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William Blake 1750 – 1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Kensington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, British America

Death Date: 18 Mar 1812

Death Location: Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Father: Deacon Blake

Mother: Mary BAIRD*

Spouse(s): Dorothy Swain

Children(s): William Blake

William Blake was born in 1750 in Kensington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, British America, the child of Deacon Samuel Blake and Mary Molly (Beard) BAIRD*. William Blake married Dorothy "Dolly" Swain, and had children including William Blake. William Blake passed away in 1812 in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Blake was born in 1750 in Kensington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, British America, the child of Deacon Samuel Blake and Mary Molly (Beard) BAIRD*.
  • William Blake married Dorothy "Dolly" Swain, and had children including William Blake.
  • William Blake passed away in 1812 in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Blake's Ancestors

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William Blake
1750 – 1812
Birth Place: Kensington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, British America
Parents
Deacon Samuel Blake
1726 – 1797
Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Mary (Molly (Beard)) BAIRD*
1728 – 1799
Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Grandparents
SAMUEL (Lamuel) BLAKE
1696 – 1745
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Thomas (D) Beard
1704 – 1787
Woburn, Middlesex, Colonial Massachusetts, America
Sarah Farr
1700 – 1732
Lynn, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Reverend,
1649 – 1717
Naomi Sleeper
1655 – 1718
Thomas (Baird)
1681 – 1762
Hannah Green
1684 – 1759
Rebecca Knight
1656 – 1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas 1646
1616 – 1696
Joanna Knight
1623 – 1703
AARON Beard
1650 – 1695
Hannah Glover
1659 – 1695
William Greene
1650 – 1717
Hannah Kendall
1655 – 1719
John Walden
1625 – 1702
Dorothy Dollever
1635 – 1701

William Blake's Descendants

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William Blake (1750 – 18 Mar 1812) m. Dorothy ("Dolly") Swain (8 Jan 1748 – 1809)
  1. 1. William Blake (13 March 1775 – 30 June 1842) m. Nancy Gove (January 3 1785 – 24 Oct 1843)
    1. 1. Nancy Blake (10 Sep 1813 – )
    2. 2. Sally (G) Blake (28 Jun 1815 – )
    3. 3. Belinda Blake (20 April 1817 – 28 Nov 1847) m. Joel Ingalls (21 January 1813 – 25 Nov 1891)
      1. 1. John (L) Ingalls (June 1826 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Jane) Ingalls (25 Sep 1838 – Feb 1901)
      3. 3. William (Blake) Ingalls (12 Jun 1840 – 1911) m. Florence (Emily) Ingalls (4 Oct 1850 – 1935) m. Emma (W) Ingalls
        1. 1. Bertha (Florence) Ingalls (28 September 1877 – 26 June 1949) m. Clarence (Russell) Johnson (16 Dec 1876 – 11 August 1962)
        2. 2. Edith (May) Ingalls (6 Jul 1887 – ) m. James (Edward) Patterson (28 Jan 1874 – 13 Jan 1929)
      4. 4. Caleb Ingalls (1842 – )
      5. 5. Nancy (Ellen) Ingalls (10 Apr 1843 – )
      6. 6. Emily Ingalls (Nov 1847 – Nov 1858)
      7. 7. Betsey Ingalls
    4. 4. John Blake (4 Feb 1819 – )
    5. 5. William Blake (4 Aug 1821 – ) m. Phebe Blake (abt 1830 – )
      1. 1. Luria (E) Blake (abt 1855 – )
      2. 2. George (R) Blake (abt 1857 – )
      3. 3. Anna (L) Blake (23 Apr 1859 – )
    6. 6. Theopholus Blake (20 Jan 1824 – )
    7. 7. George Blake (18 Jul 1826 – )
    8. 8. Andrew (Jackson) Blake (20 May 1829 – 7 May 1894)

William Blake's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of William Blake in Kensington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, British America
Kensington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, British America
1812
18 Mar 1812
Age 62
Death of William Blake in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Kensington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, British America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1812
    Event Place: Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America

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