Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. II, Part 87

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 874

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On November 26, 1857. Mr. Fifield married Julia A. Pillsbury, of Haverhill. She was born Novem- ber 13, 1841, a daughter of Moses and Roxana ( Collis) Pillsbury, and a descendant of an old fam- ily in the vicinity of AAlexander and Haverhill. Dana and Julia A. ( Pillsbury ) Fifield have three children I. Hattie Eliza, born March 31, 1859, married, Decer .- ber 25. 1875. Edward P. Chapman, of Rumney, New Hampshire, who died April 28, 1906, and had six children: Waterman E., Lettie (died in infancy), Dana A .. Philip G., Julia D., Frank L. 2. John D .. married, July 15. 1888, Carrie J. Strong, ot South

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Newbury, Vermont, who died May 23, 1906, having borne her husband two children: Lee W., born Oc- tober 25, 1894. died February 19, 1902, and Edna May, August 20, 1896. 3. Willie W.

BLANCHARD Among the early New England families this name has given many useful citizens of all por- tions of the United States. It has furnished divines, college presidents, publishers, inventors, and active and progressive men to nearly every State in the Union, and is to-day among the leaders of thought and action in every walk of life.

(I) Thomas Blanchard, emigrant ancestor of the principal family of the name in New England, was probably from Andover, England. In 1639, leaving Hampshire with his wife Agnes and children, he sailed in the slip "Jonathan" for Boston. His wife died during the voyage. He landed June 23, 1639, in New England. He lived for a time in Braintree and Malden, and in February, 1651, purchased for two hundred pounds a house and two hundred acres of land on the Mystic side of Charlestown, where he continued to reside until his death, May 21, 1654. His second wife Mary survived him and died 1663. His sons were: John, George, Thomas, Samuel, Nathaniel and Joseph. (Samuel and descendants receive mention in this article).

(II) Deacon John, eldest son of Thomas Blanch- ard, was made a freeman in 1649, and was among the largest landholders of Dunstable (now Nashua), but the time of his settlement there is not shown. He was one of the original proprietors of the town, and was elected a selectman at a proprietors' meeting in 1683. He was among the founders of the church there in 1685, and it may be presumed that he was then a resident. His will was made March 13, 1693, and was proven April 10, 1694. It shows his wife's name to have been Hannah and names children: Benjamin, Joseph, James, Thomas, Elizabeth (Par- rish ), Hanna ( Reed), Sarah, Mary and Nathaniel. Beside various home lots, meadows and other lands. his will disposes of four hundred acres lying east of the Merrimack river. In dividing lands be- tween the two eldest sons, he stipulates that if either dispose of his land. he shall give first tender to the other. The will is an excellent sample of the quaint documents of his time.

(III) Captain Joseph, second son of Deacon John Blanchard, was married May 25, 1696, to Ahiah Hassell, daughter of Joseph Hassell, one of the first settlers of Dunstable. She survived him nineteen years, dying December 8, 1746, aged sev- enty years. He passed away in 1727. Their children were: Elizabeth. Esther, Hannalı, Joseph, Rachel (died in infancy), Susannah, Jane, Rachel and Eleazer (died one year old).

(IV) Colonel Joseph (2), only surviving son of Captain Joseph (1) and Abiah (Hassell) Blanch- ard, was born February II. 1704, in Nashua (Dun- stable), and died April 7. 1758. He married Re- becca, daughter of Jonathan (2) Hubbard, who survived him many years, passing away April 17, 1774. (See Hubbard. IV.) Their children were : Sarah, died twenty years old; Joseph; Eleazer and Susannah, twins; Rebecca: Sarah, died in infancy ; Catherine ; Jonathan; Sarah; James ; Augustus ; Caleb and Hannah.

(V) Augustus, fifth son and eleventh child of Colonel Joseph (2) and Rebecca ( Hubbard) Blanch- ard, was born July 29, 1746, in Dunstable, and died February 27, 1809, in Milford, New Hampshire. 11-26

For a short time he lived in Merrimac, whence he removed in 1776 to Milford, and was a farmer in that town. His last years were passed in the village of Milford. He was a member of the com- mittee appointed at a parish meeting of the south- west parish of Amherst, August 17, 1793, to pe- tition for a separate town, and two months later he was made one of a committee of three with powers to act in the matter. The organization of the town was perfected in March of the following year, and Augustus Blanchard was made first select- man and town clerk. In August of the sanie year lie was one of a committee to divide the town into school districts. At the annual March meeting in 1797 he was chosen representative for the towns of Milford and Brookline, and when the town of Mil- ford was allowed an independent representative in 1799, Captain Blanchard was chosen to fill the office. He was known by the title of Captain, which must have arisen through service in the militia, as no record of his service in the Revolutionary army ap- pears. He married Bridget, daughter of Colonel Zaccheus and Esther Lovewell, of Dunstable. She was born in 1748, and died November 25, 1836, in Milford, aged eighty-eight years. Colonel Zaccheus Lovewell was a son of John Lovewell, born in Eng- land before 1650, and his wife, Hannah. Jolin Lovewell died about 1754, and was said to have been one hundred and twenty years old. Colonel Zaccheus gained his title by service in the French war. Captain Blanchard's children were as follows: Sarah, Priscilla, Augustus, Hannah, Esther, Brid- get, Rebecca, James, George, Jonathan (died three years old), Porter, Jonathan and Katherine.

