The word was passed down "on high" yesterday that the RootsWeb Archive Search pages are ready. I have had only a little time to inspect our BLANCHARD-L site but will pass along some comments. There are lots of things to be learned but this is a start! The "RootsWeb Mailing Lists -- Interactive Search" Page can be found at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Enter the name of the List that you wish to search and Submit. If you enter "BLANCHARD-L" (no quotes), you will reach the "Search the Archive of Messages for BLANCHARD Mailing List" Page. There are directories for 1996 and 1997. Select one and enter your search words. [You can also link to the "theaded message" search page that Marc Nozell has set up for BLANCHARD-L, by selecting the link: http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/BLANCHARD-L/ , just below the "Query area". ] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Here is what I have learned from exchanges with Karen Isaacson and a few sample search trials. 1. If you enter "Moulton Blanchard" for 1997 messages, you will get 8 messages that have those words somewhere within the message and will have to sort through them if you are looking for a particular message. Enclosing the words in quotes seaches for both words in that order. 2. Retrieving individual messages or digests from the "Demonstration Search" page http://searches.rootsweb.com/example.html that I reported to you on 19 Nov., could not be duplicated with the new Search page!! When I asked Karen if we were going to be able to retrieve single messages or digests using our Index-Lines numbering system - [ examples: using date 1997 12 04 or the message number, latest /337 or digest number, volume 97/12 ], Here is what she said: "I don't think the search engine will do what you want. You could reindex using the Message-ID's -- I believe that they're all preserved..." Here is an example of a "Message ID" for a message sent by Carole Schauber on 30 Nov 1997 that is identified as latest /323 The ID on the <message sent to the List> is: "nKZHOC.A.5mD.64jg0"@fp-1.rootsweb.com but using this ID <will not retrieve Carole's message!!> The ID on Carole's <message in the RootsWeb archives> is: 34823E63.B5F953F4@mnsi.net and using this ID <will retrieve Carole's message>. Adding all <these> IDs to our Index-Lines would be a major major job and this only covers the messages at RootsWeb. This would require accessing each message in the RootsWeb archives and copying its ID to all the Index-Lines for that message!! The archived messages from Maiser <do not have ID numbers> on the original messages sent to the List or on the archived messages at RootsWeb !! 3. The mail message numbers, latest/xxx do not appear in the RootsWeb archived messages so they are useless to perform a search. 4. I learned today that it is possible to search on date; for example, you could retrieve Carole's message by entering "30 Nov 1997" as the search string (must use the quotes/) but all other messages posted on that date are also retrieved. 5. Searching a date will also work on the Maiser messages and retrieves all messages posted on that date. Be sure to include the quotes. 6. For single digit days like 5 Nov, messages for 15 Nov and 25 Nov will also be returned. _ _ _ _ _ That's enough for now. I suggest you play with the Archives Search and let me know your reactions. In the meantime, I will think more about Index-Lines and how we might be able to use them. When things become clearer, we should be able to summarize the Search procedures in a few paragraphs?? Fletch

Please! Anything on New Jersey Blanchards!! Cynthia

Hello, It's been a while since I've been with you, and I hope everyone has been having a successful hunt. I have been busy researching the Oregon Trail experience and the Mexican War activities of JOSHUA PETTINGILL BLANCHARD (b.1820 VT-d.1884 OR). His wife REBECCA JANE RACE (1828-1921) was from OH. Now I turn to his parents and grandparents (AMOS and ASA, respectively.) AMOS BLANCHARD (b.1791 in MA-d.1836 in Barre,VT) married DOLLY PETTINGILL (1794-1870). ASA BLANCHARD (b1769 in Strubridge, MA-d.1850 in Wildersburg (Barre), VT) married LYDIA NICHOLS (1775-1859). There were an AMOS and an AMOS BLANCHARD listed in the Roster of Vermont Soldiers in the War of !812, but I have not been able to verify that they were "my" Blanchards. Anyone have any suggestions, other than NARA, which doesan't have their records. I would like to correspond with anyone who has connections/info on the Vermont BLANCHARDs. Please respond to my email address, as I have found it necessary to reduce greatly the number of lists I used to belong to. If I get significant response, I will rejoin the group and share what I find. Albert (skipb@nh.ultranet.com)

