Brief Life History of Vincent William
When Vincent William Blake was born on 7 December 1892, in Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Joseph Blake, was 31 and his mother, Margaret "Maggie" Dougher, was 26. He lived in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920. He died on 24 August 1944, in Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 51.
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Sources (5)
- Vincent Blake in household of John Blake, "United States Census, 1920"
- Vincent William Blake, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- Vincent Blake in household of John Blake, "United States Census, 1910"
Parents and Siblings
1861– Male
1866–1894 Female
Siblings (5)
1884– Female
1886– Female
1888– Male
1891–1923 Female
1892–1944 Male
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
1905 · The Movie Theater
Age 13
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 14
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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