John Atwood Blakney

Brief Life History of John Atwood

When John Atwood Blakney was born in 1846, in Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, his father, Luke Blakney, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Ann Doyle, was 23. He married Elizabeth Blakney on 9 September 1873, in Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America in 1873. He died on 26 March 1906, in Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 60, and was buried in Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.

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Family Time Line

John Atwood Blakney
1846–1906
Elizabeth Blakney
1853–1910
Marriage: 9 September 1873
Cyrus Ervin Blakeney
1874–1937
John Luke Howard Bleakney
1876–
Ernest Blakeney
1876–
Euphemia Eunice Blakeney
1879–1950
Harriet May Blakney
1881–1941
Ella Salome Blakeney
1882–1941
Alberta Florence Blakeney
1884–1950
Odessa Vivian Blakeney
1886–1947
Mildred Alice Blakeney
1889–1955
Byron Azibe Blakeney
1890–1966
Hilda Blakney
1892–
John Cline Blakeney
1892–1955

Sources (44)

  • John Blakeny, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • John Blakeney, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
  • John Atwood Blakeney, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (3)

1848 · Self-Governing

In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first self-governing colony in the British Empire.

1869

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Blakeney .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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