James Blades

Brief Life History of James

When James Blades was born on 5 May 1867, in Hutton Buscel, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Blades, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Dunhill, was 31. He married Sarah Elizabeth Bielby on 23 December 1889, in Gary, Deuel, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Canada in 1895 and lived in Alberta, Canada in 1916 and County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Alberta, Canada in 1926. He died on 23 December 1955, in Millet, County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 88, and was buried in Millet, County of Wetaskiwin No. 10, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

James Blades
1867–1955
Sarah Elizabeth Bielby
1868–1955
Marriage: 23 December 1889
Altie Elizabeth Blades
1891–1985
Baby Blades
1893–1893
John William Edward Blades
1895–1915
Nellie Blades
1897–1969
Emily Blades
1899–1905
James Herbert Blades
1902–1990
Ernest Blades
1905–
Elsie Mae Blades
1907–1992
Evelyn Jeanette Blades
1909–2001

Sources (15)

  • James Blades, "Canada Census, 1931"
  • James Blades, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Obit - Blades, James

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1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English:

topographic name alluding to a feature recorded in the parish of Reeth in Swaledale (North Yorkshire), the name of which is derived from Middle English blade, Old English blæd ‘blade, leaf’ in some transferred sense. The reference might be to blade-shaped pieces of ground, ledges, or terraces. Alternatively, it may denote an area of ‘grassland’.

variant of Blade , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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