Clara Harriet Blackstone

Brief Life History of Clara Harriet

Clara Harriet Blackstone was born in 1852 as the daughter of Richard Blackstone and Sarah. She married John Richard Barron on 20 September 1876, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and Halton, Ontario, Canada in 1911. She was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

John Richard Barron
1852–
Clara Harriet Blackstone
1852–1945
Marriage: 20 September 1876
John Richard Barron
1877–1883
Jennie Bonde Barron
1880–
Clara Evelyn Barron
1883–1958
Mary Ethel Barron
1887–1954
William Henry Barron
1889–1960

Sources (27)

  • Clara Barron in household of John R. Barron, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Clara Harriet Blackstone, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Clara Harriet Blackstone, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

World Events (8)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened

The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.

1883 · Mining Boom

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

Name Meaning

habitational name from Blackstone in Woodmancote (Sussex), from the Old English personal name Blæcsige + ing + tūn ‘the estate called after Blæcsige’.

habitational name from Blaxton in Yorkshire, named with Old English blæc ‘black’ + stān ‘stone’.

habitational name from Blakeston (Hall) in Norton (Durham), from the Old Norse personal name Bleikr + Old English tūn meaning ‘Bleikr's estate’.

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

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