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Blain 1760 - 2003
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YEARS
Births
Weddings and Loving Notations
Historic Events
2005
2004
2003
*October 2003; Killer fires in California, arson is suspected. These are the worst fires in California history. Over 1000 square miles (3 times the size of New York city) have burned. Damage is in the billions of dollars.
*April 17, 2003; Invasion of Iraq by US troops to rid it of Saddam Hussein ruling family
*World's most populace countries
2002
*12 December 2002 US Edges close to war with Iraq
*January 1, 2002 The Euro becomes reality
2001
*October, 2001 Anthrax scares in United States follow Trade Center Bombings United States Postal Service Anthrax Announcement
*September 11, 2001; World Trade Center Bombing, the most devastating, terrorist event ever accomplished on American soil in our history. Terrorists attack United States. Hijackers ram jetliners into twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. A fourth hijacked plane crashes 80 mi outside of Pittsburgh (Sept. 11). Toll of dead and injured in thousands. Within days, Islamic militant Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist network are identified as the parties behind the attacks.
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June 29, 2001
Today, we begin our new life together. Halie Suzanne Blain and Cameron Mitchell Hovenga are joined in marriage. Hovenga Pages
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2000
*WORLD POPULATION REACHES: 6.08 billion*
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
Eden Sierra Hovenga
b-November 27, 1990; daughter of Halie Suzanne Blain Hovenga & Cameron Mitchell Hovenga
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1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
Halie Suzanne Blain
b-October 7, 1970; birth weight 7# 13 oz. Halie is the daughter of Rebecca Suzanne Gebert Blain and John Lee Blain.
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1969
November 28, 1969
On this special day of days, you and I become as one. Judy Belle Blain and Robert James Vaughan are joined in marriage. Judy Belle is the daughter of Martha Jane Eads Blain and Henry Lee Blain of Delaware, Ohio. Robert James Vaughan is the son of ? The wedding took place in Covington, Kentucky.
1968
1967
December 31, 1967
Today I married my friend. Rebecca Suzanne Gebert and John Lee Blain are joined in Marriage. Rebecca is the daughter of Gladys Isabelle Huden Gebert of Miamisburg, Ohio and Arthur Wayne Gebert of Reading, Ohio. The wedding took place in Columbus, Ohio at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with pastor Alvin L. Roberts officiating.
1966
1965
1964
Official - Un-official start of US involvement in the Vietnam War, actual dates much earlier, 1950's. US out of Vietnam in 1975.
Donald Ray Blain;
October 29, 1964, weight 7# 6 oz., 21 inches long; d-March 30, 1997; Don is the son of Rebecca Suzanne Gebert Blain and the adopted son of John Lee Blain.
August 2, 1964
Our decision is to be one in the sight of God. Barbar Louis Wortz and Robert Henry Blain are joined in marriage. Barbara is the daughter of ? and Robert is the son of Martha Jane Eads Blain and Henry Lee Blain. Bob and Barbara have 3 children, Teresa Ann, Robert Allen and Shelly Renee.
1963
1962
1961
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
*Korean War
1954
*Segregation declared unconstitutional in US Schools
*Nuclear powerered sub-marine Nautilus
*Nasser gains control in Egypt - 1954
1953
*Khrushchev comes to power in Russia - 1953
1952
*Elizabeth II crowned Queen of England-1952
1951
*1951 sees the invention of the Heart - Lung machine and color television. The US Presidency is restricted to 8 years in office.
1950
*WORLD POPULATION REACHES: 2.556 billion*
*Korean War
1949
Judy Belle Blain;
b-October 22, 1949; Judy is the daughter of Martha Jane Eads Blain and Henry Lee Blain; Judy married Bruce James Vaughan; they have 3 Children: Robert, David and Gina
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1948
1947
1946
*Nuremberg war trial
1945
*August 6, 1945; Hiroshima August 9, 1945; Nagasaki
*May 8, 1945 Germany Surrenders
*February 23, 1945; The American Flag Raising Over Iwo Jima
1944
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Robert Henry Blain
b-April 20, 1944; Robert (Bob) is the son of Martha Jane Eads Blain and Henry Lee Blain; He married Barbara Louis Wortz of Delaware, Ohio; they have 3 Children: Teresa Ann, Robert (Bobbie) Allen, and Shelly Renee.
