Simon S. Blake was born in Martinsburg, Bedford (later Blair) Co., Pennsylvania, 29 October 1829, the son of Burdine Blake (1800-1874) and Mazey Ann Simpkins (1794-1867). He married Mary Magdalena Ambrose (1836-1909), the daughter of John Walker Ambrose (1798- 1880) and Salome Kanable (1804-1882), 18 January 1855, in Orion, Wisconsin. They had ten children, two died in infancy. He served in the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry for three years during the Civil War. He died 5 March 1904 in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Descendants are scattered throughout the United States.

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Joseph Dale, parents not listed, was born on 3 Mar 1764 in Lancashire, England. He married Mary Ryder/Rider, parents not listed, on 13 Sep 1785 in Manchester, England. They had 12 children. The family immigrated to America in 1819, settling in Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Joseph died there in Nov 1833 and Mary died in June 1837. Their descendants have lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Florida, California, and other areas in the United States.

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