Elisha S. Blake (1776 - 1865)

Born 10 Apr 1776 in Castine, Hancock, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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Died 11 Dec 1865 at age 89 in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Elisha Blake was a pioneer settler of Brooksville.

Elisha S. Blake; b. 10 Apr 1776^[1] at Majabigwaduce (Now Castine), Hancock, Maine; m. Mary Swain Corson, daughter of John Colson and Sarah Blake, 1798; m. Susan Crockett 23 Dec 1843^[2] at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; d. 11 Dec 1865 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, Æ 89y 8m.

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Known children of Elisha S. Blake and Mary Swain Corson all b. at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, were as follows:

• i. Sarah Blake; b. 4 Aug 1799^[3]; m. Simeon Wasson, son of Samuel Wasson and Elizabeth Parker, 11 Jun 1828 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 29 Mar 1830 at age 30.
• ii. Mary Blake; b. 20 May 1801^[4].
• iii. Hannah Thomas Blake; b. 13 Nov 1805^[5]; d. 4 Aug 1861 at Farmington, Franklin, Maine, at age 55.
• iv. Ephraim Blake; b. 5 Jan 1808^[6].
• v. Robert E.D. Blake; b. 1 Jan 1811^[7]; m. Mary H. N. Ellis 1 Apr 1833 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
• vi. Joab Nelson Blake; b. 18 May 1815^[8]; m. Caroline Morey, daughter of John Morey and Hannah Blake, 25 Dec 1837; m. Matilda Marks, daughter of Ebenezer Marks and Rebecca Conary; d. 2 Sep 1890 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 75.

There were no known children of Elisha S. Blake and Susan Crockett.

He appeared on the census 26 Jul 1850^[9] at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.

Elisha S Blake 74

Susan C Blake 66

Home in 1860:^[10] Brooksville, Hancock, Maine

Elisha Blake 84

Susan C Blake 76

Research Note:

Could Susan Crockett have been Susanna Closson widow of Ephraim Crockett?

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44F-C57 : 10 February 2018), Elisha Blake, 10 Apr 1776; citing CASTINE,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,804.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X6-V5B : 10 February 2018), Elisha S. Blake and Susan Crockett, 28 Dec 1843; citing Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,584.
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44D-TR9 : 10 February 2018), Elisha Blake in entry for Sarah Blake, 04 Aug 1799; citing BROOKSVILLE,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,614.
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F446-S91 : 10 February 2018), Elisha Blake in entry for Mary Blake, 20 May 1801; citing BROOKSVILLE,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,614.
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44D-19F : 10 February 2018), Elisha Blake in entry for Hannah Blake, 13 Nov 1805; citing BROOKSVILLE,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,614.
6. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F446-FRC : 10 February 2018), Elisha Blake in entry for Epheriam Blake, 05 Jan 1808; citing BROOKSVILLE,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,614.
7. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F446-635 : 10 February 2018), Elisha Blake in entry for Robert Ed. Blake, 01 Jan 1811; citing BROOKSVILLE,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,614.
8. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F446-JXM : 10 February 2018), Elisha Blake in entry for Joab Nelson Blake, 18 May 1815; citing BROOKSVILLE,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,614.
9. ↑ 1850; Census Place: Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M432_254; Page: 129A; Image: 258
10. ↑ 1860; Census Place: Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M653_438; Page: 700; Family History Library Film: 803438