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In the book (online) "Blair Family of New England", by Miss Emily Wilder Leavitt, 1900:
p.43- "James Blair, son of Robert and Isabella (Rankin) Blair, was a mill wright, and owned a large farm in Rutland, Mass. December 26,1746, he bought of Mr. Jonas Clark of Boston, ninety acres in Rutland, lying on Turkey Hill Pond; in 1764 he received land in the cedar swamp. Mr. Reed, in the history of Rutland, writes 'Lieutenant James Blair was a useful and active citizen during and after the war.' His name is on the town book as one of the alarm men in 1776. His wife's name has not appeared, but the town records seem to show that he had children:
1. Isabel, who married, June 23, 1768, Patrick Watson.
2. Mary, who married, November 2, 1789 (typo- should be 1769), Samuel McClanathan, of Palmer, Mass.
3. John, who married (intention) December 23, 1780, Ann Bothwell.
4. Hugh, who married, November 7, 1772, Jane McClanathan of Charlemont, Mass." [2]
Born
1718
Aghadowey, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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1718
Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland.
1718
Woolwich, Lincoln, Massachusetts Colony (now Maine).
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Note: James Blair, is reported by tradition to have arrived in Sagadahoc County, Maine; from England, in the year 1738 with his wife Jane Todd, being only recently married. Their eldest son Robert was reported to have been born at sea during the voyage to the couple.
Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 1718
Died
1820
Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA.
1820
Woolwich, Sagadahoc, ME.
1820
Arrowsic, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA.
Found multiple copies of death date. Using 1820
Residence
1790
Woolwich, Lincoln, Maine, United States.
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Woolwich, Maine.
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Maine
[9]
1810
Woolwich, Lincoln, Maine, United States.
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1819
Maine
[11]
Maine, United States.
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Source: #S104 89 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization Records of Federal Courts, Portland, Maine, 1851-1955 (M2083); Microfilm Serial: M2083; Microfilm Roll: 3 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes to Naturalization Records of Federal Courts, Portland, Maine, 1851-1955 (M2083); Microfilm Serial: M2083; Microfilm Roll:3 Certainty: 0
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Source: #S51 100 Year: 1810; Census Place: Woolwich, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 12; Page: 169B; Image: 00174; Family History Library Film: 0218683 Year: 1810; Census Place: Woolwich, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 12; Page: 169B; Image: 00174; Family History Library Film: 0218683 Certainty: 0
WikiTree profile Blair-818 created through the import of perry and plumb tree.ged on Aug 18, 2012 by Merry Kennedy. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Merry and others.
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Source: S1738 Georgetown Vital Records to 1892 Vol. 3 Deaths Mary Pelham Hill Publication: Maine Historical Society 1943
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Source: S1738 Georgetown Vital Records to 1892 Vol. 3 Deaths Mary Pelham Hill Publication: Maine Historical Society 1943
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