Am new to this list and apologize if you have already done the Ontario Blanchard family to death.. but Stephen Blanchard (1786-1875) of New York State (Albany?) married. 1. Nancy Yager (1792-1826) 2. Susannah Howard (1801-1876) They lived in Sidney Township, Hastings Co. Ontario. By second wife had children 1. William Blanchard (1827-1879) m. Mary Lawrence 2. Thomas Howard Blanchard (1830-1901) m. Anne Deacon. Who were Stephen Blanchards parents? Does anyone know of any other descendants? Eric Bowler, Toronto.

Hi Martha, Thank you so much for responding so promptly to my email. All I know about my g-g-grandfather George Blanchard is: 1) He was born c. 1824 in Clinton County, New York 2) He was married to a woman named Margaret who was born c. 1831 also in Clinton County, New York 3) In 1860 he was living in Buffalo, New York with his wife and four children (Harriet, George, Charles, and Mora), working as an engineer. 4) His father was born in Canada and his mother in New York. I am currently working on the possibilities that either a) his father was Acadian or b) his father was of Irish descent and his family came into Canada through Quebec. The Charles Blanchard listed is Kathi's posting is a candidate for George's father: - he is the right age - he is from Canada - his wife is from New York All we know about this Charles Blanchard is in the listing. Clinton County is in the northeastern corner of New York state. Fort Ann is on the eastern side of Clinton County on the Vermont border. By the way, have you corresponded with Ranald (Rannie) Blanchard (ai020@chebucto.na.ca)? He lives in Mt Uniacke, NS and may be a resource for you. His Blanchards are not Acadians but descended from the Thomas Blanchard who landed in Massachusetts in the 17th century. I would suspect that the George and Charles Blanchards from Truro, NS that you mention may be related to his New England Blanchards. I would be very excited (and surprised) that either of these two men were related to me since I've found no English connections so far. Sincerely, Dave Schuler Chicago, Illinois

On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Blanchard wrote: > David from Chicago: > I have one Georges Augustin BLANCHARD from an LDS disk of Acadian > BLANCHARDs that is unrelated so far to my BLANCHARD line. > Bapt or b. 6 Sept 1811 in Truro, Colchester, NS, > Son of Edouard & Jean ARCHIBALD, who had 11 children. > > Kathi: > Charles BLANCHARD, bapt 22 Dec 1809 in Truro, Colchester, NS. > Son of Edouard (Edward) Sherbune BLANCHARD & Jean ARCHIBALD, who had > 11 children. The above Edward and Jean (ARCHIBALD) BLANCHARD are my grt. grt. grt grandparents. Edward was not of Acadian descent. He was the son of Col. Jotham and Elizabeth (TREADWELL) BLANCHARD who came to the Truro, NS area in 1785 from southern New Hampshire area. On page 257 of Miller's "History and Genealogical Record of Colchester County", Edward's family is as follows: Edward Sherburne Blanchard, the third son of Jotham and Elizabeth Blanchard, was born in New Hampshire, February, 1778. He was brought by his parents to Nova Scotia in the year 1785, when he was seven years old. He was married to Jane [*Jean*], the fourth daughter of Matthew Archibald, Esq., and Janet Fisher, February 18th, 1802. He resided for a time in a house that was owned by John Smith, which stood between the house that Mr. Smith then resided in and the place which Mr. Robert Smith now resides. After this, he built the house, which is still standing, on the north side of Salmon River, at the mouth of the old road leading to Pictou, where he spent the remainder of his days. At this place, he kept an inn until the year 1832. He then gave it up, and subscribed his name to the rules of a temperance society; and, after this, he was an active advocate for the cause of temperance. He filled the offices of Justice of the Peace and Commissioner of Schools for a long time, and took a deep interest in the education of the young. He died Dec. 24th, 1856, aged 78 years and 10 months, His widow died February 9th, 1873, aged 90 years. Nancy Blanchard, their eldest daughter, was born in Truro, Feb'y 5th, 1803. She was married to Isaac McCurdy, Esq., of Onslow, January 21st, 1828. they had five sons and two daughters. Jane Blanchard, their second daughter, was born July 1st, 1807. She was married to Dr. John Waddell, June 25th, 1844. They had one son and two daughters. Charles Blanchard, their eldest son, was born December 22nd, 1809. He was married to Nancy, the second daughter of John Blair, 3rd, and Elizabeth McNutt, January 30th, -> PAGE 258 -> 1845. They had two sons and three daughters. He has been Sheriff of the County of Colchester since 1841. George Augustus Blanchard, their second son, was born Sept. 6th, 1811. He was married to Jane Robson, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Robson, of Halifax, October, 1840. They had two sons and three daughters. He filled the office of Judge of the Court of Probate of King's County for a number of years. Jonathan Blanchard, their third son, was born July 26th, 1813. He was married to Sarah Story, of Halifax, May 21st,1849. They had one son and two daughters. Mrs. Blanchard died in Halifax, June 21st, 1857. James Flemming Blanchard, their fourth son, was born November 8th, 1815. He settled for a few years in Miramichi, and was married there to Jessie Johnstone, Sept. 3rd, 1838. They had five sons and five daughters. He is now doing business as a merchant in Truro. He has filled the offices of Justice of the Peace and Prothonotary of the Supreme Court, for a number of years, in the County of Colchester. Elizabeth Blanchard, their third daughter, was born October 3rd, 1819. She was married to the Rev. James Waddell, September 23rd, 1837. They had three sons and four daughters. They appear among the Waddells. Mr. Waddell died in Halifax, March 14th, 1870, aged 65 years. John Blanchard, their sixth son, was born March 24th, 1822. He was married to Gertrude Woollenhoft, of Windsor, 1845. They had four sons and three daughters. He is settled in Kentville. Edward Blanchard, their fifth son, was born October 10th, 1817. He was married to Margaret Metzler, June 4th, 1864. They had two sons and one daughter. He inherited a large part of his father's farm. Sarah Blanchard, their fourth daughter, was born December 23rd, 1823. William Henry Blanchard, their seventh and youngest son, was born June 16th, 1827. He studied law, and settled in Windsor. He was married there to Maria Timlen, July, 1847. They had two sons and one daughter. Mrs. Blanchard died, and he was married again to Hannah, daughter of David McCurdy, of Onslow, and Mary Archibald, widow of the late Angus Tupper, October, 1867. They have one son. ------- I am a descendent of William Henry. I have the Miler's 'Blanchards' chapter off by homepage. Enjoyed your messages. Rannie Blanchard, Mt. Uniacke, NS Homepage: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ai020/Profile.html

