Family
Edward Blake married Margaret Cronyn, the daughter of the Right Rev. Dr. Cronyn, Lord Bishop of Huron, and his wife, Margaret Ann (Bickerstaff) in 1856. She was born in 1835 and was educated at London, Ont. and in Toronto. Mrs. Blake, practiced benevolent and other useful work. She was a member of the Toronto Ladies' Educational Association and served as the Honorary President of the Canadian Branch of the McAH Association in Toronto. She also frequently accompanied her husband on his political tours. The couple had seven children, four of whom survived them.
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