I have now gone through the 1800 census to verify the information on Blanchards in Rhode Island. Not surprisingly, there weren't very many, and I am posting the whole list here. The format is the same as my previous 1800 posting(s), except that the entries are grouped by town this time. I didn't find any errors in the information supplied by the index, and I didn't see any Blanchards omitted from the index. The only information I added is the names of the towns. I hope this is helpful. John Chandler --------------------------------------------------- 1800 census data in Coventry, RI Samuel /Blanchard/ 45:108 10001-22310 Elias /Blanchard/ 45:109 30100-00100 in Glocester, RI Reuben /Blanchard/ 45:370 00001-00001 in Foster, RI Isaac /Blanchard/ 45:473 00001-02101 Isaac /Blanchard/ Jr 45:473 30010-00010 William /Blanchard/ 45:473 23010-30010 in Providence, RI John /Blanchard/ 45:580 00000-00000-30 John /Blancher/ 45:583 00000-00000-30

Holday Greetings! December 1 has come and gone and the new archive system has not been implemented at RootsWeb. On or about 01 Dec, Karen Isaacson reported to the Listowners that it might be another two weeks before the Archives were ready. Yesterday, Marc Nozell (who has been developing the "threaded message" archives) notifed Listowners that: >Currently 542 lists have requested that they be archived on the web. >To date, only 487 have had any messages sent to them since they made >the request, so there are slightly fewer mailing lists found on: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/~archiver/lists/ A brief visit to this page, confirms the following: BLANCHARD-L is one of the 500+/- lists at Marc's site. At present, only messages from Nov/Dec 1997 are available and these are not identified by their latest/xx number. The archive is set up with monthly directories (Nov, Dec 1997, at present) Messages are arranged approximately by posting date but neither date or message # (latest/xx) have been used to order the messages. Messages are identified by Subject: and, if you visit the BLANCHARD-L site, you will see the importance of using meaningful and consistent Subject: lines. If you go to the Thread Index, you will find the messages grouped somewhat according to message subject or thread. Here again, you can see the importance of entering a new Subject: line or, if your message refers to a previous message, use something like: Re: James Blanchard, Rutland, VT. _ _ _ _ _ I was waiting to hear more about the final RootsWeb Archive/Search situation so I could give you as accurate a review as possible. However, as long as we are talking about archives I'll throw in a few observations about the demonstration mail list search page at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/example.html that I described briefly in "RootsWeb Archives report" (latest /295) on 19 Nov. It <have> been able to retrieve separate list digests but <not> separate mail messages. For example, if you search the Keithley List, and enter "digest v/97/11" in the search window, you will retrieve Digest #11 for 1997. However, if you enter "latest /50" or "mail latest /50", you <will not> be able to retrieve mail message #50. Perhaps I do not have the correct syntax and must wait until Karen gives us a set of instructions. At least it appears that, if we know what Digest a message is in, we can retrieve the Digest and then sort through to find the message. I hope that the final search procedure will be able to do better than this! Brief Summary: It still appears that there will be <two> archive/search web sites 1. One as represented by the demo mail list search page (Rev. War, Keithley, et al) and 2. Another separate site as represented by Marc Nozell's site which now has 500+/- mail lists on it. If this is true, please don't ask me to explain why there will be two web sites rather than a single site and an e-mail access like the present SmartList. I haven't seen any new information about the status of the old MAISER list message archives. All we know is that they exist somewhere at RootsWeb but how they are to be integrated with the RootsWeb archived messages, is a mystery. If any of you BLANCHARD-L members / Listowners out there have new light to shed on the Archives situation, don't hesitate to share it with the List. Final word: I really can use your help with the Index-Lines database. Until we decide that the new RootsWeb archive/search procedures will meet our needs and Index-Lines are no longer required, I'd like to continue maintaing the database. If each member supplies Lines for their posts, it is much easier for me to add them periodically to the database. Thanks. Fletch