(VI) Esther, fourth daughter and fifth child of Captain Augustus and Bridget (Lovewell) Blanch- ard, was born May 4, 1774, and died December 8, 1834. She was married January 26, 1796, to Roger Perkins ( see Perkins, V).

(VI) Porter, fifth son and eleventh child of Captain Augustus and Bridget (Lovewell) Blanch- ard, was born August 16, 1788, in what is now Milford, and died in Concord May 25, 1871. He early acquired the trade of cabinet-maker and be- came a skilled workman. He invented a most suc- cessful churn and began its manufacture in Con- cord, where he continued until his death. The "Blanchard churn" became a staple article all over the world, and was almost exclusively used in the United States among large dairymen, bringing to its inventor and manufacturer a large income. Mr. Blanchard was a regular attendant of the North Church in Concord, of which his wife was a mem- ber. He was an enthusiastic supporter of Republi- can principles in public affairs. He was married, November 4, 1810, to Anne Stickney Souther, who died before 1867. They had three sons, Charles, Thomas and George Augustus. The first was a prominent railroad man, and lived and died in Concord. The second followed the sea some years and then located at Manchester, Massachusetts, where he engaged in the manufacture of cabinet ware.

(VII) George Augustus, son of Porter and Anne S. (Souther) Blanchard, was born October 8, 182.4, in Concord, and received his primary education in the public schools of his native city. He fitted for college at Fryeburg, Maine, but the confinement of study proved injurious to his health, and he turned his attention to business. For some years he was employed as a woodworker in the Abbott-Downing carriage shops, and soon after reaching the age of

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thirty years he went to Springfield, Ohio, where he was employed as clerk in a railroad office. His pleasant disposition and efficient service made him a useful man, and he soon found opportunity to better himself. He was induced to go to East Dubuque, Illinois, where he acted as shipping clerk for a line of steamers plying the Mississippi river, and was a very popular official. His close applica- tion to business began to tell upon his vitality, and he made a tour of Europe, lasting nearly two years. Returning to Concord he found that his father need- ed his services, and he sacrificed some very flatter- ing business prospects to be of use here. In the last years of Porter Blanchard the son was his chief aid, and the latter continued the business after his father's death. In the course of its career the factory was burned out three times, and after the third loss Mr. Blanchard transferred the business to a stock company and retired from its manage- ment, retaining an interest. In 1893 he went to Bos- ton and became eastern representative of the man- ufacturers of the Alosely folding bath tub, and so continued with success until his death, March 13, 1807. His body was brought to Concord and de- posited in beautiful Blossom Hill cemetery. Mr. Blanchard was a Unitarian in religious belief, and for many years in early life was organist of the church at Concord, and he was also an earnest mem- ber of the Sons of Temperance. He possessed very fine sensibilities, and was one of the most cultured men of his town. While working in the carriage shops he accumulated an excellent library, pur- chased from the earnings of his daily toil, and in later years his was said to be the best private mis- cellaneous library in the state. He was appreciative of fine thoughts, as well as fine bindings. Without any training he began playing a church organ at the age of thirteen years. His home was adorned with many fine gems of art, in paintings and other accessories of a refined life. Of very sunny temper, never pessimistic, with a keep sense of wit and hu- mor, he was quick at repartee, and was a favorite in every circle that he entered. While he took no active part in political movements, he held fixed principles and opinions, and supported Republican policies. In the practical affairs of life, he always sought to do what seemed for the best. His in- ability to pursue a college course was a great dis- appointment to him, and he refused a most pleas- ing offer of a diplomatic secretaryship in Europe because his duty seemed to be at home. His mem- ory will long live in the hearts of his acquaintances. Mr. Blanchard was married December 31, 1849, to Frances Ann Brown Sargent, daughter of Dr. John L. Sargent (see Sargent, VI). She was born August II, 1829, in Tamworth. New Hamp- shire, and survives her husband, residing in Con- cord. Two daughters were given to them, namely: Lucretia Tilden and Grace. The former resides in Belmont. Massachusetts, and the latter is librarian of the city library of Concord.

