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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBlanche and John’s Children:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Jean
Sharon (Duncan MacLennan)
Betsy (Donald Jardine)
Sandy
Joe (Joanne Libbus)
Terry (Derrick McPhee)
Paul (Brenda MacQueen<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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| Rachel Beth John Paul Sarah Genevieve Josh Patrick James Daniel Jesse John Evan CJ Nicole Joe Ewan Cate Joanne Paulina<\/td> | Izzy Millie Lachlan Cohen Emma Jack June Franky Fox Angus Ella Finn Maeve Jett Lucas Zachary<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_20210102_095437-1024x505.jpg\") Blanche and John Family Tree<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/BlancheDescendant_Tree-2-513x1024.png\") <\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhere Baba Lived<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n1950.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Antigonish.<\/strong>\u00a0 Blanche and John lived in the Veteran\u2019s colony with their young baby Jean. 1951.\u00a0Sydney.<\/strong>\u00a0 They lived with Ma on Hankard Street. Sharon was born in 1951 and Betsy in 1953. 1954.\u00a0Frasers\u2019s Grant. <\/strong>The older daughters remember this jokingly as the \u201cawful place with the monkey on the fence\u201d. 1955.\u00a0Heatherton.<\/strong> They lived in Mary Ronnie\u2019s bungalow. Sandy was born here is 1955. 1955.\u00a0Summerside.<\/strong>\u00a0 The family lived in Carl Vegelin\u2019s house. 1956.\u00a0Afton.<\/strong> 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.\u00a0Heatherton.<\/strong> John bought land in Heatherton and moved the house from Afton down the road to the property in Heatherton.\u00a0 1960.\u00a0Sydney.<\/strong> The family of 6 lived on Gritton Avenue for a year. Joe, the 5th<\/sup> child, was born here and they purchased their first very small tv.\u00a0 1961.\u00a0\u00a0Westmount.<\/strong> They moved to Fulton Avenue where Terry and Paul were born.\u00a0 1976.\u00a0Ben Eoin.<\/strong> \u00a0John and Blanche moved to the beautiful Brad D\u2019or Lakes. Joe now lives on the property and Betsy has her cottage there.\u00a0 1986.\u00a0\u00a0East Bay. <\/strong>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\u2019s.\u00a0Ben Eoin<\/strong>. Baba moved back to Ben Eoin a few years after John died.\u00a0 2016 Sydney.<\/strong> 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.\u00a0 2019 Clayton Park. <\/strong>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.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/babaparents-822x1024.jpg\") <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blanche and John married in July 17, 1950. Blanche and John are the parents of: 7.Blanche and John are the grand parents of: 18Blanche and John are the great-grandparents of: 16 and growing! Blanche and John’s Children: JeanSharon (Duncan MacLennan)Betsy (Donald Jardine)SandyJoe (Joanne Libbus)Terry (Derrick McPhee)Paul (Brenda MacQueen Grand Children Great Grand Children RachelBethJohn PaulSarahGenevieveJoshPatrick |