Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Blake Sr. was born on 7 October 1747, in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Joseph Blake, was 34 and his mother, Rebeckah Higby, was 32. He married Damaris Smedley on 6 July 1769, in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 17 July 1807, in Livonia, Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States.
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- Richard Blake, "United States Census, 1840"
- Richard Blake, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Richard Blake Sr, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
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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