Ithiel Blake (abt. 1748 - bef. 1802)

Ancestors

Husband of Apphia (Higgins) Blake — married 13 Jul 1769 in Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine

Descendants

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Biography

Ithiel Blake was born ca 1748 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, son of Benjamin Blake, resided Gorham, Maine. He m 13 Jul 1769 at Gorham, Me Apphia Higgins of Gorham, Maine who had come from Cape Cod when quite young. ^[1]

Marriage Intention was recorded as 29 Jun 1769^[2]

Ithiel Blake m. Apphia Higgins, both of Gorham married July 13, 1769 ^[3]

Ithiel bought land of Nathaniel Bacon in Gorham, Maine, the northeast half of the seventy acre lot No. 114, later owned by his grandson Timothy. His wife Apphia Higgins reportedly "came to from Cape Cod to Gorham with the Bacon family, when she was quite young” ^[4]

Death

There is no definite death date at this time but in 1802 there were deeds referring to the division of Ithiel's estate, implying a death during or earlier than 1802.

Timeline

17 Mar 1777, Ithiel Blake of Gorham buys 17.5 acres in Gorham (part of lot #105) from Nath’l Blake of Gorham. ^[5]
13 Jul 1780, Nathaniel Bacon of Gorham sells to Ithiel of Gorham, 35 acres of lot #114 in Gorham “where I [Nathaniel Bacon] now live” ^[6]
1790 Federal Census, Towns of Gorham and Scarborough, 3 males under 16, 3males over 16, 5 females^[7]
28 Sep 1792 Ithiel Blake and Timothy Bacon, both of Gorham, buy 100 acre lot of land #7 to the east of Long Pond in Bridgton and is 100 rods in width, bounded on said pond, 1/2 mile in length. purchased from Stephen Gates of Bridgton ^[8]
22 Aug 1795 Ithiel Blake, of Gorham, buys lot #4(?) in the 2d range of lots in twp of Bridgton, from Thomas Bangs ^[9]
10 Oct 1795 Ithiel Blake, of Gorham buys 100 acres of lot #6 in Bridgton lying on the easterly side of Long Pond, originally granted to Moody Bridges ^[10]

There are deed and census records in Gorham through 1795. As early as 1792 he also bought land in Bridgton.

Sources

1. ↑ Blake, Carlton E, Descendants of Jasper Blake: emigrant from England to Hampton, N.H., ca. 1643, 1649-1979, p149
2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch, Ithiel Blake and Apphia Higgins, Marriage 13 Jul 1769; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,002,383. (non-subscription site)
3. ↑ Town Record of Gorham, Maine. Can be viewed at: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9NW-6QSK?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine.
4. ↑ History of Gorham, Maine Page 402
5. ↑ Cumberland, Maine, Deeds, 11:245
6. ↑ Cumberland, Maine, Deeds, 11:245
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHKK-195 : Thu May 18 23:47:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Ithiel Blake, 1790.
8. ↑ Cumberland, Maine, Deeds, 26:191
9. ↑ Cumberland, Maine, Deeds, 31:102
10. ↑ Cumberland, Maine, Deeds, 31:103

See also:

• McLellan, Hugh. History of Gorham, Me. (Smith & Sale, Portland, 1903)