
The Turn-of-the-20th Century snapshots of
the Blake & Clark Families
Frederick Deering and Sarah Frances Barnes Blake's Family
Frederick Deering Blake: b. Jan 25, 1845 (Brooklyn, NY)
d. Mar 25, 1905 (New York, NY)
m. June 15, 1871 (Brooklyn, NY)
Sarah Frances “Fannie” Barnes: b. Aug 8, 1847 (Brooklyn, NY)
d. Apr 29, 1913 (Brooklyn, NY)
Children*
1) Frances Barnes (Blake) Milbank * b. June 13, 1872 (Brooklyn, NY)
d. Mar 8, 1968 (Los Angeles, CA)
m. Feb 22, 1898
Nichols Milbank b. Feb 21, 1867 (Green Hill, CT)
d. Apr 30, 1927 (Paris, France)
Grandchildren: Morris Milbank – (1900 - 1960)
Nichols Milbank, Jr – (1903 - 2000)
Mary F. Milbank – (1904 - 1995)
2) Amy Dexter (Blake) Longacre b. Aug 29, 1873 (Brooklyn, NY)
d. July 8, 1955 (Lake Alfred, FL)
m. Nov 11, 1919 (Yonkers, NY)
Frederick Van Duzer Longacre [FvDL's 2nd marriage after Harriette died]
3) Harriette Burr (Blake) Longacre b. Oct 26, 1874 (Brooklyn, NY)
d. Dec 25, 1918 (Yonkers, NY)
m. Feb 4, 1903 (Brooklyn, NY)
Frederick Van Duzer Longacre b. Jan 22, 1875 (Newburgh, NY)
d. July 20, 1950 (Clearwater, FL)
Grandchildren: Andrew Longacre – (1904 - 1978)
Alfred B. Longacre –(1906 - 1970)
Frederick vD. Longacre, Jr. – (1906 - 1980)
James B. Longacre – (1908 - 1990)
Walter B. Longacre – (1910 - 1991)
4) Frederick Henry Blake b. Mar 31, 1877 (Brooklyn, NY)
d. Apr 1, 1951 (Montclair, NJ)
m. Oct 22, 1907 (Newton, MA)
Helen Ogden (Avery) Blake b. May 2, 1881 (Brooklyn, NY)
d. July 16, 1951 (Montclair, NJ)
Grandchildren: Avery H. Blake – (1908 - ?)
Frederick H. Blake, Jr. – (1910 - 2005)
Charles A. Blake – (1913 - 1999)
Dexter B. Blake – (1914 - 1997)
5) Adeline (Blake) Clark b. Feb. 28, 1880 (Brooklyn, NY)
d. Feb 17, 1958 (Clearwater, FL)
m. Apr 29, 1905 (“Bonnie Brook,” Yonkers, NY)
Lucien Harrison Clark b. July 23, 1878 (Brooklyn, NY)
d. Jan 15, 1940 (Florida on vacation)
6) Bertram T. Blake b. Feb 16, 1888 (Brooklyn, NY)
d. July 9, 1969 (Scarsdale, NY)
m. Oct 5, 1914 (Brooklyn, NY)
Helen Alberta Ackerman b. Apr 14, 1893 (Brooklyn, NY)
d. Feb 4, 1963 (Scarsdale, NY)
Grandchildren: Bertram T. Blake, Jr. – (1918 - 1990)
Sally Blake – (1925 - 2016)
* These are the six children who lived to adulthood
* Frances Blake was married three times: Nichols Milbank, Frederick Cole, and Ernest Shayler.