He was born in Albany, New York (2, 11, 12, 13). He was 40 years old when he enlisted (2, 7, 11 [42 in 1860], 13 [31 in 1850]).
He married Hannah [unknown surname] (15). In 1900, she had had six children, two of whom were alive (15).
They moved away from New York after 1840 (13).
In 1850, he was living in ward 2, Moyamensing, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (13). He was a type founder (13). He was living with his wife Hanna, and with Elisabeth and Edward (presumably their children (13).
In 1860, he was living in ward 2, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with his wife Hannah Blake, and with Edward and Emma Blake (presumably their children) (11). He was a type caster (11).
When he enlisted, he was a type founder [?] (2, 12 [type moulder [?]).
He was 6 feet tall, and had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and black hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private, as a recruit, for three years, in company E on 16 September 1862, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 7). He was enlisted and mustered into service by Lieutenant Gregory (2).
He was reported missing in action on 7 May 1863 (5).
On 29 October 1863, he was reported regained from missing in action, and absent with leave (6).
He was transferred in October 1863 to company B regiment 24 of the Veterans' Reserve Corps, because he was unfit for field duty (1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12). The regiment did not report him transfered until 22 April 1864 (8), and seems to have reported the transfer again on 29 June 1864 (9).
He died of apoplexy in Washington DC, on 3 November 1864, while still in the Veterans' Reserve Corps (12, 17). The funeral was held (?) from 2 Sydmouth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (12). He was buried on 7 November 1864, in Lafayette Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (12).
His widow, Hannah Blake, applied successfully for a pension on 6 December 1864 (4, 10).
In 1880, Hannah Blake was living at 1128 Pearce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (14). She was living with her daughter Emma and nephew Edward (14).
In 1890, Hannah Blake was living at 1128 Pierce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (17).
In 1900, Hannah Blake was living at 1128 Pierce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (15). She was living with her daughters Emma and Elizabeth (15).
On 5 November 1901, Hannah Blake died, of pneumonia left lung (16). She died at 1128 Pierce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16). She was buried at Lafayette Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (16).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 Company E descriptive roll, entry 115 (Martin Blake)
3 register of men transferred, company E, entry 13
4 Veterans' administration. Pension file, by name (searched 31 Jan 2001, on <www.ancestry.com>.) (Martin Blake)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 7 May 1863 (Private Blake)
6 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 29 Oct 1863 (Priv Blake)
7 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 17 May 2004 (Martin Blake)
8 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 22 April 1864 (Blake)
9 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 29 June 1864 (Martin Blake)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company E (Martin Blake)
11 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, ward 2, microfilm series M653, film 1152, page 254 = 254 handwritten (Martin Blake)
12 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3 November 1864 (Martin Blake)
13 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Moyamensing, ward 2, microfilm series M432, film 809, page 280 verso = 98 handwritten (Martin Blake)
14 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 20, microfilm series T9, film 1167, page 304 = 36 D handwritten (Hannah Blake)
15 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 24 [or 27?], microfilm series T623, film 1452, page 28 = 3 B handwritten (Hanne Blake)
16 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 5 November 1901, #9933 [?] (Hannah Blake)
17 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 27, page 1 (image 125 of 2610 on Ancestry) (Hannah Blake)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the 1870, 1910, 1920, or 1930 censuses (searched March 2009)]
[I did not find an entry in the LDS index to the 1870 census (searched March 2009)]
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Dwellings visited | 667 | |||
| Families visited | 801 | |||
| Name | Martin Blake | Hanna do | Elisabeth do | Edward do |
| Age | 31 | 30 | 10 | 2 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m |
| Color | w | w | w | w |
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Type founder | |||
| Real estate owned | none [?] | |||
| Birthplace | N. York | do | do | Pennsylvania |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Dwelling number | 1771 | |||
| Family number | 1936 | |||
| Name | Martin Blake | Hannah " | Edward " | Emma " |
| Age | 42 | 41 | 13 | 9 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Type Caster | |||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||
| Value of personal estate | ||||
| Place of birth | N.Y. | " " | Pa | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| street name | Pearce Street | ||
| house number | 1128 | ||
| dwelling visit # | 271 | ||
| family visit # | 296 | ||
| name | Blake Hannah | Emma | Edward |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | F | F | M |
| age | 60 | 28 | 21 [?] |
| month born if born in year | |||
| relationship | Mother | Daughter | Nephew |
| single | 1 | 1 | |
| married | |||
| widowed/divorced | 1 | ||
| married during year | |||
| occupation | Keeping house | Shoe Paster | Tinsmith |
| months unemployed | |||
| currently ill? | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf/dumb | |||
| idiotic | |||
| insane | |||
| disabled | |||
| school this year | |||
| can't read | |||
| can't write | |||
| birthplace | New York | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | New York | New York | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | New York | New York | New York |
| line | 74 | 75 | 76 |
| street | Pierce [?] | ||
| house number | 1128 | ||
| dwelling number | 57 | ||
| family number | 59 | ||
| name | Blake Hanne | " Emma | Gibson [?], Elizabeth |
| relationship | Head | Daughter | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | F | F | F |
| birth date | [illegible month] 1830 | Oct [?] 1851 | Aug [??] 1840 |
| age | 80 | 48 | 59 |
| married? | Wd [?] | S | Wd |
| # years married | 20 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 6 | 2 | |
| # of children living | 2 | 2 | |
| birthplace | New York | Pennsylvania | New York |
| father's birthplace | New York | New York | New York |
| mother's birthplace | New York | New York | New York |
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| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | |||
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| # months in school | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | R | ||
| free or mortgaged | |||
| farm/house | H | ||
| # of farm schedule | |||