I'm glad to see the list activity picking up a bit. 20 June 1998 was the 2nd anniversary of our List which started at RmGate in 1996 and moved to RootsWeb on 24 May 1997. I renewed our sponsorship at RootsWeb for BLANCHARD-L so our fare has been paid for another year. I suggest that any of you who wish to make a contribution to RootsWeb can do so by sending any amount you wish to: RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative P.O. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 Please make sure your name and e-mail address are on the check! You can also use a charge card to make your donation. In either case, complete information about RootsWeb can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html I know that many of you subscribe to several RootsWeb mail lists and probably contribute to their support. If you do choose to help support RootsWeb on behalf of B-L, you might mention that when you contact them. Many listowners have 'tag lines' added at the end of all messages that are posted and typically one of these might say, "Proud supporter of RootsWeb" and may include their mail address or URL. I personally prefer to cut down on the paper clutter and choose to send out a reminder from time to time that RootsWeb could use your help. Since moving to RootsWeb, I can recall only one member who was offended by my suggestion that RootsWeb depends on the generosity of their users, but remember, your ticket for B-L is paid in full. Fletch

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

Sherry GOULD posted interesting information. I shuddered reading about how dreadful people can be - re: 1692 Andover, MA witch hunts.

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 It is important to contact them ahead of time to arrange your visit if you want to view the oversized items that are stored in the basement. I have learned from experience to ask for the person in charge to ensure that someone will be available to get you those items. They have files of information on the Blanchard family. One item of particular interest to me are the columns by Charlotte H Abbott, "Historical Andover," printed in the Andover Townsman in the late 1800's. She mentions the difficulty tracing the deeds for the old Blanchard homes. I believe the deeds are all indexed in books there as well and I have not as yet researched them. Because of the close proximity to Blanchards (now Haggarts, I believe) pond you can guess the general location of Samuel's original house. Charlotte refers to someone moving the houses around if memory serves me correctly. 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

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

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]

I am looking for any and/or all info on any and/or all Davis Blanchard's Tom

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

Hi John and All, This name has appeared on the Colby discussion list. The ancestry that is provided does not explain the given name of Blanchard. Any thoughts? Sherry ---------- From: Ronald Colby[SMTP:rmcolby@micro-net.com] Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 4:53 PM To: COLBY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [COLBY-L] Fw: Blanchard Colby 1793 Oxford, NH Sherry & Bob Does this help Wills signed off, gone to the reunion. Ron ---------- Date: Wednesday, 12 August 1998 10:27:59 From: Wilson Roberts To: Ronald Colby Subject: Re: Blanchard Colby 1793 Oxford, NH On Tue, 11 Aug 98 18:55:01 PDT, you wrote: >What is this Blanchards ancestry? >Ron > Ancestors of Blanchard Colby Jr - Aug 12 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST GENERATION 1. Blanchard Colby Jr. SECOND GENERATION 2. Blanchard Colby was born on Aug 10 1793 in Orford, NH. He was married to Lydia Mace in 1826. 3. Lydia Mace was born in 1806. Blanchard Colby and Lydia Mace had the following children: 1 i. Blanchard Colby Jr. ii. Eliza Colby. iii. Mary Colby. iv. Annette Colby. v. Judson Colby. vi. Malcolm Edward Colby was born on Apr 30 1835 in Jay, Essex Co., NY. He died on Apr 10 1911 in Ogdens, St Lawrence Co., NY. vii. John Clark Colby was born on Mar 8 1839. viii. Emma Colby. ix. Martha Colby. THIRD GENERATION 4. Ruben Colby was born on Jan 24 1774 in Sandown, N.H.. He was married to Judith Webster Corliss in Alexandria, NH. 5. Judith Webster Corliss was born on Mar 23 1773. Ruben Colby and Judith Webster Corliss had the following children: 2 i. Blanchard Colby. FOURTH GENERATION 8. John Colby was born on Feb 20 1733 in Amesbury, Ma. He died on Jun 26 1798. Vital Records to 1850, Amesbury, Ma 9. Elizabeth (Colby) was born in 1733. She has reference number FTJ#603. John Colby and Elizabeth (Colby) had the following children: 4 i. Ruben Colby. Prepared by: Wilson H. Roberts 641 N. 68th Ln. #94 Phoenix, Az 85043 (602)936-8362 willr@netzone.com SOURCES ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== Visit a Colby home page: http://www.iamnow.net/Bradford/Brdcolby.htm http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/o/u/Sherry-L-Gould/GENE7-0001.html http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rcolby/colby_ft.htm http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/h/o/Nancy-E-Shockey/index.html http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/l/Robert-C-Colby-jr/index.html

