Researching John Thomas BLANCHARD (b 28 SEP 1870; MS) and Virginia "Jennie" Kathrine HEMBREE (b 24 NOV 1875; Searcy, AR - d 14 SEP 1944; Wichita Falls, TX) who lived in Wichita Falls, TX in the 1930's. My great grandmother Ruby Ervelene BLANCHARD ISENBERG their child. (Virginia is the dau. of Louis HEMBREE and Louisa BARBER). William Cabot BLANCHARD is John's brother. This is all I know. I would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. Caroline Price Saginaw, TX caroline@flash.net

I am searching for information about William M. Blanchard (b. Jun 1851, TN) who married Sarah Murray (b. Jun 1874, TN). Their two children are Nettie Eujanie (b. 24 Jul 1892, MS) and Robert (b. Sep 1895, in Port Gibson, MS). The family was on the 1900 Census for Ascension Parish (county), Louisiana. I have been searching for a long time with no leads, and I would greatly appreciate your help. Thanks. William M. 1851 b TN 1997 11 12 Sarah (Murray) 1874 b TN

Hi Kathie and David - Let me add a special Welcome from all the members of BLANCHARD-L! I'm sure you will find that they are a great bunch of people and willing to share and help in any way possible. It is wonderful that you two have been able to work out a system for interacting with the computer and the internet, and genealogy is certainly not the easiest project to have chosen! Kathie, I think you will find several list members who connect with your 'sea-faring' ancestors from Maine. John Clement (jclement@m2.sprynet.com ) is one of the more active ones and just in case he misses your message, I suggest you contact him. John is a descendant of Hollis BLANCHARD (1839-1898) so I believe your common ancestor is Hollis' father, John Clifford BLANCHARD (1811-1887). Just so you don't think I carry all this around in my head, our Index-Lines database came through again and I was able to check some of John Clement's postings to the List. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. If your system can handle attached files and you would like a copy of the Index-Lines database, let me know. Fletch

Blanchard researchers may be interested in the following account of the death of Samuel Blanchard, born 7 Nov. 1753 in Andover, Mass., to Samuel and Ruth (Tenney) Blanchard; who married Lucy Ballard 28 June 1775 in Andover; had 9 children born in Andover and 2 in Haverhill, Mass.; and who drowned 24 May 1807 in Haverill. From the "History of Haverhill, Mass.," by George Wingate Chase, pages 479-480: "The 24th of May, 1807, will long be remembered in the History of Haverhill as the day on which occurred one of those sudden and terrible catastrophes which now and then cast their long shadows over a whole community. "On Saturday, the 23rd, a brig was launched at one of the yards in the village, and a party of men employed in the yard assisted in getting it down the river. They were returning the next day, in a scow, in the midst of one of the most violent north-east storms ever known on the river, and when a short distance above the Rocks� Bridge, the boat run under and capsized, and six out of the eleven in it were drowned. Their names were Matthew Pettingill, Samuel Blanchard, John Foss, William Hoyt, Benjamin Cole, and Joshua Weed, and all were heads of families. Mr. Cole was found the same day; four were found the next Saturday, and on the Sunday following, the body of Mr. Weed was taken up. They were all brought into the village and buried on the Sabbath Day, the first four in the forenoon and Mr. Weed in the afternoon. It was surely a solemn day. The names of the survivors were Moses Kimball, Joseph Kimball, Joseph Wells, Nathaniel Soley, and Nicholas Colby. After the boat capsized, Colby, who was a good swimmer, succeeded in getting these four upon the bottom of the scow, which barely kept afloat. He tried hard to save Hoyt, who clung to him, while beneath the surface, with a death grasp, but finding his strength rapidly failing, he was obliged to exert his whole remaining force in tearing himself from the drowning man; and having nearly exhausted himself in his efforts, Colby endeavored to persuade Moses Kimball, who could swim, to swim ashore and find help, as it was evident the wreck could not long be kept afloat. But Kimball�s brother positively forbid his making the attempt. Finding all entreaty unavailing, Colby at length resolved to make the attempt himself, though scarce expecting to be able to reach the land, and bidding them good-bye, he struck out for the shore. John Ingersoll, of the Rocks� Village, a young man lately returned from the sea, observing the severity of the storm, and having a curiosity to see its effect upon the river, was that morning walking along the shore, when he suddenly came upon a man feebly clinging to a rock near the water�s edge. It was Colby, too much exhausted to drag himself out of the water, or even to speak aloud. With great difficulty, the brave man explained the perilous situation of his companions. Ingersoll immediately ran to the village below, gave the alarm, and after trying in vain to induce someone to assist him in the attempt, embarked alone in a small skiff, and after great peril succeeded in finding and saving the four persons on the wreck! Surely the names of Nicholas Colby and John Ingersoll well deserve an honorable place in our history. They have it, and may their noble example never be forgotten by their posterity." Index: Samuel 1807 d Haverhill, MA 1997 11 11

