Looking for ancestry of Julia (or Juliet) Blanchard, b. abt 1827 in Clinton or Essex Co., NY. Was probably daughter of Charles Blanchard and Jane (or Jennie) Trask. Julia m. 1st John McCullough and had Elizabeth and perhaps Sadie. M. 2nd to Ira Clark Heath who died during Civil War. Ira & Julia had Charles, Richard, Reuben, Phebe (sometimes called Carrie) and Martha. M. 3rd to Henry Russell Warner and had Emma Lucinda. Thanks for any help. Elaine Macey, Mission, TX

Hi Blanchard Rooters! I was recently at my local library, which has a rather eclectic geneology section, and came across a local book entitled "History of Manistee, Mason and Oceana [Michigan] Counties. The book was published in 1882 and has a section on prominent local people of that era. I found a couple of Blanchards and thought they might be of interest to some of you out there. I would, of course, treat this as you would any source of oral history as far as accuracy goes. Oceana Co., p. 133. "STEPHEN A. BLANCHARD, farmer, section 25. Born May 27, 1840, Holyoke, MA, and resided in Florence, Easthampton, Hadley Falls, and Springfield. At Springfield worked in the armory 3 years during the war. He removed to Iowa in 1868, remaining there until 1870, at which date he came into this state and purchased land from the railroad company. During his boyhood he had but limited educational advantages, being able to attend school only in Winters, and that only until he was 16 years of age. He married February 22, 1861, Wealthy J. BOLTEN, of South Hadley Falls, MA. They have 3 children, George G, Emily E. and Merwin O. They lost one son, George G., who died in 1862." Following this account, there is a bio of a Moses BOLTON,also an Oceana Co. farmer, born June 1, 1828 in South Wilbraham, MA, who moved to South Hadley Falls at age 15 and later lived in Springfield. He married in 1851 Augusta VINTON, and then later married Mary WELLS May 3, 1873. No relationship to Wealthy Bolton Blanchard, above, is stated, although I would guess there is a strong probability they are related. I have a couple more Blanchard pioneers which I will post later when I have the time. Maggie Gustafson

Hi, I tried responding to Larry Huffman's note on the Blanchards in Peoria books he found at the LDS library, but the address he gave is invalid. Larry...help! I really would like to have copies of those pages as I have ties to Peoria Blanchards. Albert skipb@nh.ultranet.com ------------------------------------- E-mail: skipb@nh.ultranet.com Date: 09/24/98 Time: 12:06:24 ------------------------------------ ALBERT EDWARD BELANGER 128 Middle Road Brentwood, NH 03833 (Researching: BELANGER, BLANCHARD, ENSOR, GAGNON, HARRINGTON, HUGHES,RACE, ST.PIERRE, EDMINSTON, MARINO, McQUEEN, MEALEY, Oregon Trail 1851, PETTINGILL, SEAL, STEWART)

Hi fellow researchers: Maybe someone reading the following has a link. Hope no one minds a little new stuff. I found the following interesting. On June 27th. 1998, in the Calgary Herald, reprinted from the Edmonton Journal, here in Alberta. An unknown soldier who was buried at a rural cemetary in France was identified after 80 years. His tombstone said only that he was a Sergeant of the Great War, a member of the newly-formed Princess Patricia's light infantry. In 1999, the Princess Pats regiment will mark it's 85th anniversary. Through research he is now known. His name was George Ross THOMPSON, born in Kenora, Ontario on April 5, 1888. He was single and worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway when he enlisted in Oct. 1914. He was one of six Sergeants from the regiment who died on Sept. 28, 1918, in an assault on the Marcoing Line, during the "Last One Hundred Days" campaign to defeat the German army. Thompson was the only one who was not identified. Thompson's mother died in Winnipeg, Manitoba during WW I, he had a brother and a sister but its not know if they are alive or if they had children. Captain Steve NEWMAN, regimental adjutant with the Princess Pats would like to locate any surviving family members.

