Surname Resources at RootsWeb On 8 June 1999, I mentioned the "new look" at RootsWeb and outlined the features of the "clusters" that can be reached from the "Surname Resources at RootsWeb" page http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/ . For any of the available surnames that you select, you will be directed to links to a collection of resources, namely; Personal WebSites, Projects, Transcriptions, Primary Records, General Links, Mailing Lists, GenConnect, Guestbook, and Calendar. You can go to the BLANCHARD resource page directly at: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/b/l/BLANCHARD/ to investigate any or all of these. With little or no input from Listowners, RW has set up a site for "one stop genealogy shopping" on the Web. I mentioned briefly that RW used the surnames posted to the RootsWeb Surname List (RSL) as the basis for generating several thousand new surname clusters to add to those that they formed for surnames, like BLANCHARD, that had already established Mail Lists, Web Pages, or suites of GenConnect Boards at RootsWeb. The only variant surnames of even remote interest to us are BLANCH and BLANSHAR, but the variant names that I requested and are still shown on our original GenConnect Boards; BLANCARD, BLANCHER, BLANSHARD, etc. were not added. At the time that I posted a proposal for how the 'variant' surnames might be handled, to the Listowners-L List, that list was being moderated and the moderator chose not to distribute the message which was judged inappropriate for the List. It was suggested that I post it to the CIRB (Cluster Issue Resolution Board) List which I did. Tim Pierce, responding for RootsWeb, rejected the proposal. No other Listowner has posted any comments about the proposal or Tim's response. Accordingly, here is the position that BLANCHARD-L has taken. Since BLANCH and BLANSHAN are not known variants of the BLANCHARD surname, we will not request to 'adopt' these clusters. (As of today, no messages have been posted to these sites, other than the welcome message from RW.) We will not request new clusters for the known variant surnames of BLANCHARD since there is no method for having these sites serve only to direct persons to the corresponding sites for BLANCHARD resources at RootsWeb. This means that if someone else requests these variant surnames we will be unable to centralize the efforts of BLANCHARD (et al) researchers, even though RW has offered to provide links among related surname sites. Fletch

* Happy 3rd Bithday to BLANCHARD-L! * Here is a review of the brief history of our Mail List. On 20 June 1996, the BLANCHARD Family Discussion List was established at RmGate, Indiana University, under the direction of Larry Stephens. Later, it became the BLANCHARD Family Genealogy List (BFGL) and in May, 1997, we moved to RootsWeb, under the direction of Brian Leverich and Karen Isaacson, where we became BLANCHARD-L. In the past three years, we have probably had 300-400 different subscribers but one of the differences between mail lists and the more traditional family genealogy societies is that members come and go much more freely. As of today, we have 260 subscribers so we are one of the mid-size lists at RootsWeb. Because of concerns about posting personal member information on the Internet, we no longer publish a member list but your list owner/manager maintains a list with whatever information a subscriber chooses to share. I encourage you to make use of the Mail List as well as the Web Page, the GenConnect Boards and the searchable Archives which are maintained for your benefit. A few guidelines have been established for the List in order to make it more productive but they should not discourage you from posting to the List. Please share whatever you have on your BLANCHARD and variant surname lines and thanks for your continued support. Fletch

These descendants of George and Nancy Jane Allen: Martha Allen Blanchard's Children: Frances Blanchard, Marion Blanchard, Lilly Ruth(Cloys) deceased, Stella Mae (Henry), Charles B. Blanchard deceased, Nancy Florence (Henry), Laura Pearl (Henry) deceased, Clara Bell (Hildebrand), Alfred Blanchard deceased, Violet Rose (Hoshaw) deceased, Mabel Agnes (Smith), and Vena Ellen (Talbot). Hope this will help someone. Donna

Hi this is Donna and I have a book called "Muddy Creek Meanderings" it has lots of family names in it, I would be willing to do look ups for any one with family in that area.