Yesterday morning I spent too long (I was supposed to be conducting extensive business for Gould Lumber) typing the text of the Antrim History on Caleb Blanchard, an extensive genealogy report, etc. only to get to Caleb's and Lucy's marriage and find it to be the wrong line. There would have been a lot of indexing to do so I closed the message without saving it :( This is the only Caleb that I know of during that time and I am certain it is the only one in Antrim. The Antrim History gives Amos b date as Nov 30, 1799 no place stated. It does cover Caleb, JR. as well who of course was too young to be a candidate. The write up identifies Caleb as one born in Andover, 1760 to Samuel and Ruth Gould of Chelmsford. Of course we know that Caleb was born in Andover, 1760 to Samuel and Ruth Tenney of Newbury. It was Caleb who married a Gould from Chelmsford, which the write up correctly states. BTW Caleb died as a result of falling in the barn and breaking his neck on Aug 7, 1843, aged eighty three. "He was a vigorous man; walked two miles before breakfast on the day of his death." I will certainly exercise more caution while climbing in my barn! I would think Rannie's recommendation of James descendant of Nathaniel-2 to be worthy of consideration. Do you have anything on him in your data base John? Caleb 1843 d Antrim, NH 1997 11 11 ---------- From: John F. Chandler[SMTP:JCHBN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 1997 12:06 AM To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Blanchard family Sherry wrote: > I do not think that James Moulton is a likely candidate for Caleb's child as I > find: > > From the Chelmsford VR, pg 186: > Caled [sic] Blanchard, of Andover, and Lucy Goold, int. May 21, 1787. > > Caleb and Lucy had first child, John in 1788 in Dracut, MA according to the > Antrim, NH Town History. They came to Antrim in 1818. As a matter of fact, Caleb and Lucy must have had *all* their children in Dracut, since they had seven there, as shown in the Dracut VR, over the years 1788 to 1802. (Incidentally, Caleb and Lucy also filed their intention to marry in Andover, on 1787 May 1, but there is apparently no record of their actual marriage anywhere in Essex or Middlesex counties.) Barbara wrote: > Recent information states James Moulton may be son of Caleb Blanchard of > Antrim, Hillsborough, NH, and possiblly a brother of Amos Blanchard b > Hillsborough NH in 1791. If Caleb of Antrim had a son Amos born in 1791, then that must be a different Caleb from the one Sherry mentioned -- *his* son Amos was born in Dracut in 1799. Sherry: does the Antrim history mention corroborating details that would confirm the identity of the Caleb who lived there? Is it possible that there were *two* contemporary Calebs in Antrim, for example? (There was a Caleb Jr born 1795 in Dracut, but that's not quite what I call "contemporary".) John Chandler Index: Caleb 1802 Dracut, MA 1997 11 11 Index: Caleb 1795 b Dracut, MA 1997 11 11 Index: Amos 1799 b Dracut, MA 1997 11 11

From: Barbara Smythe[SMTP:bsmythe@trueworld.com] >Looking for information abt James Moulton Blanchard b 1784 MA/NH ... < Sherri, John and others - Could James Moulton be James-6 below? It is the only James I found b.1784. ---- David-5 BLANCHARD (John-4, John-3, Nathaniel-2, Thomas-1) b. Jan 01, 1730/31, Weymouth, MA.; d. Mar 06, 1788, Weymouth, MA. 1m. Mary WALKER Dec 28, 1758, Weymouth, MA. 2m. Ann HUMPHREY Abt. 1779 in Weymouth, MA. James-6 BLANCHARD, b. Jul 13, 1784, Weymouth, MA. ---- Ref: Message sent 5 Aug 1997 21:59 Fr: Pilgrim162@AOL.COM (9,103) Re: MY LINE

