James Duncan Blake

1887 - 1974  (86 years)

• Name	James Duncan Blake
  Born	10 Jan 1887	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1910	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	farmer
  Residence	1974	71 Avenue Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-219844
  Died	1974	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I219844	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary Cowan,   b. 3 Jun 1888, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1910	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F59914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BLAKE, JAMES DUNCAN On August 28th(?), 1974, a resident of this area all his life, of 71 Avenue Rd. in Cambridge (Galt), at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, in his 88th year. Born in Puslinch, he came to Galt in 1949. A retired farmer, he worked several years at Scott's Shoe. Mr. Blake was a member and honorary elder of Lincoln Avenue United Church. Survived by his wife, Mary Cowan; a daughter Margaret (Mrs. Norman Wainman) of Cambridge; a sister, Mrs. Annie Taylor of Calgary; and a grandson, Blake of Cambridge. Court's and Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrew's St. in Galt. -Information from the marriage certificate: Born c. 1888, he married Mary Cowan, daughter of W. S. Cowan and Annie McPherson on Dec. 29, 1910. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: James Blake Sex: Male Age: 22 Birth Year (Estimated): 1888 Occ: farmer - Gore Cow Puslinch Father's Name: John Blake Mother's Name: Anna Bella Mcnabb Spouse's Name: Mary Cowan Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1889 Spouse's Father's Name: W S Cowan Spouse's Mother's Name: Anne Mcpherson Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1910 Res: Puslinch Marriage Place: Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:James Duncan Blake Gender:Male Birth Date:5 Jan 1887 Birth Place: Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Father:John Blake Mother:Annabella McNab

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jan 1887 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1910 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Dec 1910 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1974 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth