Blaber Family Genealogy

Sixth Generation

49. Oliver J BLABER^117,118 was born on 10 August 1847 in New York City, New York, USA.^{33,224,225,226,227} He was born at 31 Scamel Street. He was christened on 15 August 1847 in St Mary's Church, New York City, New York, USA.^33,224 Between 1870 and 1920 he was a Printer in New York City, New York, USA.^{228,229,230,231} Oliver lived at 112 William / 203 18th Street in Brooklyn, New York, USA between 1888 and 1920.^{228,230,231,232} He lived at 3355 157th Street in Queens, New York City, New York, USA in 1930.²³³ At the 1930 census, Oliver was living with his daughter Loretta and her family. He died on 30 June 1942 at the age of 94 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.³³ Oliver was Roman Catholic.

Oliver J BLABER and Julia MOORE were married about 1869.^33,229,234 According to the 1870 census, Oliver was living with a Fanney Blaber. Could she have been a sister or some other relation other than his wife? Fanney was recorded as born in New Haven, Conn. 20 years previous (about 1850), and her occupation was recorded as "Keeping House". Her father AND mother were recorded as of "foreign birth", whereas Oliver's father ONLY was recorded as such. Julia MOORE¹¹⁸, daughter of MOORE, was born in 1847 in Ireland.^235,236 She emigrated in 1848 to USA.²³⁰ She sailed on the 'Umbria' from Queenstown to New York on 25 August 1895.²³⁷ She was travelling with her sons William and Louis. Julia lived at 203 East 18th Street, Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York, USA between 1910 and 1914.^230,238 According to the 1910 census, Julia and Oliver had a total of 12 children, 8 of whom were alive in 1910. She died on 18 September 1914 at the age of 67 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.²³⁸ She died at home. She was buried on 21 September 1914 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.^33,239 She was buried in Calvary Cemetery. Julia had a Memorial Mass at the Church of St John the Evangelist at 7:30 am on 20 October 1914 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.²⁴⁰

Oliver J BLABER-550 and Julia MOORE-632 had the following children:

68	i.	Father William F BLABER^118,241 was born on 14 July 1870 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.^242,243,244 He sailed on the 'Umbria' from Queenstown to New York on 25 August 1895.²⁴⁵ He was travelling with his brother Louis and their mother. From 1896 he was a Roman Catholic Priest.³³ William lived at Queens in New York City, New York, USA in 1900.²⁴⁶ In 1900 he was a Roman Catholic Priest.²⁴⁶ From 1905 he was an Assistant Priest in Long Island, New York, USA.^247,248 He was assistant rector at the Church of St Patrick, Dutchkills.Prior to that, he was assitant at the Church of St Bridget in Ridgewood. William lived at Academy Street in Queens, New York City, New York, USA in 1910.²⁴⁷ He died on 21 March 1914 at the age of 43 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.^33,248 He died in St John's Hospital. He had a Memorial Mass at St Patrick's Church at 10:00 am on 20 March 1915 in Long Island, New York, USA.
69	ii.	Father Louis M O "Leo" BLABER^118,249 was born on 30 June 1872 in New York City, New York, USA.^{250,251,252,253,254} He sailed on the 'Umbria' from Queenstown to New York on 25 August 1895.²⁴⁵ He was travelling with his brother William and their mother. He lived at home in Brooklyn, New York, USA between 1900 and 1920.^249,255 In 1900 Leo was an Assistant Priest.²⁵⁵ He was a Roman Catholic Priest.^33,256,257 He lived at 417 Sackett Street in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1904.²⁵⁴ Leo applied for a USA Passport on 25 October 1904.²⁵⁴ He was described as 5'-10" tall, dark brown hair, hazel eyes on 25 October 1904.²⁵⁴ He lived at Buells Lane in East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA in 1910.²⁵⁶ Leo lived at 222 Thomkins Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1930.²⁵⁷ He died on 8 July 1956 at the age of 84 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.³³
+70	iii.	Harry Patrick BLABER-636.
71	iv.	Sarah P BLABER^118,258 was born in 1878 in New York City, New York, USA.^259,260 She lived at 560 Sterling Place in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1910.²⁶¹ In 1910 she was a School Teacher.²⁶¹ In 1920 Sarah was a Roman Catholic Nun and Teacher in Catholic School.^33,262 She lived at 560 Sterling Place in Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1920.²⁶² She died in 1954 at the age of 76 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.³³ Sarah was also known as Sister Olivia.³³
+72	v.	Olivia BLABER-638.
+73	vi.	Dr Murtha Paul BLABER-639.
+74	vii.	Joseph T BLABER-640.
+75	viii.	Loretta A BLABER-641.