Individual Details

Rouse BLY

(10 Jul 1793 - 4 Sep 1866)

Events

Birth10 Jul 1793Norway, Herkimer County, New York
Occupation1806apprentice to Benjamin Marvin to learn the carpenter's trade - Utica, Oneida County, New York
Military1814served in War of 1812 for three months in place of his older brother as a private 1Reg NY Militia - Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York
ResidenceFrom 1815 to 1817Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
AffiliationBet 1815 and 1817joined the Free Masons and attained the Royal Arch degree - Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Miscellaneous1817was an early settler on lots 137 & 138, section 1 - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous1818bought a half section of land five miles west of Mansfield on the advice of Mordecai Bartley - Springfield, Richland County, Ohio
OccupationFrom 1818 to 1819carpenter and worked mostly in Milan and - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous18 Sep 1818completed building a barn for his friend, Major David Underhill, two miles west of Norwalk - Ridgefield, Huron County, Ohio
Marriage20 Mar 1820New Haven, Huron County, Ohio - Mary BARNEY
MiscellaneousFrom 1820 to 1825cleared 75 acres of his land and built a saw mill - Springfield, Richland County, Ohio
Residence7 Aug 1820and was engaged in manufactures - Springfield, Richland County, Ohio
Affiliation1821was a petitioning member of the Chapter Lodge - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
AffiliationBet 1821 and 1828was a member of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 64 - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Affiliation12 Dec 1821was a charter member of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 64 - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Election2 Dec 1822Justice of the Peace and sworn in - Springfield Township, Richland County, Ohio
MiscellaneousBet 1824 and 1825sold his farm to John Stewart - Springfield, Richland County, Ohio
Miscellaneoushad apple orchards that were part of trees originally planted by Johnny Appleseed - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous1825bought a farm a half mile north of Plymouth - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous9 Sep 1825was administrator of Milton Reddington's estate - Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous24 Sep 1825and wife Mary deed land to William York for $10 - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
MiscellaneousAbt 24 Sep 1825purchased 12 acres of land from William and Fanny York for $10 - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous1826was listed as a householder in School District No. 3 - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous8 Sep 1827hosted Rev. Henry O. Sheldon E47988 for breakfast on his way to Annual Conference in Mansfield, OH - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous1 Oct 1827Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous6 Mar 1828and Christian Culp were named sureties in the estate of Luther Coe for $400 - Huron County, Ohio
Marriage26 Apr 1830Paris, Huron County, Ohio - Sophia BARNEY
Census1 Jun 1830New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous1 Jan 1831had a letter remaining at the Post Office - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous1 Jul 1832had a letter remaining at the Post Office - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous1 Jan 1834had a letter remaining at the Post Office - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous10 Sep 1838purchased 80 acres in the Michigan-Toledo Strip at the land office - Bronson, Branch County, Michigan
Miscellaneous10 Sep 1838purchased 240 acres of land in Township 4 South, Range 16 West, Section 22 - Van Buren County, Michigan
Residence10 Sep 1838Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous10 Sep 1838purchased 240 acres of land in Township 4 South, Range 16 West, Section 22 - Van Buren County, Michigan
Census1 Jun 1840New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous30 Sep 1841had a letter remaining at the Post Office - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
ElectionFrom 1842 to 1846County Commissioner and served 4 years. - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous13 Sep 1842was listed as a Whig Convention delegate for New Haven in the Huron Reflector - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
MiscellaneousOct 1842with Edward Sherman posted a bond of surety for $1,000 in Daniel Colckglaser's probate case - Huron County, Ohio
Election17 Aug 1843the Whig party candidate for the office of County Commissioner at the Whig Convention - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Election21 Oct 1843county commissioner - Huron County, Ohio
MiscellaneousFeb 1844with Charles Web were sureties in the estate of Lester Dodge for $200 - Huron County, Ohio
MiscellaneousMar 1845was named appraiser of Phillip Upp's estate, with Jacob Facklee and Daniel Franklin - Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous10 Mar 1846Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous29 Aug 1846attended the Whig District convention as a delegate for New Haven - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
MiscellaneousMar 1847was appointed administrator of Heunis Huff's estate - Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous14 May 1847gave notice that he had been appointed administrator of the Estate of Tunis Huff - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous18 Nov 1847placed a notice for the sale of Tunis Huff's property in Plymouth as administrator of the estate - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
MiscellaneousBef 1848New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous20 Mar 1848Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous16 Sep 1848Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous13 Feb 1849as commissioner, he was requested at a meeting on the 16 on incorporating the Norwalk Plank Road Co - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous8 Sep 1849Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous19 Oct 1849lost the election for a Poor House commissioner - Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneouswas an underground railroad operator & his home was an important station on what is now Ohio 61 - Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous24 Sep 1850New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Occupation31 Oct 1850farmer - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous1851was a Charter Member of the Masonic Lodge - Plymouth, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous16 Sep 1851Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous4 Jan 1853was chosen at the annual meeting of the Huron & Erie Agricultural Society as a manger for New Haven - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous12 Nov 1853Plymouth, Huron County, Ohio
MiscellaneousApr 1855was one of the defendants in a suit brought by Richard Hilliard entered into District Court Journal - Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous20 May 1857was appointed to a committee by Historical Society to collect information for them from New Haven - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous17 Jun 1857was replaced on the Hist. Society committee by A. G. Stewart of New Haven - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Occupation9 Jul 1860farmer - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Residence9 Jul 1860with his son, Henry Bly, - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous11 Jun 1862attended the annual meeting of the Firelands Historical Society - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous14 Jun 1865Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
MiscellaneousJun 1865was a member of the Fire Lands Historical Society - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
ResidenceAbt 1865New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
AffiliationBef 4 Sep 1866was a member of the Fire Lands Historical Society - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
ResidenceBef 4 Sep 1866with his daughter, Clarinda Lawrence, - Norwich, Huron County, Ohio
Death4 Sep 1866Norwich, Huron County, Ohio
BurialAft 4 Sep 1866after a sermon by Rev. Hoke of the Episcopal Church of Plymouth - New Haven, Huron County, Ohio
BurialAft 4 Sep 1866at New Haven Cemetery - Willard, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous21 May 1997Plymouth, Huron County, Ohio

Families

SpouseSophia BARNEY (1797 - 1854)
ChildLyman Sanford BLY (1831 - 1852)
ChildJuliana BLY (1832 - 1832)
ChildHarriet L BLY (1833 - 1845)
ChildColonel Henry Joseph "Hank" BLY (1836 - 1909)
ChildDaniel Webster BLY (1838 - 1865)
ChildAlfred Franklin BLY (1841 - 1916)
SpouseMary BARNEY (1803 - 1829)
ChildMary BLY (1821 - )
ChildLysander BLY (1822 - 1863)
ChildClarinda BLY (1824 - 1911)
ChildSamantha BLY (1824 - 1851)
ChildMatilda BLY (1826 - )
ChildMary BLY (1827 - 1836)
ChildAlvin G BLY (1828 - 1860)
FatherJoseph BLY (1762 - 1813)
MotherHannah RATHBONE (1765 - 1801)
SiblingDaniel BLY (1782 - 1823)
SiblingAbigail BLY (1784 - 1849)
SiblingJoanna BLY (1785 - )
SiblingJonathan BLY (1789 - 1881)
SiblingLewis T BLY (1791 - )
SiblingJoseph BLY (1796 - 1861)
SiblingHannah BLY (1798 - 1850)
SiblingNathan BLY (1800 - 1891)