Family:Whitney, Abigail E. (1849-1899)
Abigail E. Whitney (Benjamin B., Thomas G., Ephraim, Moses, Ephraim, Moses, Moses, Richard, John ), was born 08 26 1849, Gray, ME, and died 10 17 1899, Gray, ME.
She married 02 08 1874, Naples, ME, Ozias Granville Blake, son of Ozias and Jane Banks (Boynton) Blake. He was born 02 08 1845, Brownfield, ME, and died 02 05 1919, Falmouth, ME. He had resided 17 years in Falmouth prior to his death.
Ozias G. Blake was married three times. He married first Matilda Hamilton, 09 1866 in Gray, ME. She was born Feb 1843 and d. 7 Dec 1870. They had one child:
John M. Blake, b. 9 Dec 1869, probably in Gray, ME.
Ozias m. thirdly, Rebecca Delana Whitney Welch, the sister of Abigail E. Whitney. They had no children. Ozias was a Civil War veteran, and both he and Rebecca received a pension from the U.S. government.
Ozias, Matilda, and Abigail Blake are buried in the Gray Village Cemetery in Gray, ME. Rebecca (Whitney) Blake is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, East Raymond, ME.
Children of Abigail E. and Ozias Granville (Blake) Whitney:
i. Ellen R. "Nellie" Blake, b. 05 16 1875, Gray, ME; m. Frederick A. Mason, 1 Mar 1894 in Windham, ME. He was b. 17 June 1854 in Raymond, ME. ii. Minnie M. Blake, b. 12 18 1876, Gray, ME; d. 10 14 1916, North Yarmouth, ME; m. Herbert F. Sawyer, 24 June 1893 in Center Conway, NH. He was b. Feb 1867 in Auburn, ME. iii. Gertrude Ella Blake, b. 09 30 1878, Gray, ME; d. 09 27 1940, Portsmouth, NH; m. Alexander Farley, 4 Apr 1900 in Lyndon, VT. He was b. abt. 1866 in Scotland, the son of Alexander and Annie (Comb) Farley. He d. in 1945. Both are buried in the Orchard Grove Cemetery, Kittery, ME. He had previously m. Phoebe W. Kennedy, 16 Aug 1893 in Exeter, NH. iv. George W. Blake, b. 01 24 1880, Gray, ME; d. 02 16 1919, Cumberland, ME; m. Ella Gertrude Dow, 4 Jul 1901 in Gray, ME. She was b. abt. 1881 in St. George, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, the dau. of Robert and Margaret (Craig) Dow. v. Andrew B. Blake, b. 12 12 1881, Gray, ME; m. Mary Elizabeth Wallingford, 25 Dec 1910 in Portland, ME. She was b. 22 Apr 1876 in Groveland, MA, the dau. of Byron and Isabel V. (V. Bohn) Wallingford. vi. Elizabeth B. Blake, b. 10 20 1885, Gray, ME. vii. Laura A. Blake, b. 01 02 1888, Gray, ME; d. 06 1968, MA; m. Albert Carter Peabody, 25 Dec 1907 in Yarmouth, ME. He was b. 21 Dec 1885 in Milan, NH, the son of Zenas W. and Mary E. (Ordway) Peabody, and d. 19 Sep 1918 in Berlin, NH. viii. , b. , ; d. , . ix. , b. , ; d. , . x. , b. , ; d. , .
References
From the Civil War Pension File of Ozias G. Blake
Rebecca D. Blake, Widow
Invalid Application #732996, Certificate #548615
Widow's Application #1138098, Certificate #892107
The National Archives Building,
Washington, D.C.
Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937; Ancestry.com
Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922; Ancestry.com
Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922; Ancestry.com
Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908; Ancestry.com.
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