Elijah Blackman Jr. (abt. 1768 - 1852)

Born about Jan 1768 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut

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Descendants

Died 16 Aug 1852 at about age 84 in Marilla, Erie County, New York

Biography

Elijah Blackman was born on 25 Jan 1767 in Conventry, Connecticut, Colony. ^[1]

Source 1: Elijah Blackman, Jr. Birthdate: January 23, 1767 Birthplace: Coventry, Connecticut, United States Death: August 16, 1852 (85) Marilla, New York, United States Immediate Family:

Son of Elijah Blackman, Sr. and Elizabeth Blackman Husband of Lucinda Blackman Father of Mary Dodge Brother of Jabez Blackman; Dolly Pease; Samuel Blackman; John H. Blackman; Elizabeth Blackman and 1 other.

Source 2: In the fall of this year (1790) Elijah BLACKMAN came in from Connecticut and squatted on the little island in the Chenango river, within the limits of Oxford village, commonly known as Cork Island.* This land had been previously bought by Benjamin HOVEY, who purchased a tract of land on the east side of the river, and subsequently the "gore", that part of the town of Oxford lying west of the Chenango. These purchases included the site of Oxford village, which was named by Hovey after his native town in Massachusetts.

* This island derives its name from the fact that a duel was fought upon it about 1830, by E. SHERWOOD and a man name STARKWEATHER in which the seconds loaded the guns with cork bullets.

When General Hovey came on a little later to take possession of his land, he gave to BLACKMAN, in consideration of the improvements he had made on this island, a piece of land about a mile and a half up the river, on lot No. 3 of the gore, which was supposed to contain 100 acres, but which, when surveyed, proved to contain one hundred and twenty-eight acres. On this Blackman continued to reside till his death, about 1825. It is now occupied by a grandson of his. Elijah Blackman had two sons, his only children, Elijah and Jabez, the former of whom removed from the town in 1813. Jabez married Hannah TRISKET, whose father was an early settler of the town, and lived and died on the forty-two acres of the homestead farm given him by his father, who divided the farm previous to his death. * * The elder Blackman had an adopted daughter, Polly KNAPP, who was a native of Connecticut, and afterwards became the wife of Colonel Samuel BALCOM. She was the first white woman in the town of Oxford, or rather female, for she was then only ten years of age, and was brought in upon the shoulders of her foster brothers, who had returned to their native State for supplies, and wearied of a life in the lonely backwoods, devoid of female companionship.

Source 3: Elijah Blackman Birth 8 Jan 1770, but calculated to be Jan. 1768 based on the inscription and death date shown on the grave marker. Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Death 16 Aug 1852 (aged 82) Marilla, Erie County, New York, USA Burial Alden Evergreen Cemetery Alden, Erie County, New York, USA Memorial ID 27667894 · View Source

Inscription: Aged 84 y's & 7 mo's

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Norman Dodge, Wednesday day, October 12, 2016. Replace this citation if there is another source.

• 1. https://www.geni.com/people/Elijah-Blackman-Jr/6000000000213520275

2. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nychenan/h-oxford.htm

3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27667894/elijah-blackman