Just thought I would print this biography of Eliphalet BLANCHARD as it may be useful for somebody. It contains lots of names and dates and is very interesting. ELIPHALET BLANCHARD The Blanchards are of French extraction; they came to America early in the seventeenth century and settled in Andover, Mass. We would be glad to trace this family in a chronological manner down to the present, but we are compelled to skip several generations and come down to the eighteenth century, to the person of STEPHEN BLANCHARD, the grandfather of the Shelby County Ohio Blanchards. The date of his birth we cannot learn, but we know that he was at the battle of Bunker Hill. He was married to LUCY ADAMS. They had a son STEPHEN, who was the father of ELIPHALET. He was born in New Hampshire in the year 1784. He married CHRISTIANA PENNY in 1807 (whose father also was at the battle of Bunker Hill). She was born in the State of Maine in 1788. They emigrated to Ohio in 1818 and located in Butler County, where they remained until 1823, when they moved to Warren County, lived there until 1832, when they came to Shelby County and located in Loramie Township, remaining there until 1837, when he bought some wild land in Cynthian Township and moved on to it. The family at this time consisted of CHRISTIAN, ELIPHALET, LUCY, SARAH, RACHEL, AND JOHN. Two of the older children ABIGAIL and STEPHEN had married and left home. Mr Blanchard died Nov. 1856. His wife died Feb. 1873. Eliphalet the third son, was born in Butler County in 1821; came with his parents to Shelby County in 1832. He was reared on the farm and educated in the primitive schools of his day. He was the main help of his father in clearing his farm, and did not have the advantage of schools that the children of the present day have. In 1846 he married Miss MARY J PENROD, a daughter of SAMUEL and RACHEL (CHAMBERS) PENROD. By this union they had born to them four children, viz., ALMIRA, born jan. 25, 1847; RACHEL, born Nov. 16, 1855; IRA, born April 8, 1859, and JOHN, born Oct 10, 1862. Mr. Blanchard is now the owner of the old homestead, beside other lands he has since purchased, making in all some 280 acres in section 33. He is one of the most theoretical as well as practical farmers in the county. He makes agriculture a study, and believes that whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well; as a result, success has crowned his efforts. I found this in the History of Shelby County, Ohio. Hope it helps someone. Laurell Hodges

Here's a response to one of the notes kindly forwarded to us by Tom from Pat Curry. This may be of interest to many people tracing lines through Samuel[2] of Thomas[1]. I think I made this point once privately to Sherry, but I don't think I've mentioned it to the group. Pat said, via Tom: > --Joseph Abbot, husband of Deborah Blanchard, was b "2 Feb 1705" [per > Abbot's Geneal. Reg. of ... Abbot, 1897]. Perhaps he was b 22 Jan > 1704/05 [as suggested by J. Chandler] & was baptized on "2 Feb 1705"... A careful comparison between the Abbot book and the published vital records of Andover (primarily) reveals a startling fact: the Abbot book's dates have been retroactively converted to the Gregorian calendar ("New Style"). Actually, now that I think of it, I believe I found a blurb in the introduction that explained the compilers' treatment of dates and confirmed the empirical fact. Suffice it to say that this treatment is rare among historians nowadays, but the lesson is clear: when consulting an unfamiliar source that deals with Colonial times, always read the notes that explain the calendrical conventions. In any case, the apparent conflict mentioned above vanishes in light of this convention: 2 Feb 1705 NS = 22 Jan 1704[/5] OS. John

