Charles Thompson Blake (1826 - 1897)

Born 19 Oct 1826 in Connecticut

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Died 27 Dec 1897 at age 71 in California

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Biography

Charles Thompson Blake was the eldest son of Eli W. Blake of New Haven, Connecticut on Oct. 21, 1826. Blake was a Yale graduate from New Haven. He traveled to California responding to the discovery of gold in 1849. He and three companions established claims in the gold fields near Georgetown.

Blake spent several years in the gold business, eventually taking a position with Wells Fargo Express Company.

He married Harriet Stiles, a long-time Connecticut acquaintance, in 1868. They lived in San Francisco and Berkeley. They had children Anson Stiles, born 1870, Eliza, born 1872, and Edwin Tyler, born 1875. ^[1]

Children of Charles Thompson Blake and Harriet Waters Stiles:

1. Jane Blake, born 10 August 1869, died 18 August, 1869
2. Anson Stiles Blake
3. Eliza Seely Blake
4. Edwin Tyler Blake
5. Walter Whitney Blake, born 16 Oct 1876, died 6 Feb 1879
6. Harriet MacWhorter Blake, born 22 Nov 1881, died 16 July, 1883
7. Robert Pierpont Blake, born 1 Nov 1886; living in 1912 ^[2]

Records

Connecticut Death Recording (with Birth Date):

Name Charles Thompson Blake

Gender Male

Burial Place New Haven, Ct

Death Date 27 Dec 1897

Birth Date 19 Oct 1826 ^[3]

Household in 1880, San Francisco, CA

Charles T Blake Self M 53 Connecticut, United States

Harriet Blake Wife F 39 Massachusetts, United States

Anson S Blake Son M 9 California, United States

Eliza S Blake Daughter F 7 California, United States

Edwin T Blake Son M 4 California, United States

Ann J Stiles Mother-in-law F 67 Massachusetts, United States

Caroline S Forbush Aunt F 54 Massachusetts, United States

Louise Forbush Cousin F 19 Massachusetts, United States

Lizzie Sullivan Other F 35 Ireland

Joseph Banks Other M 26 Georgia, United States

Elizabeth Mcgeehin Other F 33 Connecticut, United States ^[4]

Voter Registration:

Name Charles Thompson Blake

Event Type Voter Registration

Event Date 15 Oct 1892

Event Place Piedmont wy nr Bancroft w, Alameda, California, United States

Age 66

Birth Year (Estimated) 1826

Birthplace Connecticut ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ From the Guide to the Charles Thompson Blake letters, California Historical Society; Blake, Charles Thompson, 1826-1897; Biographical Notes
2. ↑ Pierrepont Genealogies from Norman Times to 1913; By R. Burnham Moffat; page 100-101; Privately printed 1913
3. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,"; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7C8-3WP : 3 December 2014), Charles Thompson Blake, 27 Dec 1897; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 3,091.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6PZ-CF5 : 24 December 2015), Eliza S Blake in household of Charles T Blake, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 113, sheet 46A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0076; FHL microfilm 1,254,076.
5. ↑ "California Great Registers, 1866-1910,"; database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNF8-V3P : 26 November 2014), Charles Thompson Blake, 15 Oct 1892; citing Voter Registration, Piedmont wy nr Bancroft w, Alameda, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 976,449.

• Biographical Sketches of The Members of The Class of 1816, Yale College (T.J. Stafford, New Haven, 1867) Page 5.