Hey all, Just to let you guys know what great Blanchard gem we found. We were at the LDS Family History Center (we live in the SLC valley) and found a wonderful little book set. We had traced our Blanchard line to Peoria, Il, where we noticed, according to census info that the Blanchards in the county seemed to be on the wealthy side. We began looking through volumes of regional text and found a four volume set (bound as one by the library) that was basically a history of Peoria County. It turns out that the Blanchard family was the second family to settle the county and they were instrumental in its development, serving as magistrates and marrying into just about every other large family to move into the county. Unfortunately we found this volume late in our visit that day, and we need to go back to get all that we can. There are numerous stories, anecdotes, historical rosters, school data and cemetery data that will be a bounty for our Blanchard line. I took the info from the books and called several genealogy societies in Peoria and nobody knew of the set (published around the turn of the century). We are going back for more soon and will probably make copies of dozens of pages. Anyone with Blanchard roots in Peoria County (especially the township of Princeville) let us know and we can send you this info as well. AND...if anyone actually knows of this book set and has a copy to sell, we are extremely interested! Thanks, Larry and Tracy Huffman

I checked the Index-Line Databases for Tom Magoon's Alfred Thompson B. ( latest /806) but the only entry is from the message I posted to the List on 02 Jul 1997 for Tom, before he joined the List. For a minute, I thought I was on to something, but at least we know the IX Databases work. Fletch Alfred Thompson 1844 b IN 1997 07 02/22

Thank you Mark for your interesting lineage posted on the 15th. It is nice to have a story to read every so often. In going over the info, I noticed two indiscretions (not to be picky). 1. Re. the Hanson children - > Lucy (7), b. 17 November 1806; d. 29 February 1833; m. James Gretchel. NOTE: Feb. 29th - 1833 was not a leap year. ---- 2. Re. one dau/o Charles Hallowell and Gertrude Sophia (Pope) Blanchard. > Helen Josephine (10), b. 14 June 1889 in Charlestown, MA; m. Horace Rumery. Children (Rumery): Newell Prince (11). Lloyd Fremont (10), b. 26 February 1916 in Somerville, MA; d. 26 February 1916 in Somerville, MA. Olive Gertrude. I assume that Lloyd Fremont and Olive Gertrude are both of the 11th generation with the Rumery surname. -- Rannie in Nova Scotia Index Lucy (HANSON) 1806 b ME? 1998 9 21 Helen Josephine 1889 b Charlestown, MA 1998 9 21

I have a dilemna hopefully someone can help me with. I have a Sarah Heminger, b.1846 in Ohio, she has a sister Anna Heminger b. 1851 in Blackford County, Ohio. Sarah was married to Alfred Thompson BLANCHARD b. 1844 in Indiana, they were married in Indiana according to my records, I do not have a date, but their first child was born in 1871. Alfred had a brother named William BLANCHARD, I have nothing on him but a name. Anna Heminger, Sarah's sister, married a William BLANCHARD, b. about 1850, location ?, they were married in Ohio in 1870. I am pretty convinced these two BLANCHARDS are brothers who married sisters, can anyone out there prove it for me. Thanks Much Tom Magoon nohitter45@aol.com

John F. Chandler wrote: > > Maggie wrote: > > > Here, in brief is the data from Frederick Blanchard's Bible, with > > additions from the Billerica Vital Statistics: > > Jotham BLANCHARD [Simon, John, Samuel, Thomas] b. Billerica, MA 1750/1; > > His birth also appears in the Billerica vitals: 1752 Mar 6. This is > interesting because his baptism at the 1st Congregational Church there > is listed as Mar 1. It seems likely that an error was made in the birth > date, rather than the baptism, since Mar 1 was indeed a Sunday that year. > > > married Abigail CROSBY in Billerica 16 Feb 1773; > > The marriage is listed in Billerica vitals as 1773 Nov 2. Given the > birth date of Jotham Jr, I have a feeling the Bible record might have > been fudged for appearance's sake. > > > died in Lyndeborough 16 > > Feb 1831. > > The Lyndeborough history says 1832, and I think it's based on Jotham's > gravestone. I can't remember if I mentioned this earlier. > > > Vital Statistics. Children born in Lyndeborough were Abigail, Polly, > > Rebecca, Crosby, Fanny and Sarah. > > Perhaps my notes are incorrect, but they show the above "Crosby" as just > the middle name of Rebecca. > > > Their children are Daniel, b. 15 Jul 1798, Lucinda, b 15 Sep 1800... > > I have exactly the same for the children, except Lucinda. The history > of Lyndeborough shows her birthday as the 11th, while the history of > Milford shows the 10th. > > John > INDEX > Jotham 1752 b Billerica, MA 1998 09 08 > Jotham 1774 b Billerica, MA 1998 09 08 Thanks, John--that really helps me. As I mentioned, my data is only copied from a Blanchard Bible and is unconfirmed. One day I will be able to travel to New England, but until then I sure appreciate your sharing! Maggie

