I haven't posted this in quite a while so maybe somebody on the list has a connection now. I have two Blanchards in my tree. One is my gr-gr-gr- grandmother, Lavina Blanchard: Lavina Blanchard, b. Abt. 1802 in VT, d. 1895 Essex Co., NY + Benjamin Stafford, b. May 21, 1802 in Essex Co., NY ...1 Augusta Stafford, b. Abt. 1828 in Essex Co., NY ...1 Adam Stafford, b. 1829 in Essex, Essex Co., NY (my gr-gr-grandfather) ...1 Killmer Stafford, b. c1832 in Essex Co., NY A distant cousin of Benjamin Stafford also married a Blanchard in VT: Mehitable Blanchard +Chauncey Stafford, b. Abt. 1811, m. February 20, 1840 in Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, d. November 01, 1864 in Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT ...1 Chauncy Stafford, b. in Stamford, Bennington Co., VT ...1 Elbert (Elsworth) Stafford, b. August 29, 1861 in Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, d. June 29, 1864 in Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT. There were a few too many Blanchards in VT when Lavina was born that had female children her age. There were some other Blanchards in Essex Co., NY (of course Essex Co. is not that far from VT) so maybe they were related. These I found on the Essex Co. genweb page which really has some nice data: Sarah Alma Blanchard, b. 4/26/1847 in Jay, Essex Co., NY, dau. of Hiram and Sarah Blanchard Allice Cora Blanchard, b. 10/11/1847 in Ticonderoga, Essex Co., NY, dau. of Levi D. and Jane S. Blanchard. Charles Blanchard and Clara E. Butter, m. 5/31/1847 in Chesterfield, Essex Co., NY BLANCHARD, Anthony I. Died at Salem, in the County of Washington, on the 14th day of June, 1853, ANTHONY I. BLANCHARD, in the 85th year of his age. Judge Blanchard was a native of New York City where he received his education was admitted to the bar. But more than half a century of his life has been spent in Salem, during which time he held many offices of trust; including that of District Attorney for this district, and First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas at Washington, the latter for many years. We have often hear him spoken of as having been one of the first lawyers in his day. He lived to be among the last of his generation; there being few of the ante revolutionists now remaining. Of a very numerous family of children only three survive him. Anthony Blanchard, Esquire, of Albany, and Mrs. H. H. Ross of Essex, and Mrs. Wlm. Porter of Onondaga County. The Elizabethtown Post 1 July 1853 BLANCHARD, Cyrus L. Married at Whitehall on the 5th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Adams, CYRUS L. BLANCHARD, attorney at law, of Schroon, to Miss MARY ANN GARDNER, of the former place. The Elizabethtown Post 14 August 1857 BLANCHARD, Mary Lydia Married in Jay on the 26th ult., by Rev. J. J. Babcock, Mr. MITCHEL DUFFANY of Black Brook to Miss MARY LYDIA BLANCHARD of the former place.Elizabethtown Post 12 January 1855 Gen. Ross married the daughter of the late Hon. Anthony Blanchard of Salem, Washington County (There's a rather lengthy obituary for Gen. Henry H. Ross as well as that of his son but it doesn't give his wife's name. It's on the Essex Co. page or I can send it to anybody interested). Blanchard, Conelia, bur: Evergreen Cem., Chesterfield Blanchard, Benjamin, bur: Evergreen/South Burying Grounds, Chesterfield Blanchard, Elizabeth, d. 10/11/1891, age 71, bur: Mount Hope Cem., Crown Point Blanchard, George Ann, d. 9/30/1883, age 17, Mount Hope Cem., Crown Point Blanchard, Calvin, d. age 74, Mount Hope Cem., Crown Point Blanchard, J, d. age 41, bur: Mount Hope Cem., Crown Point Blanchard, James, b. 5/29/1845, d. 5/26/1900, Lakeview Cem., Willsboro Weston Blanchard, farmer, was on the Chesterfield Grand Jury list in 1889. Don Fauss email: dfauss1@aol.com or fauss@itsa.ucsf.edu web page: http://members.aol.com/dfauss1