HI! I'm looking for information/hints/clues on the family of Peleg Blanchard. According to the 1880 Fed census of Iowa, Peleg Blanchard's birthplace is listed as Vermont, as is his parents. Peleg was born approx 1832. Thanks! Ramona

My Blanchards following Ira (b. 5-11-1787) and his daughter Mahala (b. 2-27-1823). What particularly caught my eye is your mention of Delavan, WI. I have 2 letters written from Delavan, WI to Mahala - one in 1856 and the other in 1860. The letter dated 1856 was written by Cyntha B. & Samual K. Gregory (perhaps a daughter of Willard?). The other was written by Willard Blanchard with a short note from Charlton M. Gregory. This is the first mention I've seen of "Delavan, WI" and the first I've been able tie in these names with the rest of the family. I'd be more than happy to scan these letters for anyone wanting a copy. Just let me know. And Sue, thanks so much for your post! Judy Palmaffy ancestors@cbd.net -----Original Message----- From: BLANCHARD-D-request@rootsweb.com <BLANCHARD-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: BLANCHARD-D@rootsweb.com <BLANCHARD-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, May 30, 1998 9:46 AM Subject: BLANCHARD-D Digest V98 #86

Hi All, I've been rather busy of late and quiet on the list as a result. I am aware that I have several requests for the Blanchard booklets to fill. I wanted to let you know that we are leaving today for 10 days in WI to see our daughter and the newest family member, Jackson Adams Stone (a descendant of Gregory Stone of Cambridge). Peace to all and happy searches, Sherry

Hi- Here is info that I have on Reuben and Amelia from "Blanchard of RI " by Adelaide Blanchard Crandall pp 22-23 Reuben Blanchard ( son of John) b 2-1-1762 in W Greenwich RI as given in Clarendon, VT records. The family in Victory, NY gave this date 2-8-1760 and the birth of his wife Amy ? c. 1763. They have his death as 1828 but they did not have the first names, just "father and mother". Their names are shown in a record of births of their first and second children in Clarendon, VT. IOt is not known whether this man went on to Victory or not. At least four of his children did. They are in a list ( kept in the top bureau drawer) given me by Myrttie Parsons at N Victory, NY in the summer of 1936 as follows: Ira b. 5-11-1787 at Clarendon, VT Reuben, Jr. b. 4-18-1790 "" Oliver b. 1793 Electa b. 1797 Benjamin b. 1799 Amelia b. 1801 Caleb b. 1805 Amasa b. 1809 Following info on his father John p 14 John Blanchard (son of Theophilus) m. Abigail? It seems certain that this John who went to Clarendon VT . Mr. Clinton Blanchard ( # 830 ) thinks so. He has done much work on this matter, telephoning to Delevan, WI, Seymour, MO, Harvard, Ill., sending his secretary to look for the long incscription on the stone of Willard Blanchard etc. I got hte records on Johns family from town clerk in Clarendon VT, going there myself in 1936 but finding no trace of Blanchards ever living there....except these records ...they did however record the births of all their children. Elizabeth b. 8-27-1757 Coventry, RI Caleb b. 8-8-1759 " " Reuben b. 2-5-1762 W Grinege, RI John Jr. b. 1-5-1764 Coventry, RI Clark b. 5-20-1766 " " Theophilus ( son of William) more to follow. Hope this helps! Sue in Buffalo

Searching for information about the line of Rheuben Blanchard, father of Amelia. Amelia was born in Rutland, VT in 1801. Carol Church

Carol wrote: >Searching for information about the line of Rheuben Blanchard, father of >Amelia. Amelia was born in Rutland, VT in 1801. There was a Reuben Blancher enumerated in Clarendon, VT in 1800, aged 26-45, with apparently a wife and 5 children. That's in the same county, but I don't know if it's the same Reuben. There were lots of Blanchards listed in Rutland, but no Reuben. It's conceivable that Eber Blanchard of Rutland had a son Reuben (the census shows a male aged 16-26 living with Eber), but no other possibilities are suggested by the census. John [Index: Reuben 1800 cens Clarendon, VT 1998 05 29] [Index: Eber 1800 cens Rutland, VT 1998 05 29]