Dear Kathie and David, Loved reading of your Blanchards! It is late now, but I will drop you a line about MY Blanchards ASAP! Keep posting! I wonder if we might be related SOMEHOW! My relatives are also NJ Blanchards! Looking at my calendar...This week is nuts...Probably won't get to this until later...towards the weekend! So, hang on! Best to you, Cynthia Sheehan names i research: Blanchard Rogers Lapp Dykema -------- Original Message -------- Return-path: <BLANCHARD-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from mr.bix.com by bix.com (CoSy3.46) id <9711101821.memo.48334@BIX.com>; Mon, 10 Nov 1997 18:21:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from bos1d.delphi.com ("port 19944"@bos1d.delphi.com [199.93.4.4]) by mr.bix.com (BIX mail 1.0); Mon, 10 Nov 1997 18:21:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com ("port 4742"@[207.113.233.233]) by delphi.com (PMDF V5.1-8 #23839) with ESMTP id <01IPURH0PGXS90VVH3@delphi.com> for tsinth@mr.bix.com; Mon, 10 Nov 1997 18:21:49 EST Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA15628; Mon, 10 Nov 1997 15:10:37 -0800 (PST) Resent-from: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Resent-date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 15:10:37 -0800 (PST) Resent-message-id: <"aLz5jC.A.0tC._C5Z0"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> From: "Hormby, Dave" <DHormby@sdl-nash.com> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 17:05:45 -0500 To: "'BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com'" <IMCEAX400-c=US+3Ba=+20+3Bp=SDLAL+3Bo=NASH+3Bdda+3ASMTP=BLANCHARD-L+28a+29rootsweb+2Ecom+3B@sdl-atl.com> Message-id: <c=US%a=_%p=SDLAL%l=NASH_EXCHSRV-971110230545Z-11977@sdl-mail-server.sdl-atl.com> Subject: Unidentified subject! Resent-sender: BLANCHARD-L-request@rootsweb.com MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Exchange Server Internet Mail Connector Version 4.0.995.52 Precedence: list X-Mailing-List: <BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/256 X-Loop: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Hi y'all My name is Kathryn Blanchard Hormby from Nashville, Tennesee. Family rumor has it that our Blanchards were originally from France, so I'm not sure I'm in the right place, but here goes. My father, Winthrop Alfred Blanchard, was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on September 19, 1915. his father, Benjamin Babbott Blanchard, was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey sometime in the late 1870's. His father was Alonzo Blanchard. Alonzo and his brothers, Winthrop, Alfred, Hollis and Frederick, were all sea captains. Hollis went down with the SS City of Portland on November 29, 1898, off of Cape Cod during the famous Portland Storm. Alonzo died on a voyage to Rio de Janero. Winthrop, who became a railroad engineer, was killed in a train wreck in Colorado. I believe Uncle Frederick ran the Nauset Lighthouse in the 1920's. quite a colorful group. As you can tell, I've just begun to research my roots. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. My email address is hormby@edge.net. Kathie P.S. Secretary's (spouse's) note: Kathie has ALS (Lou Gherig's desease) and cannot speak or write. She communicates with the rest of the world by sending Morse code through two hand switches to her computer. The computer speaks for her and also gives her access to the internet. She would be glad to hear from any (even remotely) related Blanchards and she will answer all your letters. What she won't do is answer them quickly but be patient. Kathie letters are worth the wait. Trust me on this. I've been hopping to the commands of Kathie letters for years. Thanks David Hormby (Kathie's husband)

Sherry wrote: > I do not think that James Moulton is a likely candidate for Caleb's child as I > find: > > From the Chelmsford VR, pg 186: > Caled [sic] Blanchard, of Andover, and Lucy Goold, int. May 21, 1787. > > Caleb and Lucy had first child, John in 1788 in Dracut, MA according to the > Antrim, NH Town History. They came to Antrim in 1818. As a matter of fact, Caleb and Lucy must have had *all* their children in Dracut, since they had seven there, as shown in the Dracut VR, over the years 1788 to 1802. (Incidentally, Caleb and Lucy also filed their intention to marry in Andover, on 1787 May 1, but there is apparently no record of their actual marriage anywhere in Essex or Middlesex counties.) Barbara wrote: > Recent information states James Moulton may be son of Caleb Blanchard of > Antrim, Hillsborough, NH, and possiblly a brother of Amos Blanchard b > Hillsborough NH in 1791. If Caleb of Antrim had a son Amos born in 1791, then that must be a different Caleb from the one Sherry mentioned -- *his* son Amos was born in Dracut in 1799. Sherry: does the Antrim history mention corroborating details that would confirm the identity of the Caleb who lived there? Is it possible that there were *two* contemporary Calebs in Antrim, for example? (There was a Caleb Jr born 1795 in Dracut, but that's not quite what I call "contemporary".) John Chandler Index: Caleb 1802 Dracut, MA 1997 11 11 Index: Caleb 1795 b Dracut, MA 1997 11 11 Index: Amos 1799 b Dracut, MA 1997 11 11

