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Captain Alexander BLACKWOOD

Captain Alexander BLACKWOOD

Male 1811 - 1884  (73 years)


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  • Name Alexander BLACKWOOD  [1] 
    Title Captain 
    Birth 5 Jul 1811  Montréal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Christening 21 Jul 1811  Montréal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer 
    Religion Methodist 
    Death 7 Aug 1884  Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Burial Franklin Centre Cemetery, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I21  Total list | Blackwood family
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2012 

    Father John BLACKWOOD,   b. 15 Dec 1780, Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1818 (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Mary MUNRO,   b. 11 Mar 1792, Greenoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1880, Rockburn, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 29 Jan 1808  Greenoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    Married:
    • The Old Parochial Register, Renfrew County, West Greenoch parish, Scotland G.A.U. microfilm #1041063
    Family ID F050  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes CRAIK,   b. 30 May 1813, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1903, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jan 1833  Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Church Presbyterian Church of Hemmingford 
    Notes 
    • Witnesses at the wedding were John Merlin (Minister), Andrew Craik & Joseph Arthur
      Married at Presbyterian Church of Hemmingford, QC
    Children 
     1. Agnes BLACKWOOD,   b. 4 Feb 1833, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1857, Martintown, Charlottenburg County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    +2. Barbara BLACKWOOD,   b. 14 Sep 1835, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1895, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    +3. John BLACKWOOD,   b. 3 Jun 1837, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1913, Martintown, Charlottenburg County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     4. Mary BLACKWOOD,   b. 24 Jan 1839, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1916, Rockburn, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     5. William BLACKWOOD,   b. 16 Jan 1841, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1882, Martintown, Charlottenburg County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    +6. Christiana BLACKWOOD,   b. 4 Nov 1843, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1915, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    +7. Isabella M. BLACKWOOD,   b. 26 Jan 1845, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1895, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     8. Martha Jane BLACKWOOD,   b. 6 Jan 1847, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1916, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +9. Elizabeth BLACKWOOD,   b. 18 Dec 1848, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1922, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +10. Major Robert BLACKWOOD,   b. 17 Nov 1850, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1920, Montréal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +11. Margaret BLACKWOOD,   b. 15 Apr 1853, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1918, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     12. Alexander BLACKWOOD,   b. 25 Dec 1854, Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1878, Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2011 
    Family ID F016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Jul 1811 - Montréal, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 21 Jul 1811 - Montréal, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jan 1833 - Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Aug 1884 - Franklin Centre, Huntingdon County, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Alexander Blackwood 01    		Alexander Blackwood 01
    Alexander Blackwood    		Alexander Blackwood
    photo of Alexander Blackwood in uniform ... from Fenian Raid ... on the edge of the Medal is written " Bglr. G. Welch. 51st Bn" ... John Blackwood's sword ...
    Blackwood Road    		Blackwood Road
    Franklin County

    Headstones
    Alexander Blackwood and Agnes Craik    		Alexander Blackwood and Agnes Craik

  • Notes 
    • Land Records:
      Captain/Colonel Alexander Blackwood has E 1/2 Lots 50 & 51 of Hichingbrooke, Quebec; 100 acres + 140 acres in Hichingbrooke township. He moved to Franklin Centre with his parents in 1820. Former mayor of the town.
    • Colonel Alex Blackwood & his wife suffered damage from a tornado on the evening of June 7 1874. It destroyed their kitchen wing, flattened all their outbuildings & blew the roof off the main part of the house.
      Today, the road in Franklin Township that runs by what was their property is called Blackwood Road.
      SOURCE: The Chateauguay Valley Historical Society 1982 annual

    Christened:
    • St. Gabriel Presbyterian Church
      John Blackwood of Montreal, Ship Carpenter & Mary Monro his wife had a son born on the fifth instant and was baptized this 21st day of July 1811, named Alexander in the presence of these witnesses: (signed) Alexander Munro, David Munro?/Munn?, Wm. Stuart by J. Somerville, Mins. (written on the page "father not present, mother does not write")

    Buried:
    • Minister at burial Isaac Wilkinson of Methodist Church at Franklin Centre. Witnesses were R. Rogers and George Welch Source 53.0121

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] 1881 Canadian Census, FHL Film 1375842 NAC C-13206 Dist 72 SubDist C Page 4 Family 19.
      Franklin, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada

    2. [S1] 1851 Canadian Census, Beauharnois County, Hinchinbrook, 79.

    3. [S27] Huntingdon Gleaner, 08-07-1884.
      Alexander Blackwood, died at Franklin Centre, Aged 73 years

    4. [S14] Chateauguay Valley Protestant Church registers, 53.0121 book 1884.

    5. [S14] Chateauguay Valley Protestant Church registers, 53.0121 book 1884.
      Rev. Isaac Wilkinson Witnessses R. Rogers, George Welch

    6. [S122] All Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
      FHL Film Number: 1041063


  

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