Gerald J. Blake (1926 - 1970)

Born 14 Feb 1926 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Grace (Campbell) Blake — married Feb 1957 (to 7 Mar 1970) in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Died 7 Mar 1970 at age 44 in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

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Biography

Gerald J. Blake was born on February 14, 1926 in Buffalo, Erie, New York to Clifford Blake and Marjorie Molyneaux. ^[1]

In 1940, Gerald lived with his parents and sisters, Marjorie and Phyllis, in Buffalo, Ward 26. His father was a supervisor for the electric power company. ^[2]

Gerald served in the United States military in World War II.

Gerald was married to Dorothy G. Campbell, daughter of Dorothy Donnelly and John W. Campbell, on February 16, 1957 in Buffalo, Erie, New York. They didn't have any children.

Gerald died suddently on March 7, 1970 during a ski trip in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus, New York. He was buried in Elmlawn Cemetery, Tonawanda, Erie, New York. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7Z9-J5M : 8 December 2015), Gerald J Blake in entry for Clifford N Blake, 1930.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7SQ-VDN : accessed 20 October 2016), Gerald Blake in household of Clifford M Blake, Ward 26, Buffalo, Buffalo City, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-558, sheet 4A, family 80, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2840.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132017836 : accessed 13 March 2020), memorial page for Gerald J. Blake (14 Feb 1926–7 Mar 1970), Find A Grave Memorial no. 132017836, citing Elmlawn Cemetery, Tonawanda, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by James (contributor 46922624) .