John F. Chandler wrote: > > Maggie wrote: > > > 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; > > His birth also appears in the Billerica vitals: 1752 Mar 6. This is > interesting because his baptism at the 1st Congregational Church there > is listed as Mar 1. It seems likely that an error was made in the birth > date, rather than the baptism, since Mar 1 was indeed a Sunday that year. > > > married Abigail CROSBY in Billerica 16 Feb 1773; > > The marriage is listed in Billerica vitals as 1773 Nov 2. Given the > birth date of Jotham Jr, I have a feeling the Bible record might have > been fudged for appearance's sake. > > > died in Lyndeborough 16 > > Feb 1831. > > The Lyndeborough history says 1832, and I think it's based on Jotham's > gravestone. I can't remember if I mentioned this earlier. > > > Vital Statistics. Children born in Lyndeborough were Abigail, Polly, > > Rebecca, Crosby, Fanny and Sarah. > > Perhaps my notes are incorrect, but they show the above "Crosby" as just > the middle name of Rebecca. > > > Their children are Daniel, b. 15 Jul 1798, Lucinda, b 15 Sep 1800... > > I have exactly the same for the children, except Lucinda. The history > of Lyndeborough shows her birthday as the 11th, while the history of > Milford shows the 10th. > > John > INDEX > Jotham 1752 b Billerica, MA 1998 09 08 > Jotham 1774 b Billerica, MA 1998 09 08 Thanks, John--that really helps me. As I mentioned, my data is only copied from a Blanchard Bible and is unconfirmed. One day I will be able to travel to New England, but until then I sure appreciate your sharing! Maggie