Jane Blower (b. 1689) was the daughter of Reverend John Ray, the esteemed botanist and naturalist. John Ray had his daughters aid in the collection of insects during the 1690s. Jane married Joshua Blower, the Rector of Bradwell near Braintree.
Reference:
Scott Mandelbrote, ‘Ray , John (1627-1705)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/232030 [accessed 22 Aug 2013]).
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