Robert was born in 1834, the son of Richard Blake and Eliza Unknown. His date of birth is calculated from his headstone, which indicates he died at the age of 61 years, 10 months.
He married Ruth Warren in 1871. Their marriage record reads:
Together they had the following children:
Robert died on July 11, 1896 from consumption (tuberculosis), 1 year.
He was buried at St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, in North Augusta, Ontario.
Unable to find in 1851 Census.
Unable to confirm in 1861 Census.
1871 Census, Wolford, Leeds and Grenville North, Ontario
"Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L96W-VSZV?cc=2568642&wc=Q866-ZHC%3A1589662510%2C1589662520 : 31 March 2017), Leeds & Grenville > 1869-1873, vol 31 > image 117 of 203; citing The Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
1881 Census, Elizabethtown, Brockville, Ontario
"Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6S7S-FSF?cc=1307826&wc=3LK9-PTL%3A1584243504%2C1584250405%2C1584276901 : 19 May 2015), Deaths > 1896 > no 6524-12609 > image 1087 of 1629; Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
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