Hi Fletch and all, My wife and I were back in Vermont in Essex County and surrounding areas in October of 1985 and talked to a 90 year old ex-town clerk of Victory, Mr. Leon Stanley, who had been town clerk for 50 years plus, and he took us around showing us that the area had at one time been a big booming town with factories and houses and land that had been cleared for farming. When we said that it was really hard to believe that there was population there, as all the area was wooded and there were very few houses, whereby he said that lots of people had moved on to seek better climate, and that there were stories about distant places being better for making a living. As it happens, one of his relatives had married my great grandfather's daughter, Almira Blancher, and he was living on the property and in one of the houses that the Blancher's had build, and he proceeded to show us the foundations of houses that my great great grandfather had built. Mr. Stanley said that the Blancher's were s! tone cutters, and showed us the work shop that still stood across from an old house, which the Blancher's had also built. What was really unfortunate, was the fact that he had some of the towns records in safes out in his barn, and he could not remember the combinations, and he would not turn the safes over to the newly elected town clerk, as politics entered in the picture, and since 1985, Mr. Stanley has passed away, and his nephew took over the property, and we do not know what happened to the town safes. According to Mr. Stanley, they contained lots of history in them. I would like to hear from some other Blancher's. Ed Blancher

Hi Fletch, Vince and All, I had two points to share on this topic. Several weeks ago my mom and I attended a Colby Clan reunion in East Orange VT. which is just outside Barre, VT. The host John Colby had been raised on the family farm there and was the next in line to take over the farm. Jim reported that he had seen a small round thing on the wall of a relatives home in Barre that had changed his life, that being a thermostat. <<grin>> John has lived all his adult life in Virginia working for the federal government. One comment he made was that it was heartbreaking to him to return home to see how lazy local folk had become that the trees were all grown up, the fields disappearing and the views being obstructed. At the time I wondered what he thought of NH folk living here in the second most forested state in the union. So I think your supposition of overgrown fields is most likely. We stayed at a friends house in Barre and she told of an author who was doing a reading or book signing or the like at Peacham regarding a book she had authored about a Peacham family story. Sorry I do not remember the book title. This was an assigned book for a reading group that my friend belongs to. From our conversation and other contacts I've had it appears that the Peacham Historical Society is active and knowledgeable about these matters. Sorry I don't have more details, Sherry -----Original Message----- From: Fletcher Blanchard <fab@Klink.Net> To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com <BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, September 09, 1998 3:37 PM Subject: BLANCHARDs in northern VT >Hi List members - > >Last week, I took a little R&R and spent a few days in northeastern >VT, the so-called Northeast Kingdom. This includes the counties of >Essex, Caledonia, and Orleans. Betsy Blanchard Burr reported to >the List this spring about descendants of Benjamin 5 Blanchard of >Hollis, NH who moved to Peacham, Caledonia Co., in the 1780s; >this Benjamin being a descendant of Thomas B. I see also that Vince >Falter mentioned Peacham in his 15 July post about Blanchards who >moved from there to IL in the late 1850s. Last year, Sherry Gould >posted quite a bit of information about some of these Peacham >families. By the way, these examples were found using the Index-Line >Databases (plug). > >Once you go north from St. Johnsbury, you begin to wonder what >attracted people to this part of the state; quite mountainous with few >cleared fields for pastures or crops though they may, after all these >years, have become overgrown. I believe that some of the Loyalists >fled to Canada through this region and today, it seems that once you >cross the border, the land looks much more favorable for agriculture. > >We took our 2 young grandsons across to Coaticook, the first village >of any size in this part of southern Quebec. I found 81 Blanchards >in the >local phonebook but this covers all the communities in the >neighborhood of Sherbrooke, 35 miles further north. There were only >3 Blanchard listings >for Coaticook and since none of these was a business address, I didn't >have the nerve to barge in on a private residence. > >Not much genealogy here but thought those of you with connections >to this part of VT might be interested. Fletch > >

Hi List members - Last week, I took a little R&R and spent a few days in northeastern VT, the so-called Northeast Kingdom. This includes the counties of Essex, Caledonia, and Orleans. Betsy Blanchard Burr reported to the List this spring about descendants of Benjamin 5 Blanchard of Hollis, NH who moved to Peacham, Caledonia Co., in the 1780s; this Benjamin being a descendant of Thomas B. I see also that Vince Falter mentioned Peacham in his 15 July post about Blanchards who moved from there to IL in the late 1850s. Last year, Sherry Gould posted quite a bit of information about some of these Peacham families. By the way, these examples were found using the Index-Line Databases (plug). Once you go north from St. Johnsbury, you begin to wonder what attracted people to this part of the state; quite mountainous with few cleared fields for pastures or crops though they may, after all these years, have become overgrown. I believe that some of the Loyalists fled to Canada through this region and today, it seems that once you cross the border, the land looks much more favorable for agriculture. We took our 2 young grandsons across to Coaticook, the first village of any size in this part of southern Quebec. I found 81 Blanchards in the local phonebook but this covers all the communities in the neighborhood of Sherbrooke, 35 miles further north. There were only 3 Blanchard listings for Coaticook and since none of these was a business address, I didn't have the nerve to barge in on a private residence. Not much genealogy here but thought those of you with connections to this part of VT might be interested. Fletch