Hi! Here's the rest of Pat B. Curry's responses to your queries on the Nov-Dec BLANCHARD Digests. Again, if you want to correspond directly with her (she has indicated in several of her responses that she would like to hear from you) then you may write to her at the following address: Mrs. Pat B. Curry 3414 Fleetwood Dr. Richmond, CA 94803-2012 Part II To J. Chandler & others -- re some early NATHANIEL BLANCHARD'S: --NATHANIEL [b 1755/74 per combined 1790, 1800 census]; m 1792 Sarah BUTTERFIELD; res Dunstable, NH at least to Nov 1801 [deed]. Sons incl. Simeon Butterfield [1792], Nathaniel [1796], Jonathan Cummings [1798], Isaac [1801]. This family does not quite fit any of 1810--> Dunstable Nath's. -->Suggest as theory: This Nath. was b c1758/59 to Nathaniel & Elizabeth (Rolfe) Blanchard of "Mile Slip", Hillsb., NH [per the father's 1766+ probate] & thus would be Nathaniel-6 in the line of "Joseph-1". His son Jonathan Cummings could have been named after the husband of his Aunt Elizabeth... --Does anyone know where this Nath. & Sarah died or more about their children? Son Simeon seems to have gone to Groton, MA & married there. Did son Nathaniel marry Alice BLANEY & live in Lynn/Swampscott, Essex Co., MA? Is anything known about sons Jonathan C. & Isaac? -NATHANIEL [bp 1769, Roxbury, MA], son of Nath. & Elizabeth (Perry) Blanchard. Theory is they are desc. of Nathaniel-2 of Weymouth, MA [& of Thomas-1]. The father [Nath. Sr.] was probably b 1734 in Braintree, MA. The son [bp 1769] may be in Boston, MA by 1794; M1: Abigail Curtin & M2: Mary Kendall; 5 children ident. Both father & son were cordwainers... Re other early NATHANIEL BLANCHARD'S of NH: --Among desc. of ["Joseph"-1 & John-2 of Dunstable: -NATHANIEL-3 [1674-1706], son of John; Wife Lydia ____ & daughter Susannah d in same Indian attack. -NATHANIEL-4 [1705-d by 1709?], son of Nathaniel & Lydia; probably was the child, ae 2 3/4 years who died, having been cared for by his Uncle Joseph Blanchard [per probate records] -->Among desc. of Thomas-1 & Samuel-2: -NATHANIEL-6 [1760-c1835], son of Jacob & Rebecca Wife Anna Green [1762-1837]; Res Groton, MA to c1807 & in 1818 & Dunstable, NH [c1808---> ]. Children incl. Jacob & Esquire. Note: Dunstable records [deed & census] seem to show a close relationship to a GIDEON & EBENEZER BLANCHARD [lineage unknown] who might be brothers of Nath. but whose births are not in Groton, MA VR. -NATHANIEL [b 1794, Westmoreland, NH--may have d Washington, DC] son of Nathaniel-5 & Sarah (Bell). Did he marry Eunice Alexander in 1825, Plainfield, NH? [His brother Henry was in Plainfield c1829/30...] Note several other NATHANIEL's with incomplete records: --Who was the NATHANIEL [b 1765/84] listed in 1810 Merrimack, Hillsb., NH? -Among other desc. of "Joseph-1": -NATHANIEL-4 [1709, Chelmsford, MA], son of THOMAS-3 [b 1668] & Ruth Adams of MA & Dunstable, NH. This Nath. & wife Esther Nutting res. Dunstable, NH & Groton, MA & he may have died before 1732 probate notes of grandfather Peletiah Adams. [Have no data on wife Esther Nutting] NATHANIEL-5 [b 14 Feb "___"[?c1730], Groton, MA; d _____[?] [son of Nathaniel & Esther above] ********************* LAA21937@endeavor.flash.net "Caroline Price" Re John Thomas BLANCHARD [1870, MS- ] & family of TX -->Additional suggestions: This man & his parents should be in the 1880 Soundex listings in MS, AR or TX. The 1900 Soundex for the same 3 states should identify John T., his brother William C. & possibly his parents. ****************** To: JCHBN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU "John F. Chandler" Re VR in Exeter "News-Letter" provided by J. Tuttle-- --Mrs. Lydia Blanchard who died in Lowell, MA & was bur Exeter, NH: She's probably Lydia BOARDMAN who married 1809 in Exeter to AMOS BLANCHARD [listed 1810 in Exeter, NH]. He is probably Amos-7 [...Sam.-2 Thos.-1], b 1789; son of Amos & Lavinia who were known to be in Exeter c1805-07 before moving to Lynn, MA. Have no confirmed data on res. of Amos & Lydia after 1810, his death or on any children. [Amos might be listed in Methuen, Essex, MA in 1830 [??] --Query re others in the "NewsLetter": Can anyone identify -A. W. BLANCHARD, of Boston, MA who m 1843 Sarah Jane SMITH -ANNA B. BLANCHARD who m 1848, Concord, NH to Charles A. TUFTS -ELIZA J. BLANCHARD who m 1833, Exeter, NH to Thos. G. MORSE -->And many thanks to Tuttle for these newspaper abstracts! ***************** Re the RICHARD BLANCHARD's of Northfield, NH: --The Richard listed 1790-1810 seems to be Richard, bp 1727 in Durham, NH; son of Richard Blanchard & Sarah (Reynolds) Head. This man & his 2nd wife Mary Hancock had 10 known children born from 1769 to 1791 & he and his brother were among the first settlers of Northfield. According to desc. of his daughter Jane [DAR Lin Bks 75:318; 78:7], Richard died in Apr 1814; however the Hogdon Cem. in Northfield shows he was ae 37 and the Rockingham Co., probate filed in May 1814 for a Richard "Jr." seems to be for the Richard, son of Benjamin & Azuba. [Note: He would have been called "Jr." because of the presence in town of an older man of the same name.] --From the Rockingham deed indexes, I have many listings to be checked in order to sort out the multiple Richard's, Benjamin's & others in Northfield & Canterbury... Will share tentative data & sources for this line [particularly with someone able to check the actual deeds on my list]. *************** To Karen Sutliffe, John Chandler et al: Re small cem. on family farm, Harpersfield, Ashtab., OH [aka "South River Road Cem." in a DAR compilation]. - Main monument: "Abigail" - She is Abigail, wife of Obed; and died 5 Dec 1894, ae 82y. OBED d 3 Jul 1886, ae 75 -ANDREW P. [1848-1896] is a son of Obed -AARON [1795, Monson, MA; d 1880] is probably Obed's brother. Of the families in Monson, MA; [desc. of Samuel-2, Thomas-1] -JONATHAN JR & CHESTER BLANCHARD ident. as sons of JONATHAN-5 in Barbour's Coll. of VR in Conn. Many of the children of Jonathan-6 have been tentatively identified by a study of Hampden Co., MA deeds & probate & interaction in Worc. Co., MA deeds. Of these, Aaron, Dwight & Obed Blanchard were in Ashtabula Co., OH. *************** To: JUTUTTLE@aol.com Re Pembroke, NH marriage of "Abel" Blanchard & Molly Eastman on 19 Feb 1784. Your notes are a correct transcription; however this man is actually ABIEL Blanchard, brother of Abel who marr. Molly's sister Elizabeth. Historians/genealogists constantly confuse the 2 men, but Peacham, VT & probate records sort them out. -->Please write for exchange of data & sources. Pat B. Curry, 3414 Fleetwood Dr., Richmond, CA 94803-2012 End Part II I know I'm repeating myself but, if you want the "straight scoop" please contact Pat directly via smail. Tom Wilde wildeman@pilot.infi.net Listowner: WILDE-L/D Mailing List IBSSG

