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Margaret Frances Blake 1816–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1816

Birth Location: Clonakilty, County Cork (west Cork & Ross), Ireland

Death Date: 16 Dec 1896

Death Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Blake

Mother: Margaret Fitzpatrick

Spouse(s): John (Geoghegan

Children(s): Mary Geoghegan, Thomas Gegan, John Gegan, Catherine "Gegan", Margaret Geoghegan, Ambrose "Gegan"

In 1816, Margaret Frances Blake entered the world in Clonakilty, County Cork (west Cork & Ross), Ireland, born to John Blake And Margaret Peggy Fitzpatrick. Margaret Frances Blake married John Joseph Geoghegan, and had children including Ambrose Francis Geoghegan Gegan, Catherine Agnes Geoghegan Gegan, John Joseph Gegan, Margaret Anne Theresa Geoghegan, Mary Jane Geoghegan, Thomas Francis Augustus Gegan. Margaret Frances Blake passed away in 1896 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Margaret Frances Blake entered the world in Clonakilty, County Cork (west Cork & Ross), Ireland, born to John Blake And Margaret Peggy Fitzpatrick.
  • Margaret Frances Blake married John Joseph Geoghegan, and had children including Ambrose Francis Geoghegan Gegan, Catherine Agnes Geoghegan Gegan, John Joseph Gegan, Margaret Anne Theresa Geoghegan, Mary Jane Geoghegan, Thomas Francis Augustus Gegan.
  • Margaret Frances Blake passed away in 1896 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Blake
1785–
Birth Location: Clonakilty or Bandon, County Cork (Cork & Ross), Ireland
JB
Margaret Fitzpatrick
1791–
Birth Location: Derryduff, Rosscarbery, County Cork (Cork & Ross), Ireland
MF

Spouses(s)

John (Geoghegan
1815–1892
Birth Location: Clonakilty (Kilgarriff) or Doneraile, County Cork, Ireland - or Galway?
J(

Children(s)

Mary Geoghegan
1846–1900
Birth Location: Clonakilty, County Cork (west Cork & Ross), Ireland
MG
Thomas Gegan
1861–1894
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
TG
John Gegan
1859–1944
Birth Location: Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
JG
Catherine "Gegan"
1857–1930
Birth Location: Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA
C"
Margaret Geoghegan
1850–1887
Birth Location: Clonakilty, County Cork (Cork & Ross), Ireland
MG
Ambrose "Gegan"
1848–1891
Birth Location: Clonakilty, County Cork (west Cork & Ross), Ireland
A"