Quoting David Hormby message of 13 Jun 99, > I have the 1860 for Chelsea, Massachusetts. On it is Shephard > Blanchard, age 42. Wife is Mary A., age 41. Two children, > Eviline, 2, and Edgar, 6 months. > Is this Shepard Blanchard, Jr.? It seems sort of old to be > starting a family. His occupation is listed as master > mariner. So what's wrong with old men having children <smile>. Shades of Charlie Chaplin and Strom Thurmond. Shepard BLANCHARD, Jr.; b. 15 Apr 1819; d. 1884, New York City as a result of falling into the hold of the ship *Louis Walsh* of which he was captain. Married Mary A. W. HOUSTON, 16 Jun 1841, Bangor, Maine. Children: Martha; Josephine; Evelyn, b. 1 Jan 1858; Edgar (adopted son) d. 22 Aug 1860. Source: Searsport Sea Captains [Searsport, Maine : Penobscot Marine Museum, 1960], p. 34. --- John Clement, 6940 E. Girard 205, Denver, CO 80224-2917 Email: jclement@sprynet.com Voice: 303-691-0613

John wrote: > Married Mary A. W. HOUSTON, 16 Jun 1841, Bangor, Maine. Note: this marriage is entered in the vital records at Belfast, ME with the date June 5, with intentions filed on May 22. Did Mary Ann live in Bangor, and was she born there? John Chandler

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I have the 1860 for Chelsea, Massachusetts. On it is Shephard Blanchard, age 42. Wife is Mary A., age 41. Two children, Eviline, 2, and Edgar, 6 months. Is this Shepard Blanchard, Jr.? It seems sort of old to be starting a family. His occupation is listed as master mariner. Kathie Hormby

Changes are underway at RootsWeb/GenConnect but until they stabilize, I'll only try to outline them for you. Following the National Genealogical Society Annual Meeting last month, RootsWeb arrived at a decision to expand and improve their 'look' on the Net, particularly with regard to new users. While still maintaining their goal of providing free access to genealogical material for anyone who can access the Internet, in a sense, RW must 'compete' with the other large suppliers of genealogical information. As I see it, RW is not competing directly for dollars but their ability to secure financial support, such as through banner ads, will depend on how well they can attract and retain a large share of Internet genealogical researchers. If you consider that only about 7% of those who have mail lists, web pages, archives, GenConnect Boards, etc. at RootsWeb, provide any financial support at the various contributor, sponsor, and donor levels, you can appreciate why RW must find other souces to fund their rapidly expanding operations. For now, the new 'look' involves two components. First, RW has set up "Surname Clusters" where a researcher can find all the resources at RootsWeb that relate to a particular surname (later, links to other non-RW resources may be included). The site, http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/ is called [Surname Resources at RootsWeb] and shows an A-Z index. Selecting 'B' leads to ["B" Surnames at RootsWeb]. If you select BLANCHARD, you link to the [BLANCHARD (B452) at ROOTSWEB] 'Cluster' area which displays all the related resources at RootsWeb for BLANCHARD, which already had an established Mail List, Web Page, and GenConnect Boards. For the second part of the new 'look', RW added many <new> 'Clusters', using the surnames posted on the RootsWeb Surname List (RSL) as an indication of the 'popularity' or 'interest' in surnames world-wide. They added the first 5,000 most popular/active, then the next 5,000 and I am not sure what the total number is now. Today (6/8/99), RW posted a notice to the listowners-announce List that "Our 'cluster team' is ready to accept requests from volunteers who would like to help administer the new Surname Resource Clusters". My understanding is that <anyone> can request to take over new Clusters but the managers of existing genealogical sites at RootsWeb may be given preference, especially if the new Cluster surname is a variant of the established surname site. The subject which has provoked the most discussion, is "what to do about surname variants"? Unfortunately, RW failed to consult with the listowners/managers of established sites to get their input on choosing the new Clusters and deciding what are the 'true surname variants'. As a result, some of the new Clusters are for existing name variants but there are no new Clusters for many of the other legitimate name variants. Taking BLANCHARD as an example, as of today, the only BLANCHARD surname variants among the new 'Clusters' are BLANCH and BLANSHAN while BLANCARD, BLANCHER, and BLANSHARD (the three variants that have been displayed on our GenConnect Boards) and some other 'possibles', BLANCHET, BLANCHAR, BLANCHETTE, and BLANCHART, are all missing. I have asked John Chandler to help me sort this all out and decide what would be best for our BLANCHARD interests at RootsWeb and here is a proposal. 1. We have no interest in any of the new RW Surname Clusters that are clearly not variants of the BLANCHARD surname. 2. We request that RW set up additional Clusters for all BLANCHARD name variants that we believe are legitimate. 3. Rather than <adopt> any of the new Clusters, we propose the following to RootsWeb: when someone subscribes to one of the BLANCHARD 'variant' Clusters, RW will send the subscriber a brief 'Welcome' message that : a. explains, by way of a brief essay, why the surname is considered a 'variant' of BLANCHARD. b. suggests that the subscriber unsub from this 'variant' Cluster and sub to the BLANCHARD Cluster. c. includes a pointer to the BLANCHARD Surname Resource site to facilitate this changeover. This same essay with a prominent link to the appropriate BLANCHARD site, would appear on all the associated 'variant' Boards, etc. which are, in a sense 'dummy boards', since they serve only to redirect the researcher. Comments: It should be possible to implement this proposal with only minor changes in the 'Cluster' concept. New users can start searching a particular surname but are courteously directed to the 'root' surname. Consolidating all the true surname variants will foster the vitality of the 'root' surname sites and promote the basic objective of sharing information among 'cousins'. ____________ I am sending this proposal to the Listowners-L Mail List to see if it has any support among the listowners and to get some reaction from the RootsWeb personnel that monitor and respond to 'Listowners'. As always, I welcome your comments. Fletch

