06 Jan.1881 - married - On Jan.1st., at Wallace, by Rev. E.E. England, Miss CLARA A. PURDY of Wallace to Mr. AUGUSTUS BLAIR. 08 April 1881- died - At Onslow on Saturday last, in the 85th year of her age, JENNET G., relict of the late SIMON H. BLAIR and eldest d/o DANIEL and EUNICE McCURDY and mother of W. M. BLAIR M.P.P. 04 Nov. 1881 - died- At Onslow on the 25th ult., FLORENCE, d//o Mr. HENRY BLAIR. [ aged 19 years - Onslow "Island" cemetery. 26 Nov. 1881- married - At the residenceof the bride's father, Portaupique Mountain, Col. Co., on Wednesday 16th inst., by Rev. T. B. Layton, Mr. ALFRED LAXTON of Bass River to ANNIE, only d/o Mr. ROBERT BLAIR. [ ALFRED W. LANK / MARGARET ANN BLAIR inmarriage record]. 18 Feb.1882- married - At Montreal, Feb.13th., by Rev. James Fleck B.A., Mr. HENRY C. BLAIR of Truro to GRACE only d/o the late Mr. JOHN EWART of Montreal. 31 May 1882 - died - At Amherst, 27th inst., MINNIE , w/o ARTHUR BLAIR aged 27 years. [ youngest d/o the late Mr. JOHN HILLSON. We placed her in the tomb, arrayed in the same dress in which a few months ago , she appeared as a bride.] 14 July 1882 - married - At Truro on July 6th by Rev. T. Sedgwick, Mr. RICHARD BLAIR of Wallace Bay to JANET d/o Mr. ANGUS McDONALD, Guahar. 25 Aug.1882 - died - At Truro, Aug.21st., GEORGE ROYAL aged 15 days, infant s/o ALICE and GEORGE W. BLAIR. 03 Nov.1882 - married - At San Francisco, Oct.4th by Rev. McLean, WILLIAM B., eldest s/o Mr. J. K. BLAIR to NELLIE E. DREW of San Francisco. 14 Dec.1882 - died - At Amherst, Dec.6th, Mr. SILAS BLAIR of Onslow aged 22 years. [ Of diptheria and congestion of the lungs, s/o CHARLES.] 16 March1883 - died - At Burlington, Wisconsin at the residence of her son-in-law, Dr. BLAIR, on the the 4th inst., aged 96 years, REBECCA CARR, relict of the late Mr. THOMAS VANCE of Debert River and sister to Mr. LEVI CARR Esq. of Portaupique. 07 Dec.1883 - died- At Amherst, 3rd inst., PHOEBE, w/o JAMES BLAIR aged 65 and 1/2 years.[ From heart disease, on Monday evening last, prepared tea for the family, of which they partook, cleared away the tea things, sat down and read the revised New Testament for some time, then complained of faintness, grew suddenly worst and died at 9 o'clock. This is the first break in the family for 48 years, that being the lenght of Mrs. Blair' married life. formerly PHOEBE ANN LYNDS, Onslow, N.S.] 12 Dec.1883- died- At Onslow Marsh on Dec.8th., ELIZABETH [nee McNUTT} aged 89 years, relict of the late JOHN BLAIR, 3rd. 01 Jan. 1884- married - At the Manse, Salt Springs on Dec 27th ., by Rev. James Fitzpatrick B.A., Mr. PAUL McDONALD of Earltown to ELIZABETH J. BLAIR of Plainfield. [Pictou Co.] 05 Jan.1884- died - At Truro, 20th [26TH] ult., FRANCIS A.[C.] w/o Mr. THOMAS W. JOHNSON and d/o Mr. JOHN A. and MARY A. BLAIR, in the 25th year of her age, leaving one child. [ 2 write ups ist on Jan.5th., 2nd on Jan.9th.] 21 Feb.1884 - died - At Truro on 31st., ISSAC S. aged 20 years, s/o BYTHIA and ELEANOR BLAIR. 12 Mar.1884 - MARRIED - At Fredericton on March 4th at the residence of the bride's brother, by Rev. A. J. Mowatt, the Rev. A. L.WYLLIE of Willow Park, Halifax to Miss JESSIE N. d/o the late Mr. ANDREW BLAIR. 25 April 1884 - married - At Philadelphia, March 5th., by Rev. S.D. McConnell, Mr. FRANK J. BLAIR of Cincinnati, Ohio, to EMMA C. d/o Mr. ISSAC BIGELOW of Truro. 08 Mar.1884- died- At East Onslow, April 19th., Mr. DANIEL BLAIR, aged 79 years. Posted for information only. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: <GEN-NEWBIE-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <GEN-NEWBIE-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 4:34 PM Subject: GEN-NEWBIE-D Digest V02 #1196