Ellis-Ellsworth-Giddings Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJohn Blackburn 
Birth1753, Menallen Twp., York, Pa.
Death24 Nov 1828, Chatham Twp., Kent, Ontario, Canada
FatherAnthony Blackburn (~1725-<1802)
MotherDeborah Simmons (~1731-1802)
Misc. Notes
Sources & information:
Source: Prepared 11Apr1999 by: Keevin R. Howley
Ancestral File 4.19, dated 25 Aug 1999, gives date of birth as 1750.
In "The Old United Empire Loyalists List" by Milton Rubincam, F.A.SG., F.N.G.S., F.G.S.P., Honorary Vice President, Ontario Genealogical Society, is found the following listing:
In Appendix B., page 139. Blackburn, John. Residence Chatham, Descendants O.C. 5th Jan., 1808. Soldier in Capt. Suman's Company, Maryland.
The Loyalist In Ontario, The Sons and Daughters of The American Loyalists of Upper Canada, by William D. Reid. Page 24 lists the following: Blackburn, John of Chatham. Under his name are as follows: Isaac of Chatham. O.C. 24 Nov 1836. Leonard of Chatham. O.C. 24 Nov 1836.
Robert of Chatham. O.C. 24 Nov. 1836. Rachael, m. Peter French of Chatham. O.C. 28 Oct 1835.
Joseph of Chatham. O.C. 3 Mar 1836.
In Publisher's Introduction regarding above O.C. designations is found the following.
The references in the Orders - In - Council (O.C.) generally provide, in the case of sons, only the name of the petitioner, his place of residence, and the name of his father - the Loyalist through whom he claimed the land grant. In the case of daughters, the reference states the name of her husband, their place of residence and the name of her father.
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Source: Prepared 11Apr1999 by: Keevin R. Howley
Ancestral File 4.19, dated 25 Aug 1999, gives date of birth as 1750.
In "The Old United Empire Loyalists List" by Milton Rubincam, F.A.SG., F.N.G.S., F.G.S.P., Honorary Vice President, Ontario Genealogical Society, is found the following listing:
In Appendix B., page 139. Blackburn, John. Residence Chatham, Descendants O.C. 5th Jan., 1808. Soldier in Capt. Suman's Company, Maryland.
The Loyalist In Ontario, The Sons and Daughters of The American Loyalists of Upper Canada, by William D. Reid. Page 24 lists the following: Blackburn, John of Chatham. Under his name are as follows: Isaac of Chatham. O.C. 24 Nov 1836. Leonard of Chatham. O.C. 24 Nov 1836.
Robert of Chatham. O.C. 24 Nov. 1836. Rachael, m. Peter French of Chatham. O.C. 28 Oct 1835.
Joseph of Chatham. O.C. 3 Mar 1836.
In Publisher's Introduction regarding above O.C. designations is found the following.
The references in the Orders - In - Council (O.C.) generally provide, in the case of sons, only the name of the petitioner, his place of residence, and the name of his father - the Loyalist through whom he claimed the land grant. In the case of daughters, the reference states the name of her husband, their place of residence and the name of her father.
INDIVIDUAL RECORD ---
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