Hello all! Fletch made a recent point that he wondered what caused the Blanchards move to the northern part of Vermont. I cannot speak for all the Blanchards who moved there, but I can pss on what motivated my line to move there and, subsequently, to Illinois, according to family tradition. Peter Blanchard, son of Benjamin and Keziah Hastings was a Revolutionary War soldier who served in Col. Hazen's regiment for a period of time. It was Hazen who built the military road which ran by Peacham, VT towards Canada. After the War Peter and his brother Reuben were claimed to have been the first two Blanchards who settled in Peacham. Peter settled there when he drew Silas White's land after White forfeited it and failed to settle there. Peter settled there on 23 August 1783. Other members followed shortly behind. Why settle in Peacham? Peacham was founded in 1775 but it is a little difficult to understand the attraction it held for so manyof our ancestors. The growing seasons were short, the winters were harsh, and it was isolated from major towns and there were few neighboring villages, even in later years. In 1791 the population was 365 people. Other than the magnificent scenery, the main attraction was the extraordinary concentration of whiskey distilleries. The 1800 census recorded a population of only 873 people but in 1802 Peacham had 42 distilleries making potato whisky. My Blanchards were farmers and it is said by the old-timers in the family that he moved there to raise potatoes for the obviously booming distilleries. Good story. True???? Discovering why so many "Peachamites" decided to leave there, all about the same point in time, is another matter. Peacham, the Story of a Vermont Hill Town cites an advertisement in the Windsor Gazette which offered 10,000 acres to "... the industrious yeomanry of Vermont and New Hampshire who wish for lands not lying edgewise." In addition to the mountainous nature of Vermont, the weather extremes had a lot to do with the desires to migrate of my Blanchards. The Chronological Register of Boscawen told of the terrible summer which befell northern New England in 1816. "The whole face of Nature Shrouded in gloom. The Lamps of heaven kept their orbits but their light was cheerless. On the 6th of June, the day of the general election, the snow fell several inches deep, followed by a cold and frosty night; and, on the two following days, snow fell, and frost continued. Also, July 9th, a deep and deadly frost which killed or palsied most vegetables." The weather was even worse in northern Vermont. That June in Peacham, an event took place that was so extraordinary that it was still being cited in the Gazetteer of Vermont in 1849. On 18 June 1816 in Peacham a Mr. Walker got his toe frostbitten so badly that it had to be amputated. The bulk of the migration from Peacham took place from 1840-1860, and the Blanchards were part of it. Hope this helps to explain a little of what we (think) we know from our predecessors. Vince Falter

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I was born and raised in Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin. I just oved from there in July but still have close relatives there. If any one would like more information about any of the cemetaries let me know and I'll see what I can find out. (None of my Blanchards were in Wisconsin). There is also a town called Blanchardville in southwestern Wisconsin. Georgia -- Georgia Buerger (716) 745-3604 1463 Sunrise Lane Youngstown, NY 14174 mailto: gbuerger@wnyip.net http://www.wnyip.net/jbuerger/

