James
Blakeslee was born at Nine Partners, NY, in 1763.
He served as a private, New York Continental Line.
In 1783, he married Ann Traver
(1763-1847. Their
daughter Elizabeth was born
in 1800. She
married Matthew Marvin (who
died in 1823). Elizabeth died
in 1881.
James
Blakeslee was placed on the pension roll, 1833.
He died in Crawford County, PA in 1852.
Compiled
from several sources:
National Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution; The Continental Line; pension records
and NARA.