Harlow W. Blakely was born in Gainesville, Wyoming county, New York, June 28, 1844, and came to Ohio with his parents at the age of ten years. He received a common school education. At the age of eighteen years he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and after being in service for his country for one year and a half was shot by a musket-ball at Chickamauga, and received his discharge in consequence of the disability resulting therefrom. After his marriage he took up a homestead in Nebraska, but returned to carry on his farm in Madison township, having purchased the same from his father, and where he resided until 1909. He served the public as township trustee and assessor and was known as a public spirited citizen; politically he was a Republican. He was a member of the board of trustees which purchased the Township Park on Lake Erie. He was an active church worker and a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Madison until his death, which occurred June 6, 1910, as an indirect result of the wound received in the war. Mr. Blakely married Alta C. Follett, April 5, 1870, who was a splendid woman, unusually energetic and capable, very much devoted to her family and interested in church work. Two children, Stella C., wife of Thomas H. Clark, of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Elbert F. were born of this marriage.
Source: History of the Western Reserve, Volume 3, Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler, 1910.
Two Nebraska land patents were issued to Harlow from the Beatrice, Nebraska land office. One patent was in Gage county and issued on 1874-Jun-20 and the other was in Clay county and issued on 1874-Nov-5.
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Harlow W. Blakely, father of the Painesville attorney, was born at Gainesville, New York, June 28, 1844, and was ten years of age when his parents came to Lake County, Ohio. He was reared at Madison, became a farmer, and lived out his life in that community, where he died June 6, 1910. He was a republican, served a number of years as trustee of Madison Township, and was an active supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1862 at the age of eighteen he enlisted as a soldier of the Union, and was with Company D, of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Infantry until at the battle Chickamauga on September 19, 1863, he was shot through the left lung and was a long time in even partially recovering. Though he reached the age of sixty-six, his death was primarily due to his old wound.
Harlow W. Blakely married Alta C. Follett, who was born at Madison, Ohio, July 26, 1846, and died June 30, 1909, at Ashtabula. She was a daughter of Almeron and Clarinda (Miller) Follett. Almeron Follett was born at Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, in 1810, and in 1821 his mother came to Ohio and settled in Madison. He grew up there, followed the trade of carpenter and was a farmer, and died at Madison in 1896. Almeron Follett was a son of Roger Follett, who was born at Wyoming, Pennsylvania, August 9, 1763, and died when the son was eighteen months old. In 1821 Almeron came to Ohio with his mother and settled in Madison, where some of his older brothers then resided. The father of Roger was Benjamin Follett, Jr., who was born March 28, 1715, and lived for many years at Windham, Connecticut. His father, Benjamin Follett, Sr., was born at Salem, Massachusetts, in 1676, moving to Windham, Connecticut, in 1709, and died in 1752. The emigrant ancestor and the father of Benjamin, Sr., was Robert Follett, who was born in 1625 and spent most of his life at Salem, Massachusetts, where he died in 1708.
Source: History of the Western Reserve, Volume 3, Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler, 1910.
Two Nebraska land patents were issued to Harlow from the Beatrice, Nebraska land office. One patent was in Gage county and issued on 1874-Jun-20 and the other was in Clay county and issued on 1874-Nov-5.
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Harlow W. Blakely, father of the Painesville attorney, was born at Gainesville, New York, June 28, 1844, and was ten years of age when his parents came to Lake County, Ohio. He was reared at Madison, became a farmer, and lived out his life in that community, where he died June 6, 1910. He was a republican, served a number of years as trustee of Madison Township, and was an active supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1862 at the age of eighteen he enlisted as a soldier of the Union, and was with Company D, of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Infantry until at the battle Chickamauga on September 19, 1863, he was shot through the left lung and was a long time in even partially recovering. Though he reached the age of sixty-six, his death was primarily due to his old wound.
Harlow W. Blakely married Alta C. Follett, who was born at Madison, Ohio, July 26, 1846, and died June 30, 1909, at Ashtabula. She was a daughter of Almeron and Clarinda (Miller) Follett. Almeron Follett was born at Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, in 1810, and in 1821 his mother came to Ohio and settled in Madison. He grew up there, followed the trade of carpenter and was a farmer, and died at Madison in 1896. Almeron Follett was a son of Roger Follett, who was born at Wyoming, Pennsylvania, August 9, 1763, and died when the son was eighteen months old. In 1821 Almeron came to Ohio with his mother and settled in Madison, where some of his older brothers then resided. The father of Roger was Benjamin Follett, Jr., who was born March 28, 1715, and lived for many years at Windham, Connecticut. His father, Benjamin Follett, Sr., was born at Salem, Massachusetts, in 1676, moving to Windham, Connecticut, in 1709, and died in 1752. The emigrant ancestor and the father of Benjamin, Sr., was Robert Follett, who was born in 1625 and spent most of his life at Salem, Massachusetts, where he died in 1708.
