Margaret Alma (Baker) Blair (1908)

Born 1908 in Alberta, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Carl Eugene Blair — married 7 Oct 1936 (to 1987) in Delburne, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Margaret was the daughter of James Baker and Sarah Lowry.

The family was found in the 1911 Canada Census^[1] The household was enumerated as follows:

• James H Baker Head M 35 Ontario
• Sarah J Baker Wife F 31 Ontario
• Willard Baker Son M 11 Ontario
• Robert A Baker Son M 7 Ontario
• Margaret Baker Dau F 3 Alberta
• George A Baker Son M 0 Alberta

Her mother passed away in 1915.

The family was found in the 1916 Canada Census in Alberta.^[2] It is possible he married a Widow by the name of Jamieson and those are her children, but the mother is not mentioned. The household was enumerated as follows:

• Henry Baker Self M 40y Ontario
• Willard Baker Son M 15y Ontario
• Alvin R Baker Son M 11y Ontario
• Alma M Baker Dau F 8y Alberta
• George A Baker Son M 5y Alberta
• John B Jamieson Son M 9y Ontario
• Elizabeth M Jamieson Dau F 7y Alberta
• Alberta R Jamieson Dau F 3y Alberta
• Margaret R Jamieson Dau F 1m Alberta

In her Grandmother Maggie Lowry's Will she was named a beneficiary of a portion of the estate. Margaret was age 20, living in Delburne, Alberta, Canada and was to receive a value of $500.00 at age 21. if she did not live to age 21 the amount was to be divided and given to her brothers.

She married Carl Eugene Blair (1910–1993) on 07 Oct 1936 in Delburne, Alberta, Canada.^[3]Brides Section at top of third page of 1936 Entries.

Sources

1. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-LF87 : 16 March 2018), Margaret Baker in entry for James H Baker, 1911; citing Census, Red Deer Sub-Districts 80-128, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,656.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM55-3CT : 11 March 2018), Household of Henry Baker, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 5, line 4; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,968.
3. ↑ https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/how-to/find-birth-marriage-and-death-records/marriage-indexes