Margaret Blake's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Blake
1816–1896
Birth Place: Clonakilty, County Cork (west Cork & Ross), Ireland
Parents
John Blake
1785–
Clonakilty or Bandon, County Cork (Cork & Ross), Ireland
Margaret ("Peggy") Fitzpatrick
1791–
Derryduff, Rosscarbery, County Cork (Cork & Ross), Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Blake
1760–
Bandon, Ballymore, Cork & Ross, Ireland
Mary Neal
1765–
Bandon, Ballymore, Cork & Ross, Ireland
John Fitzpatrick
1765–
Derryduff, Rosscarbery, Cork & Ross, Ireland
Margaret?
1765–
Derryduff, Rosscarbery, Cork & Ross, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Denis Fitzpatrick
1735–
Mary Swiney
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Blake's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Frances) Blake (Jan 1816–16 Dec 1896) m. John (Joseph) (Geoghegan (1815–16 Jul 1892)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Geoghegan 1846–1900 m. Daniel (C.) Brown 1845–1892
  2. 2. Thomas (Francis Augustus) Gegan 1861–1894
  3. 3. John (Joseph) Gegan 1859–1944 m. Ellen (C. ("Nellie")) Quinn 1860–1927
    1. 1. Helen Gegan 1898–1898
    2. 2. Walter (Thomas) Gegan 1899–1931
    3. 3. George (Alexander) Gegan 1901–1966 m. Pauline (M.) Progelhof 1904–1996
    4. 4. Margaret (Blake ("Madge")) Gegan 1896–1977
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Clotilda "Bessie") Gegan 1893–1954 m. Ludwig (Thomas "Louis") Washkau 1890–1971
      1. 1. Lois (Elizabeth) Washkau 1920–2004 m. Leslie (T.) Cullen 1917–2005
      2. 2. William (Roger) Washkau 1930–2010
      3. 3. Richard (Louis) Washkau 1928–2015 m. Virginia (Eileen) Jaeger 1931–2016
    6. 6. Ambrose (Joseph) Gegan 1890–1965 m. Hattie (K.) Wilson 1888–1957 m. Minnie (Josephine) Wilson 1891–1941
      1. 1. Ambrose (Joseph Wilson "Bud") Gegan 1916–1986 m. Anne (Deignan) Harrison 1917– m. Mary (Frances) Booth 1927–1998
        1. 1. Ambrose (Joseph Gegan) III 1944–1985
    7. 7. Mary (Loretta "May") Gegan 1885–1957
    8. 8. John (Wilbur ("Jack")) Gegan 1883–1962 m. Frances (Helena) Bea 1893–1959
      1. 1. Helen (Frances) Gegan 1915–1954 m. John (James "Jack") Doyle 1909–1972
  4. 4. Catherine (Agnes Geoghegan) "Gegan" 1857–1930 m. John (Thomas) Lee 1857–1919
    1. 1. John (Joseph) Lee 1893–1894
    2. 2. infant Lee 1884–1884
    3. 3. Catherine (E.) Lee 1891–1891
    4. 4. Margaret (Virginia) Lee 1904–1968 m. Ward (Joseph) Morrissey 1898–1980
      1. 1. Ward (Joseph Morrissey) Jr. 1923–1982
      2. 2. Gregory (Thomas) Morrissey 1945–1987
      3. 3. Maureen (Lee) Morrissey 1932–2009 m. William (F. Walker Jr. ,) PhD 1931–2009
    5. 5. John (Joseph) Lee 1896–1971 m. Marjorie (H.) Pugh 1897–1983
      1. 1. John (Joseph "Jack" Lee) Jr. 1925–2001 m. Kelly Elizabeth 1928–2016
      2. 2. Dr. (Thomas Courtney) Lee 1927–2015
    6. 6. Mary (Angelina "Angie") Lee 1889–
    7. 7. Catherine (Agnes Veronica "Kathryn") Lee 1895–1965 m. George (Seaman) Burt 1893–1956
      1. 1. Anita (M.) Burt 1917–1997 m. Leonard Friedman 1913–2005
      2. 2. Jeanne (Marie) Burt 1919–1997 m. Harold (William) Lonqua 1915–1988
      3. 3. George (Seaman Burt) Jr. 1920–1984 m. Dorothy (Eileen) Smith 1925–2019
        1. 1. Peter (Lee) Burt 1948–2011
    8. 8. Thomas (Ambrose) Lee 1893–1982 m. Dorothy (Pierce) Wisner 1897–1972
      1. 1. Thomas (Ambrose Lee) Jr. 1931–2007 m. Joanne (Elizabeth) Murphy 1930–2005
    9. 9. Walter (Francis) Lee 1887–1963 m. Cecelia (L. "Celia") Ryan 1888–1952
      1. 1. Catherine Lee 1907–1980 m. Patrick Perrella 1902–1977
      2. 2. Frances (Gertrude) Lee 1913–1988 m. Eugene (Francis Rutzler) II 1909–1978
        1. 1. Eugene (F. Rutzler) III 1931–2009 m. Mary (Ann) MacNulty 1934–2004
        2. 2. Joan (Ann) Rutzler 1933–2007
        3. 3. Walter (D. Rutzler) Sr. 1935–2019
        4. 4. Ronald (D.) Rutzler 1936–2016
      3. 3. John (Bernard) Lee 1908–1979 m. Matilda (H) Monteverdi 1906–1977
      4. 4. Genevieve Lee 1914–
      5. 5. Angela (Marie) Lee 1906–
      6. 6. Norma Lee 1923–
      7. 7. Paul Lee 1925–1990
      8. 8. Robert (Edward) Lee 1924–1989 m. Mary (M.) Romano 1922–2010
        1. 1. Robert (E) Lee 1948–1991
      9. 9. Thomas ("Buddy") Lee 1921–
      10. 10. David (Raymond) Lee 1919–2002 m. Bernice (Alazada) Matrone 1921–1991
      11. 11. William (C.) Lee 1917–
      12. 12. James (Joseph) Lee 1916–1979 m. Rose (Antonette) Bedore 1922–1984
        1. 1. John (Donald "Jack") Lee 1946–2015
        2. 2. James (Edward) Lee 1944–2007
        3. 3. Cecelia (Ann "Cindy") Lee 1942–2016 m. Carl (Matthew) Mecionis 1938–1980
      13. 13. Harriet Lee 1913–1966 m. James (Brooks) Sr. 1908–1984
      14. 14. Walter (Francis) Lee 1909–
    10. 10. William (Bruno John) Lee 1882– m. Edith (H) Jones 1885–1968
      1. 1. John (William) Lee 1906–
      2. 2. Clyde (R) Lee 1906– m. Evelyn 1909–
      3. 3. Wilbert (R.) Lee 1911–1968
  5. 5. Margaret (Anne Theresa) Geoghegan 1850–1887 m. Andrew (Jackson) Coffey 1849–1883
  6. 6. Ambrose (Francis Geoghegan) "Gegan" 1848–1891 m. Edith (Rodrigues) Brandon 1858–1930
    1. 1. Ambrose (Francis) Gegan 1888–1973 m. Winifred (Gertrude) Holleran 1888–1963
      1. 1. Winifred (Patricia) Gegan 1928–2009 m. Marvin (Harold) Hyman 1930–2003
      2. 2. John (Brandon "Jack") Gegan 1918–2004 m. Patricia (B. "Patsy") Haughton 1923–1976
        1. 1. Michael (Joseph) Gegan 1949–2023 m. Lucia Egcasenza 1941–2024
      3. 3. Ambrose (Francis "Bud" Gegan) III 1917–2003 m. Helen (Louise "Jerry") Stothart 1920–1999 m. Kathryn (Wilson "Kay" "Katie") Daly 1917–1969
      4. 4. Robert (Kenneth) Gegan 1920–2018 m. Alice (May) Duthie 1927–2000 m. Ruth (Caroline) Jannusch 1919–1993
        1. 1. Patrick (Stuart) Gegan 1949–2010