Received the following in the mail the other day and thought I would share. Some of the records are for the same people but I copied it just as I received it. Jamestown Cemetary: George E.; 11 Feb 1863; lda Frank B.; 29 Sep 1863; 2y 5m 2d (Children of CB & SA) Fennimore Prairie Cemetary: George W.; large tomb. caretaker thought 4 people burried in it Bethel Cemetary: Edith J.; 31 Jul 1867; 5y 1m 6d; HG & CM? Oakley; 1875-1950 Louisa; 1882-1963 Edwin H.; 23 Jun 1855; 1y 10m 1d; ?CH & HE Boscobel Cemetary: William W.; 26 Sep 1863; 44y 5m 4d; Co K 12 WI Vol GAR; died at Memphis, TN Minerva; wf; d 9 Dec 1866; no age given Claire L.; 1912-1975; married Marie A.; 1914-28 Aug 1933 Ivan J.; 18 Aug 1923-8 Apr 1974; Sgt US Army Shirley M.; 7 Jun 1926 Bethel Cemetary: Reuben DeForest; 1863-1910; son of David and Clarissa; 1st Lt Co C 38th Inf USV Brevetted Captain after Battle of Taal Island of Luzon; 1st Assistant Attorney General of the Phillipine Islands; Sp Am War flag Oscar; 9 Dec 1855; 16d; DL & C Edith V.; 1885-1944 Bert H.; 1878-1957 Emma L.; 1884-1971 David V.; 1883-1949 L. A.; 1876-1949; Leon A. Minnie; wf; 1879-1915 Bethel Cemetary: Gladsa L.; 1897-1916; dau D. L.; David; 31 Oct 1863; age cemented in Clarissa; wf; 19 Apr 1865; 31y 7m 7d Willie C.; 1867-1868; son Ida S.; 1864-1865; dau Paul E.; 1885-1954 Eda L.; 1885-1958 Mary E.; 1861-1943; dau Herbert E.; 1874-1929; son Henry C.; 1858-1929; son Martha E.; 1835-1903; mother Charles A.; 1822-1899; father See Jones. Ella nee Blanchard 1857-1915 Bethel Cemetary: Charles A.; 2 Oct 1822-21 Jul 1899 Martha E.; wf; 28 Sep 1835-3 Aug 1903 Ida S.; 13 Jul 1864-10 Sep 1865 Willie C.; 23 Sep 1867-27 May 1868 Emery; 15 Dec 1840-10 Sep 1911; Co E. 25th Regt WI Vol Mary E.; wf; 2 May 1842-23 Dec 1930; wf Emery Susannah; 19 Jan 1862; age cemented in; wf Emery Reuben D.; 2 Apr 1827-24 Oct 1860 Lucy; 27 Oct 1833-27 Nov 1901 George O.; 10 Sep 1856; 1y 7m 10d; Wm W & Minerva Dau; 8 Apr 1865; 2y 4m 13d; WW & M Charles D.; 1851-1930 Mary; wf; 1860-1929 Happy Hunting! Tiffany Farnsworth Nash 50 Barrett Pkwy Ste 1200-319 Marietta, GA 30066-3332 Email=tnash@mindspring.com Email express to my screen: 12898659@pager.mirabilis.com via ICQ (http://www.mirabilis.com/icqme.html) Web Site: http://www.mindspring.com/~tnash Currently Researching: FARNSWORTH (OH,WV) BLANCHARD (IN,WI) NASH (SC,GA) PARKER (MO,IL,OK,WA)

Maggie wrote: > Here, in brief is the data from Frederick Blanchard's Bible, with > additions from the Billerica Vital Statistics: > Jotham BLANCHARD [Simon, John, Samuel, Thomas] b. Billerica, MA 1750/1; His birth also appears in the Billerica vitals: 1752 Mar 6. This is interesting because his baptism at the 1st Congregational Church there is listed as Mar 1. It seems likely that an error was made in the birth date, rather than the baptism, since Mar 1 was indeed a Sunday that year. > married Abigail CROSBY in Billerica 16 Feb 1773; The marriage is listed in Billerica vitals as 1773 Nov 2. Given the birth date of Jotham Jr, I have a feeling the Bible record might have been fudged for appearance's sake. > died in Lyndeborough 16 > Feb 1831. The Lyndeborough history says 1832, and I think it's based on Jotham's gravestone. I can't remember if I mentioned this earlier. > Vital Statistics. Children born in Lyndeborough were Abigail, Polly, > Rebecca, Crosby, Fanny and Sarah. Perhaps my notes are incorrect, but they show the above "Crosby" as just the middle name of Rebecca. > Their children are Daniel, b. 15 Jul 1798, Lucinda, b 15 Sep 1800... I have exactly the same for the children, except Lucinda. The history of Lyndeborough shows her birthday as the 11th, while the history of Milford shows the 10th. John INDEX Jotham 1752 b Billerica, MA 1998 09 08 Jotham 1774 b Billerica, MA 1998 09 08

