (M Van) Lieu (14 Aug 1895 – 13 Aug 1985)
      1. 1. Adele (J) Hurley (abt 1925 – ) m. Elmer (Castner) Snyder (6 Jun 1919 – 24 Aug 1992)
        1. 1. Kathleen Snyder (abt 1947 – )
        2. 2. Adele (Diane Snyder) Barlow (abt 1949 – )
        3. 3. Michael Snyder
        4. 4. Julie (Snyder) Bristow
      2. 2. Donald (J) Vanlieu (10 Aug 1938 – 31 Aug 2006)
  8. 8. Augustis (Jewell) Blackwell (5 Feb 1861 – 9 Jun 1930) m. Emma Dickey (1866 – 1948)
    1. 1. Augustus (Jewell) Blackwell (25 Dec 1885 – 22 May 1973) m. Florence (M) Stryker (1894 – 27 Jul 1980)
      1. 1. Jonathan (Stryker) Blackwell (5 Aug 1923 – 22 Nov 1923)
      2. 2. Malvina (Ursula) Blackwell (11 Nov 1927 – 28 July 2019) m. Reid (Wallace) Arendt (30 Oct 1923 – Apr 1975) m. Charles (William) Anderson (5 Nov 1926 – 1 Oct 1989)
        1. 1. Reid (T) Arendt (9 Sep 1948 – ) m. Francis Rose (abt 1949 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Blair) Arendt (4 Sep 1949 – 29 Mar 2020) m. Jane (M) McElroy
      3. 3. Sarah (Lovisa) Blackwell (11 Apr 1929 – ) m. Walter (F) Melson (abt 1927 – )
        1. 1. Barbara (L) Melson (abt 1949 – )

Jonathan Blackwell's Timeline

8 Records

1822
1822
Birth of Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1822
1822
Birth of Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell in Hopewell, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA
1850
1850
Age 28
Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell resided here in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1860
1860
Age 38
Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell resided here in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1870
1870
Age 48
Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell resided here in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell resided here in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1888
3 Feb 1888
Age 66
Death of Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
1888
3 February 1888
Age 66
Death of Jonathan Van Cleve Blackwell in Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA
Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 788; Page: 65C; Enumeration District: 092
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M593_871; Page: 169A
    [3] 1860 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: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M653_697; Page: 370; Family History Library F
    [4] 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: 108a
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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: 108a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1860 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: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M653_697; Page: 370; Family History Library F

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M593_871; Page: 169A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 788; Page: 65C; Enumeration District: 092

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1888
    Event Place: Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1888
    Event Place: Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    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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