Died
at about age 70
in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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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
"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, 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, 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).
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