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Tag Archives: Stephen Blackhurst
Ancestor Biography – Stephen Blackhurst (1801-1869)
[Brown]/Montran/Barber/Blackhurst Line By Don Taylor As I have begun to get to know my Blackhurst heritage, I am amazed. It is an incredible group of people descended from 19th century English immigrants, Stephen and Fannie (Taylor) Blackhurst. Fifty years after … Continue reading
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Tagged Albion, Calhoun, England, Fannie Taylor, Michigan, Rotherham, Sarah Blackhurst, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Stephen Blackhurst
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Blackhurst Family Reunion – 1923
Amanuensis Monday By Don Taylor I don’t recall ever finding a newspaper article about a family reunion for my direct ancestors. I found an article on Ancestry.Com that mentioned my third great-grandparents, Stephen and Fanny (Taylor) Blackhurst. The article was … Continue reading
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Tagged Albion Michigan, Fannie (Taylor) Blackhurst, Stephen Blackhurst
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Blackhurst Conflicts – The “Blacklin” Family of 1860
By Don Taylor I recently attended a Greater Portland Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society where the speaker, Pam Stone Eagleson spoke about “Confronting Conflicting Evidence.” It was a very good talk. As I listened to it I was thinking, … Continue reading
Surname Saturday – Cochran
Montran, Barber, Blackhurst, Cochran Line By Don Taylor Sometimes it is necessary to just put the brakes on. So, is the case with Surname Saturday for Cochran. My fourth great-grandmother, Lydia Ellen Cochran, supposedly, is the wife of Stephen Blackhurst … Continue reading
Blackhurst a rare name in my family tree.
Surname Saturday – Blackhurst by Don Taylor Name Origin Blackhurst is a surname based upon habitation, that is to say it is based upon where a person lived or came from. In this case “Blackhurst” derived from Old English blæc … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackhurst, England, Stephen Blackhurst, Surname Saturday
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