Hi y'all My name is Kathryn Blanchard Hormby from Nashville, Tennesee. Family rumor has it that our Blanchards were originally from France, so I'm not sure I'm in the right place, but here goes. My father, Winthrop Alfred Blanchard, was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on September 19, 1915. his father, Benjamin Babbott Blanchard, was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey sometime in the late 1870's. His father was Alonzo Blanchard. Alonzo and his brothers, Winthrop, Alfred, Hollis and Frederick, were all sea captains. Hollis went down with the SS City of Portland on November 29, 1898, off of Cape Cod during the famous Portland Storm. Alonzo died on a voyage to Rio de Janero. Winthrop, who became a railroad engineer, was killed in a train wreck in Colorado. I believe Uncle Frederick ran the Nauset Lighthouse in the 1920's. quite a colorful group. As you can tell, I've just begun to research my roots. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. My email address is hormby@edge.net. Kathie P.S. Secretary's (spouse's) note: Kathie has ALS (Lou Gherig's desease) and cannot speak or write. She communicates with the rest of the world by sending Morse code through two hand switches to her computer. The computer speaks for her and also gives her access to the internet. She would be glad to hear from any (even remotely) related Blanchards and she will answer all your letters. What she won't do is answer them quickly but be patient. Kathie letters are worth the wait. Trust me on this. I've been hopping to the commands of Kathie letters for years. Thanks David Hormby (Kathie's husband)

Hi Barbara and All, I do not think that James Moulton is a likely candidate for Caleb's child as I find: From the Chelmsford VR, pg 186: Caled [sic] Blanchard, of Andover, and Lucy Goold, int. May 21, 1787. Caleb and Lucy had first child, John in 1788 in Dracut, MA according to the Antrim, NH Town History. They came to Antrim in 1818. Good Luck in your searches. Sherry Caleb 1760 b Andover 1997 11 10 Lucy GOULD (wf/Caleb) 1787 m ?? 1997 11 10 John 1788 b Dracut 1997 11 10 ---------- From: Barbara Smythe[SMTP:bsmythe@trueworld.com] Sent: Saturday, November 08, 1997 9:33 PM To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Blanchard family Looking for information abt James Moulton Blanchard b 1784 MA/NH who married Elizabeth Rogers b 1795 CT. Married probably NY in 1813. First child Harried b 1814 Albany NY. Eleven children born between 1814 and 1837, in Albany NY, Otsego NY, Livingston, NY, Steuben NY and Chautauqua NY. Recent information states James Moulton may be son of Caleb Blanchard of Antrim, Hillsborough, NH, and possiblly a brother of Amos Blanchard b Hillsborough NH in 1791. Amos settled in Chautauqua NY . Any information on these Blanchards would be appreciated. Barbara A. Smythe Index James Moulton 1784 b MA/NH 1997 11 09 Elizabeth (Rogers) 1795 b CT 1997 11 09 Caleb NH 1997 11 09 Amos 1791 NY 1997 11 09

I thought for a minute there that I couldn't count. Willard DID have 12 children, but I only put on 11. I left off the last one, Electa. [Index: Electa 1850 b (unk) 97 11 09]

