Death of Jeremiah Blake
This week we re-publish an account of the death of the late Jeremiah Blake, together with a few additional facts and corrections.
Jeremiah Ladd Blake, a pioneer and respected settler of Blake's Landing, on Tomales Bay, passed away suddenly at his home Saturday, Dec. 19th, 1908. He was alone at the time of his death, which is supposed to have occurred during the night. Dr. Sawyer took charge of the remains and held an inquest on Monday. Heart failure is given as the cause of death, and the indications are that he went to sleep and passed away without a struggle.
Mrs. Blake was visiting some of her sons in Portland at the time. Mr. Blake was the father of Edward Everette Blake, Jeremiah Burton Blake, Mrs. W. M. Kinney, Fayette Tyler Blake, Charles Sumner Blake, General Halleck Blake, Mrs. Blanche Petersen, Jasper Eastman Blake and Arthur Ladd Blake. He was 75 years, 1 month and 2 days of age at the time of his death. At the time Mrs. Blake was visiting her two sons, Fayette and Arthur, and Mrs. W. M. Kinney, in Portland, Oregon. As soon as news of the death was received by those in Portland, they hurried to San Rafael to attend the funeral, as also did the son Ed from Goldfield.
In 1853 Mr. Blake came to Tomales from New York City and settled about a mile and a half from the present site of his late residence. His father, John Blake, was a descendant of Jasper Blake, who came over from England in 1650. Mr. Blake was born in Orange, New Hampshire in November 1833, In early childhood his parents removed to Pittsfield, New Hampshire, where he received his early education in the common schools, and a thorough knowledge of the saddlers trade as well as completing his education.
On July 22, 1851, he went to Boston and remained until August 8th, following, visiting his parents who had previously moved to that city; then went to a small Massachusetts village where he worked at his trade till July 1852. He then left for New York City where he remained for a short time, after which sailed on the steamer "Pacific" for California, arriving in San Francisco, August 2, 1852. He was then a lad of nineteen. For four days he searched for work in San Francisco, and work being unobtainable he went to Petaluma where he cut wood in the oak timber near that town for about three months. During the winter he spent his time in hunting game through the surrounding country. In March, 1853 he arrived at Tomales Bay with a friend by the name of Thomas R. Cook, who had accompanied him from New York, leaving him in San Francisco, after obtaining work and later meeting him in Petaluma. Here he took up a tract of land and built a house 16x20 feet, splitting the timber from logs on the ocean beach, ten miles distant. From 1853 to 1856 he manufactured saddles. These saddles were such as the Mexicans used at that time, and we are safe in asserting that he was the pioneer saddle manufacturer of Marin county the winter of 1854-5 he commenced farming, and fenced one hundred and twenty-five acres, besides putting in a crop of forty acres During his farming Mr. Blake kept a diary in which he says his first crop was light, but the yield in 1856 was 50 bushels per acre. In 1860 he made a visit to his old home in the east and after an absence of three months, returned and again, in 1866, he made a like trip, returning in June of that year. All of his trips were made by steamer.
On October 2, 1866, Mr. Blake married Frances Matilda Moore, daughter of Charles Burton and Betsey R. Parsons, of Michigan. Their children were Edward Everette, Jeremiah Burton, Mary Elizabeth, Fayette Tyler, Charles Sumner, Henry Halleck, and Blanche Moore. Since 1866 Mr. Blake has been engaged in farming and dairying.
In 1863, during the war of the Rebellion, Mr. Blake was chosen Poet of the Day for the Fourth of July celebration in the Halleck school district (in which he was a trustee for about twenty years.) While at work on his bench making saddle trees he composed a very beautiful poem for the occasion which caused people to look down upon him as a poet. No man has a more honorable record than Mr. Blake. All honor should be given to such men as he for the making of this county what it is, for being one of the hardy frontiersmen who helped to reduce these unbroken wilds.
The funeral was held at 1:30 P. M. Thursday, December 24th, from Sawyer's undertaking parlors, internment being at Mt Tamalpias Cemetery. (Marin Journal January 1909)
This week we re-publish an account of the death of the late Jeremiah Blake, together with a few additional facts and corrections.
