M, #103, b. 10 June 1728, d. before 28 November 1810
Father*James Blakeslee1 b. 27 Apr 1699, d. 12 Jun 1784
Mother*Thankful Upson b. 14 Mar 1705/6
Charts
Lee Prescott Pedigree Chart
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Last Edited=27 Jul 2016
     Tilley Blakeslee was born on 10 June 1728 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut.2 He was the son of James Blakeslee and Thankful Upson.1 He married Hannah Alling, daughter of Ebenezer Alling and Mercy Mix, on 24 April 1751 in Waterbury.3 He began military service on 30 November 1755 in the French and Indian War, in Benjamin Hinman's 6th Company. He reenlisted in 1756 and 1757.4 He began military service in June 1776 in the Revolutionary War. He was a lieutenant in Gay's Regiment. He was active on October 5th. He appeared on the census of 1790 in Woodbury.5 He died before 28 November 1810 in New Haven.6

Family: Hannah Alling b. 4 Jan 1724, d. a 1803

Citations

  1. [S73] James Shepard, "Samuel Blakesley and his Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 56 (July 1902). Hereinafter cited as "Sam Blakesley and Descendants."
  2. [S139] Barbour Collection of Vital Records: Tilley Blakeslee entry, Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Hereinafter cited as Barbour Collection.
  3. [S139] Barbour Collection: Tilley Blakeslee/Hannah Allyn entry.
  4. [S390] Connecticut Historical Society, Rolls of Connecticut Soldiers in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762 (Hartford, Connecticut: Publsihed by the Society, 1903), Tilley Blakeslee entries. Hereinafter cited as Rolls of CT Soldiers in the French and Indian War.
  5. [S388] Tilley Blakesley household, 1790 U.S. census record, Provo, Utah, USA, Town of Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, roll 1, page number 282, Image 293, Ancestry.com National Archives micropublication M637.
  6. [S389] Died, Connecticut Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, November 28, 1810, pg. 3. Hereinafter cited as Connecticut Courant.
  7. [S139] Barbour Collection: Waterbury, pg. 38.
  8. [S139] Barbour Collection: Waterbury, pg. 41.
  9. [S78] Committee of The Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots, compiler, Vital Records of New Haven 1649-1850 (Hartford, Connecticut: The Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 1917), vol.1, pg.376. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of New Haven.