BLANCHARD-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > BLANCHARD-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 121 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: Trip to NH and Mass ["John F. Chandler" <JCHBN@CUVMB.CC] > #2 Blanchard burial sites in MA [Stefan & Betsy Burr <burrs@worldne] > #3 Davis Blanchard [Nohitter45@aol.com] > #4 RE: Trip to NH and Mass [Sherry Gould <gould@iamnow.net>] > #5 George[3] Blanchard and his wife S ["John F. Chandler" <JCHBN@CUVMB.CC] > #6 Re: Trip to NH and Mass [Blanchard <blanchac@cadvision.com>] > #7 Trip to NH and Mass [Fletcher Blanchard <fab@klink.net>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from BLANCHARD-D, send a message to > > BLANCHARD-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Trip to NH and Mass > Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 18:12 EDT > From: "John F. Chandler" <JCHBN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU> > To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com > > Some answers for Laurell: > > > Stephen6 Blanchard (Stephen5, Stephen4, Jonathon3, Samuel2, Thomas1,)is > > buried at Wilton Vale End Cemetery. I'll be making a stop there. > > > > 1. Do you know any burial sites for other ancestors listed above? > > The only other one I know about is Samuel[2], buried in the West Parish > burying ground. There may be others. > > > 4. What about the Genealogy Chart of Margaret Blanchard at Andover > > Historical Society? > > I have a copy that Sherry gave me. It's interesting and represents a lot > of work, but it doesn't give references, so you might be better off > concentrating on things like Andover vital records, Essex County probate > files and deeds, and the like. Another thing (which you can probably > look up at home) is the History of Milford by Ramsdell and Colburn, which > includes this line in the genealogy section. > > > 5. Is there a library in Boston area that is famous for genealogy > > material > > that is only located there? > > The New Eng. Hist. Gen. Soc. on Newbury St in Boston is one such. > > If you have specific questions about this line (continuing through one > more generation), I might be able to help. > > John Chandler > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Blanchard burial sites in MA > Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:25:08 -0400 > From: Stefan & Betsy Burr <burrs@worldnet.att.net> > To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Laurel, > How exciting to be going ancestor hunting in MA! I am a descendant of > Thomas1, Samuel2, Jonathan3, Benjamin4, and Benjamin5. By all means go > to Andover, where Samuel is buried. Go first to the Andover Historical > Society, which is in a Blanchard house. They have (or did have) > possession of Samuel Blanchard's actual gravestone, which is one of the > masterpieces of early American gravestone carving. When I first laid > eyes on it, in the 1960's, it was still in the cemetery-- the Hist. Soc. > can tell you which one. At that time in MA you could actually apply to > the authorities to take possession of a proven ancestor's gravestone, or > so I was told. When I saw how beautiful it was-- there is, amazingly, > no wear on the stone at all, and I could still see the thin guideline > marks under each row of letters-- and how vulnerable to vandalism, I was > tempted, but how could I justify depriving others of this beauty? So I > had a plaster replica made by a man from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts > for a couple of hundred dollars. (It hung proudly in my family room for > years, until one day, when we were painting the room, we took it down > and broke it!) Eventually it was vandalized-- someone used it for > target practice. So the Historical Society took it in, or so they said > in a bulletin I got from them. I hope you find it and enjoy it as much > as I did. The man who carved it is known-- but I forget his name. He > was a younger son of a family of gravestone carvers-- they produced some > marvelous stones. His initials are on the stone, as I recall. > It occurs to me to ask if any other of Samuel's descendants are > interested in having a copy? If ten people were interested, perhaps we > could all get together and get someone to make us some copies. Perhaps > you might ask for a reference from the Boston MFA of a first rate > copyist. We should save money by making a package deal. It really is a > special thing-- and the bullet hole did minor damage, as I remember-- > just a round hole which the copyist could probably fill in with wet > plaster before finishing it. > While you're there, ask them what kind of stone was used. It has > worn like-- better than-- iron. > On the subject of our mutual lineage, I've always thought that > Samuel's son Jonathan must have been named after the ship "Jonathan" > that he and his father came over on in 1639, when Samuel was a boy of > 10. His family had a miserable trip, with his stepmother and > step-grandmother dying en route, but think of what a thrill the voyage > would have been for a country boy from Hampshire, England! Samuel named > his first son after himself, but his second son, I like to think, was > named for the most glorious adventure of his life. Here's to adventure! > ---Betsy Blanchard Burr > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Davis Blanchard > Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 23:19:01 EDT > From: Nohitter45@aol.com > To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com > > I am looking for any and/or all info on any and/or all Davis Blanchard's > > Tom > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RE: Trip to NH and Mass > Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 23:50:34 -0400 > From: Sherry Gould <gould@iamnow.net> > To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi Laurell and All, > > You have gotten some excellent advise from others on the list. > > Samuel's grave stone is in the West Parish burying ground. Samuel's burial stone is white granite which was imported from England. It is the oldest dated stone in the burial ground and predates the ground's establishment. The borders are an interesting design which has been analyzed, and the results are on file at the Andover Historical Society. The Andover Historical society is in the Amos Blanchard house/museum and you can visit them online at: > http://www.town.andover.ma.us/commun/research.htm > > > There is a publication of the Historical Society that I have found particularly interesting. It is called "The Sinne of Ignorance", and includes an article about the witch hysteria but more importantly a household list and wonderful map of Andover in 1692. > > Jonathan is buried in the South Parish Burying Yard, Andover MA with his wife Ann. Hers is the oldest stone in that yard. The Historical Society has a map of the yard in the Blanchard file that assists in locating his plot. I put pansy's there last year, let me know if they came back. > > We have not found Thomas' burial site. My brother is insistent it is to be found, I am less than optimistic. He has proven me wrong in the past! > > Like Betsy I descend from Jonathan through Benjamin who went to Hollis rather than Wilton. I do not know where your other two Stephen's are buried but I suspect the first is in Andover. Deborah may be there as well. I think Charlotte's article covers their deaths. > > The New England Historic and Genealogical Library that John mentioned is a wonderful facility. It is quite costly to go for the day, perhaps $10.00 or $15.00 for the day. They do have a ton of information and it is worth it if you go early and stay late. They are open late one evening. You can check their hours at their web page which I do not have the url for. They are located at 101 Newbury Street in Boston and their phone is 617.536.5740 > > That's all I can think of now. If more comes to mind I will send it along. When will you be here? I need to do some work at Newbury Street perhaps we could meet there? > > Best wishes, > Sherry > > ---------- > From: Pmhodges[SMTP:mhodges@mail.fwi.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 1998 9:47 PM > To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Trip to NH and Mass > > Hello Blanchard cousins, > > I find this list most interesting and very factual. Now I would like some > advise. > > I will be traveling to the New England area the end of September just for > genealogy purposes. I want to get the maximum benefit from this trip, so > I have a few questions I'm sure you can answer. > > Stephen6 Blanchard (Stephen5, Stephen4, Jonathon3, Samuel2, Thomas1,)is > buried at Wilton Vale End Cemetery. I'll be making a stop there. > > 1. Do you know any burial sites for other ancestors listed above? > 2. Are there any houses in Wilton or Milford still standing that > ancestors lived in? > 3. Any other sites in New Hampshire or Andover that I should know > about? > 4. What about the Genealogy Chart of Margaret Blanchard at Andover > Historical Society? > 5. Is there a library in Boston area that is famous for genealogy > material > that is only located there? (I'm very fortunate to live close > to Ft Wayne > Library) > > Any information that you might like to add would also be appreciated. > > Thank You > Laurell Hodges > South Whitley, In > mhodges@mail.fwi.com > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: George[3] Blanchard and his wife Sarah > Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 00:12 EDT > From: "John F. Chandler" <JCHBN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU> > To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com > > There's a story floating around that George[3] (George[2], Thomas[1]) > Blanchard had a second wife Sarah (Monroe) in addition to his first > wife Sarah (Basset). I have always been skeptical for various reasons, > such as the fact that Sarah Monroe's father William didn't mention her > in his will. I have just noticed another, even more potent reason to > doubt. Consider the following two facts gleaned from the published > Lexington book of vital records: (1) Sarah Monroe, daughter of William, > was baptized there in 1698/9, at age 15, along with a bunch of siblings, > and (2) Sarah Blanchard, wife of George, was baptized there along with > her husband in 1708. Baptism is something that doesn't get repeated, > as a rule, and especially not in the same church within a space of 10 > years, and on a subject who was not an infant the first time. I > deduce, then, that Sarah Monroe was not married to George Blanchard > before 1708, despite the story we hear so often. End of story. > > John Chandler > > [Index: Sarah (Monroe) 1684 b Cambridge, MA 1998 08 21] > [Index: Sarah (Monroe) 1699 bp Lexington, MA 1998 08 21] > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: Trip to NH and Mass > Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 08:17:44 -0600 > From: Blanchard <blanchac@cadvision.com> > To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com > > Sherry GOULD posted interesting information. I shuddered reading about > how dreadful people can be - re: 1692 Andover, MA witch hunts. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Trip to NH and Mass > Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 11:45:40 -0400 > From: Fletcher Blanchard <fab@klink.net> > To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi Laurel - > > You probably have received the URL for the NEHGS but here it is. > > http://www.channel1.com/users/nehgs/index.htm > > I have only been there once but highly recommend that you take > the "T" (subway) into the city. Last summer when we had our > 'micro reunion', I drove from near North Andover, parked in the > Commons parking garage and found my way to Newbury St. > John or Sherry can give you more advice but I think that my next > trip will be by subway. When I lived in NH, I was used to driving > around Boston but since I have been a country boy for the past > 11 years, my city driving skills have diminished <G>. Have a great trip! > Fletch