Jeremiah Ladd Blake, a pioneer and respected settler of Blake's Landing, on Tomales Bay, passed away suddenly at his home Saturday, Dec. 19th, 1908. He was alone at the time of his death, which is supposed to have occurred during the night. Dr. Sawyer took charge of the remains and held an inquest on Monday. Heart failure is given as the cause of death, and the indications are that he went to sleep and passed away without a struggle.
Mrs. Blake was visiting some of her sons in Portland at the time. Mr. Blake was the father of Edward Everette Blake, Jeremiah Burton Blake, Mrs. W. M. Kinney, Fayette Tyler Blake, Charles Sumner Blake, General Halleck Blake, Mrs. Blanche Petersen, Jasper Eastman Blake and Arthur Ladd Blake. He was 75 years, 1 month and 2 days of age at the time of his death. At the time Mrs. Blake was visiting her two sons, Fayette and Arthur, and Mrs. W. M. Kinney, in Portland, Oregon. As soon as news of the death was received by those in Portland, they hurried to San Rafael to attend the funeral, as also did the son Ed from Goldfield.
In 1853 Mr. Blake came to Tomales from New York City and settled about a mile and a half from the present site of his late residence. His father, John Blake, was a descendant of Jasper Blake, who came over from England in 1650. Mr. Blake was born in Orange, New Hampshire in November 1833, In early childhood his parents removed to Pittsfield, New Hampshire, where he received his early education in the common schools, and a thorough knowledge of the saddlers trade as well as completing his education.
On July 22, 1851, he went to Boston and remained until August 8th, following, visiting his parents who had previously moved to that city; then went to a small Massachusetts village where he worked at his trade till July 1852. He then left for New York City where he remained for a short time, after which sailed on the steamer "Pacific" for California, arriving in San Francisco, August 2, 1852. He was then a lad of nineteen. For four days he searched for work in San Francisco, and work being unobtainable he went to Petaluma where he cut wood in the oak timber near that town for about three months. During the winter he spent his time in hunting game through the surrounding country. In March, 1853 he arrived at Tomales Bay with a friend by the name of Thomas R. Cook, who had accompanied him from New York, leaving him in San Francisco, after obtaining work and later meeting him in Petaluma. Here he took up a tract of land and built a house 16x20 feet, splitting the timber from logs on the ocean beach, ten miles distant. From 1853 to 1856 he manufactured saddles. These saddles were such as the Mexicans used at that time, and we are safe in asserting that he was the pioneer saddle manufacturer of Marin county the winter of 1854-5 he commenced farming, and fenced one hundred and twenty-five acres, besides putting in a crop of forty acres During his farming Mr. Blake kept a diary in which he says his first crop was light, but the yield in 1856 was 50 bushels per acre. In 1860 he made a visit to his old home in the east and after an absence of three months, returned and again, in 1866, he made a like trip, returning in June of that year. All of his trips were made by steamer.
On October 2, 1866, Mr. Blake married Frances Matilda Moore, daughter of Charles Burton and Betsey R. Parsons, of Michigan. Their children were Edward Everette, Jeremiah Burton, Mary Elizabeth, Fayette Tyler, Charles Sumner, Henry Halleck, and Blanche Moore. Since 1866 Mr. Blake has been engaged in farming and dairying.
In 1863, during the war of the Rebellion, Mr. Blake was chosen Poet of the Day for the Fourth of July celebration in the Halleck school district (in which he was a trustee for about twenty years.) While at work on his bench making saddle trees he composed a very beautiful poem for the occasion which caused people to look down upon him as a poet. No man has a more honorable record than Mr. Blake. All honor should be given to such men as he for the making of this county what it is, for being one of the hardy frontiersmen who helped to reduce these unbroken wilds.
The funeral was held at 1:30 P. M. Thursday, December 24th, from Sawyer's undertaking parlors, internment being at Mt Tamalpias Cemetery. (Marin Journal January 1909)
Death of Jeremiah Blake
This week we re-publish an account of the death of the late Jeremiah Blake, together with a few additional facts and corrections.
