William S. Blakeney and Mary C. Matthews

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Husband William S. Blakeney

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       Marriage: 7 Nov 1869 - Seneca County, NY

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Wife Mary C. Matthews

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           Born: 2 Mar 1845 - NY
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           Died: 12 Sep 1888 - Fayette, Seneca County, NY
         Buried:  - Canoga Cemetery, Seneca Falls, Seneca County, NY

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         Father: George Bake Matthews
         Mother: Hannah Shirtz Ruthrauff

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Children

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1 F Florence Blakeney

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           Born: 1870
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2 F Estella Blakeney

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           Born: 1872
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3 M George Blakeney

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           Born: 1874
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4 F Ann Blakeney

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           Born: 1876
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5 M William Blakeney

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           Born: 1878
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6 F Bessie Blakeney

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            AKA: Bessie Blackney
           Born: 1880
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         Spouse: Walter Fisher

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7 F Lulu Blakeney

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           Born: 1882
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8 M Burton Blakeney

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           Born: 1884
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9 M Claude Blakeney

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           Born: 1886
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General Notes: Husband - William S. Blakeney

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125488884

https://www.fltimes.com/lifestyle/looking-back-six-siblings-and-in-law-served-in-civil-war/article_91cba3d1-2eed-505c-8ba0-f10cb7fdbd40.html
"The other son-in-law of George and Hannah was William S. Blakeney who married Mary C. Matthews. Roberta Fisher, a descendant who lives in Seneca Falls, said, “While it seems a slew of Matthewses went off to war, the family story was that William Blakeney, who married Mary Matthews, the sister of all those boys, paid to be exempted from the service.” (The Conscription Act passed by the U.S. Congress called for registration of all males between the ages of 20 and 45, including aliens with the intention of becoming citizens, by April 1. Exemptions from the draft could be bought for $300 or by finding a substitute draftee.) Fisher added that the $300 he paid was “a hefty price back then.”

“My father (Sterling P. Fisher) took me to the Canoga Cemetery to show me the Matthews brothers’ graves when I was young,” Fisher said. “I’d forgotten about them until my daughter, Janina, met up with the man who became her husband. Matt Enger was very interested in the Civil War and I took them there.”

In recent years Fisher has pursued learning more about her ancestors’ military service and enhancing the status of their gravestones in the Canoga Cemetery.

Since Veterans Day is a federal holiday honoring military veterans, it is noteworthy that this one Seneca County family had six of its seven sons (with the youngest son simply too young to serve) and one of its two sons-in-law all serving in the Civil War. As Seneca County historian, I am not aware of any other Seneca County family that has ever had that many veterans.

Walt Gable is the Seneca County historian."

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General Notes: Wife - Mary C. Matthews

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125488884

Birth: Mar. 2, 1845
New York, USA
Death: Sep. 12, 1888
Fayette
Seneca County
New York, USA


Wife of William S. Blakeney.

Married November 7th 1869
in Seneca County, New York.

Mother of:

Florence Blakeny b. 1870
Estella Blakeny b. 1872
George Blakeny b. 1874
Ann Blakeny b. 1876
William Blakeny b. 1878
Bessie Blakeny b. 1880
Lulu Blakney b. 1882
Burton Blakney b. 1884
Claude Blakney b. 1886


Daughter in law of:
Daniel V. & Eliza E. (Riggs) Blakeney


Family links:
Parents:
George Bake Matthews (1800 - 1884)
Hannah Ruthrauff Matthews (1805 - 1884)

Siblings:
George Luther Matthews (1843 - 1865)**
Mary C. Matthews Blakeney (1845 - 1888)
Vincent Ruthrauff Matthews (1849 - 1902)**

*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling

Burial:
Canoga Cemetery
Seneca Falls
Seneca County
New York, USA

Created by: Butterfly~Kisses
Record added: Feb 22, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 125488884

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Notes: Marriage

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