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Margaret Rapelye Blackwell 1799 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1799

Birth Location: Astoria, Long Island, New York, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1848

Death Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Father: Samuel Blackwell

Mother: Mary Field

Spouse(s): Benjamin Blossom

Children(s): Caroline Blossom, Charles Blossom, Frederick Blossom, James Blossom, Josiah Blossom

The story of Margaret Rapelye Blackwell began in 1799 in Astoria, Long Island, New York, USA. Margaret Rapelye Blackwell married Benjamin Blossom, and had children including Caroline Blackwell Blossom, Charles Warren Blossom, Frederick Augustus Blossom, James Blackwell Blossom, Josiah Blackwell Blossom. Margaret Rapelye Blackwell passed away in 1848 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Rapelye Blackwell began in 1799 in Astoria, Long Island, New York, USA.
  • Margaret Rapelye Blackwell married Benjamin Blossom, and had children including Caroline Blackwell Blossom, Charles Warren Blossom, Frederick Augustus Blossom, James Blackwell Blossom, Josiah Blackwell Blossom.
  • Margaret Rapelye Blackwell passed away in 1848 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Blackwell
1759 – 1832
Birth Location: Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
SB
Mary Field
1766 – 1841
Birth Location: Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Blossom
1790 – 1877
Birth Location: Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
BB

Children(s)

Caroline Blossom
1824 – 1884
Birth Location: New York, USA
CB
Charles Blossom
1827 – 1912
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
CB
Frederick Blossom
1830 – 1906
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
FB
James Blossom
1834 – 1925
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
JB
Josiah Blossom
1837 – 1894
Birth Location: New York, USA
JB

Margaret Blackwell's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Blackwell
1799 – 1848
Birth Place: Astoria, Long Island, New York, USA
Parents
Samuel Blackwell
1759 – 1832
Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
Mary (Whitehead) Field
1766 – 1841
Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (A) Blackwell
1717 – 1780
Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
Lydia Hallett
1732 – 1812
Jacob Field
1733 – 1815
Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
Charity Whitehead
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Blackwell
1692 – 1744
Mary Hallett
1687 – 1743
Joseph Hallett
1704 – 1731
Thomas Whitehead
Hannah Sackett
1711 – 1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Blackwell
1650 – 1717
Mary Manningham
1670 – 1760
William Hallett
1648 – 1729
Sarah Woolsey
1650 – 1727
Joseph Hallett
1678 – 1750
Lydia Blackwell
1685 – 1728
Joseph Sackett
1680 – 1755
Hannah Alsop
1690 – 1773