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1943
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Rebecca Suzanne Gebert
b-December 30 1943; Rebecca (Becky) is the daughter of Gladys Isabelle Huden Gebert of Miamisburg, Ohio and Arthur Wayne Gebert of Reading, Ohio. She married John Lee Blain December 31, 1967. They have 2 children: d-Donald Ray Blain and Halie Suzanne Blain Hovenga\
November 20, 1943; The Bloody Battle of Tarawa
John Lee Blain
b-April 17, 1943; John is the son of Martha Jane Eads Blain and Henry Lee Blain; He married Rebecca Suzanne Gebert December 31, 1967. They have 2 children: d-Donald Ray Blain and Halie Suzanne Blain Hovenga.
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1942
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Henry Lee Blain and Martha Jane Eads are married. This is the 2nd marriage for both. They will be blessed with 3 children.
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*Holocaust
1941
*December 07, 1941; Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese.
1940
*Winston Churchill elected as Britain's prime minister
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1938
1937
1936
David Allen Randall
November 28, 1936; d-September 13, 2003
David was the son of Martha Jane Eads Randall Blain and Earl Randall. Although David was not of the Blain linage, I mention him here as he was a very much loved half brother to John, Bob and Judy Blain. He is greatly missed and he will never know how much he influenced the life of my husband John. It was a major upset to all of us when David died and left us. A page will be added for David as soon as I gather what I need to get it together.
1935
1934
*May 28, 1934 the Dionne sisters, first quintuplets to survive beyond infancy, born in Canada.
*Hitler Der Fuhrer
1933
1932
*Amelia Earhart is first woman to fly Atlantic solo
1931
*�The Star Spangled Banner� officially becomes United States national anthem.
1930
1929
1928
*penicillin discovered, although it's therapeutic potential is recognized, it is not until 1941 that it is purified and established as effective against infectious organisms
1927
*May 20, 1927 Charles Lindbergh flies the "Spirit of St Louis" across the Atlantic alone.
*Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in the season
1926
1925
*John T. Scopes convicted and fined for teaching evolution in a public school in Tennessee �Monkey Trial�
1924
*Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb are convicted in �thrill killing� of Bobby Franks in Chicago; they are defended by Clarence Darrow; their sentence: life imprisonment.
1923
*February 16, 1923 King Tut's Tomb pyramidal tomb is opened
1922
*Mussolini marches on Rome
1921
1920
*League of Nations meets in Geneva, Switzerland
*How movies were made as told by Lillian Gish - 1920's
1919
1918
*September 27, 1918 the saga of Lawrence of Arabia
1917
1916
*Margaret Sanger first birth Control Clinic opened.
1915
*May 7, 1915 the passenger ship Lusitania is sunk
1914
*World War 1 begins
1913
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Gladys Isabelle Huden;
b-June 17, 1913 _ d-June 13, 1983
Gladys is the daughter of Ada Blanche Leever Huden (a triplet birth) and Garfield Huden of Miamisburg, Ohio; Gladys married Arthur Wayne Gebert of Reading, Ohio; Arthur Wayne was the son of Rose Pauley Gebert and ? Gladys and Arthur had 4 Children: Delores Jeanne b-March 13, 1937, Jeryl Wayne b-, Rebecca Suzanne (Becky) b-December 30, 1943 and Linda Lee (Bunny) b-April 21, 1946 an Easter Sunday.
1912
*The Girl Scouts of the United States of America chartered
*November 12, 1912; Doomed Expedition to the South Pole
*April 10, 1912, the Titanic, largest ship afloat, left Southampton, England on her maiden voyage to New York City.
1911
Martha Jane Eads
b-August 20, 1911 d-November 19, 1975; Martha is the daughter of (lived 64 years)
1910
*The Boy Scouts of America founded
1909
*The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was founded.
1908
*The Ford Model T was introduced.
1907
1906
*April 18, 1906; San Francisco earthquake;
*Magnetic North pole established
*Neurologist Alzheimer discovers new brain disorder - 1906
1905
*Einstein develops theory of Relativity - 1905
1904
1903
*December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina.
*Henry Ford founds Ford Motor Company - 1903
1902
*The Republic of Cuba is established, ending American occupation.