David from Chicago: I have one Georges Augustin BLANCHARD from an LDS disk of Acadian BLANCHARDs that is unrelated so far to my BLANCHARD line. Bapt or b. 6 Sept 1811 in Truro, Colchester, NS, Son of Edouard & Jean ARCHIBALD, who had 11 children. Do you know who your g-g-grandfather’s (George BLANCHARD, b. 1824c), father was? - - - - - - - - - - - Kathi: Re: Charles BLANCHARD, age 53 & born in Canada (Fort Ann 1855 census). Do you know where in Canada he was born? Do you know if he was Acadian or British? Where is Clinton Co? Where is Fort Ann? I figure, Charles was b. 1802c (you say Canada) & m. 1827-1833 likely in VT, since first listed child, Margaret was born 1834c in VT. I have names of two Charles BLANCHARDs (unrelated at this time) from an LDS disk on Acadian BLANCHARDs. I have no other information on the following: Charles BLANCHARD, bapt 22 Dec 1809 in Truro, Colchester, NS. Son of Edouard (Edward) Sherbune BLANCHARD & Jean ARCHIBALD, who had 11 children. Charles Amand BLANCHARD, bapt 2 Nov 1827 in Pubico, Yarmouth, NS. Son of Jean BLANCHARD & Claire MUIS, they had 8 children. - - - - - - - I am researching, mostly, the Acadian BLANCHARDs of Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada. They migrated or escaped there after the 1755 Deportation from Port Royal & other areas in Acadia (now Nova Scotia). Ancestral lineage goes to Guillaume BLANCHARD b. 1590c in Martaize, France who came to Acadia 1640c with wife Hughette POIRIER. Happy hunting, Martha from Calgary, Alberta.