This notice was recently sent to listowners by Tim Pierce at RootsWeb. >This is to let you know that we've written a new filter for HTML >messages on RootsWeb lists. Instead of bouncing all HTML messages as >we've done for the last year or so, the new filter just converts the >HTML to plain text. >List admins don't have to do anything special; the filters are already >enabled. This change ought to result in less mail getting bounced >unnecessarily from your lists and fewer confused subscribers. This will reduce the 'bounce' problems but still wastes valuable archive storage space so I suggest that you continue to turn off HTML in your mail program when posting to BLANCHARD-L. Fletch

Hi Janet, I also descend from WILLIAM BLANCHARD & JANE STEERE. Have you, or anyone else out there, discovered who William's parents were and where they came from? Do you have proof that Moses is Jane's son? I think there was some confusion there with the children. I haven't gone back any farther. I have Jane's parents. The rest of my line goes, THEOPHILUS & PATIENCE JEFFORD, JOHN & ABIGAIL, REUBEN & AMY SEAMONS, IRA & ANNA EASTMAN, HERMAN & HULDAH (DEAN) HISCOCK, ORRIN & EMILY A. DEWEY, LOTTIE BELLE BLANCHARD & HAZEN JAMES COLBY, HENRY DEAN COLBY & LUCY LORETTA MAYVILLE, GLENDON (MY DAD) & VIRGENE (MOM), then ME. Mary Ladd

Greetings, Bob. If it's sources you want, you've come to the right place. Take a look at our web site and look into the (large) data files there. In particular, you will be interested in the "Thomas + 'Joseph'" file and the "George" file. Thomas[1]'s wives and children are pretty well pinned down, but George[2]'s are rather poorly connected: there is some evidence that George had two wives, possbibly both named Mary, but their maiden names are not known, and the order of the children is pretty haphazard. For more details, see the web site... http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~blanch-l/blpref.html John

Janet, Yes, your line is part of the "standard" Rhode Island Blanchard family. A few comments: > Moses Blanchard b. 1710 Providence RI d. 1 Apr 1771 I've seen those dates before, but have not yet confirmed them. > married Anne Whaley in Warwick RI 1 Jan 1734/5 The marriage is in the Warwick VR, and the record there says explicitly that Moses was son of William and Ann daughter of Samuel. > Samuel Blanchard b. 18 Aug 1750 prob RI, d. 6 Oct 1824 Samuel's birth is in the Coventry VR (doesn't list the mother's name). He also died in Coventry and was buried there in cemetery #99. His will of 1824 mentions a daughter Sally Letson, among others, but none of his children's births were entered in the Coventry VR, nor is her marriage entered there. John

