Friday, October 4, 2024

Trying to Separate two Susannah Blakes

 As I have looked at my Susanna Blake, wife of James Canfield, I noticed that she was combined or merged with Susannah Blake, wife of Asahael Percival.  There families are as follows:

My Susanna Blake born about 1773 in Connecticut, United States, and died March 1853 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States.  She married James Canfield (1773-1861) in Gorham, Ontario, New York, US.  Their children, from FamilySearch Family Tree on 4 Oct 2024 included:

Harriet Canfield 1803-

Anson T. Canfield 1803-1878

Byron Canfield 1804-1806

Elnathan Johnas Canfield 1805-1885

Stephen Canfield 1810-1861

David Canfield (my ancestor) 1812-1897

Phebe Canfield 1814-1905

Eliza Canfield 1818-

Lorenzo M. Canfield 1819-1901

Emily Canfield 1820-


Another Susannah Blake, born about 1763, in Vermont.  She is the daughter of Timothy Blake (1741-1821) and Susannah Morrill (1744-1827).  She married Asahael Percival (1761-1807) on 13 March 1789 in Stafford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.  There children from FamilySearch.org Family Tree on 4 October 2024 included:

Ascinieth Percival 1789-1827

James Percival 1791-

Timothy Percival 1793-1857

Abigail Percival 1794-

Susanna Percival 1796 - 

Warren Knowlton Percival 1799-1852

Rachael Percival 1801-1861

Jefferson Percival 1803-1804

Judith Percival 1805-

Sabrina Percival 1807-1851.

Notice the children marked in blue and green are over the same years.  This is not reasonable and shows that they are two different people.  

Also the locations of both people are in different states.