Fran wrote: > great-great-great-great grandfather William > Blanchard, who must have been born about 1770's, probably in Boston, > MA; I find his marriage to Abigail Wheeler of Stoughton, MA on May 1, > 1800 in Boston... > I have researched many sources, and I do not think William is > descended from either the noted Thomas or Joseph Blanchards of this > area. Have you looked into the case of William Blanchard who was born in Boston, 1763 Jan 10 to Edward and Sarah (Lowell) Blanchard? He would have been rather older than the average groom in 1800, but it's always possible that he had been married once already. Anyhow, that's the best candidate I can find among the Blanchards in my files. Meanwhile, I have two thoughts for further research: is there a record of Abigail Wheeler's birth in Stoughton, and is there anything about William in the probate files of Suffolk Co? (Since his son and grandson were both born in Boston, it seems likely that William himself remained there through his life. There are, of course, many William Blanchards who died in Suffolk Co, and my list from the Suffolk probate index shows Williams for 1807, 1809, and 1844, all within the realm of possibility, with the last of these being the most likely. In case you want to look them up, they are dockets 23012, 23414, and 33985, respectively.) John Chandler