To: John Chandler Hopefully our lines connect. My Blanchard line from Rhode Island is: William Blanchard/Jane Steere Moses Blanchard b. 1710 Providence RI d. 1 Apr 1771 married Anne Whaley in Warwick RI 1 Jan 1734/5 (Descendant of the Regicide ) b 24 Jan 1716, Voluntown CT Samuel Blanchard b. 18 Aug 1750 prob RI, d. 6 Oct 1824 probably in NYS (in Oneida or Niagara, now Erie Co NY) married Elizabeth Tyler Sarah Blanchard b ? d. 3 Feb 1837 probably NYS m. Isaiah Letson b. 1797 Coventry, Kent Co. RI d. 18 May 1848 in Aurora Erie Co NY As you can see, I have quite a few blanks on my Blanchard line but am now researching it. Let me know if we are related. Janet Letson Yates

The following listings are found in the PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS by Charles Henry Pope. p.34 Barnes, ect., cont. Richard, from Penton, Hants., came in the Jonathan in 1639. Brought suit 6 (2) 1652, against Thomas Blanchard for money beq. him by his mother Agnes Bent, who had mBlanchard after the deth of her husband Barnes. (Reg. XXXII, 407.) p.46 Bent, Bente, John, husbandman, ae. 35, came from Penton, Wayhill, Southampton, Eng. in the Confidence April 11, 1638, with wife Martha and ch. Robert, William, Peter, John and Ann, all under 12 yrs. of age. Deposition relative to his mother Anne, sister Agnes and bro.-in-law Thomas Blanchard. (Reg. XXXII, 409.) p.63 Brackett, etc., cont. Richard, Braintree, d. March 3, 1690, ae. 80; (gr. st.) Will prob. Dec 19, 1690, beq. to wife Alice, sons John, Peter and James, sons-in-law Simon Crosby and Joseph Tompson, and their children;Elizabeth and Sarah. ch. of dec. son Josiah; son-in-law Joseph Crosby; daus. Hannah Blancher and Rachel Crosby; gr. ch. Abigail Tompson, and Hannah, dau. of John B.; son James exec. Houses and lands at Braintree and Billerica. p.116 Cook, etc., cont. Richard, yeoman, Charlestown, Malden, propr. Lawsuit in Salem Court in 1640.His wife Frances, widow of Isaac Wheeler, deposed 5 (8)1652, ae. 44, that she came in the same ship with Thomas Blanchard (the Jonathan) in 1639. (Mdx. Files) p.141 Doggett, Dogged, Daggett, Thomas d. Aug. 18, 1692. Beq. to sons John and Samuel; to dau. Sarah Sherman's ch. Prudence, Sarah and Susanna; to daus. Hannah Blancher and Rebecca Wilder and their children. See Genealogy. p.230 Hill, etc., cont. Joseph, d. at Newbury 5 Feb. 1686-7, or 1687-8. Will prob. March 14, 1687-8, beq. to wife Anne; ch. Samuel, Wayte, Gersham, Elizabeth, Hannah; ch. of his dec. son Joseph; gr. ch. Hannah and Elizabeth Blanchard, Hannah Winton and Samuel Green; to Rebecca Newhall; son-in-law Abiel Long and son Samuel execrs. p.292 Lovejoy, John, His will dated 1 Sept., codical 23 Oct. 1690, prob. March 31, 1691, beq. to wife Hannah, with whom he had lived in a married condition about 13 years, abundant provision, referring to marriage contract; portion already given to William, eldest son now living; to other sons Christopher, Nathaniel, Joseph and Ebenezer; to daus. Sarah Johnson, Ann Blancher, and Abigail and Deborah L. Refers to son Benjamin, for whom certain lands had been intended, and to gr. son John L. Desires his bro. Thomas Osgood and sons William and Joseph L. to have change of son Ebenezer and gr. dau. Frances. p.299 Manning, George, shoemaker, Sudbury; propr. 