Increase Blake (1699 - 1770)

Born 8 Jun 1699 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Gray) Blake — married 23 Jul 1724 in Boston, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1770 at about age 70 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Biography

Married 23 July 1724 , Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, to Anne Gray , born 16 March 1705 - Boston, Suffolk Co., MA , Deceased 20 June 1751 - Boston, Suffolk Co., MA age at death: 46 years old (Parents : Edward Gray ca 1674- & Susannah Harrison ca 1679- )

Born: "at Dochester, probably in the house at Dorchester Neck (now South Boston), which Elder James Blake built in 1680 for his son James. He was a "tinplate worker," which business appears to have been followed by several of his sons and grandsons. Married: July 23, 1724 in Boston to Anne Gray Children: sixteen Died: Age 71

Note: Increase Blakes birthdate can be found in a book written by Francis Everett Blake titled Increase Blake of Boston, his Ancestors and Descendants, With a Full Account of William Blake of Dorchester and his Five Children On page 42 first sentence https://archive.org/details/increaseblakeofb00blak/page/n51/mode/2up

Sources

• http://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en;pz=timothy+michael;nz=dowling;ocz=0;p=increase;n=blake
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTF-JMMM : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for John Blake, 22 Jun 1736; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCT8-ZH6Z : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Nathanael Blake, 28 Sep 1741; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTC-SWN2 : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Sarah Blake, 18 Aug 1746; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCT6-BDZM : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Ellis Gray Blake, 9 Sep 1743; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTF-M8W2 : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Benjamin Blake, 9 May 1739; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTZ-6D2M : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Joseph Blake, 5 Jul 1740; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTC-XTW2 : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Thomas Blake, 14 Jan 1737; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCTH-82W2 : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Susanna Blake, 14 Oct 1734; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHM8-QY9 : 15 January 2020), Increase in entry for Mary Blake, 1745.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JH-M5M : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Mary Blake, 17 Aug 1745; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004276276.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG12-H4GR : 29 November 2018), Increase Blake and Ann Gray, 1724; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011046.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG12-SCLB : 29 November 2018), Increase Blake and Ann Gray, 1724; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011046.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM3-Z6L : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Edward Blake, 9 Jul 1728; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM3-682 : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for William Blake, 14 Sep 1732; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM3-6S8 : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Harrison Blake, 10 Sep 1731; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHQ7-RLX : 28 July 2021), Increase Blake, 1724.
• "Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DX-B8H : 27 October 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Hannah Blake, 1733.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHMZ-J5M : 15 January 2020), Increase in entry for Joseph Blake, 1740.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM3-D44 : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for James Blake, 30 Mar 1730; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCM3-7L8 : 10 November 2020), Increase Blake in entry for Ann Blake, 8 May 1725; citing Birth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004329324.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82378647/increase-blake: accessed 03 May 2023), memorial page for Increase Blake I (8 Jun 1699–1770), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82378647, citing Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by william blake kutsche (contributor 47669021).