Blanche and John married in July 17, 1950.
Blanche and John are the parents of: 7.
Blanche and John are the grand parents of: 18
Blanche and John are the great-grandparents of: 16 and growing!
Grandfather 
Baba
Blanche and John’s Children:
Jean
Sharon (Duncan MacLennan)
Betsy (Donald Jardine)
Sandy
Joe (Joanne Libbus)
Terry (Derrick McPhee)
Paul (Brenda MacQueen
| Grand Children | Great Grand Children |
| Rachel Beth John Paul Sarah Genevieve Josh Patrick James Daniel Jesse John Evan CJ Nicole Joe Ewan Cate Joanne Paulina |
Izzy Millie Lachlan Cohen Emma Jack June Franky Fox Angus Ella Finn Maeve Jett Lucas Zachary |
Blanche and John Family Tree
Where Baba Lived
1930. Whitney Pier on Hankard St.
1950. Antigonish.
Blanche and John lived in the Veteran’s colony with their young baby Jean.
1951. Sydney. They lived with Ma on Hankard Street. Sharon was born in 1951 and Betsy in 1953.
1954. Frasers’s Grant. The older daughters remember this jokingly as the “awful place with the monkey on the fence”.
1955. Heatherton. They lived in Mary Ronnie’s bungalow. Sandy was born here is 1955.
1955. Summerside. The family lived in Carl Vegelin’s house.
1956. Afton. John bought a house with no running water. To get water you had to go up a small hill, cross the train tracks and then go downhill to get water!
1957. Heatherton. John bought land in Heatherton and moved the house from Afton down the road to the property in Heatherton.
1960. Sydney. The family of 6 lived on Gritton Avenue for a year. Joe, the 5th child, was born here and they purchased their first very small tv.
1961. Westmount. They moved to Fulton Avenue where Terry and Paul were born.
1976. Ben Eoin. John and Blanche moved to the beautiful Brad D’or Lakes. Joe now lives on the property and Betsy has her cottage there.
1986. East Bay. John lived a dream by purchasing and re-doing this older house and Blanche stripped all the woodwork back to bare wood. It was a passion project for both. John passed away from colon cancer while they lived here.
1990’s. Ben Eoin. Baba moved back to Ben Eoin a few years after John died.
2016 Sydney. Mom lived first in Williston, then Rideout Hall. She was able to re-connect with her childhood Friend Theresa and they were famous for walking the halls to get their exercise.
2019 Clayton Park. Mom moved to Evan hall when she needed a bit more support. She stayed in contact with Theresa, who also moved to Halifax, and Isabel, her good friend in Sydney.
