PARENTS: Robert Blake and Sarah Guild
1st WIFE: Zipporah Harris, Married Nov 27, 1749 in Wrentham, Norfolk Co., MA
CHILDREN ALL BORN IN WRENTHAM:
1. Obadiah Blake
2. Zipporah Blake
3. Obadiah Blake
4. Benjamin Blake
5. Royal Blake
2nd WIFE: Lydia
History of Keene
Page 564-565
Dr. Obadiah Blake, son of Robert and Sarah (Guild) Blake, was born on Wrentham, Mass., 1719; one of the first settlers of Upper Ashuelot, in 1737 or 1738, and one of those who were granted ten acres of upland in 1740 for having lived two years or more in the township and built a house; married, in 1749, Zipporah Harris; married later a second wife, Lydia; lived in the west part, where they stone farmhouse now stands and where his descendents still reside; had seven children, all by his first wife, three of whom were Obadiah, the third child, born 1753, a Revolutionary soldier, who succeeded his father as a physician; Royal, born 1756, a Revolutionary soldier, who had ten children, and died 1827; Elijah, born 1763.
He was one of the original members of the church at its formation in 1738, was one of its first deacons, chosen in 1763, and held that position until his death- forty-seven years. In 1750-Feb. 20-he had not yet returned to this township, but, with his brother, Elijah (see below) signed a petition at Wrentham for the incorporation of Keene (State Papers, vol. 12, page 309) and was one of the grantees in 1753. His name is on the alarm of Keene in 1773, but he must have ben absent in April, 1776, as he did not sign the Association test.
He was the second physician in town, Jeremiah Hall having been the first (see sketch of Dr. Hall), and his practice covered a large territory, extending as far as Hardwick and Royalston, Mass., Westminister, Vt., and Croydon, N.H. His journeys, on horseback, by trails or marked trees, were usually long, and his fees were small, and were usually taken in products of the farm. He had a jocose way of keeping his accounts, sometimes closing them with the entries: "Cancelled in full by poverty;" "Ran away;" "settled by death;" "Left with Noah Cooke (the lawyer);" and, at long intervals, "Paid in cash to me." He bequeated his saddlebags, vials and lancet to his son, Obadiah, Jr. He died in 1810, aged ninety-two, and was buried in the west yard, on Bradford street.
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PAGE #581 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES:
"Dr. Obadiah Blake (1719-1810), from Wrentham, Mass., was one of Keene's first physicians. He was an original member of the church and was made a deacon in 1761. He and his first wife Zipporah (1728-1785) had seven children. Abner Sanger called Dr. Blake, "Dr. Num-Nose," and Mrs. Blake, "Old Goody Witch."
SOURCE: Book "Very Poor and of a Lo Make. The Journal of Abner Sanger. Published by the Historical Society of Cheshire Co., NH. (1986)
BIRTH RECORD: Early Vital Records of Norfolk, MA, Search/Re-Search - CD, Wrentham Births, Vol 1, Page 30, BLAKE, Obadiah, s. Robert and Sarah, Jun 9, 1719.
1st WIFE: Zipporah Harris, Married Nov 27, 1749 in Wrentham, Norfolk Co., MA
CHILDREN ALL BORN IN WRENTHAM:
1. Obadiah Blake
2. Zipporah Blake
3. Obadiah Blake
4. Benjamin Blake
5. Royal Blake
2nd WIFE: Lydia
History of Keene
Page 564-565
Dr. Obadiah Blake, son of Robert and Sarah (Guild) Blake, was born on Wrentham, Mass., 1719; one of the first settlers of Upper Ashuelot, in 1737 or 1738, and one of those who were granted ten acres of upland in 1740 for having lived two years or more in the township and built a house; married, in 1749, Zipporah Harris; married later a second wife, Lydia; lived in the west part, where they stone farmhouse now stands and where his descendents still reside; had seven children, all by his first wife, three of whom were Obadiah, the third child, born 1753, a Revolutionary soldier, who succeeded his father as a physician; Royal, born 1756, a Revolutionary soldier, who had ten children, and died 1827; Elijah, born 1763.
