John Blee (1811 - 1903)

Born 2 Apr 1811 in All Saints Parish, county Donegal, Ireland

Died 22 Apr 1903 at age 92 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States

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Biography

John Blee was one of 10 sibings born in All Saints Parish, co. Donegal, Ireland who all immigrated to the United States in the early 1800s. The family immigrated around 1833, and initially settled in Philadelphia.^[1] In 1843, they removed to Whitley County, Indiana where they purchased a farm which eventually grew to 1,100 acres.

John Blee never married for the stated reason that in his younger days all his energies were devoted to supporting the family.

Ten years before his death he moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana. His obituary is very useful as it gives his family's history and that if his siblings including their ages at death,

Birth

Born: 2 April 1811 in All Saints Parish, co. Donegal, Ireland.^[2]

Marriage and Children

Marriage: Never married.^[1]

Children: No children.^[1]

Death

Died: 22 April 1903 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.^[2]

Burial: Catholic Cemetery in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.^[3]

Obitiuary: of John Blee^[1]

Late yesterday afternoon, at the home of Mrs Ann Maguire, 1318 West Main street, occurred the death of Mr. John Blee, who had passed the age of four score and ten, being 92 years and 20 days old at the time the messenger of death came to him. Death was due to bronchitis, aggravated by the general debility that accompanies old age. Until two years ago Mr. Blee was active for one of his years, but since then has been confined to the house, but was not forced to his bed until last Sunday when he began to sink rapidly. Mr. Blee was born in All Saints Parish, county Donegal in Ireland, and when a young man with his brothers and sisters, and settled on a farm in Whitley County of this state. This was in 1843. The brothers by purchases added to their original tract of eighty acres until they had a landed estate of 1,100 acres. They had come to America in 1833, ten years before settling in Whitley County, and during that time had been working around Philadelphia, where by their economy they saved considerable money. There were eight brothers in all when they came to America. Of these only one now survives. He is Latham Blee of Philadelphia, who is 88 years of age. The first one of the brothers to pass away was Charles Blee, who was 66 years old. Mrs. Mary McLaughlin, a sister died in 1872 at the age of 65 and was followed in 1878 by Miss Martha Blee, who was 68. James Blee was 78 years old when he died in 1884. Thomas Blee passed away in 1894 having attained the age of 74, and William Blee was 82 at the time of his death in 1898.John Blee lived on a farm in Whitley County, immediately west of the Allen County line, until twelve years ago when he moved to Fort Wayne and had since made his home with Mrs. Maguire. He was amember of the Cathedral parish and the St. Vincent de Paul society of the church. Mr. Blee never married for the reason that in his younger days he was compelled to devote his energies to the Support of the family.

The funeral will be held at the Cathedral on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} The Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, Indiana. 23 April 1903, Thursday, Page 2. Obituary of John Blee.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Ancestry.com online database. Certificates, year 1903, roll 01, image 321 of 2796. Death certificate of John Blee.
3. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial #82850299. For John Blee (1811-1903). Has gravestone photo.

• The Fort Wayne News, Fort Wayne, Indiana. 23 April 1903, Thursday, Page 2. Obituary of John Blee.

• Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Ancestry.com online database. Certificates, year 1903, roll 01, image 321 of 2796. Death certificate of John Blee.

• Find A Grave Memorial #82850299. For John Blee (1811-1903). Has gravestone photo.