1640. Rem. to Boston, m. 15 (5) 1653, Mary Haroden. Hem. in Boston 13 (1) 1655, Hannah Blanchard, widow. ch. Elizabeth B. March 19, 1657, Mary b. Dec. 15, 1659, Elizabeth d. Feb. 4, 1660, Elizabeth b. Oct. 13, 1661, James b. March 6, 1663, Mary b. Nov. 3, 1666, Sarah b. March 19, 1668, John b. Oct.11, 1671; Hannah Manninge of sister Dinsdale was bapt. 23 (12) 1672, and Adam Dinsdale, of the same; Joseph b. Nov. 6, 1674. p.300 Marble, Marrable, Mirable, John, Boston. Wife Judith; ch. John b. 10 (9) 1646. William, planter, Charlestown, 1642; frm. May 3, 1654. Wife Elizabeth; dau. Mary b. 10 (2) 1642. They deposed in Blanchard case in 1652, ae. "about 40 yrs. apiece." (Reg. XXXII, 408.) He deposed alone at same Court. ae. about 36 years. He went to England about 1656, and Richard Stowers petitioned for liberty to keep an ordinary in his place at Malden (Mdx. Files.) p.333 Noyes, etc., cont. Peter, Yeoman, from Penton, co. Hants, ae. 47, with son Thomas, ae. 15 and dau. Elizabeth, came in the Confidence, April 24, 1638. Settled at Watertown; "gent;" propr. 1642; frm. May 13, 1640. App. by Gen. Court Surveyor of arms, 13 May, 1640. settled at Sudbury; lands assigned to him and Thomas in 1639. Selectman 1639, et seq. Ret. to Eng. and came again in the Jonathan in 1639; deposed in the Blanchard case in Salem Court, in 1652. Nicholas, Dorothy and Peter, Jr., came with him. (Reg.XXXII, 407.) Deputy. p.364 Plimpton, Plympton, Plimton, Plunton, Elizabeth, came in the Jonathan in 1639. See depositions in the case of Blanchard vs. Barnes, Mdx. Court, 1652. (Reg. XXXII, 407.) She m. John Rutter. p.391 Rolfe, etc., cont. Henry, Newbury, propr. Wife Honour; ch. Anna, (m1, Thomas Blanchard, 2, Richard Gardner,) Hannah, (m.Richard Dole,) John, Benjamin. He d. 1 March 1642-3. Will, dated 15 (12) 1642, beq. to wife, eldest son John and other children under 21 years; brother John R., cousin John Sanders of Salisbury, and Kinsman Thomas Whiteer. The widow Honour made nunc. will at the house of Thomas Blanchard in Charlestown; prob. at Ipswich 20 (12) 1650. Beq. to sons Benjamin and John, dau. Hannah Dole that lives at Newbury, and another dau; to her 4 grand children; 3 pounds, ten shilling due her in England. p.415 Shrimpton, cont. Henry's will, dated 17 (5), prob. 6 (12) 1666. To the wife of his late bro. Edward, and their ch. Jonathan, Mary, Ebenezer, Epafras, Silas, Elizabeth and Lydia; to his wife Mary 40 li. per an. for life and all the est. she brought; to his