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

Caleb BLANCHARD who lived in R.I. then Wilna, then Diane, NY, was the son of Isaac BLANCHARD, c1775-1860 & Patience Hall?, who lived with Shakers in CT. Caleb had 3 brothers, Robert, Sherman, & Daniel Blanchard. He married Penelope ALDRICH in 1825. She was born in 1800, died in 1862, in Diane, Lewis Co, NY. I believe Penelope ALDRICH's parents might be Jonathan ALDRICH, died 1860, & Amelia JAMES Does anyone connect with these? Any help is most appreciated. Shirley

Penny wrote: > either don't have, never had or lost, Samuel Blanchard, (b.14 jan > 1715-6, married to Ruth Tenney), date of death. The births of their children are recorded in Andover until 1769, as well as the marriages of their daughters until 1773. Rumor has it that they moved to New Hampshire about 1778, but I don't know exactly where. Their deaths may be recorded somewhere in NH, but I'm afraid I don't have that info, and neither does the Tenney genealogy published in 1904. By the way, Samuel was born in 1716/7, not 1715/6, according to the Andover vital records. John [Index: Samuel 1717 b Andover, MA 1998 08 18]

In a message dated 98-08-17 23:37:08 EDT, blanchac@cadvision.com wrote: > Hello all genealogy researchers, hope everyone had a good summer. I > have found BLANCHARD-L fairly quiet - have I been disconnected? > > Many of you probably already know of the Acadian Reunion in August 1999, > mostly in Lafayette, Louisiana, if not, look up the following web page. > > http://www.acadian.org/genealogy/congres.html > > Martha > Funny thing, I was thinking the same thing yesterday. Best wishes. jututtle@aol.com (John Tuttle)

Hello all genealogy researchers, hope everyone had a good summer. I have found BLANCHARD-L fairly quiet - have I been disconnected? Many of you probably already know of the Acadian Reunion in August 1999, mostly in Lafayette, Louisiana, if not, look up the following web page. http://www.acadian.org/genealogy/congres.html Martha