*US gains control over Panama Canal
*Monet paints Waterloo Bridge
*Caruso makes his first recording - 1902
1901
*Marconi transmits telegraph messages
*President McKinley is assassinated
1900
1899
1898
Fannie A. Blain
b-March 20, 1898 _ d-00-00-1985; Fannie is the daughter and youngest child of Ida Belle Ferguson Blain and Benjamin Lafayette Blain; She married Steven Ferko (b-1898 d-1960) and they remained living in the Kilbourne area near other family members. Fannie and Stephen have 4 children. The children are (Daniel, Kenneth, Earl, ? )
1897
1896
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891
1890
*December 29, 1890; Massacre At Wounded Knee
1889
Henry Lee Blain
b-November 24 1889 _ d-Aug 23, 1964; (lived 74 years)
son of Ida Belle Ferguson Blain and Benjamin Lafayette Blain; Henry married May Whitney Blaine; they had 4 children; Herbert (Bill), Marjorie, Ruth, and Dorothy; In 19?? he married the 2nd time to Martha Jane Eads Blain 1942. They had 3 children: John Lee, Robert Henry and Judy Belle.
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*Hitler, Adolf , 1889�1945
1888
1887
Guy Blain
b-November 25, 1887 d-April 5, 1960;
Guy is the son of Ida Belle Ferguson Blain and Benjamin Lafayette Blain; Guy met and married Nellie Lane while following the harvest of crops into Canada. Nellie is native to England and is teaching school in Canada. Guy and Nellie have 4 children, Grace, Blanche (Tad), Jim and Dorothy. Nellie died in ???? . Guy remarried to Sadie Evans Blain 19??
1886
1885
*Psychoanalysis
1884
1883
Raymond (Ray) Blain
b-August 28, 1883 d-May, 1966;
son of Ida Belle Ferguson Blain and Benjamin Lafayette Blain; m-Emma Sheets 19?? (b-1872 d-1917); m-Bessie Luke 19??; 1 child Gladys Blain
*Mussolini, Benito , 1883�1945
1882
1881
Jan 12, 1881
Blessed be the tie that binds. Ida Belle Ferguson and Benjamin Lafayette Blain are joined in marriage; Over a period of 15 years, they have 4 children: Ray; Aug. 1883, Guy; Nov. 1987, Henry Lee; Nov. 1889 and Fannie Blain Ferko; March, 1898
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1880
1879
Ada Blanche Leever;
b-1879; daughter of ???? Marriage 1 to ???? 2 children: Hazel and Alice and also some children who died. Names?
Marriage 2 to Garfield Hays Huden; 4 Children: Melvin, Gladys Isabelle, Bessie, Lavone
*Stalin, Joseph Vissarionovich , 1879�1953
*Einstein, Albert , 1879�1955
1878
1877
1876
1875
1874
1873
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April 21, 1873 Like a seed that with time turns into a flower, our love grew. Elam Blain (age 66) and Hannah Pace Miller (age 53) are joined in marriage. This is the 2nd marriage for Elam. is the son of Catherine Reed Blain and Alam Blain. Hannah is the daughter of Jacob Pace; this is marriage #2 for Elam Blain.
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1872
1871
1870
*Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich , 1870�1924
1869
*Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand , 1869�1948
1868
1867
1866
1865
* April 14, 1865; President Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Boothe
1864
1863
1862
*September 17, 1862; Civil War, Carnage At Antietam
1861
*Riding The Overland Stage 1861 with Mark Twain
1860
*Abraham Lincoln elected 16th President of the United States serving term 1861 - 1865
1859
1858
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Ida Belle Ferguson (Blain)
(b-1858 d-April 10, 1901) (lived 43 years)
m-Benjamin Lafayette Blain Jan 12, 1881 (b-1858 d-April 10, 1901); 4 children: Guy, Ray, Henry Lee and Fannie Blain (Ferko)
1857
1856
Benjamin Lafayette Blain;
b-July 27, 1856 d-1946; (lived 89 years)
Benjamin is the son of Susanna Stanley Blain and Solomon Blain. m-Ida Belle Ferguson Jan 12, 1881 (b-1858 d-April 10, 1901); 4 children: Guy, Ray, Henry Lee and Fannie Blain Ferko
Benjamin marries a 2nd time to: ; Lydia Blain ????
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*Freud, Sigmund , 1856�1939
1855
October 15, 1855
Susanna Stanley and Solomon Blain are joined in marriage. Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart. -- Marcus Aurelius.
Susanna Stanley is the daughter of;
Solomon is the son of Elam and Sarah Cockrell Blain.
