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William Blackwood 1879–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JUL 1879

Birth Location: Greenspond, Nl., Can.

Death Date: 21 MAR 1898

Death Location: Funk Island, Nf

Father: William Blackwood

Mother: Rachel Burry

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The story of William Blackwood began in 1879 in Greenspond, Nl., Can.. William Blackwood passed away in 1898 in Funk Island, Nf.

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Biography

  • The story of William Blackwood began in 1879 in Greenspond, Nl., Can..
  • William Blackwood passed away in 1898 in Funk Island, Nf.

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William Blackwood's Ancestors

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William Blackwood
1879–1898
Birth Place: Greenspond, Nl., Can.
Parents
William Blackwood
1849–1919
Greenspond, Nl., Can.
Rachel Burry
1860–1930
Greenspond, Nl., Can.
Grandparents
Ebenezar Blackwood
1791–1874
Scotland.
Jane ((Neexxxx)) Blackwood
1801–1885
Scotland.
Thomas Burry
1818–1875
Greenspond, Nl., Can.
Anne (Elizabeth) Sainsbury
1813–1886
Pouch Island, Newfoundland, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Burry
1759–1822
Margaret Burry
1783–1844
Francis\Thomas Sainsbury
1787–
Mary Sainsbury
1783–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Burry
1744–1818
Thomas Sainsbury
1764–
Ann Degrish
1755–1795

William Blackwood's Timeline

2 Records

1879
19 JUL 1879
Birth of William Blackwood in Greenspond, Nl., Can.
Greenspond, Nl., Can.
1898
21 MAR 1898
Age 19
Death of William Blackwood in Funk Island, Nf
Funk Island, Nf

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 JUL 1879
    Event Place: Greenspond, Nl., Can.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: ( sealing accident in ice floe ).

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 MAR 1898
    Event Place: Funk Island, Nf

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