Here are Pat's responses to some of your posts on this list. Tom -- To "jblight@redshift.com" [John Light] of 25 Jun 1998 Re PSALTER S. BLANCHARD of NY, OH, IN & LaSalle Co., IL: He & 2nd wife Phoebe had just 9 children. The daughter who married George GREEN was Achsah M. & the daughter who married "E.L." BERRIER may be Eunice Lois who m 1876 "George" BERRIER [according the LaSalle Co. marriage book E:85. The child A.G. is probably the "Alva" or "Alba" G. who had ran a drugstore in Cornell, IL with his brother Milton according to Biographical & Genealogical Record of LaSalle Co., IL; Chicago, IL, Lewis Publ. Co., 1900; v2:584-6. --->Have you corresp. about Psalter with Patricia R. Griffith, 3507 Cannonade Loop S Owensboro, KY 42303-2446 [as of 1991] --Would be happy to exchange further data via snail-mail... ****************** To "Shaw110@buffnet.net" [Sue B. Shaw] of 1 Jul 1998 Re JOSEPHINE BLANCHARD, dau of Levi & Hannah (Richardson) -- --Guardianship in Bristol Co., MA probate [LDS film #558,132] -1871, 2 Oct: [I did not make note of the name of the gdn.] -1878, 24 May: Account was filed by her gdn Joseph W. Capron. -1881, 5 Feb: Account filed for Josephine Blanchard MASON, wife of Frederick... -->Have no data on Melissa's husband Roscoe Tucker & did not know Melissa had a first marriage to a "Gould"... ************** To "tlmathew@seidata.com" [Laura & Tom Mathews] of 23 Jun 1998 Re DAVID BLANCHARD of 1800-1810 Luzerne/Bradford Co., PA: The evidence is getting stronger that this David was in Preble Co., OH by 1820 & died there not long after, leaving a widow & a number of children whose identities have been reconstructed from deed, marriage & other records. You may wish to contact a desc. of the Preble Co. group-- -->Richard L. Blanchard, 2215 Allendale Rd. Montgomery, AL 36111-1015 INDEX DAVID 1800-10 res Luzerne/Bradford Co., PA 1998 8 11 JOSEPHINE 1871 gdnshp Bristol Co., MA 1998 8 11 PSALTER S. 1850 res LaSalle Co., IL 1998 8 11 -- >>>Thomas A. Wilde, IBSSG . . . . . . . . . . . Proud RootsWeb Donor<<< Chesapeake, Virginia . . . . . . . . Email: <mailto:wildeman@pinn.net> ICQ#: 3951633 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AOL Inst.Msgr: "wildeirish" Listowner of the following RootsWeb Mailing Lists: GRANTHAM-L WILDE-L WOODHOUSE-L Coordinator . . . . . . . . Dakota County, Minnesota (MNGENWEB Project)

Hi Penny and All, I don't have it either, and it is not in the Andover VR's. Do you have it John? Sherry ---------- From: pkp33[SMTP:pkp33@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Friday, August 07, 1998 2:24 PM To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Samuel Blanchard As a long time member of the list, very quiet, but very interested. I have finally been able to connect the Samuel Blanchard, Tenney and Gould (Goold)families to my Knowlton family. Sherry's wonderful genealogy leaves off just before mine begins.In checking and rechecking it seems I either don't have, never had or lost, Samuel Blanchard, (b.14 jan 1715-6, married to Ruth Tenney), date of death. Rather than going back to all the vital record books, I though I would lay myself to the mercies of the list. Please does anyone have it. Penny PS. Fletcher, guess what? We are related. The Sarah Gould family had Fletcher, Flecher and everyother spelling. Guess you knew that, didn't you. P

As a long time member of the list, very quiet, but very interested. I have finally been able to connect the Samuel Blanchard, Tenney and Gould (Goold)families to my Knowlton family. Sherry's wonderful genealogy leaves off just before mine begins.In checking and rechecking it seems I either don't have, never had or lost, Samuel Blanchard, (b.14 jan 1715-6, married to Ruth Tenney), date of death. Rather than going back to all the vital record books, I though I would lay myself to the mercies of the list. Please does anyone have it. Penny PS. Fletcher, guess what? We are related. The Sarah Gould family had Fletcher, Flecher and everyother spelling. Guess you knew that, didn't you. P

I'd like to correspond with anyone having Blanchard ancestors in the area of Plymouth, VT. -Joy

