There's a story floating around that George[3] (George[2], Thomas[1]) Blanchard had a second wife Sarah (Monroe) in addition to his first wife Sarah (Basset). I have always been skeptical for various reasons, such as the fact that Sarah Monroe's father William didn't mention her in his will. I have just noticed another, even more potent reason to doubt. Consider the following two facts gleaned from the published Lexington book of vital records: (1) Sarah Monroe, daughter of William, was baptized there in 1698/9, at age 15, along with a bunch of siblings, and (2) Sarah Blanchard, wife of George, was baptized there along with her husband in 1708. Baptism is something that doesn't get repeated, as a rule, and especially not in the same church within a space of 10 years, and on a subject who was not an infant the first time. I deduce, then, that Sarah Monroe was not married to George Blanchard before 1708, despite the story we hear so often. End of story. John Chandler [Index: Sarah (Monroe) 1684 b Cambridge, MA 1998 08 21] [Index: Sarah (Monroe) 1699 bp Lexington, MA 1998 08 21]