Hello Everyone: My name is Lynda Blanchard and I have been here for awhile but just reading everything that came to me. I am one of the Canadian Blanchard's people have been asking about. I will try and get the info I have on here with-in the next few months but Christmas will likely interrupt my efforts. I have many histories written in story form and am trying to get all names and dates pulled out of them. A John Saigon Blanchard trekked overland to Greenbush Ontario Canada in 1790. He was married to Abigail Waite. At this moment I have no other information about them. I do know where they are both buried it is a private Blanchard cemetary in Greenbush that the family keeps up still. He had a son John Blanchard born 25-01-? married first Anna Olds on 18-01-1838. Their children Amos Waite 17-09-1840 John Calvin 05-08-1852 Anna Olds died 17-09-1866 John married second Sarah Steacy they had Bertha born in 1877. Sarah died 01-01-1918. John Blanchard then died 24-12-1908 and he and both wives are buried in Greenbush in the private cemetary. John Calvin married first Doretta Amelia Slack born 02-02-1858 she died 21-02-1886. Their children Clara Ethel born 05-10-1876 died 08-05-1959 husband Percy Place. 2. Rosco Calvin born 18-08-1879 died 23-02-1954 wife Lillian Davis 3. Anna Grace born 10-06-1883 died 17-01-1968 husband Manford Davis John Calvin married second Letitia Wiltse Rogers born in 1852 died in 17-09-1932 Their children Arthur Carlyle born 05-05-1889 died 11-01-1947 wife Keitha Peterson 2. Louis Kenneth born 1892 wife Gertrude Davis. Arthur Carlyle Blanchard and Keitha Peterson's children were 1. Eldon Morris born 08-11-1913 still living. 2. Zella Velma born ?-10-1916 died in infancy ?-09-1917 3. Charlie Arthur born 21-08-1918 wife Gertrude Kelly still living. Eldon Morris Blanchard married Marion Helena Mckay born 10-06-1912 died 09-04-1995 Their children 1. Kenneth Arnold born 28-02-1940 2. Shirley Jean born 07-03-1944 3. Ronald George born 17-07-1945 married Charlotte Covlin in 1972 4. Helen Marion born 17-09-1951 married Granett Hogg 05-05-1973. Kenneth Arnold Blanchard married first Joan Edith Wiltse born 15-01-1939 their wedding day 10-09-1960 their children are 1. Lynda Pearl born 28-04-1961 (me) 2. Marion Ruth born 18-04-1963 married Thomas Dixon 3. June Roseanne born 23-06-1964 married Thomas Ferguson. 4. Arthur Eldon Hubert born 24-01-1966 died 06-05-1989. I hope this helps someone , ask for more details and I can send them to you personally or to the list. I will try the index method but not sure I will get it right. Sorry Fletcher. John Saigon Blanchard arrive Canada 1790 John Blanchard 25-01-? to 24-12-1908 Anna Olds 1814 to 17-06-1866 Amos Waite 17-09-1840 to ? John Calvin 5-08-1852 to 11-01-1931 Sarah Steacy ?-? -1840 to 01-01-1918 Bertha Blanchard 1877 to Doretta Amelia Slack 02-02-1858 to 21-02-1886 Clara Ethel Blanchard 05-10-1876 to 08-05-1959 Rosco Calvin Blanchard 18-08-1879 to 23-02-1954 Anna Grace Blanchard 10-06-1883 to 17-01-1968 Letitia Wiltse Rogers 1852 to 17-09-1932 Arthur Carlyle Blanchard 05-05-1889 to 11-01-1947 Louis Kenneth Blanchard 1892 to present Keitha Pearl Peterson 28-04-1890 to 06-07-1964 Eldon Morris Blanchard 08-11-1913 to present Zella Velma Blanchard 10-1916 to 09-1917 Charlie Arthur Blanchard 21-08-1918 to 22-11-1982 Marion Helena McKay 10-06-1912 to 09-04-1995 Kenneth Arnold Blanchard 28-02-1940 Shirley Jean Blanchard 07-03-1944 Ronald George Blanchard 17-07-1945 Helen Marion Blanchard 17-09-1951 Joan Edith Wiltse 15-01-1939 Lynda Pearl Blanchard 28-04-1961 Marion Ruth Blanchard 18-04-1963 June Roseanne Blanchard 23-06-1964 Arthur Eldon Hubert Blanchard 24-01-1966 to 06-05-1989 Monica Helen Bejinski not sure of dates right now. this is my fathers second wife. Hope this helps someone Lynda

