Person:Joseph Blakeman (1)

Name	Joseph Blakeman
Alt Name^[1]	Joseph Blackman
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]	Est 1654	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (probably)Estimate based on date of marriage and estimated date of mother's birth.
Marriage	14 Jul 1674	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesto Hannah Hall
Death`^?`	Bef 21 May 1700	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (probably)Not named as living in mother's will of that date.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Joseph Blackman, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. (New Haven, Conn.: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, 1930-1932)
1:83, 86.

Blackman, Joseph, s. of John. Married (Stratford rec.) 14 July 1674, Hannah Hall. She was dau. of Francis.
↑ Father's will, as abstracted by Jacobus, names only Joseph but refers to his other children. That, and the fact that he married well before either of his two brothers, indicates that he was probably the eldest son.