— born in either Macon Twp., Lenawee Co., MI, or in Bellevue, Eaton Co., MI
4.  Eugenia BLUE, b. 1840
5.  Mary Jane BLUE, b. 1845/6
6.  Marion BLUE, b. 1846/7
7.  Sarah BLUE, b. Aug 1849

— born in Bellevue, Eaton Co., MI:
8.  Fred BLUE, b. 1851/2

1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.

3.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3-4 of 14; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840

MI

Lenawee Co.

Macon Twp.

Roll 207

pp. 132A-132B

Ln. 5

Ezekel Blue

110 001 - 100 010

0001000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 male	4 or under	1835-1840	= Gilbert (b. 1837/8)
1 male	5-9	1830-1835	= James (b. 1833/4)
1 male	30-39	1800-1810	= Ezekiel (b. 1806/7)
1 female	4 or under	1835-1840	= Melissa (b. 1835/6)
1 female	20-29	1810-1820	= Irene (b. 1810/1)
1	person employed in manufactures and trades

4.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 19):  Bellevue, Eaton Co., MI, Roll, p. 89B, 99/101, enumerated 25 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Ezekiel Blue	43	M		Blacksmith	1000	NY
Irena     "	39	F				Do
James W   "	16	M		None		Mich
Melissa   "	14	F				Do
Gilbert   "	12	M				Do
Eugena    "	10	F				Do
Mary J    "	4	F				Do
Marion    "	3	F				Do
Sarah     "	9/12	F				Do

5.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 40):  Charlotte P.O., Bellevue, Eaton Co., MI, Roll M653_542, p. 800, PN 114, 929/907, enumerated 9 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Ezekiel Blue	50	M		Blacksmith	3000	750	New York
Irene     "	48	F					Do  Do
Eugenia   "	20	F					Michigan
Mary Jane "	13	F					Do
Mason     "	12	F					Do
Sarah     "	11	F					Do
Fred      "	8	M					Do

6.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #39 of 51):  Bellevue P.O., Village of Bellevue, Bellevue Twp., Eaton Co., MI, Roll M593_670, p. 55B, PN 4, enumerated 15 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

28	29	Blue Irene	58	F	W	Keeping House	2500	500	New York
		____ Fred	18	M	W	Laborer			Mich
	30	Harten John	24	M	W	Farm Laborer			Mich
		______ Ruth	24	F	W	Keeping House			Mich

Listed two households from married son, Gilbert BLUE (æ 32, b. MI, blacksmith).

7.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  not found.