BLOIS, Daniel Garrett
1802 - 1882 (79 years)-
Name BLOIS, Daniel Garrett Birth 21 Mar 1802 Clarksville, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada 
[1] Gender Male Census 1871 Noel, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada [2] Death 1882 Clarksville, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada [3] - Daniel is buried out in Fall River, Halifax Co. NS in a cemetery right beside the road not far from Waverly.
Person ID I169 Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire Last Modified 12 Sep 2022
Father BLOIS, Abraham, b. 1747, Dengay, Hundreds, Essex, England d. 25 Jan 1839, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 92 years) Mother KILCUP, Sarah Margaret, b. 16 Sep 1773, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 15 May 1849, Gore, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 75 years) Marriage 20 Nov 1788 Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada Family ID F903 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 MCCULLOCH, Mary, b. 1814, Rawdon, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Aft 1881 (Age > 68 years) Marriage 20 Oct 1836 Rawdon, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada Children 1. BLOIS, Arthur, b. 1839 d. Yes, date unknown 2. BLOIS, Elizabeth Ann, b. 2 Jul 1842, Gays River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 8 Jan 1921, Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 78 years)3. BLOIS, Lavinia, b. 24 Jul 1848, Gore, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 Oct 1928, Noel Road, Kennetcook, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 80 years)4. BLOIS, Horatio Nelson, b. 1853, Gore, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Yes, date unknown5. BLOIS, Sarah F., b. 1859, Gore, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F15 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Oct 2025
Family 2 WARD, Susannah, b. Abt 1810, Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Bef Oct 1836, Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age < 26 years) Marriage 18 Jan 1830 Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada [4] Children 1. BLOIS, Helen Matilda, b. Sep 1830, Gore, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1 Feb 1901, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 70 years)2. BLOIS, Mary Eliza, b. 7 May 1833, Gore, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 12 Aug 1849, Gore, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 16 years)Family ID F16 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Oct 2025
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Notes - Daniel 'Devil Dan' Blois was a balladeer and gained local fame for a ballad he wrote in tribute to two little girls, aged 6 and 4 who, in 1842, wondered off from their farm and were lost and died in eachothers arms. It was originally called 'The Lost Children', but later became known as 'Babes in the Wood'.
He wrote two other ballads that have survived called ``Captain Mann" and ``The Brave Volunteers´´.
In reference to Daniel's older brother Henry Blois is stated:"He hired his brother Daniel to operate his blacksmith shop and the shop was the center of the farming community. They sharpened axes, mended hooks, and made everything from horse collars to log chains."
- Daniel 'Devil Dan' Blois was a balladeer and gained local fame for a ballad he wrote in tribute to two little girls, aged 6 and 4 who, in 1842, wondered off from their farm and were lost and died in eachothers arms. It was originally called 'The Lost Children', but later became known as 'Babes in the Wood'.
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