Hello everyone, I descend from 1Thomas, 2Samuel, 3Jonathan, 4Stephen, 5David, 6Nehemiah. John Chandler recently asked me to supply what info I had on Nehemiah's children. Below is what I gave him with a warning that I'm not too sure of all my sources yet. Following that I've indexed all those names plus the children of others in my pedigree line. 1 Thomas Blanchard 2 Samuel Blanchard 3 Jonathan Blanchard 4 Stephen Blanchard 5 David Blanchard 6 Nehemiah Blanchard 7 Cummings Blanchard b: 18 Sep 1797 in Washington, NH + Clarissa (Outhoudt?) d: 22 Sep 1874 in Cleveland, OH 7 Chandler Blanchard b: 19 Sep 1800 in Washington, NH? + Lucy C. Linsley m: 30 Apr 1840 d: 23 Aug 1859 in Barre (Albion), NY 7 Harbard Blanchard b: 10 Dec 1802 in Washington, NH? +1 Roxy Brockway +2 Esther Thayer Brockway d: 17 Aug 1874 in MI 7 Willard Blanchard b: 18 Oct 1804 in Washington, NH + Lois Smith m: 04 Jun 1825 d: 18 Sep 1879 in Albion, NY 7 Julia Ann Blanchard b: 06 Dec 1806 in NH/NY? +1 --- Nichols +2 Rufus Davis d: 12 Aug 1854 in (unk) 7 Livonia Blanchard b: 21 Dec 1808 in (unk) + Alanson/Anson Ludington d: (unk) 7 Lewis Blanchard b: 22 Nov 1810 in Riga, NY? + Lucina Babcock m: 13 Nov 1836 d: 24 Jul 1859 in MI 7 Almond Blanchard b: 25 Jan 1813 in Genesee, NY + Lura L. Aldridge m: 23 Nov 1835 d: 13 Jan 1890 in Casnovia?, MI 7 William Blanchard b: 23 Sep 1814 in (unk) +1 Mary Connit +2 Mary Weatherwax d: 31 May 1899 in MI 7 Densmore Blanchard b: 10 Aug 1817 in (unk) d: 13 Sep 1818 in (unk) 7 Orrin Blanchard b: 13 Jun 1819 in Genesee, NY + Mary Ann --- d: 19 Dec 1880 in MI 7 Ira Blanchard b: 18 Sep 1821 in Albion, NY + Adaline Purdy m: 22 Nov 1846 d: 01 Jul 1881 in Lisbon, MI 7 Albert Blanchard b: 08 Jan 1825 in (unk) d: 10 Sep 1825 in (unk) [Index: Cummings 1797 b Washington, Sullivan, NH 97 11 09] [Index: Chandler 1800 b Washington, Sullivan, NH? 97 11 09] [Index: Harbard 1802 b Washington, Sullivan, NH? 97 11 09] [Index: Willard 1804 b Washington, Sullivan, NH 97 11 09] [Index: Julia Ann NICHOLS(1) 1806 b NH/NY? 97 11 09] [Index: Julia Ann DAVIS(2) 1806 b NH/NY? 97 11 09] [Index: Livonia LUDINGTON 1808 b (unk) 97 11 09] [Index: Lewis 1810 b Riga, ---, NY? 97 11 09] [Index: Almond 1813 b Genesee, Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: William 1814 b (unk) 97 11 09] [Index: Densmore 1817 b (unk) 97 11 09] [Index: Orrin 1819 b Genesee, Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Ira 1821 b Albion, Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Albert 1825 b (unk) 97 11 09] I guess 13 children was enough. The next in my line is Willard, who only had 12! [Index: Harriet 1826 b (unk) 97 11 09] [Index: Alva Smith 1829 b Barre (Albion), Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Clarisa WILSON 1830 b (unk) 97 11 09] [Index: Lewis N. 1832 b Barre (Albion), Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Albert 1834 b (unk) 97 11 09] [Index: Orrin L. 1836 b Barre (Albion), Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Daniel D. 1838 b ---, Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: David 1840 b (unk) 97 11 09] [Index: Lyman P. 1842 b ---, Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Cassius M. 1845 b ---, Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: George D. 1847 b ---, Orleans, NY 97 11 09] Next was Alva Smith Blanchard. His children were: [Index: Kirk Smith 1852 b Barre (Albion), Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Carrie Jane WILCOX 1859 b Clarendon, Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Judd A. 1865 b Clarendon, Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Alva Ward 1872 b Clarendon, Orleans, NY 97 11 09] And the children of Alva Ward Blanchard, my grandfather: [Index: Yorke Stanford 1899 b Holley, Orleans, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Elizabeth Lois GANUNG 1903 b Brooklyn, ---, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Ward Stevens 1912 b Brooklyn, ---, NY 97 11 09] [Index: Edith Gay ANDERSEN 1915 b Millerton, Dutchess, NY 97 11 09] That's it. Jim Blanchard

Looking for information abt James Moulton Blanchard b 1784 MA/NH who married Elizabeth Rogers b 1795 CT. Married probably NY in 1813. First child Harried b 1814 Albany NY. Eleven children born between 1814 and 1837, in Albany NY, Otsego NY, Livingston, NY, Steuben NY and Chautauqua NY. Recent information states James Moulton may be son of Caleb Blanchard of Antrim, Hillsborough, NH, and possiblly a brother of Amos Blanchard b Hillsborough NH in 1791. Amos settled in Chautauqua NY . Any information on these Blanchards would be appreciated. Barbara A. Smythe Index James Moulton 1784 b MA/NH 1997 11 09 Elizabeth (Rogers) 1795 b CT 1997 11 09 Caleb NH 1997 11 09 Amos 1791 NY 1997 11 09

