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Reverend John Blair

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Birthplace: Ireland
Death: December 08, 1771 (48-57)
Place of Burial: Montgomery, Orange County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Blair and Martha Campbell Blair
Husband of Elizabeth Blair and Susan Blair
Father of Samuel Blair; Hannah Hodge Shippen; Mary McCormick; Rebecca Linn; Rev. John Dunbarrow Blair and 3 others
Brother of William Blair; Nancy Robinson; Esther Lyle; Rev. Samuel Jacob Blair; James Blair and 4 others

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About Rev. John Blair

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Blair_(pastor)

John Blair (1720 – December 8, 1771) was a Presbyterian minister, a Trustee, Professor, and Acting President of Princeton University. His brother Samuel Blair was a leader of the Presbyterian New Light religious movement. His nephew, Samuel Blair was the second Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives.



Inscription: A.M., states (only date) 12/8/1771. Here lie interred the remains of the Rev. Mr. John Blair, A.M. who departed this life Dec 6. 1771 in the 52nd year of his age.

Vice-President of College of New Jersey, at Princeton, 1767-1768.* Updated from RootsWeb's WorldConnect via daughter Rebecca Blair by SmartCopy: Nov 23 2015, 6:36:18 UTC

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Rev. John Blair's Timeline

1718
1718
Ireland
1740
1740
Carlisle, Cumbria, England
1754
1754
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
1755
May 22, 1755
Emmitsburg, Frederick, MD, United States
1758
1758
1759
October 15, 1759
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
1761
1761
1762
December 22, 1762
Fagg's Manor, Chester County, Province of Pennsylvania
1771
December 8, 1771
Age 53
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