daus. Sarah, Abigail, Bethiah and Elizabeth 1000 li. and a house lot apiece; son Samuel residuary legatee and executor. Desired to be bur. in tomb where his wife Elinor was bur. Mentioned his bro. Edward Fletcher and sister Fletcher, his wife; sister Blanchett (Reg. xv.) p.425 Somerby Anthony, son of Richard, son of Henry, of Little Bythum in Lincolnshire, (his own statement in Newb. rec.) came in the Jonathan in 1639, as he deposed in the Blanchard case in 1652. (ES. Files 2, 32.) p.443 Sweetser, Switsir, Switzer, Seth, Shoemaker, Charlestown, adm. chh. 8 (11) 1638, frm. March 14, 1639. A letter to him from his cousin Daniel Field, dated at Tring, Herts, Eng. May 10, 1642, mentions his cousin Crane, father Lake, Aunt Hoten, his brothers, and his sister Elis. He was to recieve a butt of leather, for which he was pay 10 li. to Thomas Welch or goodman ffowler; love to Wm. Philips and his wife. (A) He made a deed of gift to his son Benjamin in 1660. Wife Bethia; second wife Elizabeth Oakes, m. at Cambridge April, 1661. Ch. Benjamin, Sarah, Mary, (m. 3 (11)1654, Samuel Blanchard,) Hannah bapt. 12 (11) 1638, Elizabeth b. 27 (11) 1642. He d. May 27, 1662. ae. 56. Will signed 24 May, prob. June 17, 1662, beq. to wife Elizabeth, dau. Sarah, son Samuel Blancher and his wife Mary, dau.Hannah Fitch, and to his wife's three children. Son Benjamin and Edward Drinker execs; Mr. Richard Russell and my brother Thomas Gold overseers. p.489 Wheeler, Wheller, Isaac, tailor, Charlestown, 1639; adm. chh. 30 (9) 1642, frm. May 10, 1643. Town officer, 1646. Wife Frances adm. chh. 1 (5) 1645; ch. Isaac, Thomas, Elizabeth b.8 (5) 1641, Sarah b. 13 (1) 1643. He d. before 1650; the widow m. 2, Richard Cooke of Malden. She deposed in 1652, ae. 44 years, that she came in the Jonathan in 1639 with the Blanchards. Joined in a deed of land in 1657. Her ch. mentioned in the will of Mr. Cooke. p.54 Blanchard, Blanchar, Blancher, Joseph, Boston, d. (10) 1637. (His son) William, tailor, Boston, made will 27 (7) 1652, and beq. to mother Ann, bro. John, sister Garlick's ch; to his three ch; to wife Hannah and her father James Everill. Widow Ann died (apparently at Woburn.) The inv. of her est. taken July 21, 1662, by Abraham and Jacob Barker, was presented by her son John B. Thomas, yeoman, from Penton, Hants, Eng., came from London in the Jonathan in 1639; settled at Braintree. Bought lands in Boston and Charlestown of Mr. John Wilson. Rem. to Char. in 1651. He m. in Eng.____, who died in Eng. He m 2, widow Agnes (Bent) Barnes, who d. on the passage to N.E.; he m. 3, Mary ____. He d. 21 (3) 1654. Will dated 16 (3), prob. 20 (4) 1654, beq. to wife Mary; ch.George, Thomas, Samuel, Nathaniel; gr. ch. Joseph; to the church of Malden. He provided that Benjamin Tompson should be fitted for the University if his parents consent. (Reg. XVII. 156, and XXXII, 411.) Widow admin. 3 (4) 1656. Mary Ladd

