William Blain, Jr. b. 16 Aug 1809 ____, Essex Co., NJ d. 3 May 1904 Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH: Stedman Family Genealogies

1809 - 1904 (94 years)

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Name	William Blain
Suffix	Jr.
Born	16 Aug 1809	____, Essex Co., NJ
Gender	Male
1830 Census	1830
	Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY, p. 384, 100 020 000 0000 - 000 100 000 0000
1840 Census	1840
	Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH
1850 Census	2 Aug 1850
	Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH, p. 285a
1860 Census	1860
	Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH
1870 Census	5 Jul 1870
	Lyons PO - Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH, p. 185a
1880 Census	1880
	Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH
1900 Census	1900
	Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH
Died	3 May 1904	Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH
Buried	Aft 4 May 1904	Edgar Cemetery, Lyons, Fulton Co., OH
Notes	Obit: Front page of the Fulton County Tribune, May 12, 1904. A PIONEER Closes His Life's Work. Royalton Township Loses One of Its Prominent Citizens. ---------------------------- One by one the pioneers of the county are laying down their life's work and entering into eternal rest. Last week William Blaine, of Royalton Township, at the age of nearly ninety-five was ushered into the great beyond. By his kind and considerate treatment of others; by his generous acts; by loyalty to his home, country and Creator, he was known as one of the ideal citizens of this county. (There is a picture of William inserted here) Mr. Blaine located in this county in 1833, shortly after the first white settlers had arrived and from that time until a few years ago he was active in clearing away the forest, draining and improving the lands of the county, building and establishing schools and churches and devoting every energy to bring about the pleasant and happy condition which we enjoy today. He was born in Essex, NJ August 16, 1809 and when but a child moved to New York where he grew to manhood. For a number of years he was employed as a boatman on the Erie Canal. He was united in marriage to Miss Fanny Hackett of NY and into this home came eleven children, who have grown to manhood and womanhood and who are now located throughout this county and constitute a part of its best citizens. _____________________________ I believe there are 3 Blain brothers, William, Charles and John (possibly more) that migrated to the Fulton Co., Ohio area, based on the evidence to follow. My comments are in quotations. From the book "Landsman of Lenawee County" by LT. Col. Paul R. Peck: Town 9 South Range 4 East Charles Blain, #4062 Sec: 19 Acres: 51.39 Patent Date: Oct. 10, 1834 William Blain, #4715 Sec: 19 Acres: 51.30 Patent Date: Dec 23, 1834 1.)John Blain purchased land in the Detroit Strip 1/5/1831, he was from Seneca Co., NY. [According to the story below our John moved from NY to OH about 1834. He could have made the purchase, then moved later.] 3.)Charles Blain purchased land in the Monroe Detroit strip 10/1/1835, he was from Monroe Co., MI. [I believe this to be our Charles.] 4.)William Blain purchased land in the Monroe Ohio Michigan strip 3/16/1837, he was from Monroe Co., MI [This is my William Blain, after he moved to Amboy.] 5.)John Blain purchased land in the Detroit Strip 8/7/1837, he was from Seneca Co., NY. [I believe this to be our John.] Notes to the above purchases: Charles & William both show that they are from the Monroe Co., MI area. The Toledo area back in the 1830's was included in the area know as Monroe/Detroit Land strip. Toledo was a part of Monroe Co., MI at the time of their purchases. From the book HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY, OHIO By George P. Monagon and George M. Liscombe published in 1877: "Fulton Township was organized at a very early date, embracing Amboy Township. Among its first inhabitants were Hiram Bartlett, John Blain, William Blain, and Charles Blain, the mother of whom lived with her son Charles and died some three years ago at the ripe old age of one hundred years. David and Jerry Duncan, Tunis Lewis, John Lewis and Charles Welch were among the first." From the book History of Fulton Co., OH published by Northwestern Historical Assc. 1905, Page 189: "Among the other settlers who came to this township in 1833 were Alvah Steadman, Aaron Steadman and David Steadman (the latter being the father of Alvah and Aaron), Frank O'Neil, Charles Blain, William Blain, John Roop, Joseph Roop and Alfred Gilson. The Blains were originally from Lodi, near Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY and they first made a halt at Toledo, at a very early day, from whence they came on foot across the country westward, and settled in Amboy, then, however, under the jurisdiction of Blissfield Twp. in MI. Coming here in the fall of 1833, each of them raised large families, all of whom grew to man and womanhood and have since been respected citizens of Amboy Twp. Alvah Steadman is supposed to have been the second settler in the twp., but possibly the honor will have to be divided with John and Joseph Roop, yet Oliver B Verity is authority for the statement that the best information of the old pioneers accorded that honor to Alvah Steadman. Frank O'Neil settled where Metamora is now located and built the first cabin in that part of the twp., enjoying with his family alone the full fruits of a pioneer's life and the honor of being ahead of the other settlers. Following the settlements of 1833, there was a large accession of the population. In 1834, David Duncan from Onondaga Co., NY; also John Blain and Jerry Duncan from the same place; Lorenso Abbott, Seneca Corbin from NY; Park White and his son David White, Jonathan Gilson, Clark Gilson, James Hallett, John Labounty, Samuel Purdy, Joseph Richey, Nathaniel Welch and Harry Welch. Park White was a native of Vermont. In the year 1835 there came Hiram Bartlett, who first emigrated from Cooperstown, Otsego Co., NY in 1826 and settled at Port Lawrence (now Toledo), and resided there nine years before coming to Amboy Twp. Calvin Skinner, Cyrus Fisher, Horatio Stevens and Caleb Remilie came from Niagara Co., NY." Quoted from the book History of Fulton County, page 252: [See Charles Blaine Jr., notes for the full story.] For six years Mr. Blaine [Charles Jr.] served as trustee of Amboy Township, and as path master fourteen years. Some of the family ancestry were among the earliest citizens of Fulton County. John Roop, William Blain, Alfred Gilson and Aaron Stedman were pioneers of the community. The Blaine's are members of Amboy Grange and Mr. Blaine is a member of Baxter Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Lyons. He is vice commander and has held all of the chairs except treasurer of the Post. Quoted from the History of Fulton County, Chapter XV, History of Royalton Twp. page 327. Found at the Delta Library. "...However, to state the record as it is, among the settlers who came in 1834 were Butler Richardson, George W. Welsh, Warren Dodge, Frazier Smalley and Joseph H. Applegate; in 1835, Nathaniel S. Ketchum, Charles D. Smith, John Sturdevant, Will L. Windship, Joshua Youngs, David Wood, and the brothers Blain, Wm and Charles;..." Same book, page 328. "... The brothers Blain settled on the line of Amboy and Royalton." Quoted from the History of Fulton County, Royalton Twp. Published 1888, Found at the Flint Library, page 203: "...and in 1835 came William and Charles Blain, brothers, who settled in the eastern part on the line of Amboy and Royalton Twps..."
Person ID	I29080	Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
Last Modified	7 Jan 2006