Hi Blanchard Seekers; Following are responses from Pat Blanchard Curry to some of the Nov-Dec entries indexed on BLANCHARD-L. Since it is a rather long list, I have divided it into two parts. If you have a message for Pat, would like to exchange data with her, or require information about her sources, you may write to her direct via snail mail (she is not online) or you may forward it to me and I will send it to her with my next mailing of BLANCHARD-D Digests (about every two weeks). Pat's smail address is: Mrs. Pat Blanchard Curry 3414 Fleetwood Dr. Richmond, CA 94803-2012 Part I Re ancestry of MOULTON BLANCHARD [1784-1868] - possibility that his father might be a JOSEPH Blanchard who may or may not have married a Miss ___ Moulton. [Moulton was b MA or NH; known to have married in VT before settling in NY. Moulton's brother James, b c1795/96, MA or NY] A good candidate suggested by John Chandler: --JOSEPH [b 1761, Charlton, MA; son of James and Hannah]; his wife is unknown; served in Rev War [1780]; may be listed Brookfield, MA in 1790 with a son b 1774/90. Not ident. after 1790. --Note a JOSEPH, b before 1765, listed with "wife" & 3 younger females in 1810 St. Lawrence Co., NY [Would like to know who this man is.] --If Joseph did not marry a Miss Moulton, consider JOSEPH [b 1756, son of Samuel; desc. of Nathaniel]; known res of Stoughton, MA [1774]; of Mansfield, MA [1775]; wife was Salome Wellman; they supposedly went to Colerain [in present Franklin Co.], MA; left traces in Cheshire Co., NH deed [1781]; in Jamaica, Windham, VT [1785-1796]. Their known child was an Asa b 1775, MA; however the 1790 census shows 3 other sons, b 1774-90 & possibly 2 daughters. One of the sons might be Moulton, but until we can locate the family in MA or NY c1795/6 we can't account for a son James. [On the bright side, census data can be woefully imprecise & James seems to be very uncertain where he was born according to his various census statements.] --For John Chandler's consideration: -JOSEPH [b 1762, RI] was a gr-grandson of the William of RI; he went to area of present Luzerne Co., PA; served in the Rev. War there; later settled in NY. His known children [b 1793-1820] unfortunately did not include a James. -JOSEPH [b 1765] & later of Lewiston, ME is the man who m Hannah Mooar [see her widow's Rev War Pens. Appl.] lablanchard@classic.msn.com "Lou Ann Blanchard" --STILLMAN R. BLANCHARD [1847- ]: son of Barnard & Harriet (Fuller) Blanchard; desc. of ["Joseph"] & Ann. Married 1877 to Julana Bower of NY. --STILLMAN BLANCHARD [1813- ], son of Benj. & Patty (Rowe), is the grandson of MOSES & Azuba (Blodgett); desc. of George-2 Blanchard. Note: Benjamin [1786-1869], son of Abel of Peacham, VT, did not have a son Stillman... --STILLMAN BLANCHARD [b c1796/8- ], possibly a son of BRYANT & Mary Blanchard of various locations in Rutland Co., VT; and possibly a desc. of George Blanchard. This Stillman settled in Lenawee Co., MI. [More data needed on desc. of Bryant & this Stillman] **************************** To: RBB413@aol.com ["Ron"] & others Re ancestry of THOMAS BLANCHARD [1788-1864], the inventor. --His obit. in NEHG Reg. v18:pp296-7 names parents [Samuel & Susannah (Tenney) Blanchard] & grandparents [Joseph & Abigail (Brewer) Blanchard]. Joseph [b 1713] ident. as son of Thomas [b 1687/88] in Worcester Co., deeds & Littleton VR. This Thomas-4 ident. as son of Joseph & grandson of George-2 in George's probate & other sources. [Thus: Thomas-7, Samuel-6, Joseph-5, Thomas-4, Joseph-3, George-2, Thomas-1] Note: Thomas-4 also had a son Thomas [possibly b 1725/30 but not recorded in Littleton]; proved by 1784 Worcester Co. deed of Joseph-5. --Joseph-5 & Abigail's children included John [c1744], Samuel [1749], Joseph [1751], Abigail [1754], Ann [1756], Thomas [b possibly c1760], a daughter [c1762]. --Re Samuel-6: The Tenney family