Donna wrote: > Simon Blanchard born April 3, 1784 in Boxborough, Ma. died July 1, 1867 ... I am astonished to see anyone is actually interested in these folks -- they are only five generations back from me, so we would be 3rd cousins. Two small corrections for Simon: although the Blanchard farm was in the area that had been set off to Boxborough in 1783, the family elected to remain part of the town of Littleton, so he was technically born in Littleton, and that's where the birth was recorded. Also, although the Boxborough history lists his death as July 1, the state vital records show it as June 21, and so does the inscription on his tomb. Simon had three wives in all and two children by his first, and most of the offspring lived to a ripe old age. Lucy Hager (the author of the Boxborough book) says his health was delicate, but took good care of himself, which would explain how he lived to 83. His 3rd wife was considerably younger and was still living in 1890 when the Boxborough book was written, and I haven't yet found out when or where she died. She remarried after Simon died. > They had 8 children to this marriage: Calvin > Blanchard born abt 1814 & died abt 1819, Two more corrections. According to Hager, there was a 9th child, a daughter who lived only two weeks. Also, Calvin was born in 1818 and died in 1822. His birth was not recorded, but his age at death was given as 4. > Joseph K. Blanchard born 1815 & The K stands for Keyes, by the way. He married Mary Ann Culver, and they were both born on exactly the same day: 1815 Jul 18. > Sarah Blanchard born > April 10, 1820 & died between 1848 - 1914, she married October 12, 1842 in > Princeton, Ma. , husband unknown, Actually, the marriage was in Boxborough (or at least was recorded there instead of Princeton). Her husband was Leonard Chandler, and they are my 2g gp's. I'm puzzled by the odd range given for her death, but that is correct: she died in 1903. I could go on and on, but I will just note one thing more... > Luke Blanchard born January 17, 1826 in Boxborough, Luke was a well-to-do businessman and erected a monument to Luther and Calvin Blanchard, the brothers who were in the skirmish at Concord on 1775 Apr 19 (and Luther was the fifer of the Acton company of Minutemen and the first American wounded there). Luke also published a book memorializing the brothers, and Sherry Gould found a copy and has entrusted it to me. (Thanks, Sherry!) If anyone would like to go into more detail on this family, I'd be happy to do so. Probably privately, since this is unlikely to be of general interest. I know I said I would end back there, but I just spotted a couple more corrections to make: > Simon Blanchard's parents are: Calvin Blanchard born Feb. 27, 1754, & died > 1799 in Boxborough, Ma. he married Abigall Reed. Actually, it was 1800, and the Blanchard farm was still technically in Littleton even then. > Simon Blanchard's parents are: Joseph Blanchard born May 7, 1686 , he > married Elizabeth Whittemore. Actually, that was March, not May. The year was recorded as 1685/6. John Chandler

Hello: Has anybody on this list any information as to how BLANCHARD may have become BLANCETT or BLANSETT. Norman Blansett Pocahontas, Arkansas

Recently there was a discussion of whether Capt. Simon Blanchard married a GUY or a GRAY (first name Margaret). I got a query from Rannie Blanchard which caused me to look in my files. My grandfather Milton Eugene Blanchard took some notes on family genealogy on one of his return visits to Peacham, some time before his death in 1934. He has a lot of names of descendants of the Benjamin-5 Blanchard of Hollis, N.H. who moved to Peacham in the 1780's. (Thomas-1, Samuel-2, Jonathan-3, Benjamin-4, Benjamin-5.) According to his notes, our ancestor, Capt. Simon "married a Guy". His older brother Reuben also married a Guy-- sister to the Margaret who married Simon. I believe I have seen other references to the Guys of Peacham, perhaps in the book "People of Peacham," by Elsie Choate, which was written at least a generation ago.--Betsy Blanchard Burr