Re the discussion about which Jotham Blanchard married Ruhama [Amy] Smith: I think this Jotham was the son of Jotham Blanchard and Abigail Crosby. The Blanchard Bible of Frederick Blanchard, researched by my cousin, Mike Cambre, gives Frederick's birth as 8 Oct 1805, in Lyndeborough, NH. He died 5 Sep 1850 in Baton Rouge, LA. His father is given as Jotham Blanchard, Jr, born 9 Feb 1774 in New Hampshire. His mother is given as Amy [Ruhama] Smith, born February 1778 in Milford. The Bible gives Jotham Blanchard, Sr's birth as 1751 in Billerica, and his wife is Abigail Crosby. This Jotham and Abigail can be found in the Billerica Vital Statitics. Their three eldest children were born there, including Jotham Jr. The family moved to Lyndeborough, NH, after 1778. Here, in brief is the data from Frederick Blanchard's Bible, with additions from the Billerica Vital Statistics: Jotham BLANCHARD [Simon, John, Samuel, Thomas] b. Billerica, MA 1750/1; married Abigail CROSBY in Billerica 16 Feb 1773; died in Lyndeborough 16 Feb 1831. Abigail died 30 Jul, 1818, in Lyndeborough. She was the daughter of Ephraim Crosby of Billerica. Children Jotham, b. 9 Feb 1774, Asa, b. 30 Nov 1775, and Ephraim, b. 1 Mar 1778, were born in Billerica. Their births are noted in Billerica Vital Statistics. Children born in Lyndeborough were Abigail, Polly, Rebecca, Crosby, Fanny and Sarah. Jotham Blanchard, Jr. was born 9 Feb 1774 in Billerica, MA. He died 21 Jan 1847 in Lyndeborough. He married Ruhama [Amy] SMITH 17 Aug 1796, in Amherst. [Which, from previous discussion I now know was Amherst, NH]. Their children are Daniel, b. 15 Jul 1798, Lucinda, b 15 Sep 1800, Charles b. 13 Mar 1803, Frederick b. 8 Oct 1805, Cyrus b. 3 Nov 1808, Jotham b. 19 Apr 1811, and Asa b. 12 June 1813. What do you all think? Is this correct? Maggie