Martha, Thanks for your info. At this time, I too am stuck as to what my Charles Blanchard was-Acadian or British. I can tell you , however, that Clinton County is in northern NY state near the Canadian border and Fort Ann is in Washington County, NY on the bottom of Lake Champlain, I believe. That would have made travel easy. Any idea where to turn next?? Dave and I could use a break! Thanks, Kathi from MA

Hi Kathi, You wrote: > Here is some information from a Fort Ann 1855 census I have: >Blanchard, Charles 53 b. Canada > " Mary 50, b. Wash. Cty. (although I have since found Burlingon, Vt.) > " Margaret 21, b. VT > " Charles 18, b. Clinton Co. > " Julia 16, b. VT > " Amos 13, b. VT > " Edward 11, b. Clinton Co. > " Noel 8, b. Clinton Co. > " Betsey 4, b. VT > " Catherine 1, b. Wash. Co. After looking over this family, I wonder if this is not two (or more) families living together. Although one interpretation of the differing birth places is that they moved a lot, another is that they are, in fact, different families (although probably related). Note that Mary would have had to to 49 when the youngest, Catherine, was born. Not impossible but doubtful. Charles + Mary .Charles + Margaret ..Catherine .Julia .Amos .Edward .Noel .Betsey or Charles + Mary .Margaret (husband absent or deceased) ..Betsey ..Catherine .Julia .Amos .Edward .Noel or children of Charles and Mary: Charles, Edward, Noel someone else's children (a brother or sister, perhaps): Margaret, Julia, Amos, Betsey Catherine may be the child of Mary, Margaret, Julia, or someone else. After checking the 1830 Federal Census for New York I found a single Charles Blanchard in Clinton County but the ages do not seem to fit: Charles (head of household) < 5 5-10 10-15 15-20 30-40 40-50 Males 1 1 1 1 Females 2 1 1 1 My g-g-grandfather George Blanchard (who claimed Clinton County as place of birth) would have been born around 1824 and, therefore, could fit into this family as the 5-10 year old boy. I tried the 1840 Federal census for Vermont (where Margaret and Julia should show up as children). There are two Charles Blanchards shown in that census (one in WIND, another in CHIT). Neither seem to fit the family you show in the 1840 time frame. To me this further supports the notion that the family you show is, in fact, multiple families. If you (or anyone on the Blanchard list) can supply any more info I would very much appreciate it as I am stuck here. Sincerely, Dave Schuler Chicago, Illinois

Does anyone know if the Quebec embarkation records are available anywhere? Rannie? Dave Schuler

Here's another installment. As I remarked earlier, the published AIS index for Vermont doesn't show the page numbers, just the town names, so I put off doing 1800 for Vermont, but I finally got around to it. It turns out that many of the town listings are either (A) sorted by the first letter of the surname or (B) only a page or two anyhow, so it wasn't as tedious as I feared. John ----------------------------------------------------- 1800 Vermont census returns Name reel:pg Tally Town, Co George /Blanchard/ 51:114 20001-10001 Bristol, Add Nathaniel /Blanchard/ 51:28 21101-21010 Cornwall, Add Asahel /Blanchard/ 51:104 00001-00001 New Haven, Add Benjamin /Blanchard/ 51:208 00010-42010 Dorset, Ben Joseph /Blanchard/ 51:173 40010-10010 Glastenbury, Ben Abial /Blanchard/ 51:205 20010-20010 Landgrove, Ben William /Blanchard/ 51:205 30010-10100 Landgrove, Ben Ebenezer /Blanchard/ 51:143 10100-10100 Readsboro, Ben Lemuel /Blanchard/ 51:143 11001-11201 Readsboro, Ben Joseph /Blanchard/ 51:238 31010-20010 Cabot, Cal Peter /Blanchard/ 51:243 00010-12010 Danville, Cal Thomas /Blanchard/ 51:243 31010-12010 Danville, Cal Abiel /Blanchard/ 51:265 22110-21010 Peacham, Cal Abiel /Blanchard/ 51:265 33010-20110 Peacham, Cal Joel /Blanchard/ 51:265 41010-31010 Peacham, Cal Reuben /Blanchard/ 51:265 01010-20110 Peacham, Cal Simon /Blanchard/ 51:265 20110-10010 Peacham, Cal James /Blanchard/ 51:289 31101-10110 Walden, Cal Abial /Blanchard/ 51:297 11001-02101 Charlotte, Chi Moses /Blanchard/ 51:370 00101-01001 Colchester, Chi Phillip /Blanchard/ 51:440 00100-10100 Georgia, Fra William /Blancher/ 51:456 21201-03101 Isle La Mott, Fra Asa /Blanchard/ 51:482 01010-10011 Barre, Ora Amos /Blanchard/ 51:639 11010-10110 Greensboro, Orl Edmund /Blanchard/ 51:641 00100-00000 Greensboro, Orl James /Blanchard/ 51:641 10010-10100 Greensboro, Orl Caleb /Blancher/ 52:33 11110-21010 Clarendon, Rut Reuben /Blancher/ 52:33 31010-10010 Clarendon, Rut John /Blanchard/ 52:131 00001-01001 Orwell, Rut Clark /Blanchard/ 52:165 00010-31010 Pittsford, Rut Benjamin /Blanchard/ 52:201 00001-00001 Rutland, Rut Benjamin /Blanchard/ 52:201 10010-20010 Rutland, Rut Bryan /Blanchard/ 52:201 10010-00010 Rutland, Rut Eber /Blanchard/ 52:201 00101-00001 Rutland, Rut Ephraim /Blanchard/ 52:200 01100-21100 Rutland, Rut Timothy /Blanchard/ 52:200 20010-11100 Rutland, Rut Amasa /Blanchard/ 52:232 30110-22210 Sudbury, Rut Joshua /Blanchard/ 52:514 11201-20101 Guilford, Wnh Jonathan /Blanchard/ 52:643 03010-20110 Rockingham, Wnh Elisha /Blanchard/ 52:556 31101-30101 Whitingham, Wnh John /Blanchard/ 52:279 20010-20010 Andover, Wns John /Blanchard/ 52:400 10100-10100 Sharon, Wns Reuben /Blanchard/ 52:400 22101-11101 Sharon, Wns Daniel /Blanchard/ 52:344 00010-40010 Windsor, Wns

