Re the discussion about which Jotham Blanchard married Ruhama [Amy] Smith: I think this Jotham was the son of Jotham Blanchard and Abigail Crosby. The Blanchard Bible of Frederick Blanchard, researched by my cousin, Mike Cambre, gives Frederick's birth as 8 Oct 1805, in Lyndeborough, NH. He died 5 Sep 1850 in Baton Rouge, LA. His father is given as Jotham Blanchard, Jr, born 9 Feb 1774 in New Hampshire. His mother is given as Amy [Ruhama] Smith, born February 1778 in Milford. The Bible gives Jotham Blanchard, Sr's birth as 1751 in Billerica, and his wife is Abigail Crosby. This Jotham and Abigail can be found in the Billerica Vital Statitics. Their three eldest children were born there, including Jotham Jr. The family moved to Lyndeborough, NH, after 1778. Here, in brief is the data from Frederick Blanchard's Bible, with additions from the Billerica Vital Statistics: Jotham BLANCHARD [Simon, John, Samuel, Thomas] b. Billerica, MA 1750/1; married Abigail CROSBY in Billerica 16 Feb 1773; died in Lyndeborough 16 Feb 1831. Abigail died 30 Jul, 1818, in Lyndeborough. She was the daughter of Ephraim Crosby of Billerica. Children Jotham, b. 9 Feb 1774, Asa, b. 30 Nov 1775, and Ephraim, b. 1 Mar 1778, were born in Billerica. Their births are noted in Billerica Vital Statistics. Children born in Lyndeborough were Abigail, Polly, Rebecca, Crosby, Fanny and Sarah. Jotham Blanchard, Jr. was born 9 Feb 1774 in Billerica, MA. He died 21 Jan 1847 in Lyndeborough. He married Ruhama [Amy] SMITH 17 Aug 1796, in Amherst. [Which, from previous discussion I now know was Amherst, NH]. Their children are Daniel, b. 15 Jul 1798, Lucinda, b 15 Sep 1800, Charles b. 13 Mar 1803, Frederick b. 8 Oct 1805, Cyrus b. 3 Nov 1808, Jotham b. 19 Apr 1811, and Asa b. 12 June 1813. What do you all think? Is this correct? Maggie