Susanna and Solomon will have 6 children: Benjamin Lafayette, Mary, Sarah E., Joseph, William and Lenora
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1854
1853
1852
1851
1850
1849
1848
1847
1846
1845
1844
1843
1842
1841
1840
1839
1838
1837
1836
1835
1834
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Susannah Stanley;
b-1834 _ d-1905 (lived 70 years)
Married; Solomon Blain
1833
1832
1831
1830
1829
1828
Solomon Blain
b-February 21, 1828 d-March 2, 1913; (lived 85 years)
Solomon is the son of Elam and Sarah Cockrell Blain.
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1827
1826
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November 14, 1826; We laugh with each other, live for each other and will love each other for life. Sarah Cockrell and Elam Blain are joined in marriage; there are 10 children from this union, their names: Edward, Solomon, Demarquis, Catherine, Matilda, Elam, Emeline, Lenore, Rhoda, and Delilah
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1825
1824
1823
1822
1821
1820
Hannah Pace
b-December 24, 1820 daughter of Jacob Pace
1819
1818
1817
1816
1815
1814
1813
1812
1811
1810
1809
1808
1807
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Sarah Cockrell;
b-December 25, 1807 _ d-October 7, 1863; (lived 56 years)
Sarah is the daughter of Elizabeth Dawson Cockrell and Edward Cockrell. Marriage: see 1826
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Elam Blain;
b-May 15, 1807 _ d-December 26, 1887; (lived 80 years)
Elam is the son of Catherine Reed Blain and Alam Blain Marriage: see 1826
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1806
1805
1804
1803
1802
1801
1800
1799
1798
1797
1796
1795
1794
1793
1792
1791
1790
1790's, severe Indian fighting in the Ohio regions.
1789
1788
1788, the first permanent Ohio settlement was established at Marietta, the capital of the Northwest Territory.
1787
1786
1785
1784
1783
*April 15, 1783
The articles of peace, signed by Britain, France, and Spain. The United States ratifies the treaty thereby the United States is now a free and sovereign nation.
*Ohio, First explored for France by sieur de la Salle in 1669, the Ohio region became British property after the French and Indian Wars. It is acquired in 1783, by the U.S. from England after the Revolutionary War.
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April 12, 1783
Blessed be the tie that binds two lives, two hearts together: Catherine Reed and Alam Blain are joined in marriage. There are 12 children, birthed over a period of 25 years, from this union. The names of these children are: Abraham, Catherine, George, John, Luke, Mary, William, Elizabeth 1787, Joseph b-May 2, 1788, Jacob 1798, Ann 1800, Elam Blain Esq. b-May 15, 1807
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1782
1781
1780
1779
1778
1777
1776
The Declaration of Independence has been in the works within closed doors of local government. It is approved on July 2 and on July 4th, 1776 it was approved.
1775
1774
1773
December 16, 1773
Boston Tea Party; ships carrying tea sitting in the Boston Harbor are raided and the tea dumped overboard in protest of the taxes levied to the colonists in the Americas.
1772
1771
1770
1769
1768
1767
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1763
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Catharine Reed
b-October 28, 1763; d- December 13, 1855 (lives to 92 years)
Catharine is the daughter of ?; Birth notes record Catharine's place of birth as Sussex, New Jersey; Death notes record death took place in Harlem Township, Delaware, Ohio; Burial is in Hunt Cemetery; Delaware, Ohio. Marriage: see 1783
Feb. 10, 1763; The Treaty of Paris, the French cede all claim to territory on the N. American continent to England.
1762
1761
1760
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Alam Blain
b- May 13, 1760 d-November 22, 1846; (lives to 86 years)
Alam is the son of ? Parents unknown, possible Paternal parent is Joseph Blain. Birth notes record place of birth as Lebanon, Hunderton County New Jersey and Death notes record death took place in Harlem Township, Delaware, Ohio; Burial place is Hunt Cemetery, Delaware, Ohio. There is historical record Alam joined the Revolutionary forces about 1778 and served 3 years in the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons. This regiment was made up of men from Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Alam is, at this time, the First Generation in the John Lee and Robert Henry Blain line.
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1754
*French and Indian War
1752
*Britain and the British colonies switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar (Sept. 2).
1650
*Colonial population, year 1650, is estimated at 50,400*
1620
*The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims from England
1607
*Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America
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