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1847–1868

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Image taken in 1887

Image taken in 1887

Birth Date
27 April 1850
Death Date
20 August 1923
Gender
Male
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John Blain Jr.

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  • Son of John and Isabella Graham Blain.  He crossed the Atlantic on the ship John J. Boyd with his widowed mother and siblings in 1863.  Their surname is spelled "Blair" on Ship Passenger List.

John Riggs Murdock Company (1863)

  • Age at Departure: 13

Traveled with

  • Isabella Blain (Age: 46)
  • Jane Blain (Age: 15)
  • Joseph Blain (Age: 11)
  • Thomas Blain (Age: 9)
  • James Blain (Age: 7)
  • Sarah Elizabeth Blain (Age: 4)
  • Isabella Blain (Age: 3)

Sources

  • 1861, England Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 579.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund Ledger Index, [1992, 2013].
  • "Spring City Pioneer Is Called by Death," Deseret News, 23 August 1923, 3.