Hi this is Donna Anyone else looking for Simon Blanchard & Mary Keyes here is some information that I found on the family tree maker. Simon Blanchard born April 3, 1784 in Boxborough, Ma. died July 1, 1867 in Boxborough, Ma. Married to Mary Keyes on October 27, 1814. Mary was born 1791 died October 23, 1863. They had 8 children to this marriage: Calvin Blanchard born abt 1814 & died abt 1819, Joseph K. Blanchard born 1815 & died 1888, he married April 7, 1840 wife unknown, Sarah Blanchard born April 10, 1820 & died between 1848 - 1914, she married October 12, 1842 in Princeton, Ma. , husband unknown, Mary Ann Blanchard born July 27, 1822 & died between 1850 -1916, she married November 28, 1844, husband unknown, Luke Blanchard born January 17, 1826 in Boxborough, Ma.& died between 1870 - 1918, he married April 8, 1858 in Acton, Ma. wife unknown, Elizabeth Blanchard born abt 1819 & died between 1838 - 1916, married September 28, 1852, husband unknown, Caroline Blanchard, John Blanchard. Facts: Abt. 1799 learned cooper's trade in Littleton from Joseph Fletcher Abt. 1808 returned to Boxborough to work trade and farm hops. Abt. 1833 his farm was over 400 acres, extending into Acton and perhaps largest in county. Abt. 1863 buried in family tomb in West Acton. Simon Blanchard's parents are: Calvin Blanchard born Feb. 27, 1754, & died 1799 in Boxborough, Ma. he married Abigall Reed. Calvin Blanchard's parents are: Simon Blanchard born October 6, 1728 , he married Sarah. Simon Blanchard's parents are: Joseph Blanchard born May 7, 1686 , he married Elizabeth Whittemore. Mary Keyes Parents are: Joseph Keyes & Sarah Boyden. Enjoy Donna!!

-----Original Message----- From: BLANCHARD-D-request@rootsweb.com <BLANCHARD-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: BLANCHARD-D@rootsweb.com <BLANCHARD-D@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 10:00 AM Subject: BLANCHARD-D Digest V98 #78 Looking for Simon Blanchard, who was married to Mary Keyes, in Middlesex Co. MA in the early 1800's. LaFrench & Mike

The URL for the LOC NUCMC is correct. Be sure to write "nucmc" in the address. Fletch http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html

Hi, again, While checking on my Otis ancestors who were victims of the Indian attack on Dover on 28 June 1689, I came across two Blanchard names in Emma Lewis Coleman's 1925 book "New England Captives Carried to Canada Between 1677 and 1760 During the French and Indian Wars." They were: Thomas BLANCHARD, b. August 1699, son of Thomas and Ruth (Adams) Blanchard. He and Nathan CROSS were captured at Dunstable on Saturday Sept. 4, 1724 "They were making turpentine in the forest on the north side of Nashua River where there were no houses and every night they crossed the river to sleep. On this Saturday when they did not come back from work an alarm was given and ten men went out to seek them. By certain marks on trees they knew that they had been captured and that it could not have been long before because the turpentine was still spreading over the ground, the barrel hoops having been cut. One of the pursuing party suggested following by a circuitous route to avoid an ambush, but his plan was rejected, which, alas! caused the death of all but the careful one. The Indians were waiting. "The N.E. Courant said: 'yesterday arrived an Express from Dunstable with Advice, that on Saturday last 2 men of that Town being missing and suppos'd to be taken by the Indians, a Scout of 11 men went in quest of them, who were fir'd upon by about 30 of the Enemy and 9 of them kill'd. The other two made their Escape tho' one of them was pretty much wounded'" "The Indians were ambushed at a brook near Thornton's Ferry in Merrimack. "The grave of the victims is in the old church-yard near the State Line and the stone in memory of Mr. Thomas Lund is inscribed" "'This man with seven more that lies in this grave was slew all in a day by the Indians. "Cross and Blanchard were taken to Canada and redeemed by their own exertions after one year's confinement. The historian of Dunstable says that they worked out their redemption by building a sawmill, as did Sawyer of Worcester and Hall of Exeter in 1706 and Huntoon and Gilman of Kingston in 1710." This incident occurred near the end of the Three Years' War or Dummers' War. William BLANCHARD was taken prisoner in King George's War and was confined in the Quebec prison, built of stone, two stories high and 150 feet long. Four Journals were written in that place, mostly records of suffering, sickness and death. The Journal of an anonymous mate of the English ship "Adventure," which had been captured by two French men-of -war, mentions William Blanchard as a captive. On 16 June 1748, between Hinsdale and Fort Dummer, William Blanchard of Dunstable, Henry Stevens Jr. of Chelmsford, Benjamin Osgood of Billerica, Joel Johnson of Woburn, Mark Perkins of Concord and Matthew Wyman of Lancaster were captured. The French account says that on July fifth (N.S.) three war parties brought in six prisoners and five scalps. They had united in striking a blow near Northfield. The six prisoners, soldiers of Captain Willard's company, were of a group who were marching toward Fort Dummer (the first English settlement in Vermont, built in 1724 near the site of Brattleborough). At their first camping-place, they were surprised, stripped of their arms and most of their clothing. Blanchard, Osgood, Johnson and Wyman apparently were held by the Indians for a longer time than the others before being turned over to the French. They were made to run the gauntlet. An account of sundry English prisoners brought from Louisbourg in Canada on Oct. 6, 1748, on the schooner "Britannicus," includes the names of Blanchard, Osgood, Perkins and Wyman. Osgood reached Billerica Oct. 15, but, exhausted by poor food and abuse, he soon died. The others were called "feeble, emaciated and unfit for labour," even comparatively short as was their captivity. Index: Thomas 1724 Ind cptv Dunstable, MA 1998 5 22 William 1748 Ind cptv Dunstable, MA 1998 5 22