Margaret Blake's Timeline

8 Records

1816
Jan 1816
Birth of Margaret Frances Blake in Clonakilty, County Cork (west Cork & Ross), Ireland
Clonakilty, County Cork (west Cork & Ross), Ireland
1816
1 Feb 1816
Margaret Frances Blake was baptized in Clonakilty, Cork, Ireland
Clonakilty, Cork, Ireland
1860
1860
Age 44
Margaret Frances Blake resided here in Newark Ward 6, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Newark Ward 6, Essex, New Jersey, United States
1870
1870
Age 54
Margaret Frances Blake resided here in Newark Ward 6, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Newark Ward 6, Essex, New Jersey, United States
1880
1880
Age 64
Margaret Frances Blake resided here in Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States
1884
1884-1897
Age 68
Margaret Frances Blake resided here in New Milford, Connecticut
New Milford, Connecticut
1891
1891
Age 75
Margaret Frances Blake resided here in Orange, New Jersey, USA
Orange, New Jersey, USA
1896
16 Dec 1896
Age 80
Death of Margaret Frances Blake in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1816
    Event Place: Clonakilty, County Cork (west Cork & Ross), Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orange, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T9_781; Family History Film: 1254781; Page: 182.3000; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 0005.
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Newark Ward 6, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [4] New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1856; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_168; Line: 22; List number: 1197.
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Newark Ward 6, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
    [6] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 04772 01

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1816
    Event Place: Clonakilty, Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 04772 01

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1856
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1856; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_168; Line: 22; List number: 1197.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Newark Ward 6, Essex, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Newark Ward 6, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Newark Ward 6, Essex, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Newark Ward 6, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orange, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T9_781; Family History Film: 1254781; Page: 182.3000; Enumeration District: 110; Image: 0005.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1884-1897
    Event Place: New Milford, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Orange, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: New York Passenger Lists, Year: 1856; Arrival: New York, United States; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_168; Line: 22; List number: 1197.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1896
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
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