Brief Life History of John Francis
When John Francis Blair was born on 25 November 1905, in Cottonwood Township, Brown, Minnesota, United States, his father, Hiram William Blair, was 19 and his mother, Christie Ann Collins, was 19. He married Corinne Constance Robbins on 27 November 1926, in Culbertson, Roosevelt, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Belfield, Stark, North Dakota, United States for about 5 years and Wibaux, Wibaux, Montana, United States in 1930. He died on 28 December 1974, in Northridge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 69.
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- John Blair in household of H W Blair, "United States Census, 1910"
- John F Blair, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- John Frances Blair, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world
Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
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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