Hello to the Blanchard List Users, I found your posts in the Archives recently created by Roots-L and what a treasure this resource will be. I could read all of your posts to see if anyone has discussed my line as of yet. Fortunately there were only two months of posts to go through. My Blanchard Line: Bethia BLANCHARD b. abt 1674 in MA. d. 12 Jan 1741/42 in Ipswich, Essex Co. MA. Bethia married Thomas ADAMS b. 1672 in Ipswich, Essex Co. MA. about 1693-94. Children of Bethia BLANCHARD and Thomas ADAMS: Bethia ADAMS b. 1694 Sarah ADAMS b. 1697 Thomas ADAMS b. 1699 Lydia ADAMS b. 1702 Joseph ADAMS b. 1702 Ipswich or Concord MA. d. 10 May 1790 Concord, Middlesex Co. MA. m. 1736 Dorothy MERRIAM b. 1706 Concord daughter of Joseph Merriam and Dorothy BROOKS. Their daughter Rith ADAMS m. Peter FLETCHER 1761. This is my connection. Can you all help me with Bethia BLANCHARD's ancestry ? Please reply to: Emily Irons Rogers MMROGERS@aol.com I will subscribe to the list, but haven't as of yet. Thank you for your time, and I will look forward to hearing back from anyone connected to this family, or receiving information from other researchers. Happy Holidays Emily

Hi, again, Continuing from my previous messages, I also came across the mention of Blanchards in the publication "New England Vital Records from the Exeter, N.H., News-Letter 1853-1858." This is the last installment of these. I hope they have been of help to someone. These included: Destruction of a steamer by fire. -- Thirty or Forty Passengers missing. -- Buffalo, July 17 -- The Steamer Northern Indiana took fire about 11 o'clock this morning, while on her voyage to Toledo, and burned to the water's edge. Thirty or forty passengers are reported lost. The following are among the passengers and crew taken off by the Mississippi: A. Stockbridge, of Hartford; Caroline Turner, of Rome, Maine; E. and J. Giles, of Worcester; Joseph R. Fitz, of Hartford; Joseph Twitchell, of Oldtown, Me.; Eldridge BLANCHARD, of Augusta, Me.; Rev. J.M. Presslin, of Indiana, whose brother was drowned; C.T. Dadman, of West Needham, Mass.; Milo Doty, of Hartford. Capt. Pheatt, commander of the Northern Indiana, was not on board of her, being sick and confined to his room in Buffalo. (. . .) -- Vol. XXVI (No. 16) 21 July 1856. Marriage -- In Barnstead, Rev. Silas M. Blanchard of Chichester, to Miss Eleanor Jane Bickford, of Barnstead. -- Vol. XXIV (No. 12) 26 June 1854. Index: Eldridge 1856 Buffalo 1997 12 4 Silas M. 1854 m Barnstead 1997 12 4 Eleanor Jane (Bickford) 1854 m Barnstead 1997 12 4 jututtle@aol.com (John U. Tuttle)