Greetings, Blanchard people. I'm new to this surname, and have just made a link to the Massachusetts immigrant Thomas Blanchard, said to have come from London in 1639 in the "Jonathan", and his son George b abt 1618. I have the information fron Savage's _Genealogical Dictionary_ and Wyman's _Charlestown_, neither of these authors give full details on Thaoms and George's families; in particular, each of them had several wives, and I'd like to be able to assign their children correctly to each of the wives. I am new to this surname, and so am not familiar with the standard references, if any. Is there a standard (reliable) publication that details these immigrants? (For example, a good paper in the _NEHGS Register_.) There is a lot on the web of course, but it is often conflicting and rarely given with sources. Many thanks. Bob O'Hara (rjohara@uncg.edu) Genealogy page: http://strong.uncg.edu/gen.html

Hi all.... Can anyone give me Don Blanchard's e-mail address? I've tried over and over to access his PEI pages but everytime I do everything on my computer locks up. I'd really like to contact him and thought I could do it through his web site but.... Thanks for the help Jean Blanchard Day

Hi Everyone, Does anyone recognize any of the following people. If so, please contact me at sutton6@earthlink.net Thanks, Ralph Sutton Carteret, NJ ********* Descendants of Paul BLANCHARD, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. PAUL BLANCHARD, SR. was born January 1853 in French Canada, and died 1917. He married MARY ANNA WEAVER Abt. 1878, daughter of Nicholas VERBECK and MARY BIGLEMAN. She was born January 1859 in Covington Twp, Clearfield County, PA. More About PAUL BLANCHARD, SR.: Burial: Cemetery in Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA Occupation: Laborer in Tannery Source: 1880, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA Source (2): 1900, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA Source (5): Tombstone Source(3): 1910, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA More About MARY ANNA WEAVER: Source: 1880, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA Source (2): 1900, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA Children of PAUL BLANCHARD and MARY WEAVER are: i. PAUL BLANCHARD, JR., b. January 05, 1879, Driftwood, Cameron County, PA; d. May 19, 1908. More About PAUL BLANCHARD, JR.: Burial: Cemetery in Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA Source: Tombstone ii. JAMES F. BLANCHARD, b. November 19, 1881, Driftwood, Cameron County, PA; d. January 08, 1905. More About JAMES F. BLANCHARD: Burial: Cemetery in Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA Occupation: Laborer - Railroad Source: 1900, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA Source (2): Tombstone iii. MARY L. BLANCHARD, b. June 1883, Driftwood, Cameron County, PA. More About MARY L. BLANCHARD: Source: 1900, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA iv. JOSEPH P. BLANCHARD, b. October 1884, Driftwood, Cameron County, PA; d. 1914. More About JOSEPH P. BLANCHARD: Burial: Cemetery in Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA Occupation: Laborer - Railroad Source: 1900, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA Source (2): Tombstone v. CLARA L. BLANCHARD, b. August 1886, Driftwood, Cameron County, PA. More About CLARA L. BLANCHARD: Source: 1900, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA vi. EDWARD D. BLANCHARD, b. October 1888, Driftwood, Cameron County, PA. More About EDWARD D. BLANCHARD: Source: 1900, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA vii. ANGELINE H. BLANCHARD b. October 1890, Driftwood, Cameron County, PA. More About ANGELINE H. BLANCHARD: Source: 1900, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA viii. WILLIAM A. BLANCHARD, b. February 1892, Driftwood, Cameron County, PA. More About WILLIAM A. BLANCHARD: Source: 1900, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA ix. ESTHER I. BLANCHARD, b. October 1893, Driftwood, Cameron County, PA. More About ESTHER I. BLANCHARD: Source: 1900, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA x. MARK L. BLANCHARD, b. July 1895, Driftwood, Cameron County, PA. xi. JUSTINA B. BLANCHARD, b. November 1898, Driftwood, Cameron County, PA. More About JUSTINA B. BLANCHARD: Source: 1900, Census, Driftwood Boro, Cameron County, PA. ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1

Looking for information on James Blanchard who married Phebe Carter, ca 1800 and their son Royal Tyler Blanchard, christened 1825 Greensborough Congregational Church, Orleans, VT. I may be clutching at straws, but I'm hoping to make a connection between these people and my great grandfather, James Milton Blanchard, b. Exeter, Me ca.1841 and my grandfather, Royal Carter Blanchard, b. March 4, 1882 Oakland, CA.. I'd appreciate any information or leads. Thanks in advance for the help. Jean Blanchard Day jday@foothill.net

Marilyn Labbe at the Killingly History Center (CT?) has been posting obituaries from the Boston Weekly Journal, to the NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L mail list. This appeared today and I just happened to catch it. I will also post it to our GenConnect Obit. Board. Fletch Boston Weekly Journal, Thursday, Dec. 27, 1888 Rev. Silas M. Blanchard, A.M., who died recently at Hudson, NH, was born in Windham, that State, on March 9, 1820. He was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1842, and from Andover Seminary in 1849 and was ordained an evangelist on OCt. 27, 1853. He was acting pastor of the Congregational Church at Chichester, NH five years and was located at Bath two years, at Wentworth two years and at Hudson one year, when he retired from the active duties of the ministry. His class at Dartmouth numbered 85 and his death was the 46th. After graduation he taught in an academy at Georgia four years and at Pembroke in New Hampshire two years. Mr. Blanchard married twice and left a widow and five sons.