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Robert Blair (1683 - 1774)

Robert Blair
Born in Aghadowey, Ulster, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of [uncertain] and [uncertain]
Husband of — married about 1703 in Aghadowey, Ulster, Irelandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 91 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Birth

About 1683, Aghadowey, Antrim, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland[1]. [2]

Parents and Family

According to Mary J. Powers, Robert's parents are not definitely known.[3]

Marriage

He married an Isabella Rankin, 1703, Aghadowey, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland. [4] His wife, Isabel, died Feb. 19, 1765 age 82[1].

Death

10 Oct 1744, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts[1].

Burial

Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts[1][5][6].

Migration to Massachusetts

The date of Robert and Isabella Blair's migration is not known. They were in Rutland by 1720. [7].

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Unsourced Ancestry trees, link broken
  2. The Blair Family of New England Revisited, page 27
  3. The Blair Family of New England Revisited, page 27
  4. The Blair Family of New England Revisited, page 27
  5. Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity (The Society, Worcester, Mass., 1881) Vol. 1, "Inscriptions from the Old Burial Grounds in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1727 to 1859, with Biographical and Historical notes", Page 22
  6. Find a Grave, database and images. Memorial page for Robert Blair (1683–14 Oct 1774), Find a Grave Memorial no. 21475816, citing Worcester Common Burial Ground, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Brough (contributor 46922132) .
  7. The Blair Family of New England Revisited, page 27




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Blair-6886 and Blair-828 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicates
posted by Stephanie Stults
Blair-3869 and Blair-828 appear to represent the same person because: same name, father, child, DOB, DOD
posted by Marty (Lenover) Acks
Robert Blair is buried at Worcester Common

Burial Ground Worcester County, Massachusetts

posted by Bonita (Giffin) Cole
S W
Robert Blair. son of James and Rachel (Boyd) Blair was born in 1683 in Aghadowey, Ulster, Ireland. In 1703 he married Isabella Rankin in Aghadowey. Isabella, daughter of David Rankin, who was also born in 1683 in Aghadowey.

In 1718, Robert and Isabella Blair joined the other Blair Family members in immigrating to the American Colonies. After arriving in Boston, Robert Blair quickly moved his wife and family to settle in the village of Worcester, about 40 miles west of Boston.

Robert Blair died at the age of 91 on 14 Oct 1774. His obituray : "Died in Worcester, Mass., February 2, 1774, Mr. Robert Blair, a native of Ireland, aged 91 years. He left six sons, four daughters, eight-seven grandchildren, one hundred and six great grandchildren, in all two hundred and nine living descendants."

posted by S W