Thomas Blackburn, b: 1836 -

^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}
^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}

^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}
^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}
^{1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed}
^{1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat}
^{1830 French Revolution}

^{1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia}
^{1770 Cook discovers New South Wales}
^{1776 America declares independence}
^{1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president}
^{1789 French Revolution begins}


			^{Thomas Blackburn}^b.1777 d.

		^{Edward Blackburn}^{b.1806 d.1858}	^{Elizabeth Singleton}^{b.1778 d.1862}

	^{Thomas Blackburn}^{b.1836 d.1916}		^{George Squires}^{b.1761 d.1847}

		^{Esther Squires}^b.1810 d.	^Ann Palmer^{b.1764 d.1826}

^{Hannah Blackburn}^{b.1877 d.1954}



	^Elizabeth^b.1837 d.