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Matthew Blair 1704–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1704

Birth Location: Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 22 September 1770

Death Location: Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Colonel Blair

Mother: Isabella Blair

Spouse(s): Jane Alexander, Mary Hamilton

Children(s): Adam Blair, Jacob Blair, Robert Blair, Anna Blair, Moses Blair, Isaac Blair, Matthew Jr, Elizabeth Blair

The story of Matthew Blair began in 1704 in Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland. Matthew Blair married Jane Alexander, Mary Hamilton, and had children including Adam Blair, Anna Blair, Elizabeth Blair, Isaac Blair, Jacob Francis Blair, Matthew Blair Jr, Moses Blair, Robert Blair. Matthew Blair passed away in 1770 in Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Blair began in 1704 in Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland.
  • Matthew Blair married Jane Alexander, Mary Hamilton, and had children including Adam Blair, Anna Blair, Elizabeth Blair, Isaac Blair, Jacob Francis Blair, Matthew Blair Jr, Moses Blair, Robert Blair.
  • Matthew Blair passed away in 1770 in Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Blair's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Blair
1704–1770
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

Matthew Blair's Descendants

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Matthew Blair (1704–22 September 1770) m. Jane Alexander (13 Mar 1720–) m. Mary Hamilton (1701–21 March 1753)
  1. 1. Adam Blair 1757–1840
  2. 2. Jacob (Francis) Blair 1735–1815
  3. 3. Robert Blair 1730–1801 m. Sarah Frost 1742–1836
    1. 1. Matthew Blair 1771–1836
    2. 2. Ann (Amelia) Blair 1774–1854
    3. 3. Mary Blair 1767–1826
    4. 4. Sally Blair 1778–
    5. 5. Submit Blair 1762–1846
    6. 6. Martha Blair 1771–
    7. 7. Elias Blair 1776–1861
  4. 4. Anna Blair 1743–1786
  5. 5. Moses Blair 1742–1801
  6. 6. Isaac Blair 1740–1801 m. Bathsheba Blair 1747–1842
    1. 1. Isaac Blair 1787–1858
  7. 7. Matthew (Blair) Jr 1732–1806 m. Jane Alexander 1720–
  8. 8. Elizabeth Blair 1728–1758 m. William Mitchel 1703–1796

Matthew Blair's Timeline

6 Records

1704
May 1704
Birth of Matthew Blair in Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland
Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland
1704
1704
Birth of Matthew Blair in Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
1727
21 November 1727
Age 23
Matthew Blair was married in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA
Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA
1770
22 September 1770
Age 66
Death of Matthew Blair in Blandford, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Blandford, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1770
1770
Age 66
Death of Matthew Blair in Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1770
22 September 1770
Age 66
Death of Matthew Blair in Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1704
    Event Place: Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Aghadowey, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 November 1727
    Event Place: Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1770
    Event Place: Blandford, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1770
    Event Place: Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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