Mabel Mehitable Johnson

1 August 1742–19 June 1827 (Age 84)
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

The Life of Mabel Mehitable

When Mabel Mehitable Johnson was born on 1 August 1742, in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, her father, Nathaniel Johnson, was 40 and her mother, Mary Brainerd, was 41. She married Richard Blake on 9 February 1760, in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 19 June 1827, in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Richard Blake
1738–1762
Mabel Mehitable Johnson
1742–1827
Marriage: 9 February 1760
Mercy Blake
1761–1836

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
9 February 1760
Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
children

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Parents and Siblings

siblings

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World Events (6)

1776

Age 34

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

Age 39

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

Age 45

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic from the personal name John . As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 .)

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Mabel in entry for Morris McKenery, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Mabel Blake, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Mabel Blake in entry for Martin McKenery, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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