William Blair

1826–21 May 1869 (Age 43)
Fairfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of William

When William Blair was born in 1826, in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Blair, was 51 and his mother, Bartraidge McIntyre, was 33. He had at least 6 sons and 1 daughter with Catherine Fulcomer. He died on 21 May 1869, in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Blair
1826–1869
Catherine Fulcomer
1840–1900
John F Blair
1856–
Samuel C Blair
1858–1929
George M Blair
1860–
William Mc C. Blair
1862–1898
Mary Blair
1864–
Sheridan P Blair
1865–1914
Alexander Blair
1868–

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World Events (5)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 4
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Age 4
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
Age 20
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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.

Possible Related Names

Belair

Sources (8)

  • William Blair in household of John Blair, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Wm Blair in entry for Sheridan Blair and Tillie J Welshons, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • William Blair in entry for William Mc C. Blair, "Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh City Deaths, 1870-1905"

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