Benjamin BLOOM
Albert Y Straw Genealogies (1931) --------------------------------------------------------------- This individual was found on GenCircles at: http://www.gencircles.com/users/khanneman/1/data/135 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following information is from a book titled, "Some Genealogies and Family Records" by Albert Straw, pg. 152: "Benjamin Bloom, fourth son of William, Sr., was born in New Jersey and came to Clearfield County in 1798. He married Sallie, second daughter of Thomas McClure. She was born October 20, 1792, died September 14, 1868. Their family follows: Thomas, born September 7, 1813, died November 20, 1892, married 1st, Hannah Cleaver, 2nd, Ruth A. Walker; William L., born october 24, 1819, died 1895, married 1st, Hannah Widemire, 2nd, Martha Miller; Jonathan Ross, born July 27, 1822, died 1909, married 1st, Nancy McGaughey, 2nd Matilda R. Hoover; Margaret, born June 13, 1815, died September 16, 1852, married John McPherson; Nancy, born September 2, 1829, deid 1847; Lucinda, born July 17, 1824, died September 4, 1884, married Henry Swan, born 1818, died 1895; Julian, born October 28, 1826, died March 24, 1911, married John Porter; Mary, born September 8, 1817, died November 2, 1846, married James Wrigley." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Democratic Banner, Clearfield, PA Saturday, 3 Jul 1847 DIED - In Pike township on Monday evening last, of Consumption, Miss Nancy, daughter of Benjamin Bloom, about 19 years of age.
He married Sarah (Sallie) McClure 1812 . Sarah (Sallie) McClure was born at 20 Oct 1792 .
They were the parents of 8
children:
Thomas Bloom
born 7 Sep 1813.
Margaret Bloom
born 13 Jun 1815.
Mary Bloom
born 8 Sep 1817.
William L. Bloom
born 24 Oct 1819.
Jonathan Ross Bloom
born 27 Jul 1822.
Lucinda Bloom
born 17 Jul 1824.
Julian Bloom
born 28 Oct 1826.
Nancy Bloom
born 2 Sep 1829.
Benjamin Bloom died 13 Aug 1877 .
Sarah (Sallie) McClure died 14 Sep 1868 .