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John Blair 1742 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: NIR

Death Date: 28 Sep 1778

Death Location: Guilford, NC, USA

Father: James Blair

Mother: Mary Blythe)

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

John Blair was born in 1742 in NIR, the child of James (John) Blair and Mary Eosentrice (Martha) Colbert (aka Blythe). John Blair passed away in 1778 in Guilford, NC, USA.

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Biography

  • John Blair was born in 1742 in NIR, the child of James (John) Blair and Mary Eosentrice (Martha) Colbert (aka Blythe).
  • John Blair passed away in 1778 in Guilford, NC, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Blair
1700 – 1772
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA
JB
Mary Blythe)
1705 – 1770
Birth Location: Paris, Region Île-De-France, FRA
MB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Blair's Ancestors

Self
John Blair
1742 – 1778
Birth Place: NIR
Parents
James (John) Blair
1700 – 1772
Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA
Mary (Eosentrice (Martha) Colbert (aka) Blythe)
1705 – 1770
Paris, Region Île-De-France, FRA
Grandparents
William (Blair (of) Framingham)
1682 – 1724
Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Jean-Baptiste (COLBERT DE) SEIGNELAY
1683 – 1712
Versailles, Île-de-France, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Blair's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of John Blair in NIR
NIR
1778
28 Sep 1778
Age 36
Death of John Blair in Guilford, NC, USA
Guilford, NC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: NIR

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1778
    Event Place: Guilford, NC, USA
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