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Col. Robert Blair 1684–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1684

Birth Location: Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 14 Oct 1774

Death Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: James Blair

Mother: Rachel Boyd

Spouse(s): Isabella Rankin

Children(s): John Blair, Elder Blair, Dorothy Blair, Sarah Blair

Col. Robert Blair was born in 1684 in Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, the child of James Blair And Rachel Boyd. Col. Robert Blair married Isabella Rankin, and had children including Dorothy Blair, Elder Matthew Blair, John Jeremiah Blair, Sarah Blair. Col. Robert Blair passed away in 1774 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Col. Robert Blair was born in 1684 in Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, the child of James Blair And Rachel Boyd.
  • Col. Robert Blair married Isabella Rankin, and had children including Dorothy Blair, Elder Matthew Blair, John Jeremiah Blair, Sarah Blair.
  • Col. Robert Blair passed away in 1774 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Blair's Ancestors

Self
Col. Blair
1684–1774
Birth Place: Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
James Blair
1640–1732
Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Rachel Boyd
1644–1700
Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
David Blair
1603–1655
Ayrshire, Scotland
Bessie Watson
1612–1626
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Thomas Boyd
1620–1699
Bordstown, Oxfordshire, , England
Elizabeth Douglas
1720–
Great-Grandparents
John Blair
1560–1603
Beatrix Mure
1556–1650
Robert Watson
1591–1591
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1502–1570
Margaret Cunningham
1525–1573
John Mure
1526–1591
Marion Cunningham
1527–

Col. Blair's Descendants

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Col. (Robert) Blair (1684–14 Oct 1774) m. Isabella Rankin (1683–12 Feb 1765)
  1. 1. John (Jeremiah) Blair 1710–1796
  2. 2. Elder (Matthew) Blair 1704–1770
  3. 3. Dorothy Blair 1711–1802
  4. 4. Sarah Blair 1715–1802

Col. Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1684
1684
Birth of Col. Robert Blair in Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
1774
14 Oct 1774
Age 90
Death of Col. Robert Blair in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1191.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1774
    Event Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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