Brief Life History of Ashley
When Ashley Blake was born on 18 February 1854, in Kingsey, Drummond, Quebec, Canada, his father, Francis Blake, was 76 and his mother, Sophia Brown, was 47. He married Bertha E Smith on 7 August 1913, in Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. He died on 14 November 1922, at the age of 68.
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Sources (4)
- Ashley C. Blake, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Ashley Blake, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Ashley C Blake, "New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947"
Spouse and Children
1854–1922 Male
1875– Female
Parents and Siblings
1777–1861 Male
1806–1881 Female
Siblings (13)
1826–1871 Female
1828–1925 Male
1831–1919 Female
1834–1891 Female
1837– Male
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World Events (2)
1869
Age 15
1871
Age 17
Name Meaning
English and Scottish (England and central Scotland): variant of Black 1, meaning ‘swarthy’ or ‘dark-haired’, from a byform of the Old English adjective blæc, blac ‘black’, with change of vowel length.
English: nickname from Middle English blak(e) (Old English blāc) ‘wan, pale, white, fair’. In Middle English the two words blac and blāc, with opposite meanings, fell together as Middle English blake. In the absence of independent evidence as to whether the person referred to was dark or fair, it is now impossible to tell which sense was originally meant.
English (Norfolk): nickname from Middle English bleik, blaik>, blek(e) (Old Norse bleikr) ‘pale or sallow’ (in complexion).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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