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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Joseph Henry Blackburn: Birth: 25 JAN 1870 in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Death: 16 MAR 1942 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

  2. John Thomas Blakeburn: Birth: 15 DEC 1872 in Burnt Islands, Newfoundland. Death: 5 FEB 1949 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

  3. Jane Blakeburn: Birth: 28 MAR 1875 in Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Death: 12 APR 1961 in Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

  4. Arthur William Blakeburn: Birth: 12 MAY 1876 in Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Death: 19 MAY 1952 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


Sources
1. Title:   Blackburn-Swyre marriage, 06 Nov 1890, Marriage Registry, Church ofSt.Stephens
Publication:   Name: Name: Certificate copy;;
2. Title:   Family Group Sheet for Joseph Blackburn
Author:   G. L. Sharrow
3. Title:   1910 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1910; Census Place: Monessen Ward 3, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania;Roll: T624_1430; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm:1375440
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2006;;

Notes
a. Note:   BIRTH: William's son, Joseph, stated his father was born in Canada(1920 census) and Scotland (1930 census). The birthdate for William Blackburn is merely speculative, based on son, Joseph's birth.[LJB2003]
  BIOGRAPHY: The name William is only known as stated on Joseph Henry Blackburn's marriage certificate. There is strong evidence that Joseph's parents were Ralph Blakeburn and Frances Jane Croucher


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