B-Listers- Sorry to shift focus from MA to CT, but I have burning questions... Pat Curry has so much info and pointed me several directions for parents of James b. 1778 CT. She had Silas Chapman & family in Hartford in 1790 (Barbour) to whom James was apprenticed, and she looked through deeds, town records, and court records for Apprenticeship documentation in her own data. As I haven't as yet found a court record formalizing that apprenticeship... Can anyone place the following Hartford and vacinity families from Pat's and my own diggings? Blanchard, Eunice (1790 listed in East Hartford...town formed in 1783) Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 0 Free white males under 16 years: 1 Free white females, including heads of families: 3 (Was she a widow?) Blanchard, George (1740-1780 Center Church Records, Hartford) Was Eunice his widow...or was it Rebecca Cadwell? Blanchard, Jacob (Connecticut Census -- 1790, p.25) Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 1 Free white males under 16 years: 4 Free white females, including heads of families: 2 Name of head of family: Blanchard, William (Connecticut Census -- 1790, p.25) Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 2 Free white females, including heads of families: 1 Name of head of family: Blanchard, Jere (Connecticut Census -- 1790, p.55) Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 5 Free white females, including heads of families: 1 Name of head of family: Derly, Blanchard (Connecticut Census -- 1790, p.130) Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 1 Free white males under 16 years: 2 Free white females, including heads of families: 4 Name of head of family: Derby, Blanchard, Junr (Connecticut Census -- 1790, p.130) Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 1 Free white females, including heads of families: 1 Name of head of family: Blanchard, Elias ( Connecticut Census -- 1790, p.143) Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 2 Free white males under 16 years: 1 Free white females, including heads of families: 3 Name of head of family: Blanchard, John (Connecticut Census -- 1790, p.143) Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 1 Free white females, including heads of families: 1 Name of head of family: Blanchard, John (Connecticut Census -- 1790, p.154) Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 2 Free white males under 16 years: 1 Free white females, including heads of families: 5 Answers to the John's and Sherry's Quizes- 1. Samuel T Worcester 2. Monson 3. 1749 4. from the Souhegan river to the Province line 5. False Index Lines Eunice res. East Hartford, CT 1790 11-06-1997 George res. Hartford, CT c1740-1780 11-06-1997 Jacob res. CT 1790 11-06-1997 William res. CT 1790 11-06-1997 Jere res. CT 1790 11-06-1997 Elias res. CT 1790 11-06-1997 John res. CT 1790 11-06-1997 John res. CT 1790 11-06-1997 Thanks for any info you can give, Susan (TankyR)

>relationship between this Duxbury, and the Duxbury Massachusetts The name "Duxbury" in this context comes from the "Duxbury School Farm", which I presume was a parcel of land granted to the Duxbury school (sort of like land grant colleges, only earlier). It is quite possible that the school was in Duxbury, Mass. I might even go so far as to say it's likely, but that doesn't necessarily make any connection between the people of Duxbury, Mass and the first settlers of the school farm. John Chandler

Is there any relationship between this Duxbury, and the Duxbury Massachusetts that is next to Plymouth, Mass? (and where my Blanchard ancestors - specifically Grandfather Kendall - hail from?)

