John Blakeslee (1723 - abt. 1776)
John
Blakeslee
Born in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Moses Blakeslee
and Sarah (Benton) Blakeslee
Brother of
Moses Blakeslee, Aaron Blakeslee, Abner Blakeslee, Sarah (Blakeslee) Munson, Jesse Blakeslee, Dinah Blakeslee, Job Blakeslee, Aaron Blakeslee, Hannah Blakeslee, Phebe (Blakeslee) Cook, Mary (Blakeslee) Upson and Moses Blakeslee
Husband of
Olive (Curtis) Blakeslee
— married
4 Mar 1745 in North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Father of
John Blakeslee,
Amasa Blakesley,
Joel Blakeslee,
Enos Blakeslee,
Obadiah Blakeslee,
Olive (Blakeslee) Ives,
Lettice Blakeslee,
Lettice (Blakeslee) Pond,
Jared Blakeslee,
Sally (Blakeslee) Seymour and
Curtis Blakeslee
Died about in Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut
Profile last modified 25 Jul 2019
| Created 17 Nov 2011
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Biography
When John Blakeslee was born on December 15, 1723, in New Haven, Connecticut, his father, Moses, was 45 and his mother, Sarah, was 38. [1] He married Olive Curtis on March 4, 1745, in Waterbury, Connecticut. [2] [3] They had 11 children in 23 years. He died on February 22, 1776, in Plymouth, Connecticut, at the age of 52. [4]
Children
- John Blakeslee (1746-1782)
- Amasa Blakesley (1747/8-1782) married Esther Barker on 29 Aug 1771 and had 4 sons
- Joel Blakeslee (1750-1814)
- Enos Blakeslee (1752-1776) married Temperance Dunbar on 21 Oct 1756 and had one dau.
- Obed Blakeslee (1754-1825)
- Olive (Blakeslee) Ives (1758-1832) married Elnathan Ives on Mar 29, 1758 and had several children
- Lettice Blakeslee (1760-1761) died at 1 yr 2 mos
- Lettice (Blakeslee) Pond (1763-1848)
- Jared Blakeslee (1765-1860) married Huldah Alling on 12 Feb 1798
- Sally (Blakeslee) Seymour (1768-1822) married Stephen Seymour on 20 Dec 1789
- Curtis Blakeslee ( 1770-1777)
Sources
- ↑ Samuel Blakesley of New Haven, Conn and his descendants, page 10
- ↑ Samuel Blakesley of New Haven, Conn and his descendants, page 10
- ↑ Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
- ↑ Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. (Death Date)
See Also
- Hammer Web Site: MyHeritage.com family tree: Olive Blakeslee Event: Smart Matching Role: 2052155: 15 NOV 2011: Added by confirming a Smart Match
- Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
- Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.
- New Haven genealogical magazineby Jacobus, Donald Lines, 1887-1970, page 215-216 [1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share DNA with John:
- Kathy (Valdovinos) Atkins
:
23andMe, GEDmatch ZE5752725 [compare]
- Clair McClure :
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