history publ. 1904 names Abigail Tenney's parents, claims she was b in Sutton & names all 9 children of Samuel & Abigail including Abiathar. --Re Thomas-7, b 1788: Born "21 Jun", Sutton [Tenney fam. hist.] or "23 Jun", Oxford [per obit.] or "24 Jun", Oxford Gore [per Benedict & Tracy's History of Sutton]. ***************************** To Nohitter45@aol.com ["Tom Magoon"] Re MICHAEL Blanchard [1786, CND]; married Frances "WHITE" b 1792 Is this the family which was in Ontario Co., NY [1818], Delaware Co., OH [1820-1839], Whitley Co., IN [1840-->]? Children may include Davis, Amos, Chauncey, Clarissa. Desire corresp. to clarify data on this family in the U.S.A. *********************** To JCHBN... [John Chandler] Re John Blanchard of 1790 & 1800 Concord, NH: He was b 1737, Andover, MA & d 1823, Concord, NH & is a desc. of Samuel-2; he M1 Eleanor Stevens; children include Joseph, John, Stevens, Sarah, David & Moses. [1790 household incl. his last 2 sons] To John Chandler, Ranald Blanchard, et al.. Re 2 of the children of Samuel-4 (John-3, Sam-2, Thomas-1) - Martha & Nathaniel, b 1757: My theory is that both are correct & might have been twins even though Martha is listed only in the Billerica birth rec. & Nathaniel is listed only in the baptism records [and as the son of Samuel & Mary]. The non-duplication of these 2 in Billerica might be ascribed to clerical error or confusion by the transcribers of the original sources. My theory is based on "MA Soldiers & Sailors in the Rev..." and on the Rev. War Pension Appl. W16849. Nathaniel served in various Billerica militia units from 1775-1777 & in May 1777, as a res of Billerica, he enl. for 3 years with the Continental Army. He was "ae 62" in Sep 1820 [b c1758] which "fits" the bapt. of Samuel's son. Also no other Nath. of this age is found in Billerica sources. He was stationed near Woodbury. CT when he marr. Eunice Root in 1779 & is recorded there in 1790, 1800 census' after which they moved to NY. Records for this family are in Tompkins & Tioga Co's, NY. Nine of a possible 11 children are identified. ******************* To caaron@MNSi.net ["Carole Schauber"], J. Chandler & others Re Amos Blanchard, of Andover, MA; teacher: --Amos [1766, Andover--d 1842, Lynn]; son of Daniel & Jerusha (Eaton) Blanchard; m Lavina Hopkins; 12 children known, b MA & NH; musician; teacher in Andover & Lynn, MA as well as NH. --Amos [b 1773] had siblings Joshua through Lydia [as given by J. Chandler]; however this Amos [who m Eliz. Jenkins] was born in Wilton, NH; d 1847, Andover, MA; was a bank cashier in Andover, MA [not a teacher]. --Amos [b 1798, Hartford, NY or Elizabethtown, CND], son of John S. & Abigail (Wait) Blanchard; supposedly never married; and supposedly it was his home in Andover, MA which was later used by the Andover Hist. Soc. [according to McChesney's "A Hugenot Family in America" which has many errata!!] ***************** --the Aaron [b 1766] & John [b 1772] who went to Greenbush, Leeds Co., ONT seem to be sons of Aaron & Eleanor (Holt) Blanchard. Would like to know more about Aaron [b 1766]. He may have married a Mabel ____[per a corresp.]; have an unknown Aaron who filed a marr. intention 1820 Salem, MA to Elizabeth Short. ****************** To medaily@idir.net ["Mary E. Daily"], J. Chandler, et al Re Abbot siblings who married Gen. 4 Blanchard siblings: --Sarah (Abbot) Blanchard [c1702-1757], wife of Joseph --Joseph Abbot, husband of Deborah Blanchard, was b "2 Feb 1705" [per Abbot's Geneal. Reg. of ... Abbot, 1897]. Perhaps he was b 22 Jan 1704/05 [as suggested by J. Chandler] & was baptized on "2 Feb 1705"... End of Part I Please forgive my typos if you see them. It's late and want to get this out tonight. Fletch: I can't begin to imagine how I should index this! Regards, Tom Wilde wildeman@pilot.infi.net Listowner: WILDE-L and WILDE-D Mailing Lists

