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Wiliam Giles Blake 1594–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1594

Birth Location: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 October 1663

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

Father: William Sr

Mother: Dorothy Tweedy

Spouse(s): Agness Thorne

Children(s): Edward Immigrant, Jasper Blake, James Blake

The story of Wiliam Giles Blake began in 1594 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. Wiliam Giles Blake married Agness Bend Thorne, and had children including Edward Blake Immigrant, James Blake, Jasper Blake. Wiliam Giles Blake passed away in 1663 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Wiliam Giles Blake began in 1594 in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
  • Wiliam Giles Blake married Agness Bend Thorne, and had children including Edward Blake Immigrant, James Blake, Jasper Blake.
  • Wiliam Giles Blake passed away in 1663 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Wiliam Blake's Ancestors

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Wiliam Blake
1594–1663
Birth Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Giles Blake Sr
1564–1642
Over Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Tweedy
1564–1647
Andover, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wiliam Blake's Descendants

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Wiliam (Giles) Blake (6 May 1594–25 October 1663) m. Agness (Bend) Thorne (12 Jan 1593–22 Jul 1678)
  1. 1. Edward (Blake) Immigrant 1626–1692 m. Patience Pope 1632–1690
    1. 1. Abigail (Pope) Blake\Swift 1663–1737 m. Obadiah (Swift) II 1671–1747
      1. 1. Susanna Swift 1701–1763 m. Henry (Newell) 1\8 1695–1753
        1. 1. Henry (Newell Newhall) 1\16 1723–1822 m. Elizabeth Grouard 1730–1812
      2. 2. Priscilla Swift 1706–1756
    2. 2. Edward (Blake) Jr 1667–1676
    3. 3. Solomon Blake 1674–1741
    4. 4. Mary Pitcher 1657–1741 m. Samuel Pitcher 1641–1717
      1. 1. Joseph Picher 1690–1774 m. Mary Lewis 1698–1738 m. Mercy Stetson 1692–1717
        1. 1. Abigail Pitcher 1731–1766 m. Timothy (Hope) Sir 1750–1800
        2. 2. Lydia Pitcher 1717–
  2. 2. Jasper Blake 1614–1673
  3. 3. James Blake 1623–1700 m. Elizabeth Clapp 1634–1693
    1. 1. James Blake 1652–1732
    2. 2. Samuel Blake 1650–1719
    3. 3. John Blake 1656–1716
    4. 4. Elizabeth Blake 1658–1700
    5. 5. Joseph Blake 1667–1738

Wiliam Blake's Timeline

2 Records

1594
6 May 1594
Birth of Wiliam Giles Blake in Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1663
25 October 1663
Age 69
Death of Wiliam Giles Blake in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1594
    Event Place: Pitminster, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1663
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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