Father	William Blain, b. Between 1770 and 1780, ____, ____, NJ , d. Between 1832 and 1835, Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY (Age ~ 62 years)
Mother	Sarah Sparling, b. Between 1775 and 1780, ____, ____, NJ , d. 1874, Amboy Twp., Fulton Co., OH (Age ~ 99 years)
Married	19 Dec 1798	New Brunswick, Essex Co., NJ
	From the "Documents relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey New Brunswick Reformed (Dutch) Church Marriage Records, 1794-1799".
Family ID	F10872	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Fanny M. Hackett, b. 9 Apr 1812, ____, ____, NY , d. 24 Jan 1896, Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH (Age 83 years)

Married Abt 1828 ____, ____, NY

Children

	1. William W. Blain, b. 19 Jul 1829, ____, ____, NY , d. 20 Oct 1908, North Star, Gratiot Co., MI (Age 79 years)
	2. Myron D. Blain, b. 16 Jul 1831, ____, Allegany Co., NY , d. 29 Nov 1920, Jasper Twp., Lenawee Co., MI (Age 89 years)
	3. Almira Blain, b. Abt 1834, ____, ____, NY , d. Bef 1920 (Age ~ 85 years)
	4. Alvira Blain, b. Abt 1836, ____, ____, OH , d. Bef 1920 (Age ~ 83 years)
	5. Oren Blain, b. 15 Sep 1838, Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH , d. 24 Jul 1920 (Age 81 years)
	6. Samuel Blain, b. Abt 1842, Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH , d. 18 Jul 1863, Missing in Civil War - Battle of Fort Wagner (Age ~ 21 years)
	7. Alnora Blain, b. Abt 1844, Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH , d. 13 Jun 1911, ____, Lenawee Co., MI (Age ~ 67 years)
	8. Harvey Blain, b. 1846, Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH , d. 8 May 1880, Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH (Age 34 years)
	9. Jane Ann Blain, b. Dec 1848, Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH , d. 1937 (Age ~ 88 years)
	10. Cordelia "Fanny" Blain, b. Abt Oct 1849, Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH , d. 1926 (Age ~ 76 years)
	11. Oscar J. Blain, b. 28 Oct 1853, Royalton Twp., Fulton Co., OH , d. 25 Feb 1877, ____, Fulton Co., OH (Age 23 years)

Last Modified 7 Jan 2006

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Married - Abt 1828 - ____, ____, NY

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