As long as there is a quiz we might as well all study ;-) Do we all remember the lesson on the boundary dispute between NH and MA that established the new Province line? From the "History of the Town of Hollis, NH; Samuel T Worcester; Nashua, NH; 1879; pg. 89-93: The west line of Hollis and Monson, as chartered in 1746, as already shown, was the original west line of old Dunstable, running due south by the needle from Souhegan river to the new Province line. The towns of Wilton and Mason, granted by the 'Masonian" proprietors in 1749, were afterwards chartered with the same boundaries as granted - Wilton in 1762 and Mason in 1768. The east line of these towns also run due south from the Souhegan river to the Province line, parallel with and about one mile distant from the west line of Hollis and Monson, thus leaving, in the intermediate space, a tract of unincorporated territory, about a mile wide, and extending from the Souhegan river to the Province line. This tract of land, at that time, and for some years later, was known as the 'Mile Slip,' but often in the old records called the 'Mile Strip' and sometimes 'Strip town.' A considerable number of families had settled on the Mile Slip, who naturally felt the need of a town charter. Their near neighbors at the west end of Hollis, as has been seen, some years before had felt themselves much aggrieved at the location of the Hollis meeting-house, so far from themselves and so near to the east end of their town. Whether willing or not these settlers in the west end of Hollis, as the Province laws then were, were taxable, both in person and estate, for the building of the meeting house and support of the ministry there, the same as the rest of the inhabitants. They had now, for many years, impatiently borne this injustice. So long as the boundaries of Hollis remained as fixed in the original charter of the town, these west end settlers doubtless cherished the hope that at some time in the future better justice would be done them, either by the erection of a new meeting-house, or the removal of the one already built nearer to the centre of the town. But all hope of this sort forever vanished in the year 1763, on the annexation of One Pine Hill to the east end of Hollis, thus brining the centre of the town about two mi nearer to the west end, and the meeting-house so much nearer to the centre. The people in the other parts of Hollis were doubtless desirous of quieting the murmurs of their discontented and troublesome townsmen at the west end, provided it could be done consistently with the geographical symmetry and pecuniary intersts of the old town. With this end in view, the expedient of forming a new town from this 'Mile Slip,' and the west end of Hollis, was first brought to the attention of the people of Hollis at their annual town meeting in the spring of 1764, less than three months after the conquest of One Pine Hill. At that meeting the town 'voted To measure East from the Meeting House to the Town Line - and then to Measure West from the Meeting House the same Length of Line - And all West by a North and South Line to be set off to the One Mile Strip so called.' "The like vote was passed at the annual town meeting in 1768. In 1769, about a year after this last vote, the south part of the Mile Slip and a tract of territory about one mile and one-fourth wide, from off the west end of Hollis, were incorporated into a town by the name of Raby, so called from a town of that name, in the county of Durham, in the north part of England, from which some of its settlers first emigrated. It appears from the documents and records relating to Raby, that the petitioners for the charter asked for and expected a tract of land two miles in width from the west end of Hollis to be united with the Mile Slip. It is also evident that the people of Hollis were willing to spare the two miles, provided it could be done and still leave their meeting-house equally distant from the new east and west lines, otherwise they were not willing. I infer from the language used in the charter of Raby that the Governor and Council tried to do their best to satisfy both parties - that is, to give to Raby the two miles, and also to leave the Hollis meeting-house no nearer the new west lint than it them was to the east line. Accordingly, with this end in view, they described the south-east corner of the new town as being 'at a stake and stones about two miles from the South West corner of Hollis (as Hollis then was) thence North by the needle to the North line of Hollis, leaving the meeting house in the middle between this line and the East line of said Hollis.' "But unfortunately the west line of Hollis did not extend far enough towards the setting sun, by three-fourths of a mile, to give to Raby the coveted two miles, and at the same time to leave the Hollis meeting-house at equal distances from the east and west lines of the town. It not being possible to satisfy both conditions, the surveyor who run the town line appears to have come to the conclusion that it was of more importance that the Hollis meeting-house should be equally distant from the east and west lines of the town, than that the people of Raby should have all the land they expected. Accordingly the line was so established as to take from Hollis a tract of land about one mile and one-fourth in width, instead of two miles, and leaving Hollis meeting-house the same distance from the east line of Raby as it was from the west line of Dunstable. The people of Raby were evidently disappointed with this result, and the next year, at the annual town meeting in Hollis, an article was inserted in the warrant, 'To see if the town would set off to Raby the Families and Lands they expected.' This question being submitted to the meeting, it was 'passed in the negative,' and the meeting-house in Hollis continued, for many years after, to divide equally - a straight line passing through it - between the new west and east lines of the town. The town of Raby, as at first chartered was but about two and one half miles wide, and contained not mire than twelve square miles - an area not much more than one-third of that of Hollis. The people of that town were not content with these narrow limits, but the war and troubles of the Revolution soon coming on, this discontent was allowed to sleep till the war was well over. But in 1785, two years after the war was ended, the people of Raby presented their grievances to the General Court in a petition setting forth the small population and narrow limits of their town, together with the alleged mistake in their boundaries when chartered, occasioned as was charged by the ['wrongs for the annexation from Hollis of three-fourths of a mile more. Upon notice of this