Here they are, in the same form as yesterday. Looks as if Elias of Brooklyn had a son David, and maybe Chester of Windsor had a son Thomas. I suspect that "H" here is Henry (the most common name beginning with "H"). John --------------------------------------------------------- 1810 Connecticut census returns Name reel:pg Tally Town, County Jacob /Blanchard/ 1:319 01011-00001 Stamford, Fairfield William /Blancher/ 1:319 00001-00001 Stamford, Fairfield Thomas /Blancher/ 1:470 30010-02010 Windsor, Hartford Willard /Blancher/ 1:471 10111-31010 Windsor, Hartford H /Blanchard/ 3:074 20010-12110 Preston, New London John /Blanchard/ 3:406 00101-00101 Union, Tolland David /Blanchard/ 3:478 10010-10100 Brooklyn, Windham Elias /Blanchard/ 3:479 00201-02102 Brooklyn, Windham Thomas /Blanchard/ 3:530 10100-00010 Plainfield, Windham Phebe /Blanchard/ 3:563 00000-00002 Ashford, Windham

John F. Chandler posted information regarding Willard and Chester Blancher from the 1800 census. I would assume they are the two youngest sons of the Jedediah Blanchar. Jedediah Blanchar b: January 21, 1730/31 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut married Martha Chapman b: July 02, 1735 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut They were married: November 13, 1754 Hartford, Windham County, Connecticut LDS AFI files show they had the following children: Samuel Blanchar b: March 10, 1756 in Connecticut Daniel Blanchar b: Abt. 1758 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut Jedediah Blanchar b: September 29, 1762 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut Simeon Blanchar b: August 07, 1764 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut Hannah Blanchar b: January 16, 1766 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut Ebenezer Blanchar b: September 17, 1767 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut Willard Blanchar b: November 27, 1771 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut Chester Blanchar b: June 07, 1773 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut

