Jessie Belle Blanchard

Brief Life History of Jessie Belle

When Jessie Belle Blanchard was born on 15 November 1874, in Amboy, Lee, Illinois, United States, her father, Charles Edward Blanchard, was 31 and her mother, Delilah Dietterick, was 23. She married Roderick Murray on 15 November 1893, in Kane, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Detroit Ward 13, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Detroit Ward 9, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1920. She died on 1 June 1922, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 47.

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Family Time Line

Roderick Murray
1869–
Jessie Belle Blanchard
1874–1922
Marriage: 15 November 1893
Margaret Murray
1894–1928
Clarence George Murray
1896–1969
Jessie Belle Murray
1898–1981
Edna Florence Murray
1900–1971
William Murray
1903–1939
Henreatta Murray
1905–
Malcolm Robert Murray
1908–1982
Annie Elizabeth Murray
1910–1912
Roderick Murray
1914–1914
Mary Murray
1916–

Sources (24)

  • ?sse? Murray in household of Rodick Murray, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Jessie B Blanchard, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Jessie Belle Murray, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1881 · Center of Stove Manufacturing

"During the late 19th century, cast-iron stove manufacturing became Detroit's top industry and later the city received the nickname, ""Stove Capital of the World."""

1889 · The first Skyscraper in Detroit

The Hammond Building was a high-rise building completed in 1889 and was 151 feet tall. It's considered the first skyscraper in the city and was the tallest in Michigan after it was built. The Hammond Building was demolished in 1956 to make way for the National Bank of Detroit Building.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Pierre, Andre, Marcel, Emile, Monique, Camille, Dominique, Euclide, Germaine, Leonce, Lucien.

French and English (of Norman origin): from the French medieval personal name Blanchard, from an ancient Germanic name composed of the elements blank ‘white, shining’ + hard ‘strong, brave’.

French and English: derivative of Blanc .

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

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