William Blair
1834–17 February 1861 (Age 27)
Pennsylvania, United States
The Life of William
When William Blair was born in 1834, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Blair, was 56 and his mother, Mary Tosh, was 48. He lived in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 February 1861, at the age of 27.
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Family Time Line
William Blair
1778–1868
Mary Tosh
1786–1870
Anna Blair
1809–
David Blair
1811–1875
Sarah Blair
1816–1897
Henry Blair
1813–1899
Mary Blair
1826–1901
Elizabeth Blair
1826–
John Blair
1827–1883
Samuel Blair
1829–1902
Caroline Rebecca Blair
1832–
William Blair
1834–1861
Parents and Siblings
1778–1868Male
1786–1870Female
siblings
(10)
1809–Female
1811–1875Male
1813–1899Male
1816–1897Female
1826–1901Female
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World Events (2)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 2
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
Age 12
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from any of the numerous places in Scotland called Blair, named with Scottish Gaelic blàr (genitive blàir) ‘plain’, ‘field’, especially a battlefield (Irish blár).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- William Blair in household of William Blair, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Blair in household of William Blair, "United States Census, 1850"
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