(11) Samuel, fourth son of Thomas Blanchard, born in England, August 6, 1629. lived in Charles- town until 1683, and subsequently in Andover, . where he died April 22, 1707. ITe was a husband- man, and owned land in Andover as carly as 1662 Ile settled there with his family June 10. 1686. He married, January 3. 1654-55. Mary Sweetser, daughter of Seth Sweetser, of Charlestown, who died February 20, 1669. He married, second, June 24. 1673. Ilannah Dogget, daughter of Thomas Dogget of Marshfield. She survived him and died,

July 10, 1725, in her seventy-ninth year. (Mention of her son, Thomas, and descendants forms part of this article.)

(III) Jonathan, son of Samuel and Mary (Sweet- ser) Blanchard, born May 25, 1664, married May 26. 1685, Anna Lovejoy, daughter of John Lovejoy, of Andover.

(IV) Stephen, son of Jonathan, born in An- dover, 1702, resided and died in his native town. He married, August 10, 1724, Deborah Phelps, and they had sons Nathan and David, and settled in Wilton. New Hampshire.

(V) David, second son and child of Stephen and Deborah (Phelps) Blanchard, born in Andover, April 10, 1740, was a husbandman and lived in An- dover, Massachusetts, until 1780, when he removed to Wilton, New Hampshire. He married, Novem- ber II, 1760, Margaret Doliver, and they were the parents of eight children.

(VI) Nathan, son of David and Margaret (Doliver) Blanchard, born in Andover, June 30, 1772, was drowned, September 24, 1806, in the Con- toocook river, in Henniker, while logging. He set- tled in Henniker about 1795, and resided on his farm in the plain cast of the village. He married, July 2, 1795. Anna Sawyer, of Hopkinton, born in Hopkinton. March IS. 1773. Their children were: Anna B .; Sallie; Miriam; Elizabeth B .; Nathan; Sawyer and Lavinia.

(VII) Sawyer, sixth child and second son of Nathan Blanchard, was born August 14, 1804. in Henniker, and died March 5, 1875. He received a common school education. and worked on a farm till twenty-one years of age, with his maternal grandfather. He went to Lowell, Massachusetts, and worked in a bobbin factory ten years; then re- turning to New Hampshire, he learned the tan- ner's trade of Captain Richard Ayer, of Concord, but did not continue long at the business. Turning his attention to carpentry he erected most of the houses on Academy Hill, in the vicinity of the pres- ent residence of Walter Blanchard. He was mar- ried October 10, 1833, to Caroline Green Morrison. who died October 4, 1835, aged twenty-two years, leaving no issue. He married (second) June 30, 1837, Rebecca Huse, born in Hopkinton, December 25. 1810. daughter of James Huse, a farmer. She died November 9, 1882. They had three children : George S. ; Thomas ; and Walter Scott, whose sketch follows.

(VIII) Walter Scott, third child and son of Sawyer and Rebecca (Huse) Blanchard, was born in Concord, February 4, 1848. He was educated in the common schools and business college of Con- cord. In 1872 he went to East Boston, Massachus- etts, and spent the two following years in conducting a grain store, in partnership with Frank R. Mor- rison. under the style of Morrison & Blanchard. Returning to Concord, he engaged in the grocery business in 1874. and continued till 1905, when he retired. In addition to his mercantile business Mr. Blanchard had a small farm which he cultivated. Upon the death of his father he inherited from him a considerable estate in Concord, the care of which has consumed much of his time. Mr. Blanchard has been an industrious and successful business man, and his habits and character are such as to have secured him the friendship and respect of a large circle of friends. He is a Republican, and a mem- ber of the Unitarian Church. While in East Bos- ton he joined Eastern Star Lodge, No. 143. Indc- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is'now

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a member. He married. June 29, 1876, Ella A. Templeton, born March 21, 1847, daughter of Charles Templeton, machinist, of Concord, and his wife Mary. They have two children: Huse Tem- pleton, born May 13, 1879, architect, now (1906) studying his profession in Paris, France, and Marie Ethel, born September 6, 1882, at home.

(III) Thomas (2), son of Samuel and Han- nah (Dogget) Blanchard, was born April 28, 1674, in Charlestown, and lived in Andover, where he died March 17, 1759, almost eighty-five years old. His estate was inventoried at two hundred and nine- ty-nine pounds, fifteen shillings and two pence. He was married March 12, 1699, to Rose Holmes, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth (Arnold) Holmes of Marshfield. She died in Andover. Au- gust 27. 1714, and he married (second) September 21, 1715, Hannah Going, a widow of Lynn, who died June 25. 1724. He married (third) February 21, 1726, Judith (Buckman) Hills, widow of Zachary Hills of Malden. He died December 1, 1767.

(IV) Thomas (3), son of Thomas (2) and Rose (Holmes) Blanchard, was born January 15, 1701, in Andover, and was a farmer in that town. He was married October 7, 1731, to Elizabeth John- son, probably a daughter of Francis and Sarah (Hawks) Johnson. He died November 25. 1779; she died April 22, 1783.