The Federal census for 1830, Peru, Clinton County, New York shows the following family: Head of household: Charles Blanchard Males 5-10: 1 10-15: 1 15-20: 1 40-50: 1 Females <5: 2 5-10: 1 10-15: 1 30-40: 1 1) Can anyone fill in any additional information about this family? 2) Specifically, can anyone put a name to the the 5-10 year old boy in this family? (As you know the Federal census for 1830 lists names of heads of household only). Dave Schuler

> Head of household: Charles Blanchard I have one Charles who fits the stated age range. He was born in 1785 in Charlton, MA to Josiah and Mary. I have no idea whether he moved to NY or not, but he did marry in Charlton in 1808, and there are no children listed in Charlton for this couple, so it's at least plausible that they moved away. The bride was named Altheda Willard. Age unknown. It would be rash to jump to the conclusion that Charles in Peru, NY was the same as the Charles in Charlton without further evidence. Maybe someone else has some details to add. John

Hello, I have a candidate for my John Blanchard in the 1790 census of Patridgefield (Peru), Berkshire, MA. I found a John Blanchard b 1751 (Thomas1, Nathaniel2, John3, John4, John5, John6) in the IGI who is a son of Mary Kingman and John Blanchard. My John and his wife Elizabeth _____ are buried in the Pooleville Cemetery near Hamilton, Madison, NY. As nearas we can figure from the 1790, 1800, 1810, and 1820 censuses, John was b in 1751 and Elizabeth in 1755. The John Blanchard who married Mary Kingman in 1747 was born in 1720/21 in Weymouth, the s of John4and Elizabeth Gross. Does anyone have more information on this line? (Wouldn't you know that the day I had off yesterday would be a day for libraries to close.) Any information you can provide me will be very much appreciated. Jean Ohai

Am searching for: M. Louise Blanchard m. Amable Loiselle/Loisel 1805 in St. Marc or St. Marcel, Richelieu Co., P.Q., Canada. Amable was the son of Toussaint Loiselle and M. Josephte Tetreau m. 26 Sep. 1774 in St. Hyacinthe Co., P.Q., Canada. Any information would be most helpful and greatly appreciated. Thanks, Betty

Please respond to <BerylBrown@aol.com> WILLIAM M. BLANCHARD, SARAH MURRAY I need info on William M. BLANCHARD (b. Jun 1851, TN) who married Sarah MURRAY (b. Jun 1874, TN), I presume in TN about 1890. Two children, Nettie Eujanie (b. 1892, MS) and Robert (b. 1895, MS). William's parents from TN, Sarah's father from France and mother from MO according to 1900 Census. Thank for your help; I have been stymied for over 7 months with this one. Beryl Browning BerylBrown@aol.com Submitted on Mon Jan 5 08:35:17 EST 1998

