James Godson Bleak

Brief Life History of James Godson

When James Godson Bleak was born on 15 November 1829, in Southwark, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Nelson Blake, was 25 and his mother, Mary Godson, was 32. He married Elizabeth C Moore on 14 October 1849, in London St Vedast Foster Lane with St Michael-le-Querne, Middlesex, England. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. In 1860, at the age of 30, his occupation is listed as church printing office clerk in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 30 January 1918, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Godson Bleak
1829–1918
Jane Priscilla Thompson
1844–1942
Marriage: 26 October 1861
Alice Bleak
1863–1864
Samuel Thompson Bleak
1865–1942
Rose Thompson Bleak
1867–1956
Mercy Thompson Bleak
1869–1869
Jesse James Thompson Bleak
1870–1926
Olive Thompson Bleak
1872–1935
Nellie Bleak
1874–1874
Sarah Thompson Bleak
1875–1968
Frank Nelson Bleak
1877–1912
Jane Godson Bleak
1880–1947
Wilford Woodruff Bleak
1882–1944
Moroni Bleak
1884–1907
Lewis Bleak
1887–1944

Sources (168)

  • James Blake, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • James G. Bleak in birth entry for [male] Bleak, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951" (image)
  • James Bleak & Matilda Irene Thompson, "United States Western States Marriage Index" [no image available]

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Abraham Lincoln was Elected President of the United States in November of 1860

Name Meaning

English: mostly a variant of Blake , but perhaps also of Blick . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

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

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James G. Bleak survived trek due to promise

Summary of James Godson Bleak Survival Story: - Promised in England that family would reach Zion safely - Marie (a friend) was present when promise was given - Family in the Martin Handcart Company 18 …

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