i am still looking for parents of Michael Blanchard b. 1786 in canada. Here is a partial list of descendants: Does anyone have this line at all? Tom nohitter45@aol.com Descendants of Michael Blanchard 1 Michael Blanchard b: June 1786 in Canada . +Francis White b: 1792 in New York m: in New York . 2 Davis Blanchard b: September 21, 1815 in New york d: August 18, 1904 in Troy, Whitley Co., Indiana Fact 1: Occupation Farmer Fact 2: August 21, 1904 Buried at Troy, Indiana .... +Dorothy Ana Smith b: July 16, 1814 in Ohio m: 1837 in Delaware County, Ohio d: October 11, 1893 ..... 3 Alfred Thompson Blanchard b: April 30, 1844 in Indiana d: February 08, 1908 in Sidney, Montana Fact 1: February 09, 1908 Buried at Sidney, Montana ........ +Sarah Heminger b: December 28, 1844 m: in Indiana d: April 1924 in Osage, Minnesota Fact 1: Death certificate records name as Shara Blanchard ......... 4 [1] Rachel Dorothy Blanchard b: December 13, 1889 in Clifford, Minnesota d: March 01, 1975 in Newport, Washington ............ +Unknown ............ 5 [2] Wesley LeRoy Blanchard b: April 23, 1906 in Sidney, Montana d: October 20, 1992 in Troy, Montana ................ +[3] Maybelle Unknown ......... *2nd Husband of [1] Rachel Dorothy Blanchard: ............ +Eugene Theodore Auge m: January 12, 1909 ............ 5 [2] Wesley LeRoy Blanchard b: April 23, 1906 in Sidney, Montana d: October 20, 1992 in Troy, Montana ................ +[3] Maybelle Unknown ............ 5 Eura Louise Isabelle Auge b: October 22, 1909 in Gosset, Montana d: April 29, 1933 in Park Rapids, Minnesota ................ +Arville Robert Crosby b: August 11, 1900 m: July 16, 1924 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota d: July 26, 1957 in Osage, Minnesota ............ 5 Viola Matilda Auge b: July 05, 1911 in Sidney, Montana ................ +Everett Andrew Chadwick b: August 06, 1907 in Ottumwa, Iowa m: July 30, 1927 in Eldon, Iowa d: September 29, 1961 in Los Angeles, California ............ 5 Louis Henry Auge b: August 19, 1913 in Sidney, Montana ................ +Nora Mae Robbie b: August 12, 1923 m: May 10, 1941 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho ............ 5 Euane Napoleon Auge b: July 16, 1916 in Sidney, Montana d: May 16, 1984 in Everett, Washington ................ +Unknown ............ 5 [4] Alvin Eugene Auge b: January 19, 1919 in Sidney, Montana ................ +Unknown ............ *2nd Wife of [4] Alvin Eugene Auge: ................ +Esther Louise Steiner b: July 04, 1922 m: January 19, 1942 in Remer, Minnesota ......... *3rd Husband of [1] Rachel Dorothy Blanchard: ............ +Arthur LeRoy Coleman b: December 11, 1887 in Batavia, Iowa m: July 14, 1924 in Ponsford, Minnesota d: January 24, 1973 in Newport, Washington Fact 1: Birthdate possibly off by a few years ............ 5 [5] Florabelle Dorothy Coleman b: April 18, 1924 in Osage, Minnesota ................ +William Hodges ............ *2nd Husband of [5] Florabelle Dorothy Coleman: ................ +Edward George Smith b: October 18, 1925 in Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York m: September 29, 1961 in Seattle, Washington ............ 5 Sarah Lorraine Coleman b: November 04, 1926 in Waterloo, Iowa ................ +Harry Lau ............ 5 [6] Maybelle Rose Coleman b: September 17, 1928 in Boy River, Minnesota ................ +Darrell Smith ............ *1st Husband of [6] Maybelle Rose Coleman: ................ +Harold John Magoon b: December 12, 1909 in Danbury, Wisconsin m: April 18, 1947 in Newport, Washington d: March 18, 1997 in Vancouver, Washington Fact 1: March 21, 1997 Buried at Willamette National Cematary, Portland, Oregon ............ 5 Beverly Joy Coleman b: May 04, 1930 in Waterloo, Iowa ................ +Archie Ray Page b: June 28, 1925 in Orchards, Washington m: September 18, 1948 in Harper, Washington ............ 5 Francis LeRoy Coleman b: December 01, 1931 in Remer, Minnesota ................ +Mary Olive Perrine b: March 27, 1929 m: in Pendleton, Oregon ............ 5 Mabel LeVoy Coleman b: September 20, 1933 in Remer, Minnesota ................ +Roman Stephen Hohn b: April 06, 1917 m: in Newport, Washington ......... 4 [7] Florence Blanchard b: 1871 in Indiana d: 1953 in Brainerd, Minnesota Fact 1: Buried in Evergreen Cemetary, Brainerd, Minnesota ............ +Joe b: 1862 d: 1930 ............ 5 Robert W. Blanchard b: May 08, 1895 d: 1959 ................ +Ada C. Leviness b: April 11, 1895 d: 1984 ............ 5 Alice Rogers ................ +John Kisro ............ 5 Walter Rogers ................ +Amanda Unknown ............ 5 Benjamin Rogers ............ 5 Florence Lou Rogers ............ 5 Elizabeth Rogers ................ +Frank Perkins ......... *2nd Husband of [7] Florence Blanchard: ............ +Nicodemis Snyder ......... 4 Marion Blanchard b: 1873 in Minnesota d: Abt. October 1905 in Minnesota ......... 4 Clarence Blanchard b: January 24, 1875 in Minnesota d: January 02, 1910 in Rochester, Minnesota ......... 4 Kate b: July 16, 1879 d: March 27, 1954 ............ +Horace B. Kimball b: September 18, 1876 d: February 06, 1958 in Park Rapids, Minnesota ............ 5 Milo Kimball ............ 5 George Kimball ............ 5 Benjamin Kimball ................ +Ann Brugman ............ 5 Myrtle Kimball ............ 5 Eva Kimball ............ 5 Polly Kimball ............ 5 Reddy Kimball ............ 5 Verla Kimball ............ 5 Bertha Kimball ......... 4 [8] Eurie Louise Blanchard b: 1882 ............ +Marion Perkins ......... *2nd Husband of [8] Eurie Louise Blanchard: ............ +Thurston Adams ............ 5 Unknown Adams ............ 5 Unknown Adams ............ 5 Louise Adams ............ 5 Alice Adams ..... 3 William Blanchard ..... 3 Noel Blanchard ..... 3 Mary F. Blanchard b: October 1838 ........ +Warren Williamson b: September 1835 ......... 4 Charles P. Williamson b: 1879 ..... 3 Martha M. Blanchard b: November 1843 in Ohio ........ +Warren Bills b: November 1833 in New York m: 1864 ......... 4 Ethel S. Blanchard b: May 1883 ..... 3 Nancy R. Blanchard b: August 1855 in Indiana ........ +Jonas James Taylor b: January 1849 in Indiana m: 1872 ......... 4 Eli F. Taylor b: November 1875 ......... 4 Dorothy F. Taylor b: June 1886 ......... 4 Earnest F. Taylor b: August 1891 . 2 Chauncy Blanchard b: 1830 in Ohio .... +Catharine b: 1832 in New York m: 1849 in Indiana . 2 Francis Blanchard b: 1844