Hi Cynthia - Your message of 2 Dec was posted to the "request" address and, as a result, was not distributed to the List. All messages to the List should be sent to: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com . "Command" or "request" messsages, like subscribing, requesting files from the archives etc. use the "request" address. Hope this helps and will look for your message. Fletch _ _ _ __ <Return-Path: <BLANCHARD-L-request@rootsweb.com> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 06:14:54 -0800 (PST) X-From_: tsinth@BIX.com Tue Dec 2 06:14:47 1997 From: tsinth@BIX.com Old-Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 08:36:35 -0500 (EST) Subject: BLANCHARDS To: BLANCHARD-L-request@rootsweb.com X-CoSy-To: BLANCHARD-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Diagnostic: Already on the subscriber list X-Diagnostic: 111 tsinth@BIX.com 32752 tsinth@BIX.com X-Envelope-To: BLANCHARD-L-request Recently (in one conference or another) I requested information regarding my NJ BLANCHARD lines. I recieved the following reply. Can anyone verify or add to this? I'd appreciate any bits of information that one might be able to pass on to me about any of thiese individuals. This is the message I recieved: Your family is from Hudson Co, mine from Morris. I believe this John (b.1811) was the son of Cornelius and Sarah BLANCHARD from Union Co. NJ who in turn was the sone of John BLANCHARD and Mary JOLINE of Elizabeth, Essex Co. NJ. John D. BLANCHARD b. 1811 Ruth W. PALMER (wife of John D.) Their children: Julianne BLANCHARD b. 1836 Jacob H. b. 1838 Susan b. 1841 Nancy b. 1846 Cornelius Meyers BLANCHARD b. Jan 10, 1848 (my great great grandfather) in Jersey City, Hudson Co., NJ. Joseph F. b. 1850 Mary b. 1854 (in Rockaway, Morris Co. NJ, on Feb) Sarah b. 1854 (twin of Mary) Cornelius Meyers Blanchard b. Jan 10, 1848 Fannie Jane Duryea b. ? Married Sept 7, 1869 in Jersey City, Bergen/Hudson Co. NJ Their children: Luella E. BLANCHARD b. April 4, 1871 Arthur B. BLANCHARD b. June 15, 1874 (in Jersey City, Hudson Co. NJ) John Duryea BLANCHARD b. Dec. 31, 1877 (my great grandfather) in Franklin, Rockaway Township, Morris Co. NJ John Duryea BLANCHARD b. Dec. 31, 1877 Charlotte B. ROGERS b. Feb. 29, 1876 d. Oct. 2, 1931 burial in Fairmount Cem., Newark, NJ Their children: Luella Mae BLANCHARD b. Dec. 1, 1899 (my grandmother) in Morristown, NJ d. Dec. 3, 1968 in Detroit, MI burial at White Chapel Cem., Troy MI Irene A. b. 1901 d. Oct. 15, 1905 Male Child b. May 14, 1907 d. on day of birth My Blanchard line ends here. <Anything that might be added would be truly appriciated.

Hi all, I received the following e-mail and am forwarding it to the discussion group. I have noticed several messages pertaining to Blanchards in Canada. Perhaps someone can help Tom Magoon. -- jututtle@aol.com (John U. Tuttle) > Subj: Re: Blanchard VRs (Part III) > Date: 97-12-04 00:04:21 EST >From: Nohitter45 >To: JUTUTTLE > i need info on Michael Blanchard b. 1786 in Canada and > married Francis White who was born 1792 in New York. >They were married in New York. > Thanks >Tom Magoon > nohitter45@aol.com