Please respond to Bob, Thanks Jerry

Posted by Beryl Browning <BerylBrown@aol.com> on January 18, 1998 at 08:08:54: I am searching for info about William M. BLANCHARD (b. Jun 1851, TN) and his wife Sarah MURRAY (b. Jun 1874, TN). According to the 1900 Census: William's parents were from TN and Sarah's father from France and mother from MO. William and Sarah had two children, Nettie Eujanie (b. 1892, MS) and Robert (b. 1895, MS). By 1900 they were living in LA Because of the age difference in William M. and Sarah, I suspect that William had a previous wife. I would appreciate any help with these first greatgrandparents of mine.

Hi all- Looking for info on George Henry BLANCHARD s of Levi Johnson BLANCHARD b 18 Mar 1848 in RI, died 27 Apr 1906 Central Falls, RI. He married Leonora Estelle COOMBS (no date) b. 13 Aug 1855 d 8 Nov 1909 in RI. Also looking for information on their son George who died at an early age. Thanks Sue

ANy info regarding Jean Blanchard and Suzanne Rezeau? Immigrated to USA in mid 1600. Anyone researching this line?

Searching BLANCHARD of ANNAPOLIS CO NOVA SCOTIA.Nicholas BLANCHARD.b1790, Arlington Annapolis Co.NS, married Mary SABEAN. Thank you Diana FOX.

The Kentucky Land Grants, p.1144 Grantee: Cox, Odom Acres: 75 Book: 42 Page: 16 Date Survey: 11-24-1853 County: Carter Watercourse: Big Trit Iett Cr The Kentucky Land Grants, p.267 Grantee: Blanchard, Wm Acres: 150 Book: 26 Page: 188 Date Survey: 10- 1-1799 County: Logan Watercourse: Mots Cr The Kentucky Land Grants, p.267 Grantee: Blanchard, Thos Acres: 200 Book: 17 Page: 483 Date Survey: 5-26-1802 County: Logan Watercourse: Muddy R The Kentucky Land Grants, p.267 Grantee: Blanchard, Thos Acres: 200 Book: 17 Page: 484 Date Survey: 1-10-1803 County: Logan Watercourse: Big Mud Cr The Kentucky Land Grants, p.1009 Grantee: Blanchard, Wm Acres: 700 Book: 7 Page: 488 Date Survey: 2- 3-1841 County: Morgan Watercourse: Caney Cr

Hello Subsribers, I am searching for my great-great grandfather's parents. Pallatiah Blanchard was born abt. 1823. He served briefly in the Civil War. He was a farmer in Gates Co, NC . On his enlistment papers, it said his wife was deceased. Her name was Mary. They had a least 5 children. Pallatiah died an accidental death sometime in the 1860's . George Washington Blanchard was his son. He was born in Sept. of 1861. George married twice and had 18 children - - nine with each wife. His first wife's name was Eva S. Brown and his second wife's name was Martha Caroline (Cassie) Byrum. We are unable to locate Pallatiah's parents. If anyone has any information on the North Carolina Blanchards' of Gates Co., I would very interested. Thank you. Renee(Blanchard) Haynes at ehaynes@exis.net

Thanks, John, for posting the VT census data. I can add some to your data, based on my copy of the the Census Index in the Vermont State Library. ----y Blanchard Pg. 159 Peacham, Caledonia If the four dashes represent missing letters, it may not be 'Mary'. For some of the other incomplete names, the no. of dashes varies - ex. Bissett, ------. Asahel Blanchard Pg. 45 Addison, New Haven is a son of William BLANCHARD and Thankful WEBSTER of Killingly, CT. He remained in New Haven, died there 10 May 1815 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery Asahel Blanchard 2nd. Pg. 45 is my 3g. grandfather and, I contend, was identified as "2nd" by the census taker to distinguish him from his "uncle" Asahel, living in the same community. This is sometimes done when the two people are not father/son; where "Jr." would be more appropriate. He was in New Haven until at least 1830, then seems to have disappeared until 1850 when he is in the household of his son Charles Henry Blanchard, in Northumberland, Saratoga, NY. Moses Blan(d)hard Pg. 535 Reading, Windsor my copy gives this spelling Abal Blancher Pg. 217 (Shelburne), Chittenden rather than Charlotte Reuben Blan(khar)d Pg. 159 Peacham, Caledonia rather than Blanshand I'm sure this is more than you cared to know about "my" people! Unless there are other Blanchards on the same page, with similar names, this just goes to prove that errors creep into different publications of the same census data. Sorry I don't have the publisher of the pages I photocopied. I have wanted to post a brief note about Asahel, especially with all our new members, so glad you prompted me to do so, John. Fletch

