Donna wrote: > Simon Blanchard born April 3, 1784 in Boxborough, Ma. died July 1, 1867 ... I am astonished to see anyone is actually interested in these folks -- they are only five generations back from me, so we would be 3rd cousins. Two small corrections for Simon: although the Blanchard farm was in the area that had been set off to Boxborough in 1783, the family elected to remain part of the town of Littleton, so he was technically born in Littleton, and that's where the birth was recorded. Also, although the Boxborough history lists his death as July 1, the state vital records show it as June 21, and so does the inscription on his tomb. Simon had three wives in all and two children by his first, and most of the offspring lived to a ripe old age. Lucy Hager (the author of the Boxborough book) says his health was delicate, but took good care of himself, which would explain how he lived to 83. His 3rd wife was considerably younger and was still living in 1890 when the Boxborough book was written, and I haven't yet found out when or where she died. She remarried after Simon died. > They had 8 children to this marriage: Calvin > Blanchard born abt 1814 & died abt 1819, Two more corrections. According to Hager, there was a 9th child, a daughter who lived only two weeks. Also, Calvin was born in 1818 and died in 1822. His birth was not recorded, but his age at death was given as 4. > Joseph K. Blanchard born 1815 & The K stands for Keyes, by the way. He married Mary Ann Culver, and they were both born on exactly the same day: 1815 Jul 18. > Sarah Blanchard born > April 10, 1820 & died between 1848 - 1914, she married October 12, 1842 in > Princeton, Ma. , husband unknown, Actually, the marriage was in Boxborough (or at least was recorded there instead of Princeton). Her husband was Leonard Chandler, and they are my 2g gp's. I'm puzzled by the odd range given for her death, but that is correct: she died in 1903. I could go on and on, but I will just note one thing more... > Luke Blanchard born January 17, 1826 in Boxborough, Luke was a well-to-do businessman and erected a monument to Luther and Calvin Blanchard, the brothers who were in the skirmish at Concord on 1775 Apr 19 (and Luther was the fifer of the Acton company of Minutemen and the first American wounded there). Luke also published a book memorializing the brothers, and Sherry Gould found a copy and has entrusted it to me. (Thanks, Sherry!) If anyone would like to go into more detail on this family, I'd be happy to do so. Probably privately, since this is unlikely to be of general interest. I know I said I would end back there, but I just spotted a couple more corrections to make: > Simon Blanchard's parents are: Calvin Blanchard born Feb. 27, 1754, & died > 1799 in Boxborough, Ma. he married Abigall Reed. Actually, it was 1800, and the Blanchard farm was still technically in Littleton even then. > Simon Blanchard's parents are: Joseph Blanchard born May 7, 1686 , he > married Elizabeth Whittemore. Actually, that was March, not May. The year was recorded as 1685/6. John Chandler