We are looking out for the Blanchard side of our family. We are in the Pallatiah and Mary Blanchard side. We would like to know anything you may have on the family. Thanks, Cathy Brown

Daniel wrote: > The page acts weird, if you open it, it comes up, then the tripod homepage > comes up over it, so you need to back up to see it. Doesn't sound like any web page I've seen. What's the URL? > I have a problem > with some info on your web page. First Blanchards in America "In North > America, the first English immigrants of the family name BLANCHARD were Agnes > Blanchard who settled in Massachusetts in 1639; Thomas Blanchard who settled > in New England in 1652" Indeed, that's not right. > OK here is my info on it. Agnes was the Second Wife > of Thomas, who came to America in 1629 and lived in Charlestown, On the north > side of Boston, Thomas's first wife was Elizabeth, who dies on the voyage to > America, Agnes maiden name was Brent. Elizabeth had a child during the > voyage, who died days later. Some of this is right, but garbled. Agnes was the 2nd wife, but she was a BENT, and she died on the voyage, and the child who died on the voyage was likely the one born in England the year before. Elizabeth died in 1636. > Thomas was one of four children believed to be > the children of Pierre Jean BLANCHARD. Pierre Jean was Believed to be a > Huguenot, and fled France for religious freedom. He had four children (all > this is speculative, this about Pierre Jean) So far, all the evidence I've seen about Thomas indicates that he came from a Blanchard line that had been in England for many years. A former member of this list once claimed that he either had or expected to get some evidence for a Huguenot connection, but nothing turned up here. The speculation has an obvious basis (the name "Blanchard" is clearly of French origin, and there are Blanchards in France to this day), but there is apparently no evidence to back it up, and there were certainly Blanchards in various parts of England for centuries before Thomas showed up. John Chandler PS: I haven't made any index entries for this posting -- this stuff has all been discussed here before.

OK The page acts weird, if you open it, it comes up, then the tripod homepage comes up over it, so you need to back up to see it. Next, I have a problem with some info on your web page. First Blanchards in America "In North America, the first English immigrants of the family name BLANCHARD were Agnes Blanchard who settled in Massachusetts in 1639; Thomas Blanchard who settled in New England in 1652" OK here is my info on it. Agnes was the Second Wife of Thomas, who came to America in 1629 and lived in Charlestown, On the north side of Boston, Thomas's first wife was Elizabeth, who dies on the voyage to America, Agnes maiden name was Brent. Elizabeth had a child during the voyage, who died days later. Thomas was one of four children believed to be the children of Pierre Jean BLANCHARD. Pierre Jean was Believed to be a Huguenot, and fled France for religious freedom. He had four children (all this is speculative, this about Pierre Jean) The four being Thomas(1600-1654) Pierre(peter)(?-?) Joseph(?-?), and John, I believe is the fourth Sibling. Joseph came to America two years prior to Thomas from England in 1637. I'm not sure about peter, but I believe I read somewhere that he was a land owner in England, and found it unprofitable to move to the colonies. And I Have no idea about John. Now Fletcher is a descendant of Joseph I do believe, and I have found many decadents of Thomas. Descendants Now here is my speculation. The acadian Blanchards are a descendant of Gulllieme Blanchard, who was Born in France, I believe is what I was told. The area of France being similar, could the two, Pierre Jean and Guillemette, be related? And in what way? This again is only a theory, but it would tie a bunch of families together. I do know my entire Family had lived on the Southshore of boston for over two hundred years, and record were kept very well, including grave sites. Well, I guess this is all for now. Thanks for your time. Daniel Blanchard