I had hoped to present a list of Blanchards in Vermont to complement the lists I already posted for other states, but it turns out that the so-called "index" for 1800 not only omits the household tallies, but also omits the page numbers. (This is the book from AIS, the same people that put out the other index books -- I don't know why Vermont should be different.) At any rate, I decided to go for 1810 instead, so here it is. Right off the top, I wonder if anybody knows who that George is, living in Bristol. (Fletch, is one of those Asahels in New Haven yours?) Does anybody know if Joseph living in Cabot was the one born in Dunstable, NH to John and Eleanor in 1761? Note: the name given here as "...y" was torn. I would guess it to be "Mary". Anyhow, I hope this all proves useful to somebody. John --------------------------------------------------------------- Blanchards in the 1810 census for Vermont Name reel:p Tally Town, Cty ---------------- ------ ----------- --------------- George Blanchard 64:23 00001-00001 Bristol, Add Asahel Blanchard 64:45 00001-00001 New Haven, Add Asahel Blanchard 2d 64:45 20010-10101 New Haven, Add Stephen Blanchard 64:90 01010-00010 Dorset, Ben Lemuel Blancherd 64:111 11201-00101 Reedsboro, Ben Serah Blancherd 64:111 00000-02001 Reedsboro, Ben Joseph Blanchard 64:147 01101-41101 Cabot, Cal Moses Blanchard 64:149 12010-31010 Calais, Cal Thomas Blanchard 64:150 10001-21101 Danville, Cal Thomas Blanchard Jr 64:150 10100-00100 Danville, Cal W Sarah Blanchard 64:150 00100-00310 Danville, Cal Abel Blanchard 64:159 31101-12111 Peacham, Cal ..y Blanchard 64:159 02500-01201 Peacham, Cal Joel Blanchard 64:159 31101-11301 Peacham, Cal Reuben Blanshand 64:159 20102-00110 Peacham, Cal Abel Blanchard 64:198 30020-00100 Colchester, Chi Moses Blanchard 64:198 10011-10000 Colchester, Chi Joseph Blanchard 64:204 31220-21110 Burlington, Chi Abal Blancher 64:217 32010-11010 Charlotte, Chi Royal Blanchard 64:236 00100-00100 Guildhall, Ess Joseph Blanchard 64:255 10110-22110 Highgate, Fra Philip Blanchard 64:290 20010-22010 Georgia, Fra William Blanchard 64:344 02101-10001 Vineyard, Gra Mes Blanchard 64:352 20110-21010 Barre, Ora Anne Blanchard 64:355 01100-01010 Orange, Ora Anias Blanchard 64:381 00010-30100 Brookfield, Ora Baina Blanchard 64:381 31110-30210 Brookfield, Ora Rufus Blanchard 64:429 10010-00010 Vershire, Ora Joseph Blanchard 64:431 10011-31011 Vershire, Ora Amos Blanchard 64:454 00110-01010 Greensboro, Orl Edmond Blanchard 64:455 20011-00010 Greensboro, Orl Benjamin Blanchard 65:73 10110-22011 Rutland, Rut Briant Blanshard 65:74 11111-20010 Rutland, Rut Ira Blanshand 65:74 11100-10100 Rutland, Rut Reuben Blanshand 65:74 21211-11010 Rutland, Rut Caleb Blanchard 65:81 00201-01111 Clarendon, Rut William Blanchard 65:81 11010-10100 Clarendon, Rut Joshua Blanchard 65:286 00001-00201 Halifax, Wnh Daniel Blanchard 65:298 10010-00010 Jamaica, Wnh Jonathan Blanchard 65:329 20110-42010 Rockingham, Wnh Caleb Blanchard 65:377 10010-00010 Wardsboro, Wnh Ebin Blanchard 65:398 31010-01100 Whittingham, Wnh John Blanchard 65:459 02010-31101 Andover, Wns Eben Blanchard 65:465 00010-01010 Weston, Wns Peter Blanchard 65:465 11010-10010 Weston, Wns Henry Blanchard 65:466 30010-00100 Weston, Wns Aaron Blanchard 65:479 31101-20201 Barnard, Wns Joel W Blanchard 65:535 20010-20010 Reading, Wns Moses Blanchard 65:535 11001-00001 Reading, Wns John Blanchard 65:562 21010-21010 Sharon, Wns Reuben Blanchard 65:562 00101-11001 Sharon, Wns Reuben Blanchard Jr 65:562 10010-10100 Sharon, Wns Jonas Blanchard 65:616 20010-10010 Windsor, Wns Mary M Blanchard 65:617 20000-10010 Windsor, Wns county key: Add=Addison, Ben=Bennington, Cal=Caledonia, Chi=Chittenden, Ess=Essex, Fra=Franklin, Gra=Grand Isle, Ora=Orange, Orl=Orleans, Rut=Rutland, Wnh=Windham, Wns=Windsor tally columns: m<10 m<16 m<26 m<45 m>45 - f<10 f<16 f<26 f<45 f>45

