-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Husband Jesse Blake Pedigree Birth: Christening: Marriage: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wife Sallie Luddington Pedigree Birth: About 1776 Of, Livonia, Livingston, New York Christening: Marriage: 1796 <Of, Livonia, Livingston, New York> Death: 14 JUL 1841 Burial: >From: "Barbara Campbell" <bluenoser100@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: luddington@rootsweb.com >To: LUDDINGTON-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [LUDDINGTON] Sallie Ludington >Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:19:35 -0500 > > >JESSE BLAKE. > >Jesse Blake was the son of Richard Blake, of Litchfield county, Conn., who >served as a soldier during the Revolutionary war. The subject of this >sketch was born in Litchfield, Conn., August 31, 1773, and was married to >Sallie Luddington about 1796, whose father acted as one of Washingtons >body guard, by whom he had fourteen children, five of whom are now living. >In 1798 he articled for a portion of lot No. 41 in the town of Livonia, >then known as Pittstown. He was among the first settlers in the town, >coming with his family and household effects on an ox sled in the year >1800. Mr. Blake possessed great powers of endurance, was industrious to a >remarkable degree, and was eminently fitted for the life of toil and >hardships which he had undertaken. At the time of his death he owned four >hundred acres of fine improved land. Of the five children now living, >Bradner J. and Richard reside in Livonia, the former being prominent in the >political affairs of the town and county. Mr. Blake was a member of the >Methodist church, and was also much interested in Masonry. He died Sept. >17th, 1859, his wife having preceded him July 14th, 1844. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Check out all that glitters with the MSN Entertainment Guide to the Academy >Awards® http://movies.msn.com/movies/oscars2007/?icid=ncoscartagline2 > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >LUDDINGTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Dont miss your chance to WIN 10 hours of private jet travel from Microsoft Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0540002499mrt/direct/01/