Looking for Frank (George) Blake and Anna Flannery, Circa 1850-1870

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Greetings. I am trying to trace my roots back to Ireland. My Grandfather, Frank Oliver Blake, was born in 1870 in either Fairfax or Georgia, Vermont USA. I cannot locate records beyond that point. He listed on his Marriage Certificate(s) that his parents were 1. Frank (or George) Blake and, 2. Anna Flannery. Both are listed as being from Ireland. Accounting for her Birth Years that would put her somewhere around 1830-1854. I don't know if they were married, or where. Could be Ireland, England or USA.

Any help is much appreciated.

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www.familysearch.org Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005, using Frank Oliver Blake, b. 1869-1871 [d. 1933]

Frank O. Blake, b. 1870, age 27, marriage 9 June 1897, father was Frank Blake, mother was Anna Flannery, Spouse was Nellie M. Steady age 16, dau of Oscar Steady and Maria Bushey

also another item states he was born in Georgia, Franklin Co, Vermont

Once you arrive at him, he has a LDS ID# and from there you can go to his parents, each one is likely to also have a LDS ID#; click on Sources for each parent and view the civil authority records for each one, and census most likely

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Thank You. Yes, I have information on Frank Oliver Blake b. 1870. I cannot find anything on FamilySearch.Org about his parents. There are only references to them in the Vermont Vital Records.

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I have exhausted my own creative thinking on this matter. I found only one probably reliable record and that was the 2nd marriage of Frank Oliver Blake. 

In the matter of the marriage of Frank O. Blake (age 40) to his 2nd wife, 13 Jun 1910, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada, to Lizzie McIntyre (age 37), Frank's parents are listed as George Blake and his mother as Anna Flannery [Ontario Marriages, 1969-1927]

Both parents are indicated as having been born in Ireland in other material; that may be the case

THERE is a George Blake age 23 in the 1850 Census living in Danby, Rutland, Vermont;  b. Ireland; whether he is married to the woman Catherine Blake isn't known, since it isn't listed

There's nothing reliable to be found, meaning I do not find a census with Frank O. in it with his parents "Anna" and "Frank" or "George" together in it, nor do I find any listing at Find A Grave that would indicate either parent was buried in Vermont 

Since Frank Oliver was born in Vermont, apparently born in Vermont, and it is believed his parents were born in Ireland, they must have immigrated prior to 1870. Nor anything to indicate that one or both of Frank Oliver's parents were married at least twice. 

There's nothing to confirm that Anna's maiden name was Flannery; there's nothing to confirm that Frank (George) or George (Frank) is the father other than the marriage record of Frank Oliver, which occurred in Canada. 

You might have to read the entire Vermont Vital Stat offering for further clues; I suppose it IS possible Frank Oliver's parents went to Canada? Vermont and Canada are not that far apart. 

Answer 1

Hi there! I have just learned that my gggg grandfather was William Blake born in Wexford, Ireland June 6, 1821 he was married to my gggg grandmother Mary Anna Hopkins born in Wicklow, Ireland in 1829. They had at least 10 children and my ggg grandmother Margaret Blake was one of them born in 1862. We are in Ontario, Canada now but the family spans far and wide! Hope this helps somehow! Thanks for your time!