John Tuttle wrote: > Have you considered Jeremiah Blanchard, born June --, 1733 > (bp. June 24 according to Andover VR), son of Joseph and Sarah > (Abbott) Blanchard. As a matter of fact, I did, and rejected him, though on insufficient evidence it seems... > The "History of Wilton, N.H." ... > The births of his five youngest children are recorded in Wilton. This is the interesting part. I had gotten the information on Jeremiah's later children from an article in the Essex Antiquarian, which was a bit vague about locations, though its focus was on events in Andover. There was a notation that child #7 Henry was born in Wilton, but there were a number of people who moved north only to return to Andover, so I assumed the lack of further notations of birthplace meant this Jeremiah had done that as well. Indeed, I have tentatively identified Henry as marrying Polly Crosby in Billerica in 1807, with intention declared in Andover. If Jeremiah actually stayed in Wilton, then the census mystery is solved. Thanks! (Of course, that leaves a new mystery of why Henry then moved back to Andover...) > 6. Judith, b. Oct. 15, 1778; m. Benjamin Steele. See Steele gen. This is suspect. She was baptized on 1779 Jun 13 in the South Parish of Andover, and the Essex Ant. article says she was born that Jun 2. For events in Andover, I figure that article is more likely to be correct than the History of Wilton. Suffice it to say, though, that the Andover VR do not show that birth. John Chandler