Jeremiah Ladd Blake, a pioneer and respected settler of Blake's Landing, on Tomales Bay, passed away suddenly at his home Saturday, Dec. 19th, 1908. He was alone at the time of his death, which is supposed to have occurred during the night. Dr. Sawyer took charge of the remains and held an inquest on Monday. Heart failure is given as the cause of death, and the indications are that he went to sleep and passed away without a struggle.
Mrs. Blake was visiting some of her sons in Portland at the time. Mr. Blake was the father of Edward Everette Blake, Jeremiah Burton Blake, Mrs. W. M. Kinney, Fayette Tyler Blake, Charles Sumner Blake, General Halleck Blake, Mrs. Blanche Petersen, Jasper Eastman Blake and Arthur Ladd Blake. He was 75 years, 1 month and 2 days of age at the time of his death. At the time Mrs. Blake was visiting her two sons, Fayette and Arthur, and Mrs. W. M. Kinney, in Portland, Oregon. As soon as news of the death was received by those in Portland, they hurried to San Rafael to attend the funeral, as also did the son Ed from Goldfield.
In 1853 Mr. Blake came to Tomales from New York City and settled about a mile and a half from the present site of his late residence. His father, John Blake, was a descendant of Jasper Blake, who came over from England in 1650. Mr. Blake was born in Orange, New Hampshire in November 1833, In early childhood his parents removed to Pittsfield, New Hampshire, where he received his early education in the common schools, and a thorough knowledge of the saddlers trade as well as completing his education.
On July 22, 1851, he went to Boston and remained until August 8th, following, visiting his parents who had previously moved to that city; then went to a small Massachusetts village where he worked at his trade till July 1852. He then left for New York City where he remained for a short time, after which sailed on the steamer "Pacific" for California, arriving in San Francisco, August 2, 1852. He was then a lad of nineteen. For four days he searched for work in San Francisco, and work being unobtainable he went to Petaluma where he cut wood in the oak timber near that town for about three months. During the winter he spent his time in hunting game through the surrounding country. In March, 1853 he arrived at Tomales Bay with a friend by the name of Thomas R. Cook, who had accompanied him from New York, leaving him in San Francisco, after obtaining work and later meeting him in Petaluma. Here he took up a tract of land and built a house 16x20 feet, splitting the timber from logs on the ocean beach, ten miles distant. From 1853 to 1856 he manufactured saddles. These saddles were such as the Mexicans used at that time, and we are safe in asserting that he was the pioneer saddle manufacturer of Marin county the winter of 1854-5 he commenced farming, and fenced one hundred and twenty-five acres, besides putting in a crop of forty acres During his farming Mr. Blake kept a diary in which he says his first crop was light, but the yield in 1856 was 50 bushels per acre. In 1860 he made a visit to his old home in the east and after an absence of three months, returned and again, in 1866, he made a like trip, returning in June of that year. All of his trips were made by steamer.
On October 2, 1866, Mr. Blake married Frances Matilda Moore, daughter of Charles Burton and Betsey R. Parsons, of Michigan. Their children were Edward Everette, Jeremiah Burton, Mary Elizabeth, Fayette Tyler, Charles Sumner, Henry Halleck, and Blanche Moore. Since 1866 Mr. Blake has been engaged in farming and dairying.
In 1863, during the war of the Rebellion, Mr. Blake was chosen Poet of the Day for the Fourth of July celebration in the Halleck school district (in which he was a trustee for about twenty years.) While at work on his bench making saddle trees he composed a very beautiful poem for the occasion which caused people to look down upon him as a poet. No man has a more honorable record than Mr. Blake. All honor should be given to such men as he for the making of this county what it is, for being one of the hardy frontiersmen who helped to reduce these unbroken wilds.
The funeral was held at 1:30 P. M. Thursday, December 24th, from Sawyer's undertaking parlors, internment being at Mt Tamalpias Cemetery. (Marin Journal January 1909)
This week we re-publish an account of the death of the late Jeremiah Blake, together with a few additional facts and corrections.
