Jason BLAKE

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30 November 1767 , Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

19 September 1841 , Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 30 November 1767 in Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Jason married Lydia HOLBROOK 7 February 1791 in Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Lydia HOLBROOK was born 20 July 1773 in Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Lydia died 14 March 1855 in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA .

Jason BLAKE died 19 September 1841 in Worthington, Massachusetts, USA.

son of Ebenezer Blake and Tamar Thompson

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Jason BLAKE married

Lydia HOLBROOK
Marriage date: 7 February 1791
Marriage place: Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Jason BLAKE and Lydia HOLBROOK

Julia B BLAKE

Born: 8 April 1809, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 February 1849, Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

Horace Thompson BLAKE

Born: 9 May 1812, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 June 1841, Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1767
30 November 1767
Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 Marriage / Partner
Jason BLAKE and Lydia HOLBROOK 7 February 1791, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (North Wrentham)

He was 23 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1809 Birth of Child
Julia B BLAKE was born 8 April 1809, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Jason was 41 years old.

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1812 Birth of Child
Horace Thompson BLAKE was born 9 May 1812, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Jason was 44 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

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Name: Jason Blake
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Death Date: 19 Sep 1841
Death Place: Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 74
Birth Date: 1767
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00998-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 1872268
Reference ID: 125

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014

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Worthington Center Cemetery Worthington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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Worthington Center Cemetery Worthington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state