Good Evening: Here are four persons with surname BLANCHARD who are buried in Mills County, Iowa, as recorded in 'Mills County Iowa Cemeteries,' published in 1982 at Clarinda Iowa by the Federated Women's Club of Hastings: pg 92, Malvern Cemetery, Section 2, lot 71- Anna M. BLANCHARD d 12 Jan 1877, 2y Malvern Cemetery was previously named Silver Creek Burying Ground, Calvary Cemetery, and Aurora Cemetery; Malvern, IA. pg 171, Tabor Cemetery, Section 11, Row 23- Ernest C. BLANCHARD 15 Apr 1860 - 20 Mar 1915 Lovey L. BLANCHARD 06 Nov 1867 - 26 Mar 1950 Esther F. BLANCHARD 12 Jan 1900 - 19 Oct 1918 (Tabor, IA is in Fremont County. The Tabor Cemetery, on the northwest side of town, is in Mills County.) Harold Hilton Index: Anna M. 1877 d 1997 12 3 Anna M. 1877 bu MillsCo, IA 1997 12 3 Ernest C. 1860 b 1997 12 3 Ernest C. 1915 d 1997 12 3 Ernest C. 1915 bu MillsCo, IA 1997 12 3 Lovey L. 1867 b 1997 12 3 Lovey L. 1950 d 1997 12 3 Lovey L. 1950 bu MillsCo, IA 1997 12 3 Esther F. 1900 b 1997 12 3 Esther F. 1918 d 1997 12 3 Esther F. 1918 bu MillsCo, IA 1997 12 3

Hello.... I'm another BLANCHARD researcher whose been watching from the wings for some time now with the hopes that I just might see something that would tie with my Blanchard lines. I'm trying to find a link to my g-grandfather James Milton. According to Union Army records, he was born in Exeter, Maine in 1844, joined the army in 1862 and served with the 20th Main Infantry. Does anyone out there have any information that might tie in with what little I have? I'd love to get beyond James Milton. Thanks for your help, Jean (Blanchard) Day P.S. If anyone would like to contact me via snail mail, my address is: P.O. Box 421,Cedar Ridge, Ca. 95924

Continuing from my previous message, I also came across the mention of Blanchards in the publication "New England Vital Records from the Exeter, N.H., News-Letter 1847-1852." Perhaps they too will be of help to someone. These included: Marriage -- In Portsmouth, 11th instant, Mr. Dudley Blanchard, of Pennsylvania, to Miss Abba M. Barstow, of Portland, Me. -- Vol. XXI (No. 24) 22 Sept. 1851. Marriage -- In Concord, Charles A. Tufts, Esq. of Dover to Miss Anna B. Blanchard. -- Vol. XVIII (No. 4) 8 May 1848. Deaths -- In Franklin, Feb. 12th, Capt. Ebenezer Blanchard, aged 80 years. -- Vol. XVIII (No. 47) 5 March 1849. Marriage -- In Brentwood, by Rev. J.H. Lerned, Mr. Trueman C. Blanchard to Miss Harriet P. Bradbray, both of Poplin. -- Vol. XXII (No. 22) 6 Sept. 1852. Death -- In Ackworth, Mr. Joseph Blanchard, aged 92, a Revolutionary pensioner. He served in the revolutionary war as a fifer, and was an upright and respected citizen. -- Vol. XVII (No. 42) 31 Jan. 1848. Marriage -- In Lee, Mr. David D. York to Miss Susan G. Blanchard. -- Vol. XXII (No. 10) 14 June 1852. Index; Dudley 1851 m Portsmouth 1997 12 3 Abba M. (Barstow) 1851 m Portsmouth 1997 12 3 Charles A. (Tufts) 1848 m Concord 1997 12 3 Anna B. 1848 m Concord 1997 12 3 Ebenezer 1849 d Franklin 1997 12 3 Trueman C. 1852 m Brentwood 1997 12 3 Harriet P. (Bradbray) 1852 m Brentwood 1997 12 3 Joseph 1848 d Ackworth 1997 12 3 David D. (York) 1852 m Lee 1997 12 3 Susan G. 1852 m Lee 1997 12 3