Received: from CUVMB by CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 8664; Mon, 26 Jan 98 18:12:45 EST Received: from cfa.harvard.edu by CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R1) Here is the entire catch. As before, I looked in the index first and then confirmed the data by viewing the census on microfilm. I didn't spot any Blanchards that weren't in the index this time, but there was one error in the printed tallies, and the printed index, as usual, doesn't list the towns. I note that some of the same folks from 1790 are still listed: the two in Stamford and Nathaniel in Woodbury. I surmise that Willard and Chester in Windsor were possibly the sons of "Jere" (or was that short for Jeremiah?) who was there in 1790. I hope this proves helpful. If anyone knows or suspects the connections of these folks, I'd be interested to hear more. John ------------------------------------------------------------- 1800 Connecticut census returns Name reel:pg Tally Town, County Isaac /Blancher/ 1:166 10011-10010 Huntington, Fairfield Jacob /Blanchard/ 1:222 22101-00001 Stamford, Fairfield William /Blanchard/ 1:222 00001-00001 Stamford, Fairfield Williard /Blancher/ 1:595 00010-10100 Windsor, Hartford Chester /Blancher/ 1:596 10010-10011 Windsor, Hartford Nathaniel /Blanchard/ 2:242 31010-11010 Woodbury, Litchfield Mo /Blanchard/ 2:738 00010-01020 Ashford, Windham Elias /Blanchard/ 2:765 00210-21010 Brooklyn, Windham

John Tuttle wrote: > From Rutland, Mass., VRs > Marriages -- Sarah Blanchard and Benjamin Merritt, int Nov. > 26, 1757. Their marriage is recorded at Brookfield on 1758 Jan 28. However, for some reason, Bailey's "Early Mass Marriages" lists it under Leicester. I have tried to place these two, but did not find a record of Benjamin's birth in either Rutland or Princeton. Is it obvious which of many Sarahs this was? John Chandler [Index: Sarah 1758 m Brookfield, MA 1998 1 26]

Albert Galatin Blanchard (6 Sep 1910 MA - 21 Jun 1881, LA) md. first Susan Green Thompson. She died in LA - Sep 1803. He married second Hermine Benoist de Lasalle. I am searching for information on her. Thanks in advance for any help. I have extensive descendancy of Genl. Blanchard and some pedigree. Hapy to share either/or via gedcom or whatever. Carlton Currie Houston, TX

