John Nelson BLACKBURN

1851 - 1926  (74 years)

• Name	John Nelson BLACKBURN
  Birth	29 Apr 1851	Halifax County, NS   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Apr 1926	Terence Bay, Halifax, NS   [3]
  Person ID	I21260	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	(--?--)
  Mother	Ann Margaret BLACKBURN,   b. 6 Jan 1830, Lower Prospect, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F10191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine KAVANAUGH,   b. Abt Apr 1847, Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 7 Sep 1898, Halifax County, NS (Age ~ 51 years)
  Children	1. J. Thomas Alexander BLACKBURN,   b. 20 Dec 1873, Halifax County, NS d. Yes, date unknown   2. William BLACKBURN,   b. 6 Feb 1876, Halifax County, NS d. 8 Feb 1933, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 57 years)   3. John Hillary BLACKBURN,   b. 1 Sep 1878, Halifax County, NS d. Yes, date unknown   4. James BLACKBURN,   b. Nov 1880, Halifax County, NS d. Yes, date unknown   5. Edmund BLACKBURN,   b. 1884, Prospect, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary BLACKBURN,   b. Jul 1887, Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 28 Aug 1977, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age ~ 90 years)   7. Joseph Hillary BLACKBURN,   b. 26 Mar 1889, Prospect, Halifax, NS d. 20 Sep 1943, Terence Bay, Halifax, NS (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F10172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  This John BLACKBURN is a puzzle. He is shown in the 1871 Census of Terence Bay in the family of Samuel F. and Mary (McInnes) BLACKBURN, but it is not clear whether he is a son or grandson, as they are elderly at the time. It seems more likely that he was a grandson, but if so, then the problem becomes--who were his parents. The most likely candidate is Ann Margaret who, at age 36 when John in near grown, marries a 54-year old man. There is no known evidence to support his being the illegitimate son of Ann Margeret, but since it seems (at least to me) to be the most credible of the available explanations, he has been so placed here. [Bob H]

  
  

• Sources

  [S12553] 1871 Census of *NS*, Halifax County, Terence Bay, family #29. [S9219] Parish Register, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel--Prospect, Cited by Linda Gray-LeBlanc. [S9557] Snow's Funeral Home Records--Halifax, Pg. 148, reel 12564--Abstracted by Joe Whitby.