Carole wrote: > I would also be interested in any information on Amos Blanchard (the > Andover schoolmaster, whose house is now the museum of Andover > Historical Society) and his brothers and sisters, I believe two of his > brothers John and Aaron came to Greenbush, Leeds County Ont. in 1800 As far as I can tell, his siblings were Joshua, Elizabeth, Eunice (two), Ezra, Abel, Rhoda, and Lydia. However, there was a different Amos who was born in Andover in 1777 and died in Tewksbury in 1817, who had brothers named John and Aaron that might match. What is known about the settlers in Leeds Co? John Chandler

Two identifications: > Deaths -- In Franklin, Feb. 12th, Capt. Ebenezer Blanchard, > aged 80 years. -- Vol. XVIII (No. 47) 5 March 1849. He was the son of Edward of Northfield, son of Benjamin. The History of Northfield says he died in 1847. > Death -- In Ackworth, Mr. Joseph Blanchard, aged 92, a > Revolutionary pensioner. He served in the revolutionary war > as a fifer, and was an upright and respected citizen. -- Vol. > XVII (No. 42) 31 Jan. 1848. He was the son of Nathaniel[4] of Thomas[3] of Samuel[2]. He died 1847 Dec 26, according to the family memo book (see NEHGR 72/150). John Index: Ebenezer 1849 d Franklin, NH 1997 12 3 Index: Joseph 1847 d Acworth, NH 1997 12 3

I am stymied with my great grandparents and desperately need help. All that I know is William M. BLANCHARD (b. Jun 1851, TN) m. Sarah MURRAY (b. 1874,TN) and their two children, Nettie Eujanie (b. 1892) and Robert (b. 1895) were born in MS. William and Sarah showed up on the 1900 Census for Ascension Parish, LA. The census shows that William's parents were from TN and Sarah's father was from France and her mother from MO. I would appreciate any leads that could help be find William M.'s parents. Thanks for your help. Beryl Browning

In a message recently, someone wrote: << This list is fortunate to have exceptionally knowledgeable contributors. I would like to first thank Rannie for his guidance, I was up that tree but didn�t know which branch my twig belonged on. Sherry for her relentless digging and sharing I have enjoyed immensely, and Chandler for his patience, he never forgets that many of us are new to genealogy, computers and to Internet, his explanations and accuracy, especially those funny dates have helped me a great deal. >> Amen to that!!!!!!!! Kathy Anne Blanchard Youngblood >> --------------------- Forwarded message: From: MAILER-DAEMON@AOL.COM (Mail Delivery Subsystem) To: JDYKAY@AOL.COM Date: 97-12-01 16:46:36 EST The original message was received at Mon, 1 Dec 1997 15:08:02 -0500 (EST) from root@localhost ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- Blanchard-L@rootsweb ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 Blanchard-L@rootsweb... Host unknown (Name server: rootsweb: host not found) ----- Original message follows ----- Return-Path: JDYKAY@aol.com Received: (from root@localhost) by mrin83.mail.aol.com (8.8.5/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id PAA01108 for Blanchard-L@rootsweb; Mon, 1 Dec 1997 15:08:02 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 15:08:02 -0500 (EST) From: JDYKAY@aol.com Message-ID: <971201150759_-287946503@mrin83.mail.aol.com> To: Blanchard-L@rootsweb Subject: Fwd: Amos Blanchard, and siblings MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In a message dated 97-12-01 00:40:36 EST, caaron@MNSi.Net writes: << This list is fortunate to have exceptionally knowledgeable contributors. I would like to first thank Rannie for his guidance, I was up that tree but didn�t know which branch my twig belonged on. Sherry for her relentless digging and sharing I have enjoyed immensely, and Chandler for his patience, he never forgets that many of us are new to genealogy, computers and to Internet, his explanations and accuracy, especially those funny dates have helped me a great deal. >> Amen to that!!!!!!!! Kathy Anne Blanchard Youngblood --------------------- Forwarded message: From: caaron@MNSi.Net (Carole Schauber) To: Blanchard-L@rootsweb.com Date: 97-12-01 00:40:36 EST Hi to all, I have been lurking in the background for the last 9 months learning all I can, and there is much to learn. This list is fortunate to have exceptionally knowledgeable contributors. I would like to first thank Rannie for his guidance, I was up that tree but didn't know which branch my twig belonged on. Sherry for her relentless digging and sharing I have enjoyed immensely, and Chandler for his patience, he never forgets that many of us are new to genealogy, computers and to Internet, his explanations and accuracy, especially those funny dates have helped me a great deal. Now for the questions. How do you keep all this data straight, what program, do you use? I desperately need some type of system for organizing everything. I have some in MS Word, some in Excel, some (direct lines) in family tree maker. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I would also be interested in any information on Amos Blanchard (the Andover schoolmaster, whose house is now the museum of Andover Historical Society) and his brothers and sisters, I believe two of his brothers John and Aaron came to Greenbush, Leeds County Ont. in 1800 Thanks to all the contributors for making this list interesting and fun. Carole Schauber