petition a town meeting was soon called in Hollis and resolutions adopted to oppose it, and Capt. Daniel Emerson, at that time their Representative in the General Court, was instructed to use his influence against it. Notwithstanding the stout opposition of Hollis, the General Court decided that Raby was in the right, and passed an act setting of from the west end of Hollis to Raby another tract of territory of the uniform with of three- fourths of a mile. This last annexation to Raby left the length of the south line of Hollis four miles and eighty-five rods instead of six miles and ninety-six rods as in the original charter. In 1796 the name of Raby was changed to Brookline by an act of the General Court upon a petition of the inhabitants of the town. "In the year 1776, upon application to the General Court of its inhabitants, the north part of the Mile Slip, including a tract of territory of about one thousand acres, known as the Duxbury School Farm, was invested with limited town privileges. In a census of NH taken in 1767, the Mile Slip had Sixty-nine inhabitants; in that taken in 1775, it had eighty-three. In the census of 1790 it was called Duxbury, and then had a population of one hundred and sixty-nine. "In 1794 the town of Milford was incorporated. The act chartering Milford was entitled 'an act to incorporate the south westerly part of Amherst - the north-westerly part of Hollis - the Mile Slip and Duxbury School Farm, into a town.' Milford, as incorporated, included a small part of Amherst north of the Souhegan river, much by the division of Monson, in 1770 had been annexed to Amherst; all of the mile Slip not included in Raby, with the Duxbury School Farm, and an area of from 1000to 1500 acres taken from the northwest corner of Hollis. It does not appear that the people of Hollis made any opposition to this contribution to the territory of their new neighbor. The inhabitants living on the territory annexed were nearer to the village in Milford than to the meeting-house in Hollis, and probably, without objection, acquiesced in the transfer. This tract annexed to Milford is the last loss or gain in territory which has fallen to the lot of Hollis for the last three quarters of a century and more. During that period the town has remained of the same shape and dimensions, as left at the incorporation of Milford, without any encroachment from its neighbors since, or effort on the part of its inhabitants to extend their borders. According to a survey and plan of the town, (now at Concord), made in the year 1806 by Nathan Colburn, a Hollis surveyor, still remembered, Hollis, as it then was, and still is, contains an area of 19,620 acres, or about 30 2-3 square miles, a territory not very much differing in extent from that of the town as first chartered. In all these many border troubles and controversies, which I have taken occasion to notice, it cannot but be observed that the people of Hollis have uniformly had a wakeful eye to their own rights and interests, that they at all times vigorously and vigilantly endeavored to hold their own, and the present generation will find little reason to reproach the memory of their ancestors for not guarding and striving to perpetuate the rights and interests of those I recently heard that there was a proposal for a development on the site of the cellar holes from the extinct town of Monson. The proposal included a plan to call the development Monson. There were opposing views regarding the value of a new settlement that would mark the spot of the old town vs. The destruction of the old cellar holes. I haven't heard how that turned out. The History of Brookline adds to the above, pg. 43: "Originally the Slip was unincorporated land; it having, for some unknown reason, failed to be included in either the Dunstable or Masonian grants. In 1769 its southern half was incorporated as a part of Brookline. In 1776 its northern part, together with the Duxbury School Farm, were incorporated into a township under the name of Duxbury. "Duxbury had but a short existence; and when Milford was incorporated in 1794, it, with the northern part of the Mile Slip, was covered into the territory of the latter town. Thus the entire original area of the Mile Slip is today included within the boundary lines of Brookline and Milford." It is interesting to note that William Blanchard who m Deliverance Parker in 1733 was one of the settlers involved in this business as a settler of Dunstable. He eventually landed in Brookline (Raby) as a result of the border changes. Sherry Index: William 1733 m Groton, MA? 1997 11 6 Deliverance PARKER 1733 m Groton, MA? 1997 11 6 ---------- From: John F. Chandler[SMTP:JCHBN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 1997 6:46 PM To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Stephen Blanchard Regarding the strange entity called "Duxbury Mile-Slip" in the 1790 census: it was actually two entities, the Mile Slip and the Duxbury School Farm (presumably a farm granted previously to the Duxbury School, whatever that was). The Mile Slip was simply a strip of land about a mile wide that wasn't included in the town charters of Hollis and Monson on the east or Mason and Wilton on the west. Part of this strip had already been made into the town of Raby, which later became Brookline, and the remainder became Milford in 1794, along with the Duxbury School Farm and parts of Amherst and Hollis. (There will be a quiz on this tomorrow!) John

Sherry, I hope you can help me find info on Peter Blanchard probably born 8/1/1830 in Montreal. As far as I know, he is not related to the line of Stephen or Abel....as I take it they were protestant and my great great grandfather was catholic. He married Mary Ann Haley from Harlem, NY and moved to New Orleans where they raised their children. So far, no one on the Blanchard rootsweb has responded to my queries...... Please help. Thanks. Kathy Anne Blanchard Youngblood JDYKAY@aol.com

I have sent the 1800 data to the three people who requested them. That didn't seem like enough requests to justify posting to the whole group. John Chandler

Regarding the strange entity called "Duxbury Mile-Slip" in the 1790 census: it was actually two entities, the Mile Slip and the Duxbury School Farm (presumably a farm granted previously to the Duxbury School, whatever that was). The Mile Slip was simply a strip of land about a mile wide that wasn't included in the town charters of Hollis and Monson on the east or Mason and Wilton on the west. Part of this strip had already been made into the town of Raby, which later became Brookline, and the remainder became Milford in 1794, along with the Duxbury School Farm and parts of Amherst and Hollis. (There will be a quiz on this tomorrow!) John