Birrell family tree » James A Blair (1883-????)
Personal data James A Blair
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5- He was born on March 30, 1883 in Silverton Colorado.Sources 2, 3, 4, 5
- He was baptized Aug 05 1893.
- Resident:
- in the year 1901: Westminster, Middlesex (south/sud), Ontario, Canada.Source 5
- on April 1, 1940: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.Source 2
- Detroit, Michigan.Source 3
- Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.Source 4
- A child of Thomas Blair and Ann Beattie
Household of James A Blair
He is married to Elizabeth Cruden.
They got married on December 17, 1917 at Detroit, Michigan, Verenigde Staten, he was 34 years old.Source 3
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Sources
- 1901 Canadian Census, Canadian Government
1901 Census of Canada Subdistrict: Westminster, MIDDLESEX (South/Sud), ONTARIO District Number: 89 Subdistrict Number: d-3 Archives Microfilm: T-6482
- 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com
Birth date: abt 1883
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Birth place: Colorado
Residence date: 1 Apr 1940
Residence place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, Registration Location: Wayne County, Michigan; Roll: 2032674; Draft Board: 24.
Birth date: 30 Mar 1883
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Residence place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan - 1901 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com
Birth date: 1883
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Birth place: USA
Residence date: 1901
Residence place: Westminster, Middlesex (south/sud), Ontario, Canada
Historical events
Birthday March 30, 1883
- The temperature on March 30, 1883 was about 10.9 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 53%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
- August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
- August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
- October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
- October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
- October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
Day of marriage December 17, 1917
- The temperature on December 17, 1917 was between -1.4 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- June 13 » World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
- September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
- October 26 » First World War: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
- November 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
- November 26 » The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France.
- November 26 » The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.
Same birth/death day
- 1875 » Thomas Xenakis, Greek-American gymnast († 1942)
- 1879 » Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater († 1954)
- 1880 » Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist, playwright, and memoirist († 1964)
- 1882 » Melanie Klein, Jewish Austrian-English psychologist and author († 1960)
- 1888 » J. R. Williams, Canadian-born cartoonist († 1957)
- 1891 » Chunseong, Korean monk, writer and philosopher († 1977)
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