Diana L (Chittenden) Blair (1846 - 1873)

Born 1846 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Wallace Blair — married 1869 in St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Died 24 Oct 1873 at about age 27 in Bear Grove Township, Guthrie, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Diana was born in 1846 in Louisville, St. Lawrence County, New York. She was the daughter of Harry Chittenden and Lucretia Sutton. By 1840, the family had moved from Chataeugay, Franklin County, New York to Louisville, St. Lawrence County, New York, where his father farmed.^[1][2][3][4]

She married John Blair in 1869 in St. Lawrence County, New York. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Bear Grove Township, Guthrie County, Iowa.^[5] They had one known child born in Guthrie County, Iowa. He was:

1. Loren W, b. May 1870, m. Angie Unknown bef. 1905.

Diana died on October 24, 1873, in Bear Grove Township, Guthrie County, Iowa, at age 27. In 1880, her son Loren was living with her sister Ellen, whose family also lived in Bear Grove Township. In 1885, her son was living with his cousin Henry Jordan, her sister Sally's son, whose family lived in Baker Township, Guthrie County, Iowa. In 1895, her son Loren was living with her sister Sally, whose family lived in Valley Township, Guthrie County, Iowa.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPN-VWX) Harry Cittenden, Chateaugay, Franklin, New York, United States; citing 16, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 90; FHL microfilm 17,150.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTH-DXS) Harry Chittenden, Louisville, St. Lawrence, New York, United States; citing p. 357, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1F-D8B : 12 April 2016), Diana Chittendon in household of Harry Chittendon, Louisville, St. Lawrence, New York, United States; citing family 25, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4B-PZ5 : 13 December 2017), Diana Chittenden in entry for Harry Chittenden, Louisville, St Lawrence, New York, United States .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVQ-7BB : 18 January 2022), Diana L Blair in entry for J W Blair, Bear Grove Township, Guthrie, Iowa, United States.