Margaret Blackwell's Descendants

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Margaret (Rapelye) Blackwell (11 Feb 1799 – 26 Mar 1848) m. Benjamin Blossom (5 Aug 1790 – 5 Aug 1877)
  1. 1. Caroline (Blackwell) Blossom (22 Apr 1824 – 15 Apr 1884) m. William (Silas) Tisdale (15 May 1816 – 15 May 1888)
    1. 1. Leila (Trescott) Tisdale (Oct 1851 – 22 Jun 1934) m. Timothy (Pitkin) Chapman (24 Jun 1848 – 13 Sep 1875)
      1. 1. Leila (Hartwell) Chapman (4 Mar 1875 – 6 Dec 1933)
  2. 2. Charles (Warren) Blossom (15 Nov 1827 – 6 Sep 1912) m. Mary (Webb) Cook (23 Nov 1832 – 1 Jul 1916)
    1. 1. Charles (Cooke) Blossom (12 May 1852 – 12 Oct 1914)
    2. 2. Frederick (Warren) Blossom (26 Sep 1853 – 8 Aug 1936) m. Julia (Porter) Robinson (16 Nov 1871 – 30 Oct 1970)
      1. 1. Dorothy Blossom (13 Jun 1901 – 1 Jun 1988) m. Richmond (Payne) Gardner (5 Feb 1900 – 22 Oct 1958)
      2. 2. Janet Blossom (7 Nov 1902 – 11 Jun 1989) m. Theodore (John) Young (17 Jul 1896 – 5 Aug 1999)
        1. 1. Jane (Noel) Young (20 Dec 1932 – 1 May 1999)
      3. 3. Warren Blossom (5 Mar 1908 – 12 Feb 1970) m. Elizabeth (T) Blossom (1908 – 14 Jul 1994)
      4. 4. David (Robinson) Blossom (13 Aug 1910 – 17 Sep 2005) m. Margaret (R) Brustrom (5 Apr 1905 – 23 Dec 1996)
      5. 5. Julia (Porter) Blossom (13 May 1914 – 27 Jul 2007) m. John (William Van) Zanten (12 Mar 1913 – 27 Jan 1994)
    3. 3. Benjamin Blossom (20 May 1858 – 23 Nov 1941) m. Sarah (B) Smith (16 Mar 1862 – 13 Aug 1895) m. Minnie (Pettigrew) Cole (9 Jul 1860 – 26 Jan 1909)
  3. 3. Frederick (Augustus) Blossom (27 May 1830 – 19 Nov 1906) m. Sarah (Carson) Hill (12 Mar 1851 – 25 Nov 1903)
    1. 1. Harold (Hill) Blossom (6 Oct 1879 – 3 Dec 1935) m. Minnie (Motley) Dawson (26 Mar 1878 – 19 Oct 1922) m. Louise (Barnes) Thompson (1890 – )
      1. 1. Thomas Blossom (15 Feb 1912 – 21 Jul 1992) m. Mildred Underwood (7 Dec 1916 – 12 Dec 2009)
      2. 2. Eleanor (A) Blossom (24 Jan 1916 – 7 Aug 2013) m. Theodore (Armington) Fisher (5 Jan 1912 – 3 May 1989)
      3. 3. Margaret (Blackwell) Blossom (10 May 1918 – 9 Jun 2012) m. Edwin (F Jr) Coffin (30 Dec 1915 – 28 Dec 1991)
      4. 4. Deborah (P) Blossom (27 Mar 1927 – 14 Nov 2012) m. Paul (E) Estaver (7 Mar 1924 – 27 Apr 2005)
  4. 4. James (Blackwell) Blossom (28 Jun 1834 – 15 Jan 1925)
  5. 5. Josiah (Blackwell) Blossom (24 Sep 1837 – 12 Apr 1894) m. Grace (Parish) Ludlam (29 Jun 1844 – 10 Aug 1899)
    1. 1. Edward (Ludlam) Blossom (19 Dec 1867 – 6 Jan 1942) m. Maude Bayliss (14 Sep 1885 – 11 Jun 1915) m. Mabel (Townsend) Mills (22 May 1892 – 29 Jul 1938)
      1. 1. Rhoda Blossom (19 Jul 1911 – 30 Oct 2001)
      2. 2. Margery (Ludlam) Blossom (23 Jan 1915 – 13 Nov 2001) m. Ralph (Benjamin) Hirtle (7 Jan 1907 – 8 Jun 1961)
      3. 3. Edward (Ludlam Jr) Blossom (20 May 1922 – 16 Dec 2001) m. Barbara Carter (2 Jul 1925 – 27 Jul 2011)
    2. 2. Francis (Ludlam) Blossom (17 Oct 1870 – 12 Mar 1956) m. Madeline (Saltonstall) Buck (14 May 1871 – Feb 1954)
      1. 1. Dudley (Buck) Blossom (22 Aug 1906 – 12 Apr 1985)
      2. 2. Madeline (Buck) Blossom (9 Mar 1911 – 3 Nov 1985)

Margaret Blackwell's Timeline

2 Records

1799
11 Feb 1799
Birth of Margaret Rapelye Blackwell in Astoria, Long Island, New York, USA
Astoria, Long Island, New York, USA
1848
26 Mar 1848
Age 49
Death of Margaret Rapelye Blackwell in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1799
    Event Place: Astoria, Long Island, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1848
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
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