Harlow W. Blakely was born in Gainesville, Wyoming county, New York, June 28, 1844, and came to Ohio with his parents at the age of ten years. He received a common school education. At the age of eighteen years he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and after being in service for his country for one year and a half was shot by a musket-ball at Chickamauga, and received his discharge in consequence of the disability resulting therefrom. After his marriage he took up a homestead in Nebraska, but returned to carry on his farm in Madison township, having purchased the same from his father, and where he resided until 1909. He served the public as township trustee and assessor and was known as a public spirited citizen; politically he was a Republican. He was a member of the board of trustees which purchased the Township Park on Lake Erie. He was an active church worker and a leading member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Madison until his death, which occurred June 6, 1910, as an indirect result of the wound received in the war. Mr. Blakely married Alta C. Follett, April 5, 1870, who was a splendid woman, unusually energetic and capable, very much devoted to her family and interested in church work. Two children, Stella C., wife of Thomas H. Clark, of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Elbert F. were born of this marriage.
Source: History of the Western Reserve, Volume 3, Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler, 1910.
Two Nebraska land patents were issued to Harlow from the Beatrice, Nebraska land office. One patent was in Gage county and issued on 1874-Jun-20 and the other was in Clay county and issued on 1874-Nov-5.
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Harlow W. Blakely, father of the Painesville attorney, was born at Gainesville, New York, June 28, 1844, and was ten years of age when his parents came to Lake County, Ohio. He was reared at Madison, became a farmer, and lived out his life in that community, where he died June 6, 1910. He was a republican, served a number of years as trustee of Madison Township, and was an active supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1862 at the age of eighteen he enlisted as a soldier of the Union, and was with Company D, of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Infantry until at the battle Chickamauga on September 19, 1863, he was shot through the left lung and was a long time in even partially recovering. Though he reached the age of sixty-six, his death was primarily due to his old wound.
Harlow W. Blakely married Alta C. Follett, who was born at Madison, Ohio, July 26, 1846, and died June 30, 1909, at Ashtabula. She was a daughter of Almeron and Clarinda (Miller) Follett. Almeron Follett was born at Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, in 1810, and in 1821 his mother came to Ohio and settled in Madison. He grew up there, followed the trade of carpenter and was a farmer, and died at Madison in 1896. Almeron Follett was a son of Roger Follett, who was born at Wyoming, Pennsylvania, August 9, 1763, and died when the son was eighteen months old. In 1821 Almeron came to Ohio with his mother and settled in Madison, where some of his older brothers then resided. The father of Roger was Benjamin Follett, Jr., who was born March 28, 1715, and lived for many years at Windham, Connecticut. His father, Benjamin Follett, Sr., was born at Salem, Massachusetts, in 1676, moving to Windham, Connecticut, in 1709, and died in 1752. The emigrant ancestor and the father of Benjamin, Sr., was Robert Follett, who was born in 1625 and spent most of his life at Salem, Massachusetts, where he died in 1708.
Source: History of the Western Reserve, Volume 3, Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler, 1910.
Two Nebraska land patents were issued to Harlow from the Beatrice, Nebraska land office. One patent was in Gage county and issued on 1874-Jun-20 and the other was in Clay county and issued on 1874-Nov-5.
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Harlow W. Blakely, father of the Painesville attorney, was born at Gainesville, New York, June 28, 1844, and was ten years of age when his parents came to Lake County, Ohio. He was reared at Madison, became a farmer, and lived out his life in that community, where he died June 6, 1910. He was a republican, served a number of years as trustee of Madison Township, and was an active supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1862 at the age of eighteen he enlisted as a soldier of the Union, and was with Company D, of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Infantry until at the battle Chickamauga on September 19, 1863, he was shot through the left lung and was a long time in even partially recovering. Though he reached the age of sixty-six, his death was primarily due to his old wound.
Harlow W. Blakely married Alta C. Follett, who was born at Madison, Ohio, July 26, 1846, and died June 30, 1909, at Ashtabula. She was a daughter of Almeron and Clarinda (Miller) Follett. Almeron Follett was born at Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, in 1810, and in 1821 his mother came to Ohio and settled in Madison. He grew up there, followed the trade of carpenter and was a farmer, and died at Madison in 1896. Almeron Follett was a son of Roger Follett, who was born at Wyoming, Pennsylvania, August 9, 1763, and died when the son was eighteen months old. In 1821 Almeron came to Ohio with his mother and settled in Madison, where some of his older brothers then resided. The father of Roger was Benjamin Follett, Jr., who was born March 28, 1715, and lived for many years at Windham, Connecticut. His father, Benjamin Follett, Sr., was born at Salem, Massachusetts, in 1676, moving to Windham, Connecticut, in 1709, and died in 1752. The emigrant ancestor and the father of Benjamin, Sr., was Robert Follett, who was born in 1625 and spent most of his life at Salem, Massachusetts, where he died in 1708.
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