Margaret Ann Seymour

Brief Life History of Margaret Ann

When Margaret Ann Seymour was born on 15 March 1859, in South Elmsley Township, Leeds and Grenville, Canada West, British North America, her father, John Seymour, was 38 and her mother, Mary Jane Reid, was 32. She married Phillip Oscar Blancher on 1 November 1882, in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years and Township of Logan, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States in 1900. She died on 4 August 1937, in Township of Churchill, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Selkirk, Township of Churchill, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Phillip Oscar Blancher
1858–1902
Margaret Ann Seymour
1859–1937
Marriage: 1 November 1882
John Albert Blancher
1884–1961
Viola Maud Blancher
1886–1984
Gertrude Mabel Blancher
1888–1981
Mary L. Blancher
1890–1971
Bertha Blancher
1893–1894
Bert Blancher
1893–1979

Sources (29)

  • Margaret A Blanshan, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Margaret Ann Seymour, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • Margaret Ann Blancher, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English (London): of Norman origin, a habitational name from Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Seine), and possibly also from Saint-Maur-des-Bois (Manche) and Saint-Maur-sur-Loire (Touraine), named from the dedication of their churches to Saint Maur (see Moore 3). The family of this name who have held the title Duke of Somerset since 1547 are said by some to have originated in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (Seine), while others claim they are from Saint-Maur-sur-Loire (Touraine). They rose to prominence under the Tudors, when Edward Seymour (died 1552) held a high position of office under Henry VIII, who was married to Edward's sister, Jane. The Norman name has been established in Ireland since at least the 17th century.

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

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