John Tuttle wrote: > I have several questions about Elizabeth Hills. I have noticed > the past discussions about her but am confused by them. > > I have her born or baptized 21 Oct 1627 at Malden, Essex, England, > the daughter of Joseph Hills and either his first wife, Rose Clarke, or > his second wife, Hannah (Smith) Mellows. Definitely the first wife. > However, the Hill discussion group has the name of the first wife of > Joseph Hills as Rose Dunster. Her name in the marriage register was Rose Clarke. There is some evidence that she was the sister of Henry Dunster, however. I don't know if it's conclusive. > The group has Joseph Hills born 3 > Mar 1602 in Malden, England, That's undoubtedly a baptism. > dying 1688 in Malden, Mass. No, he died in Newbury. > group has Rose Dunster born 1603 and dying 1650 in Malden, Mass. > The date of marriage is given as 22/23 July 1624 in Essex, England. Birth is not clearly known, I think. Otherwise, yes. > The discussion group gives Joseph Hills a second wife, Hannah > (Smith) Mellows, and a third wife, Ann Lunt. Ann was the fourth. The third was Helen Atkinson, whom he married in both senses of the word in 1655/6 Jan. He was given an official censure for conducting his own wedding. (He was a magistrate, but that was considered bad form.) > Then I have Elizabeth Hills marrying George Blanchard about 1653 > and marrying Dea. John Blanchard about 1658. Neither of these > Blanchards are in my direct line but I would like to straighten out > the relationships between Elizabeth Hills, George Blanchard and > Dea. John Blanchard. I have also looked through Torrey, Savage > and other sources and remain confused. There was a long time when folks thought she married George Blanchard. Lots of old books repeat this theory as an accepted "fact". Here's the evidence in favor. Joseph's will mentioned two granddaughters Hannah and Elizabeth Blanchard (dated 1687 Sep 14). George is known to have had daughters Elizabeth and Hannah (in that order), both still living in 1700. That's all there is, aside from the fact that Joseph Hills was a witness to the will of Thomas Blanchard (George's father). It's not clear to me that has any relevance. Here's some evidence against. George's two daughters Elizabeth and Hannah were just two among many children of George, with nothing known about them to explain why Joseph would leave them property and not the others. By the way, I haven't seen any evidence that George's wife was named Elizabeth or that she wasn't living in 1687. If anyone knows of such evidence, I'd be very interested in hearing about it. Here's some evidence in favor of John Blanchard. John did have a wife named Elizabeth, and she was dead before 1665, and she had exactly two children known to have survived: daughters Hannah and Elizabeth (in that order). The property left to the Blanchard "girls" was 50 acres each of farm land in Dunstable, part of a farm that had been granted to Joseph Hills for his many services to the colony. In 1717, Hannah's husband Thomas Read sold some land in Dunstable to Joseph Blanchard (a half brother of Hannah) that apparently was Hannah's share of this farm. Also, Elizabeth's husband Robert Parris' will mentioned land that his wife had inherited from her grandfather Joseph Hills. I'm convinced. John Chandler

Hello; I am Alfred William (Bill) Stillman, Jr. Stillman is not as uncommon as you propose - Mr. George Stillman immigrated from England in 1685 and has approximately 50,000 decendents at current estimate. I have undertaken to create a Stillman geneological page @ http://exo.com/~stillman/gen_list.htm I have a good start on the 1st three generations and have flowed some 25-30 branches down to today. I will research the Blanchard name and attempt to ascertain where the two cross - as I recall, the name appears in about the 3rd or 4th generation - which is about the time you mention in this web article. The name Smith appears in our lineage at times as it does in most - there may be a direct linkage there as well. Regards, Bill Stillman stillman@exo.com