Hi All, On June 5, 1998 I received an e-mail from Eulea Davenport inquiring as to whether we might descend from the same Joshua Blanchard from Washington, NH. She was very interested in learning the origins of our Rhoda Colby who she had been told was an "indian girl". It was after her contact I found our Rhoda, and gladly shared this find with my new cousin. Since that time we shared info, gedcom's photo's etc back and forth. Eulea was very interested in seeing the combined gedcom of our lines. Unfortunately she had to wait on us younger members to get our acts together. Even more unfortunately she was not given the time it took us. I finally sent off my package to Eulea three days ago only to receive this message today. I am forwarding this message to the list for several reasons. First, I wanted Eulea to be preserved in our data base Descendants of Charles Warren Blanchard Generation No. 1 1. Charles Warren11 Blanchard (Frederick Harvey10, Freeman Silas9, Silas8, Joshua Moore7, Joshua6, Joshua5, Benjamin4, Jonathan3, Samuel2, Thomas1) was born November 19, 1920 in Beaver Creek, Benton, OR (Source: Eulea Davenport, Gedcom.), and died August 06, 1992 in Prineville, Crook, OR (Source: Obituary, The Bulletin, Bend). He married (1) Saundra Jones. He married (2) Eulea Aladine Spencer February 14, 1942 in Vancouver, Clark, WA. Eulea was born November 13, 1925 in Mackey, Custer, ID. He married (3) Roberta Levin February 09, 1984 in Reno, Washoe, NV. Notes for Charles Warren Blanchard: !DEATH: Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Prineville, Crook, OR !BURIAL: Obituary, The Bulletin, Bend, OR;BURIED Jefferson Cem., Jefferson, OR. !MILITARY: #654-72-62 Selective Service Board--enlisted 6-20-42 active duty 7-28-42. 21 NCB CBRD 98th NCB Boatswains Mate second class. Discharged October 1945 C1260087 (Navy SEEBEES)World War II. Discharge Recorded Prineville, OR Series C Recorded Bk 4, pg 385 SOCIAL SECURITY #540-16-0150 !OCCUPATION: School bus driver, logger, cat skinner, Lumber mill, truck driver, operated log peeler !SOURCE: Eulea Davenport, 123 Sw Cleveland, Bend, OR 97702, X-wife Notes for Eulea Aladine Spencer: NOTES: !BIRTH: Eulea Davenport, Bend, OR-copy of birth certificate !MARRIAGE: Eulea Davenport, Bend, OR -- copies of marriage and Divorce papers. !WORKED: 25 years USDA, Deschutes National Forest, Bend, OR Retired 4/30/94 Oregon Technical Institute 1968-1969 Oregon Extension Unit, Burnett box factory, Winery Laundry, Restaurant, picked hops, beans, cherries, !HEALTH: Diabetes, Asthma, Glaucoma, Osteoporosis, Retinopathy, lung disease. Three children were born to Charles and Eulea. There were no children from the other two marriages. Secondly, I wanted to send this reminder that we never know how much time we are given to accomplish our tasks. I am consoled by my belief that Eulea now has the answers to the questions we all seek. I am thankful that I was given two months to learn from her of our western cousins and to receive her gedcom. Eulea will be buried two months to the day from our first contact. In fond memory, Sherry ---------- From: Eulea A Davenport[SMTP:ed711@juno.com] Sent: Sunday, August 02, 1998 1:49 PM To: spencerd@inacom.com Cc: slyfam@saipan.netpci.com; mrobbins@netpci.com; DJDeGraw@aol.com; LBarrie818@aol.com; bblanchard@conknet.com; gould@iamnow.net Subject: Eulea Davenport Dear Folks It is my sad responsibility to advise you that Eulea passed away on July 31, 1998 of complications from diabetes. She is being buried at the Twins Oaks Cemetery , Albany, Or. on Wed. August 5th. At this time we do not know who will be continuing her geneology research. Lynn Spencer note: I have deleted some personal information from Lynn's message included to keep contact for future genealogical work. Sherry Index: Charles Warren b 1920 Beaver Creek, OR 1998 8 2 Eulea Aladine [SPENCER] b 1925 Mackey, Custer, ID 1998 8 2

Maria Blanchan who married Anthony Crispel 31 Jan 1660 Mannheim, Baden Wurttemburg is my ancestor. Her parents Matthew Blanchan and Madeline Joire m 15 Oct 1633, RC Churc Armentieres, France. Matthew son of Leonin Blanchan and Isabeau LeRoy. Thanks to anyone descending from these families who would like to exchange info. Agnes Cloninger agnes@macconnect.com