He was one of the original members of the church at its formation in 1738, was one of its first deacons, chosen in 1763, and held that position until his death- forty-seven years. In 1750-Feb. 20-he had not yet returned to this township, but, with his brother, Elijah (see below) signed a petition at Wrentham for the incorporation of Keene (State Papers, vol. 12, page 309) and was one of the grantees in 1753. His name is on the alarm of Keene in 1773, but he must have ben absent in April, 1776, as he did not sign the Association test.
He was the second physician in town, Jeremiah Hall having been the first (see sketch of Dr. Hall), and his practice covered a large territory, extending as far as Hardwick and Royalston, Mass., Westminister, Vt., and Croydon, N.H. His journeys, on horseback, by trails or marked trees, were usually long, and his fees were small, and were usually taken in products of the farm. He had a jocose way of keeping his accounts, sometimes closing them with the entries: "Cancelled in full by poverty;" "Ran away;" "settled by death;" "Left with Noah Cooke (the lawyer);" and, at long intervals, "Paid in cash to me." He bequeated his saddlebags, vials and lancet to his son, Obadiah, Jr. He died in 1810, aged ninety-two, and was buried in the west yard, on Bradford street.
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PAGE #581 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES:
"Dr. Obadiah Blake (1719-1810), from Wrentham, Mass., was one of Keene's first physicians. He was an original member of the church and was made a deacon in 1761. He and his first wife Zipporah (1728-1785) had seven children. Abner Sanger called Dr. Blake, "Dr. Num-Nose," and Mrs. Blake, "Old Goody Witch."
SOURCE: Book "Very Poor and of a Lo Make. The Journal of Abner Sanger. Published by the Historical Society of Cheshire Co., NH. (1986)
BIRTH RECORD: Early Vital Records of Norfolk, MA, Search/Re-Search - CD, Wrentham Births, Vol 1, Page 30, BLAKE, Obadiah, s. Robert and Sarah, Jun 9, 1719.
PARENTS: Robert Blake and Sarah Guild
1st WIFE: Zipporah Harris, Married Nov 27, 1749 in Wrentham, Norfolk Co., MA
CHILDREN ALL BORN IN WRENTHAM:
1. Obadiah Blake
2. Zipporah Blake
3. Obadiah Blake
4. Benjamin Blake
5. Royal Blake
2nd WIFE: Lydia
History of Keene
Page 564-565
Dr. Obadiah Blake, son of Robert and Sarah (Guild) Blake, was born on Wrentham, Mass., 1719; one of the first settlers of Upper Ashuelot, in 1737 or 1738, and one of those who were granted ten acres of upland in 1740 for having lived two years or more in the township and built a house; married, in 1749, Zipporah Harris; married later a second wife, Lydia; lived in the west part, where they stone farmhouse now stands and where his descendents still reside; had seven children, all by his first wife, three of whom were Obadiah, the third child, born 1753, a Revolutionary soldier, who succeeded his father as a physician; Royal, born 1756, a Revolutionary soldier, who had ten children, and died 1827; Elijah, born 1763.
He was one of the original members of the church at its formation in 1738, was one of its first deacons, chosen in 1763, and held that position until his death- forty-seven years. In 1750-Feb. 20-he had not yet returned to this township, but, with his brother, Elijah (see below) signed a petition at Wrentham for the incorporation of Keene (State Papers, vol. 12, page 309) and was one of the grantees in 1753. His name is on the alarm of Keene in 1773, but he must have ben absent in April, 1776, as he did not sign the Association test.
He was the second physician in town, Jeremiah Hall having been the first (see sketch of Dr. Hall), and his practice covered a large territory, extending as far as Hardwick and Royalston, Mass., Westminister, Vt., and Croydon, N.H. His journeys, on horseback, by trails or marked trees, were usually long, and his fees were small, and were usually taken in products of the farm. He had a jocose way of keeping his accounts, sometimes closing them with the entries: "Cancelled in full by poverty;" "Ran away;" "settled by death;" "Left with Noah Cooke (the lawyer);" and, at long intervals, "Paid in cash to me." He bequeated his saddlebags, vials and lancet to his son, Obadiah, Jr. He died in 1810, aged ninety-two, and was buried in the west yard, on Bradford street.