The world does not end at the boundries of our countries, does it? Jean Ohai <jeanobai@worldnet.att.net> printed the installments of Blanchard references from the genealogical periodical index (PERSI). PERSI index is maintained by Allen County Public Library of Fort Wayne, IN. For those unfamiliar with PERSI index, Jean can also give the complete instructions on how to request copies from Allen County Public Library of articles found in PERSI. I have been researching the surname BLANCHARD. Is it of French or English origin? If one goes back to the 100 years war between Britain & France, (somewhere in the 1350-1450s) prisoners were taken on both sides. Then in the religious war in France (1562-1598) the persecution of the French Protestants (Huguenots) apparently over 10,000 perished &/or escaped. Please excuse if I'm off a few years, either way. I am not an authority on either history or genealogy. However, another example, (this is in more recent times), the 1755 Grand Deportation of thousands of Acadians from Nova Scotia - how many descendants, (who were children) don't even know their heritage. Over time, many of the descendants' names have been changed through adoptions or misspellings. And there have been some pathetic census takers when it came to spelling of French surnames. For Theriault, I have at least 5 aka's. If one only knew the complete history of the past, our genealogical research would be much easier, eh, Carole? Martha BLANCHARD from Alberta.

Hi Rannie I was just checking my mail before sending Martha a thank-you note for posting the John (Jean Saigon) story , and there was your note. I checked my "Cemeteries of Leeds County Publication 80-1" Blanchard Cemetery #75, John Blanchard d. June 22 1856 age 84 years 21 days. I have Abigail Waite Born at Wickford, Rhode Island Feb 10 1767 Daughter of the Rev William Waite and his wife Mary (Nichols) Waite. The Keith Peterson should Keitha Peterson. There are a couple of Keitha’s mentioned Keitha Blanchard wife of Wm Chalmers Sept 6 1877 to June 24 1902. What a difference a little ole “a” makes. I was thrilled that Martha posted this, because as you know I’m not so good at this researching stuff. I finally took an afternoon off and went to our research centre (they are only open twice a week,) and asked about PERSI, The two dear sweet people that were on staff that day said they really didn’t know any thing about PERSI but had heard of them. Every thing I asked about they kept looking up files for Scotland, (too many names the same). While I did enjoy these two people who were trying their best, I knew it wasn’t going to be a great genealogical learning experience for me. This list has been nothing but the best, in learning experiences. Sometimes I think there should be a "Genealogy for Dummies" book, published just for me because I just discovered the 1996 Blanchard files, and they are wonderful to read, but they are not in order and that really gets confusing for me trying to find the answers to some of the questions. Thanks Confused Carole

I liked the story forwarded the Group re John Saigon Blanchard. In my notes, I had this person as follows: John-6 BLANCHARD born Salem, Mass., 1776, came to Canada in 1799, founder of Greenbush; About two years after John Blanchard and his wife, Abigail Waite, built their lone cabin by a spring in the bush near Greenbush, John's brother, Aaron Blanchard and his wife, Mabel Lattimer, came over through the forest from Vermont. ------------ The surname of his wife differed from earlier info; "WHITE" rather than "WAITE". Now, with this reference as [REF: article by Harry PAINTING in the Brockville Recorder and Times. From Blanchard references from PERSI - part 4 - 22 Jan 1998], I have some additional lineage. John-7 BLANCHARD (1815 - 1903) born in Greenbush. John Calvin-8 BLANCHARD (8 May 1852 - 11 Jan. 1931) Arthur-9 BLANCHARD (5 May 1889 - 11 Jan 1947) m. Keith PETERSON (28 April 1890 - 6 July 1964) Charlie-10 BLANCHARD (21 Aug. 1918 - ) m. 1941, Gertrude KELLY Marjorie Isabel-11 BLANCHARD m. Kenneth WALLACE. Living in Renfrew. ------ The article may have type errors as the birth year of this one noted as Jean (John) Saigon BLANCHARD is not accurate, with the article having "In 1790 an 18-year old immigrant" - this making his birth date ca.1772 and "died at 74 in 1856" - this making his birth date ca.1782 and my original info having him born in 1776. If he were 18 in 1799 (first data), the dates in the message would be more aligned but would have my first data birth year off by 5 years. Also, regarding the above Athrur-9, it is the first time I have noted a female named Keith. Again, thanks for the posting and the reference to the resource. -- Rannie in COLD-> warm -> COLD Nova Scotia (A-CHEW) Excuse me, got a cold. Index: John. 1776 b. Salem Mass. 24 01 1998 Abigail (Waite). 24 01 1998

