Brief Life History of William Scott
When William Scott Blair was born on 20 March 1796, in York, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Robert Blair, was 27 and his mother, Jean Allison, was 26. He married Nancy Agnes Campbell in 1821, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Porter Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died in December 1860, in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 64.
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- William Blair, "United States Census, 1860"
- Unknown in entry for Margaret Harding, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
- William Blair, "United States Census, 1850"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from any of numerous places in Scotland called Blair, named with Scottish Gaelic blàr (genitive blàir) ‘plain, field’, especially a battlefield (Irish blár). There were families of this name in the Middle Ages taking their names from any of the places called Blair in Dysart parish Fife, Dalry parish Ayrshire, and Blairgowrie in Perthshire.
Americanized form of French Belair and Blais .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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