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James Blair 1718–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1718

Birth Location: Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: Richmond, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States of America

Father: Colonel Blair

Mother: Isabella Blair

Spouse(s): Mary Todd

Children(s): John Blair, William Blair, Margaret Blair, Robert Blair, Nancy Blair, James Jr, Mary Blair, Jane Blair, Thomas Blair, Sarah Blair, Alexander Blair

In 1718, James Blair entered the world in Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland, born to Colonel Robert Boyd Blair And Isabella Blair. James Blair married Mary Jane Todd, and had children including Alexander Blair, James Blair Jr, Jane Blair, John Blair, Margaret Blair, Mary Polly Blair, Nancy Blair, Robert Blair, Sarah Sally Blair, Thomas Marson Blair, William Todd Blair. James Blair passed away in 1817 in Richmond, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1718, James Blair entered the world in Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland, born to Colonel Robert Boyd Blair And Isabella Blair.
  • James Blair married Mary Jane Todd, and had children including Alexander Blair, James Blair Jr, Jane Blair, John Blair, Margaret Blair, Mary Polly Blair, Nancy Blair, Robert Blair, Sarah Sally Blair, Thomas Marson Blair, William Todd Blair.
  • James Blair passed away in 1817 in Richmond, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States of America.

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Children(s)

James Blair's Ancestors

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James Blair
1718–1817
Birth Place: Aghadowey, 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

James Blair's Descendants

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James Blair (Abt. 1718–1817) m. Mary (Jane) Todd (24 Jan 1723–1823)
  1. 1. John Blair 1760–1833
  2. 2. William (Todd) Blair 1773–1848
  3. 3. Margaret Blair 1773–1812
  4. 4. Robert Blair 1738–1838
  5. 5. Nancy Blair 1758–1830
  6. 6. James (Blair) Jr 1753–1838
  7. 7. Mary ("Polly") Blair 1765–
  8. 8. Jane Blair 1766–1817
  9. 9. Thomas (Marson) Blair 1768–1862
  10. 10. Sarah ("Sally") Blair 1772–1863 m. Charles Perry 1773–1863
  11. 11. Alexander Blair 1788–1863

James Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1718
Abt. 1718
Birth of James Blair in Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland
Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland
1817
1817
Age 99
Death of James Blair in Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1718
    Event Place: Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Richmond, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, James Blair 1817

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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