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Robert Blake (1834 - 1896)

Robert Blake
Born in Irelandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 24 Oct 1871 in Augusta Twp, Grenville Co, ONmap
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died at age 61 [location unknown]
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Biography

Ireland Native
Robert Blake was born in Ireland.

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:

Robert Blake, 34, residing Elizabethtown, born Ireland, bachelor, farmer, son of Richard Blake & Eliza Blake, married
Ruth Warren, 26, residing and born Elizabethtown, spinster, daughter of Benjamin Warren and Rebecca Warren,
On 24th October 1871 at Augusta.

Together they had the following children:

  1. Richard, married Lydia Barrington
  2. Robert, born about 1873, died in 1886 from diptheria at the age of 13[1]

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.

Sources

  1. "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTG3-TLX?cc=1307826&wc=3LKM-2NL%3A1584243504%2C1584247302%2C1584255301 : 27 April 2019), Deaths > 1886 > no 8830-15192 > image 109 of 819; citing Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto.

Unable to find in 1851 Census.

Unable to confirm in 1861 Census.

1871 Census, Wolford, Leeds and Grenville North, Ontario

  • as a labourer with the Weir family; Ruth in the same household as a servant

"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.

Find A Grave: Memorial #129061688





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