Re: William BLANCHARD c. 1670? I am looking for a William BLANCHARD d. 1754 who married Jane STEERE d. of John STEERE in Cranston RI. John Steere emigrated from England abt. 1635-1640 and set up the INMAN Land Purchase. William and Jane> Theophilus, Moses, Timothy,William Any pre-1650 info on this line would be appreciated. We can't seem to find his parents, pl of birth or immigration. Thanks.-Sue Blanchard Shaw

Continuing from my previous message, I also came across the mention of Blanchards in the publication "New England Vital Records from the Exeter, N.H., News-Letter 1841-1846." Perhaps they too will be of help to someone. These included: Marriage -- In New York, by Rev. H.W. Bellows, A.W. Blanchard, Esq. of Boston, to Miss Sarah Jane, daughter of the late Hon. Samuel Smith of Peterborough. -- Vol. XIII (No. 29) 6 Nov. 1843. Marriage -- In Hopkinton, Hon. Horace Chase to Miss Lucy Blanchard. -- Vol. XIV (No. 12) 8 July 1844 (Also Vol. XIV (No. 16) 5 Aug. 1844.) Marriage -- In Nashville, Capt. Eliphalet S. Nutter, of Barnstead, to Miss Sylvania M. Blanchard of Lowell. -- Vol. XIV (No. 48) 17 March 1845. Index: A.W. 1843 m New York 1997 12 2 Sarah Jane (Smith) 1843 m New York 1997 12 2 Lucy 1844 m Hopkinton 1997 12 2 Horace (Chase) 1844 m Hopkinton 1997 12 2 Sylvania M. 1845 m Nashville 1997 12 2 Eliphalet S. Nutter 1845 m Nashville 1997 12 2

I have been sitting back and reading all of your e-mails regarding Blanchard geneaology and have not been able to link my Blanchard to any yet. So I thought that I should put my "stuff" out there and see what shakes out. I am searching Blanchards from Rutland, Vermont. So far I have found from Census information the following: BLANCHARD, STILLMAN R. b. June 1847 married to Julona K. b. May 1850 in New York Son: SMITH B. born Dec 1883 in Minnesota Son: FRED L. born Dec 1898 in Rutland, Vermont I have also found a STILLMAN BLANCHARD born Jan 1813 born of BENJAMIN BLANCHARD and PATTY ROWE, who came from ABEL BLANCHARD of Peacham, Vermont. Since STILLMAN is an uncommon name, I think that STILLMAN (1847) is probably descended of STILLMAN (1813), but I have not made the connection yet. So you can see that I have some puzzle pieces but cannot put them together yet. There was also mention on a research CD of a STILLMAN BLANCHARD from Maine. Does anyone have any information on these unusual names, STILLMAN or SMITH?