Jeremiah Ladd Blake, a pioneer and respected settler of Blake's Landing, on Tomales Bay, passed away suddenly at his home Saturday, Dec. 19th, 1908. He was alone at the time of his death, which is supposed to have occurred during the night. Dr. Sawyer took charge of the remains and held an inquest on Monday. Heart failure is given as the cause of death, and the indications are that he went to sleep and passed away without a struggle.
Mrs. Blake was visiting some of her sons in Portland at the time. Mr. Blake was the father of Edward Everette Blake, Jeremiah Burton Blake, Mrs. W. M. Kinney, Fayette Tyler Blake, Charles Sumner Blake, General Halleck Blake, Mrs. Blanche Petersen, Jasper Eastman Blake and Arthur Ladd Blake. He was 75 years, 1 month and 2 days of age at the time of his death. At the time Mrs. Blake was visiting her two sons, Fayette and Arthur, and Mrs. W. M. Kinney, in Portland, Oregon. As soon as news of the death was received by those in Portland, they hurried to San Rafael to attend the funeral, as also did the son Ed from Goldfield.
In 1853 Mr. Blake came to Tomales from New York City and settled about a mile and a half from the present site of his late residence. His father, John Blake, was a descendant of Jasper Blake, who came over from England in 1650. Mr. Blake was born in Orange, New Hampshire in November 1833, In early childhood his parents removed to Pittsfield, New Hampshire, where he received his early education in the common schools, and a thorough knowledge of the saddlers trade as well as completing his education.
On July 22, 1851, he went to Boston and remained until August 8th, following, visiting his parents who had previously moved to that city; then went to a small Massachusetts village where he worked at his trade till July 1852. He then left for New York City where he remained for a short time, after which sailed on the steamer "Pacific" for California, arriving in San Francisco, August 2, 1852. He was then a lad of nineteen. For four days he searched for work in San Francisco, and work being unobtainable he went to Petaluma where he cut wood in the oak timber near that town for about three months. During the winter he spent his time in hunting game through the surrounding country. In March, 1853 he arrived at Tomales Bay with a friend by the name of Thomas R. Cook, who had accompanied him from New York, leaving him in San Francisco, after obtaining work and later meeting him in Petaluma. Here he took up a tract of land and built a house 16x20 feet, splitting the timber from logs on the ocean beach, ten miles distant. From 1853 to 1856 he manufactured saddles. These saddles were such as the Mexicans used at that time, and we are safe in asserting that he was the pioneer saddle manufacturer of Marin county the winter of 1854-5 he commenced farming, and fenced one hundred and twenty-five acres, besides putting in a crop of forty acres During his farming Mr. Blake kept a diary in which he says his first crop was light, but the yield in 1856 was 50 bushels per acre. In 1860 he made a visit to his old home in the east and after an absence of three months, returned and again, in 1866, he made a like trip, returning in June of that year. All of his trips were made by steamer.
On October 2, 1866, Mr. Blake married Frances Matilda Moore, daughter of Charles Burton and Betsey R. Parsons, of Michigan. Their children were Edward Everette, Jeremiah Burton, Mary Elizabeth, Fayette Tyler, Charles Sumner, Henry Halleck, and Blanche Moore. Since 1866 Mr. Blake has been engaged in farming and dairying.
In 1863, during the war of the Rebellion, Mr. Blake was chosen Poet of the Day for the Fourth of July celebration in the Halleck school district (in which he was a trustee for about twenty years.) While at work on his bench making saddle trees he composed a very beautiful poem for the occasion which caused people to look down upon him as a poet. No man has a more honorable record than Mr. Blake. All honor should be given to such men as he for the making of this county what it is, for being one of the hardy frontiersmen who helped to reduce these unbroken wilds.
The funeral was held at 1:30 P. M. Thursday, December 24th, from Sawyer's undertaking parlors, internment being at Mt Tamalpias Cemetery. (Marin Journal January 1909)
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