This is from "The Bent Family in America", by Allen H. Bent, printed by David Clapp & Sons, Boston, 1900. Pg. 11 "John Bent, first of the name in America, was born in Penton- Grafton, England, in November, 1596 (while Elizabeth was still Queen), came to America in his forty-second year, and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts, where he remained until his death, Sept. 27, 1672, ae. 76. (His will and inventory will be found elsewhere.) He married in England about 1624, Martha _____, who died in Sudbury, May 15, 1679, well along in years. " John Bent's will can be found on Pg. 257 under the title, "Will of John Bent of Sudbury, Mass. , 1672." Names mentioned in the transcription are, "martha my beloved wife", "my oldest sonne Peter Bent", "my sonne Joseph Bent", "John Bent my sonne", "Agnis Rice my daughter", "my daughter martha How", "Hannah Bent the daughter of my sonne John Bent", "John How the oldest sonne of my daughter martha", "Peter Bent the oldest sonne of Peter Bent my sonne", "John Rice the sonne of my daughter agnis Rice", and "Henery Rice and John Stone shall be overseers to this my will". John Bent's Inventory, 1672 (pgs. 259, 260), contains no mention of "martha". The "Children of John and Martha" (the first five born in Penton- Grafton, the last two in Sudbury, Mass.) are listed on Pg. 13, all with only a single given name (as might be expected), so provide no clue as to the true birth name of "martha". The narratives accompanying the discussions of "martha's" last five children who survived to adulthood, make interesting reading but again, offer no clues. Other than a brief mention of Thomas Blanchard as having married (2nd) in England, Agnes (Bent) Barnes and the fatefull voyage of the Jonathan, the only other Blanchards noted are: Rev. Jonathan Blanchard, born in Rockingham, VT, married Mary Avery Bent and was Pres. of Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. (1846-1860) and Pres. of Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill (1860-1882), as has been reported to this List . Sarah Anne (Blanchard) Hall, mother of Eunice B. Hall who married Samuel Bartlett Bent in 1865. Fletch

Hi all, I noticed in the Sep-Oct 1998 issue of the NEHGS newsmagazine Nexus a query for: BLANCHARD -- Seek first w., par., anc. of Thomas BLANCHARD, b. Clatford, Hampshire, England, ca. 1590; d. Charlestown, Mass., 1 May 1654. Thomas & fam. emigrated to New England ca.1639. -- Carolyn Bush, 5718 Fulton Cir., Norcross, GA 30093. Sherry or John may want to contact her to offer help or to share in any information or names of researchers her query to the New England Historic Genalogical Society may turn up. I am glad to see the increased exchange of information in the newsgroup lately. Best wishes.