First - I must thank Mr. Fletcher (Fletch) - with this service, you have advanced BLANCHARD Genealogy research 100 years!!! Just a few years ago you had access to a few books at your local or state library but now, with your service, we have access to the world. THANK YOU MR. FLETCHER !! Last week I posted a message and got several responses. One person, Mr. Banks (I do not have his e-mail address) sent me a ZIP File and asked me about a GEDCOM File. I am very sorry, I am a novice to this computer stuff, I do not know how to open ZIP files and I do not know what a GEDCOM File is (Will find out). Willie Pousson

If you are interested in more tips for using the RootsWeb Archive Search to search and retrieve BLANCHARD-L messages, you will find a lot of information and examples of search syntax at: http://www.shelby.net/shelby/jr/robertsn/rwsearch.htm This is an updated version of the page John published last winter. In a message to the listowners-L mail list last week, he offered the page to all RootsWeb List users and requested feedback. If you have some suggestions for additional search tricks that work, please pass them along to him. < jr@shelby.net > I still plan to put together a brief summary of List Search procedures for BLANCHARD-L but this will have to do for now. Fletch

I seem to remember that one of our members posted the URL of the LOC NUCMC last winter(?) but a friend on another mail list reminded me to take a look again. This is the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections at the Library of Congress http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html Select <NUCMC Cataloging>, then select <NUCMC Online Cataloging> and when the search screen appears, enter <Blanchard> in the "Enter Term 1" box. As of today, there are 95 items that have Blanchard information. Here are a few lines from their FAQ page. The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) is a free-of-charge cooperative cataloging program operated by the Library of Congress. On the basis of cataloging data supplied by eligible repositories to the NUCMC program, NUCMC catalogers create MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging) bibliographic records in RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network), a national-level database, describing collections held by participants, and establish pertinent name and subject authority headings. Descriptions and locations of the material are then available to researchers on RLIN throughout the United States and around the world. Here is an example, Record 34 of 95 returned. Author: Blanchard, Joseph, 1704-1758. Title: Letter, 1755 February 11, Merrimack, NH. Description: 1 item ([4] p. ) ; 31 cm. Notes: Holograph, signed. Letter discussing a warrant obtained from Meshech Weare and the evidence obtained under the warrant by Blanchard, Justice John Goffe, and Matthew Thornton. Item is silked. Subjects: New Hampshire -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Weare, Meshech, 1713-1786. Letters, -- rbgenr Other authors: Thornton, Matthew, 1714?-1803. Atkinson, Theodore, 1697-1779. Goffe, John, 1701-1781. Other authors: New Hampshire. Superior Court of Judicature. Control No.: NHDG93-A4 You might find some interesting reading in this Catalog and there may be some names that connect to your lines. The Hartman Papers at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Library, New York, NY are listed. Author: Hartman, J. Crawford. Title: Blanchard family genealogical research papers, [ca. 1860-1980], [ca. 1940-1980] (bulk) As you know, Hartman has published numerous research notes on his wife's BLANCHARD line (Helen Blanchard Hartman). The brief description of the papers includes: "correspondence of Rev. E. B. Blanchard, Rev. Silas M. Blanchard, and other members of the Blanchard family". I have wanted to visit the NYGBS to learn more about the Hartman papers but can't seem to arrange it. Fletch

I have been reading postings to this list for some time now. I only have a few Blanchard names and have not seen anyone researching this line. Maybe, someone will connect now. I do not have much info on my Blanchards so any help would be appreciated. Mary Blanchard, b 23 Nov 1837 Duplin Co. NC, d 15 Oct 1862 MS, buried in the Gilmore Chapel Cemetery, Mantachie, Itawamba Co, MS. She was married to George B Walker, b 6 Aug 1831 AL, d 29 May 1883 Itawamba Co MS. They had four children: John Hinton b 1853, Benjamine Obadiah b 1856, Catherine b 1858, and Sarah (Sallie) b 1862. Mary Blanchards parents are (found on IGI) : John H Blanchard and Elizabeth Carr or Hurr. Hope this line will connect with someone out there. Thanks, Joyce