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PAGE #581 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES:
"Dr. Obadiah Blake (1719-1810), from Wrentham, Mass., was one of Keene's first physicians. He was an original member of the church and was made a deacon in 1761. He and his first wife Zipporah (1728-1785) had seven children. Abner Sanger called Dr. Blake, "Dr. Num-Nose," and Mrs. Blake, "Old Goody Witch."
SOURCE: Book "Very Poor and of a Lo Make. The Journal of Abner Sanger. Published by the Historical Society of Cheshire Co., NH. (1986)
BIRTH RECORD: Early Vital Records of Norfolk, MA, Search/Re-Search - CD, Wrentham Births, Vol 1, Page 30, BLAKE, Obadiah, s. Robert and Sarah, Jun 9, 1719.
1st WIFE: Zipporah Harris, Married Nov 27, 1749 in Wrentham, Norfolk Co., MA
CHILDREN ALL BORN IN WRENTHAM:
1. Obadiah Blake
2. Zipporah Blake
3. Obadiah Blake
4. Benjamin Blake
5. Royal Blake
2nd WIFE: Lydia
History of Keene
Page 564-565
Dr. Obadiah Blake, son of Robert and Sarah (Guild) Blake, was born on Wrentham, Mass., 1719; one of the first settlers of Upper Ashuelot, in 1737 or 1738, and one of those who were granted ten acres of upland in 1740 for having lived two years or more in the township and built a house; married, in 1749, Zipporah Harris; married later a second wife, Lydia; lived in the west part, where they stone farmhouse now stands and where his descendents still reside; had seven children, all by his first wife, three of whom were Obadiah, the third child, born 1753, a Revolutionary soldier, who succeeded his father as a physician; Royal, born 1756, a Revolutionary soldier, who had ten children, and died 1827; Elijah, born 1763.
He was one of the original members of the church at its formation in 1738, was one of its first deacons, chosen in 1763, and held that position until his death- forty-seven years. In 1750-Feb. 20-he had not yet returned to this township, but, with his brother, Elijah (see below) signed a petition at Wrentham for the incorporation of Keene (State Papers, vol. 12, page 309) and was one of the grantees in 1753. His name is on the alarm of Keene in 1773, but he must have ben absent in April, 1776, as he did not sign the Association test.
He was the second physician in town, Jeremiah Hall having been the first (see sketch of Dr. Hall), and his practice covered a large territory, extending as far as Hardwick and Royalston, Mass., Westminister, Vt., and Croydon, N.H. His journeys, on horseback, by trails or marked trees, were usually long, and his fees were small, and were usually taken in products of the farm. He had a jocose way of keeping his accounts, sometimes closing them with the entries: "Cancelled in full by poverty;" "Ran away;" "settled by death;" "Left with Noah Cooke (the lawyer);" and, at long intervals, "Paid in cash to me." He bequeated his saddlebags, vials and lancet to his son, Obadiah, Jr. He died in 1810, aged ninety-two, and was buried in the west yard, on Bradford street.
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PAGE #581 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES:
"Dr. Obadiah Blake (1719-1810), from Wrentham, Mass., was one of Keene's first physicians. He was an original member of the church and was made a deacon in 1761. He and his first wife Zipporah (1728-1785) had seven children. Abner Sanger called Dr. Blake, "Dr. Num-Nose," and Mrs. Blake, "Old Goody Witch."
SOURCE: Book "Very Poor and of a Lo Make. The Journal of Abner Sanger. Published by the Historical Society of Cheshire Co., NH. (1986)
BIRTH RECORD: Early Vital Records of Norfolk, MA, Search/Re-Search - CD, Wrentham Births, Vol 1, Page 30, BLAKE, Obadiah, s. Robert and Sarah, Jun 9, 1719.
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