Christian
Friedrich
Bleeke
aka Blakey
Born in Prussia
Brother of
Carl Heinrich Bleeke, Carl Friedrich Bleeke, Carl Friedrich Johann Wilhelm Bleeke, Christine Marie (Bleeke) Heckmann, Christina Sophie (Bleeke) Heckmann, Marie Louise E. (Bleeke) Reinking and Amelia Bleeke
Husband of
Louisa Augusta Emelie (Fahlsing) Bleeke
— married
10 Aug 1849 [location unknown]
Husband of
Anna Maria (Rupp) Bleeke
— married
8 Apr 1858 in Adams County, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Marie Louisa (Bleeke) Reinking, Sophia L. (Bleeke) Holle, Johann Heinrich Bleeke, Christina Elise Bleeke, Maria Elisa Bleeke, Carl F. Bleeke, Friedrich Wilhelm Blakey, Johann Martin Bleeke, Christian Wilhelm Bleeke, Theodore William Bleeke, Wilhelm Edward Bleeke, Christina Mathilda (Bleeke) Bienz and Otto Bleeke
Died
at age 77
in Adams County, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2014
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Biography
In 1835 Christian Friedrich Bleeke (listed as Christ Blecke, age 14) and his brother Carl Heinrich Bleeke (listed as Henry Blecke, age 17) arrived in Baltimore aboard the ship Copernicus.[1]
On 6 Aug 1849 Christian married Louisa Augusta Emelie Fahlsing or Vahlsing.[2] The couple had three children. Louisa died on 29 Nov 1856 at age 23.
After Louisa's untimely death, Christian married Anna Maria Rupp.[3] Christian and Anna had ten children together.
"Christian Bleeke, one of the oldest and best known farmers of Union Township, Adams County, died last week. In the early days the deceased made daily visits to Monroeville to ship and receive goods..." [4]
He was the son of John H Ph. Bleeke. Along with his father and brother Karl, he was a founding member of the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, which is located in Union Township, Adams County, Indiana, USA. [5]
Christian Bleeke passed away in 1899 and was buried at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Union Township, Adams County, Indiana. [6]
Sources
- ↑ Christ Blecke in the passenger list of the ship Copernicus, departing from Bremen, arriving in Baltimore on 26 Jun 1835, Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1837, Roll M255_1, Page 2, FamilySearch Record: QK6L-QHTF and FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G97N-RWDM: accessed 27 May 2020.
- ↑ Marriage record for Christian Blakey and Louisa Valsing, 10 Aug 1849, Indiana Marriages, Adams County, 1844-1865, Vol B, Page 66, FamilySearch Record: XXJF-4PD and FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DT59-Y4V: accessed 29 May 2020.
- ↑ Marriage record for Christian Blakey and Mary Roop, 27 May 1858, Indiana Marriages, Adams County, 1844-1865, Vol B, Page 249, FamilySearch Record: XXJF-ZQX and FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DT59-5MZ: accessed 6 Jun 2020.
- ↑ Death Notice of Christian Bleeke (1821 - 1899) Source: The Fort Wayne News (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Date Death Notice Published: 25 Mar 1899, Page 7, Column 5.
- ↑ "Celebrating 150 Years 1849-1999" Page 5.
- ↑ Memorial for Christian Friedrich Blakey (7 May 1821–18 Mar 1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #58374704: accessed 20 May 2020).
- Biographical sketch of Christian F. Blakey, Biographical and historical record of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana, (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1887), Part 1, Pages 291-292 (https://archive.org/details/biographicalhistawcty01chic: accessed 29 Jun 2022).
- Christian Blakey in the John H. Blakey household, 1850 Census, Union Township, Adams County, Indiana, Roll M432_135, Page 111, FamilySearch Record: MHVX-HG6 and FamilySearch Image: S3HT-672S-9D3: accessed 16 Sep 2019.
- Christian Bleeke in the John H. Bleeke household, 1860 Census, Union Township, Adams County, Indiana, Roll M653_242, Page 102, FamilySearch Record: M4FH-B64 and FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBT-GVH: accessed 11 Sep 2019.
- Christian Blakey household, 1870 Census, Union Township, Adams County, Indiana, Roll M593, Page 8, FamilySearch Record: MXXC-5DS and FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6P3W-RWY: accessed 24 Oct 2019.
- Christian F. Blakey household, 1880 Census, Union Township, Adams County, Indiana, Roll T9_0263, Page 28A, FamilySearch Record: MHMH-LLN and FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB4-VSQ: 29 May 2020.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Christian 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 some percentage of DNA with Christian:
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