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Mary (Blair) Spiers (1849 - 1905)

Mary Spiers formerly Blair
Born in Peel, Wellington, Canada Westmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married about 1871 in Ontario, Canadamap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 55 in Manitoba, Canadamap
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Biography

Mary Blair, the daughter of David Lewis Blair (1817-1913) and Jane Mary (Algeo) Blair (1825-1887), was born on August 21, 1849 in Peel Township, Wellington County, Canada West,[1][2] where she grew up with her family.[3][4] She married farmer James Spiers (1838-1914) in 1871.[2] Mary and James continued to live in Peel Township, where they pursued farming on the 2nd concession, and had their first three children: John Calvin Spiers (1872–1942),[5] and twins Jane (Spiers) Nelson (1875–1963)[6][7][8][9] and David James Spiers (1875 –1926).[10] [11][12]

They moved to Winnipeg in 1875, and in 1876 settled in Raeburn, Manitoba,[13] where two more children were born: Janet (Spiers) McNab (1877–1962)[14][15] and James Daniel Spiers (1880–1962).[16][17] The family continued to move around Manitoba (farming all the while): they lived in Marquette in 1881,[18] in Selkirk in 1891,[19] [20] and in Brandon in 1901.[1]

Mary (Blair) Spiers died on April 22, 1905, and is buried in Johnston Cemetery in Oak Lake, Manitoba.[2]

Research Notes

In use for the Trans-Canada Trail

I have been unable to find any BMD records for Mary. Hill-38992 21:22, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Canada Census, 1901", citing p. 1, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, FamilySearch Record: KHV5-7DL (accessed 4 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSS1-LNT6 Image number 01668.
    James Spiers    M    63    Head    Married        Scotland    
    Mary Spiers    F    52    Wife    Married        Ontario    
    John C Spiers    M    28    Son    Single        Ontario    
    David Jas Spiers    M    25    Son    Single        Ontario    
    Jane Spiers    F    25    Daughter    Single        Ontario    
    James D. Spiers    M    21    Son    Single        Mb    
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #201788183 (accessed 3 July 2023), Memorial page for Mary Blair Spiers (21 Aug 1849-22 Apr 1905), citing Johnston Cemetery, Oak Lake, Virden Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Maintained by Garry Draper (contributor 50288887).
  3. "Canada Census, 1851", citing Page: 45; Affiliate Film Number: C_11756; Line: 11, FamilySearch Record: MWTK-C13 (accessed 20 June 2023)
    David Blare  M  33  Farmer  Scotland
    Jane Blare    F    27    Canada
    Egnas Blare  F  4  Canada
    Mary Blare  F  2  Canada
  4. "Canada Census, 1871", citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, FamilySearch Record: M47R-CQL (accessed 20 June 2023)
    David Blair    Married    M    53    Scotland
    Jane Blair    Married    F    45    O
    Agnes Blair        F    23    O
    Mary Blair        F    20    O
    David Blair        M    18    O
    Margaret Blair        F    15    O
    Elizabeth Blair        F    11    O
    Donald Blair        M    10    O
    Ellen Blair        F    6    O
    Henerietta Blair        F    4    O
  5. Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #201762354 (accessed 4 July 2023), Memorial page for John Calvin Spiers (1872-1942), citing Johnston Cemetery, Oak Lake, Virden Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Maintained by Garry Draper (contributor 50288887).
  6. "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912", citing Birth, Peel Twp., Wellington, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,209, FamilySearch Record: FMC8-CV1 (accessed 4 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-Y3SW-8RD Image number 00573.
  7. "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", citing FHL microfilm: 1845209, FamilySearch Record: XLTH-JZV (accessed 4 July 2023)
  8. "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", citing Affiliate Film Number: B13261; FHL microfilm: 2033503; Record number: 345, FamilySearch Record: FLTX-H66 (accessed 4 July 2023)
  9. Find a Grave (no image), Find A Grave: Memorial #156498533 (accessed 4 July 2023), Memorial page for Jane Spiers Nelson (22 Jun 1875-26 Mar 1963), citing Peach Orchard Cemetery, Summerland, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Brian (contributor 47577088).
  10. "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912", citing Birth, Peel Twp., Wellington, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,209, FamilySearch Record: FMC8-CVT (accessed 4 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-Y3SW-8RD Image number 00573.
  11. "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", citing FHL microfilm: 1845209; Record number: 139, FamilySearch Record: F2J3-RS7 (accessed 4 July 2023)
  12. Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #201788260 (accessed 4 July 2023), Memorial page for David James Spiers (27 Jun 1876-16 Aug 1926), citing Johnston Cemetery, Oak Lake, Virden Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Maintained by Garry Draper (contributor 50288887).
  13. "Newspapers.com", Free Press Prairie Farmer (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Wed, Aug 12, 1914, page 12, Newspapers Clip: 127620897 (accessed 4 July 2023)
  14. "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", citing Affiliate Film Number: B13255; FHL microfilm: 2033376; Record number: 1068, FamilySearch Record: FLRL-443 (accessed 4 July 2023)
  15. Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #156825882 (accessed 4 July 2023), Memorial page for Janet Spiers McNab (6 Dec 1877-30 Jan 1962), citing Peach Orchard Cemetery, Summerland, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Brian (contributor 47577088).
  16. "Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", citing Affiliate Film Number: B13257; FHL microfilm: 2033499; Record number: 1510, FamilySearch Record: FLT8-PRP (accessed 4 July 2023)
  17. Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #175679446 (accessed 4 July 2023), Memorial page for James Daniel “Dan” Spiers (14 Jan 1880-23 Jun 1962), citing Peach Orchard Cemetery, Summerland, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by OLGA (contributor 47587385).
  18. "Canada Census, 1881", citing James Spiers, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, FamilySearch Record: MV6M-CL5 (accessed 4 July 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D4S7-PG4 Image number 00608.
    James Spiers    Married    M    40    Farmer    Scotland
    Mary Spiers    Married    F    30        Ontario
    John Spiers        M    8    Going To School    Ontario
    David Spiers        M    6    Going To School    Ontario
    Jane Spiers        F    6    Going To School    Ontario
    Janet Spiers        F    4        Ontario
    Donald Spiers        M    1        Ontario
  19. "Canada Census, 1891", FamilySearch Record: MWKC-KYQ (accessed 4 July 2023)
  20. "1891 Census of Canada", Year: 1891; Census Place: Woodworth, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; Roll: T-6296; Family No: 386; Page number: 57, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1274 #803564 (accessed 4 July 2023)
    James Spiers    50    Head    Married    M    Farmer    Scotland
    Mary Spiers    38    Wife    Married    F        Ontario
    John Spiers    18    Son    Single    M        Ontario
    Jane Spiers    16    Daughter    Single    F        Ontario
    David Spiers    13    Son    Single    M        Ontario
    Jannet Spiers    11    Daughter    Single    F        Ontario
    Daniel Spiers    16    Son    Single    M        Ontario
  • Author: Elaine Forbes McCallum Title: Katie Shelson Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Katie Shelson Web Site CONT Family tree: Katie Shelson Media: 54906561-1 Type: Smart Matching Page: Mary Blair Event: Smart Matching Role: 1006841 Data: Date: 8 AUG 2012 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3




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