Brief Life History of Charles Dickson
Charles Dickson Blair was born on 31 May 1827, in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada as the son of John Blair and Elizabeth Dickson. He married Mary Elizabeth Blair on 10 August 1852, in Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Upper Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1871 and North River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1881. In 1871, at the age of 43, his occupation is listed as farmer in Upper Onslow, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. He died on 17 December 1912, in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 85.
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- Charles Blair, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Charles D. Blair, "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896"
- Charles, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
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British Columbia joins the confederation.
1909 · First Canadian Flight
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
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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