Vital Statistics:
03/01/02 Requested Death Certificate from Delaware Co. Health Dept.
03/01/02 Searched 1800 Census for Luzerne Co., PA
1800 Census for Luzerne Co. = No Blains
TaxTables: 1796, 1799 = No Blains
From the 1880 Delaware Co. History - pg 847 Genoa Township
ELAM BLAIN, farmer; P. O. Galena; was born May 15, 1807, in Luzerne Co., Penn.; the son of Elam and Catharine Blain ; his father was born May 15, 1760, in New Jersey, who, at 17 years of age, enlisted in the Light Horse Command, under Gen. Anthony Wayne, and fought three years in the Revolutionary war. When in his 23d year, he was married to Catharine Read ; she was born in New Jersey Oct. 28, 1763. A few years after his marriage, he moved to Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1816, when he came to Ohio, locating in Zanesville, and in 18'20 came to Delaware Co., locating in Harlem Township, where he died in 1846, and some seven years later his wife died ; they were members of the Christian Church. The subject was the youngest of fourteen children. Nov. 14, 1826, he married Sarah Cockerill ; she was born Dec. 25, 1807 ; after his marriage, they lived as one family with his parents until 1858, when he bought his present homestead. Mrs. Blain died Oct. 7 , 1863 ; she left eight children-Solomon, Catharine, Matilda, Emeline; Leonora, Elam, Rhoda and Delilah, who are still living; one child-Lafayette, died in infancy. April 21, 1873, Mr. Blain married Mrs. Hannah Miller; she was born Dec. 24, 1820, daughter of Jacob Pace; in 1847, she married William Miller; he died March, 1871 ; they had two children-Albert and Henry (deceased). The subject was Justice of the Peace of Harlem Township twelve years, and held other township offices; was also First Lieutenant in the State militia for five years.pg 599 - talking about Harlem township -
Between fifty and sixty years ago, Elam Blain, Esq., immigrated from Pennsylvania and settled on a new firm on Spruce Run. He was an intelligent but unassuming man, and reared a large family of children. For fifteen years, he was a Justice of the Peace of Harlem Township, and held other official positions. On a farm adjoining the farm of Squire Blain, on Spruce Run, a man by the name of John Miller settled, about sixty years ago. He was a hard-working man, honest, and was one of the pioneers who cleared up the township of Harlem, and encountered the trials and hardships of life in a new country. He died on the farm on which he had lived, only a few days before this history was written (March, 1880). He was, at his death, over eighty years of age, and left a large family of children and grandchildren
pg 549 - talking about Brown township
The county infirmary, or poor house, is located in Brown Township. An institution of this kind did not become necessary until quite a late date. When such a necessity did arise, about 1852, a purchase of 113 1/2 acres of land was made of Joseph Blain. This land lies half a mile east of Eden, five and a half miles east of Delaware, and is very near the center of the township.
"Marriage Records of the Zion Lutheran
Church at Oldwick", as reported in "Genealogical Magazine of New
Jersey", Volumn 40, page 10, in which I see that Elam Blain and
Catharine Reed were married 12 APR 1784.
http://www.zionlutheranoldwick.org/index.htm
Hunterdon Co., NJAlam is on the Pensioner's List of 1818, Washington D.C. 1820 as Alam Blain, Private, Pennsylvania
Mary Alice:
Enlisted on or about 01 May 1778 in the Continental Establishment. Was a private soldier in Capt. John Heard's Company, 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons commanded by Colonal Anthony White in the Pennsylvania Regiment of Cavalry under "Muster-Master General Stephen Moylan" who was Secretary and Aide-de-Camp to Washington. Alam is in the list of officers and men in Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution-Battalions and Line 1775-1783 Edited by John Blair Linn and William H. Egle,M.D., as "Blaine, Allaim, June 12, 1778.
Vital Statistics:
03/01/02 Requested Death Certificate from Delaware Dept. of Health