Hi all, Further information on various Blanchards I have come across as I continue trying to find the missing facts on Blanchards in my ancestral line: From Bedford, Mass., VRs Deaths -- Isaac Blanchard, born Carlisle, son of Benj(a)m(in) and Martha, typhus fever, Oct. 26, 1844, a 26. Marriages -- Isaac of Charlestown and Caroline Gragg, Oct. 27, 1840. Births -- Caroline Eliot Gragg, dau of Charles and Eliot Gragg , Sept. 25, 1822. Caroline A. Blanchard, dau of Isaac and Caroline, July 8, 1842, in Charlestown. From Rutland, Mass., VRs Marriages -- Sarah Blanchard and Benjamin Merritt, int Nov. 26, 1757. I hope these will help someone. jututtle@aol.com (John Tuttle)

I found the following article interesting and thought this might be of interest to BLANCHARD researchers. BLANCHARD Huguenot was first settler at Greenbush, near Brockville, Ontario, Canada. (From an article by Harry PAINTING in the Brockville Recorder and Times). The lure of a fresh spring in the Canadian wilderness led to the founding of the community of Greenbush in the county of Leeds 188 years ago. In 1790 an 18-year old immigrant whose family could be traced back to 16th century France, trekked overland with his bride from their home in Andover, Mass. After a hazardous journey they reached the future sight of Greenbush. He was Jean (John) Saigon BLANCHARD. His wife was Abigail WHITE, born at Wickford, Rhode Island in 1767. They reached Leeds County by way of Hartford, Conn., New York and Oswegatchie (Ogdensburg). According to Mrs. Gertrude Kelly BLANCHARD “they were laboriously ferried to what is now Maitland.” Then they trudged along a military road to the future site of Brockville. At Maitland, young BLANCHARD was told by surveyors of “a beauty spot by a spring in the forest,” and was given a rough map of an area northwest of Brockville. The young couple journeyed by covered wagon along forest trails and at last found their spring at the rear of lot 27 in the eight concession of Elizabethtown. They later told relatives that it took “many days to clear a passage to the spring.” They encountered many friendly Indians, and they were friends indeed, for there was no other white man far or near. With them in the covered wagon was their new-born babe, Amos, who died later in the house they erected. Among their possessions were a musket, and an old colony chest filled with fancy work and their wedding gifts. John also carried the family Bible as well as his father’s military sword, tools for carpentry, an axe, an adze and fishing equipment. Before winter, John BLANCHARD had built his home and a stable ready for his oxen. Says Gertrude BLANCHARD: “they were 100% self supporting but subsisted the first year on wild pigeon, wild game and fish.” The BLANCHARDs of Greenbush trace their line back to Pierre Jean BLANCHARD, born in France in 1555, a Huguenot who settled in England in 1610. BLANCHARD, fleeing persecution in Normandy, brought his family across the English Channel in his own ship. He had four sons, Thomas, Joseph, Peter and Jean. In England they still faced harassment from religious authorities, and in 1630 the family was given the choice of joining the English church or facing execution. Peter and John joined the church; Thomas and Joseph fled to America, settling near Boston. From Thomas, the line of descent was through Samuel BLANCHARD, Thomas BLANCHARD I and II, Aaron BLANCHARD and John Saigon BLANCHARD, the 18-year-old who founded Greenbush in 1790. After John Saigon BLANCHARD, who died at 74 in 1856, came John, born in Greenbush in 1815, died 1903. John Calvin BLANCHARD was born May 8, 1852 and died Jan. 11, 1931. Arthur, born May 5, 1889 died Jan 11, 1947. Arthur married Keith PETERSON, born April 28, 1890 died July 6, 1964. They were the parents of Charlie BLANCHARD, born Aug. 21, 1918. He married Gertrude KELLY in 1941, and they have one daughter Marjorie Isabel, now Mrs. Kenneth WALLACE of Renfrew. The spacious BLANCHARD home, filled with antiques, its walls lined with pictures of ancestors, was built in 1832 and remains substantially the same as when the pioneer BLANCHARDs put it up. The homestead was placed on the “Century Farm” list in 1869, having been continuously operated by the family for over a century. I got this from Blanchard references from PERSI - part 4 Hope it helps someone. Marha BLANCHARD

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