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David Rankin Blair Ensign 1708–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 20 Feb 1804

Death Location: Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Colonel Blair

Mother: Isabella Blair

Spouse(s): Mary Howard

Children(s): Absalom Blair, Alexander Blair, Daniel Blair, David Blair, Dorothy Blair, Isabel Blair, James Blair, John Blair, William Sr, Matthew Blair, Sarah Blair

In 1708, David Rankin Blair Ensign entered the world in Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, born to Colonel Robert Boyd Blair And Isabella Blair. David Rankin Blair Ensign married Mary Howard, and had children including Absalom Blair, Alexander Blair, Daniel Blair, David Blair, Dorothy Blair, Isabel Blair, James Blair, John Blair, Matthew Blair, Sarah Blair, William Blair Sr. David Rankin Blair Ensign passed away in 1804 in Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1708, David Rankin Blair Ensign entered the world in Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, born to Colonel Robert Boyd Blair And Isabella Blair.
  • David Rankin Blair Ensign married Mary Howard, and had children including Absalom Blair, Alexander Blair, Daniel Blair, David Blair, Dorothy Blair, Isabel Blair, James Blair, John Blair, Matthew Blair, Sarah Blair, William Blair Sr.
  • David Rankin Blair Ensign passed away in 1804 in Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Ensign's Ancestors

Self
David Ensign
1708–1804
Birth Place: Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Colonel Robert Boyd Blair
1683–1774
County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Isabella Blair
1683–1765
Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
James (Nielson) Blair
1644–1732
Aghadowey, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Cathrine (Rachel Boyd) Blair
1644–1700
Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
David Blair
1603–1655
Elizabeth Watson
1604–1684
James Kilmarnock
1597–1654
Catherine Creyke
1617–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Crayke
1576–1620
Margaret Thornborough
1596–1618

David Ensign's Descendants

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David (Rankin Blair) Ensign (1708–20 Feb 1804) m. Mary Howard (1710–26 September 1809)
  1. 1. Absalom Blair 1741–1811
  2. 2. Alexander Blair 1739–1825
  3. 3. Daniel Blair 1745–1835
  4. 4. David Blair 1743–1835
  5. 5. Dorothy Blair 1737–1802 m. Malchem Henry 1738–1790
    1. 1. Andrew Henry 1769–
    2. 2. Dorothy ((Dolly)) Henry 1771–1776
    3. 3. Isabella Henry 1765–1840
    4. 4. Mary ((Molly)) Henry 1763–1810
    5. 5. Susanna Henry 1767–1786
  6. 6. Isabel Blair 1731– m. Robert Wiley 1729–1757
    1. 1. Mary (Blair) Wiley 1753–
  7. 7. James Blair 1747–1823
  8. 8. John Blair 1735–1823
  9. 9. William (Blair) Sr 1733–1827
  10. 10. Matthew Blair 1730–
  11. 11. Sarah Blair 1746–1771

David Ensign's Timeline

2 Records

1708
1708
Birth of David Rankin Blair Ensign in Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
1804
20 Feb 1804
Age 96
Death of David Rankin Blair Ensign in Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 277
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newburg, New York
    Record Source: Searching for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in “The Boston Pilot,"

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1804
    Event Place: Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 277
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warren, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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