(V) Aaron, son of Thomas (3) Blanchard. born Andover, July 22, 1740, married, January 5, 1762, Nellie Holt, who was the mother of thirteen children. dying May 5, 1788. He married, second, September 21, 1789, Mehitable (Mooar) Chase, widow of Emery Chase. By this marriage she was the mother of two sons. He lived many years in Andover, near the line of Tewksbury. About 1795 he removed to Washington county, New York, and died in Hartford, New York, October 28, 1801. His widow Mehitable died in Dracut, Massachus- etts, January 3, 1820.

(VI) Emery Chase, son of Aaron and Mehit- able (Mooar) Blanchard, was born in Andover, New Hampshire. about 1790. His father died in 1801, and his widowed mother returned to Massa- chusetts, and lived in Dracut. He received a com- mon school education, learned the carpenter trade, and worked in Boston a year and in Lowell six years. In 1815 he removed to Windham, New Hampshire, and there conducted the business of carpentry and building in connection with his young- er brother Benjamin. He also lived at Methuen and Lowell, dying in the latter place aged about fifty years. He was a Democrat. He married, in Lowell. Dolly Wheeler of Salem, New Hampshire, and they had seven children: Cyrus Wheeler ; Elvira Howe; Sylvania; Tryphena; Phebe; Amos, and Sarah.

(VII) Amcs, second son and sixth child of Emery C. and Dolly (Wheeler) Blanchard, was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, July 6, 1830. He attended school in Lowell, and when twelve years old took employment in a grocery store. Ten years later he removed to Concord. New Hampshire, and bought a grocery store on Main street, which he conducted for five years. At the end of that time he became a commercial traveler. After pursuing that calling for several years he bought a place just above the present site of the Odd Fellows' Home, where he carried on a business three years. In 1877 he bought the place where he now resides. and his son Mark conducts a store. There he was

engaged in trade until he retired and relinquished the business to his son. Mr. Blanchard is a good citizen, and has been a careful business man, pos- sessing the confidence of his fellow citizens. In re- ligion he is a Congregationalist. He is a Prohibition- ist in politics, was clerk of his ward three years, and has been nominated for alderman, representative and other offices, which he declined. He is a mem- ber of Iron Hall Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, also of the Sons of Temperance and the Temple of Honor. He married (first) 1851, Fran- ces Adelaide Morse, born in Francestown, Novem- ber 1, 1829, daughter of Mark and Rebecca ( Camp- bell) Morse. She died March.5. 1890, and he mar- ried (second), September 14, 1892, Arlie Ann Brown, born April 12, 1844, of Claremont, New Hampshire, daughter of Hial and Sarah (Batchel- der) Brown. The children all by the first wife, are : Mark Morse; Walter I .; and Eveline Grace.

(VIII) Mark Morse, eldest child of Amos and Frances A. ( Morse) Blanchard, was born in Con- cord, May 28. 1856. After attending the common schools until he was eighteen years old, he took a place in his father's store, and from that time until Amos Blanchard retired from business they were associated as employer and clerk or as partners. He is now the proprietor of the store formerly oc- cupied by his father. He has passed his whole life in Concord, where he is a well-known and re- spected citizen. His political affiliations are with the Republican party. He is a member of the South Congregational Church, and of the American Mechanics. a fraternal order. He was married September 8, 1885. at Concord, to Ida May Hull, born August 7. 1864, at Derby, Vermont, daughter of James and Margaret (Hearst) Hull. They have two children : Margaret Frances, born July 7, 1886, ard Mildred Adelaide, June 15, 1898.

(VIII) Walter Irving, M. D., second son of Amos and Frances A. (Morse) Blanchard, was born October 31, 1862. He graduated at the Dartmouth Medical College. November 8, 1883. He married, June 20, 1887, Dorah Lena Devens, of Brooklyn. He is a practicing physician in Boston, Massachu- setts.

(V) Simeon Blanchard was born June II, 1747, in Groveton, Massachusetts, and may have been a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Johnson) Blanch- ard. He was a farmer and settled in New Ipswich. New Hampshire. He served a short term of en- listment as a revolutionary soldier in 1777, and died June 29, 1822. He was married February 28, 1776, to Elizabeth Shattuck, who was born June II, 1751, in Pepperell, Massachusetts. daughter of John and Elizabeth (Shattuck) . Shattuck. She survived him nearly twenty-two years, and died April 9, 1844. Their children were Simeon, Betsey, Levi, Louisa, Sarah. William. James and Charlotte. The first settled in Roxbury, New Hampshire. the second son in New Ipswich, the fourth son in Peterboro, New Hampshire.

(VI) William, third son and sixth child of Si- meon and Elizabeth (Shattuck) Blanchard, was born May 3, 1788. in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, and died there. He passed his entire life in New Ipswich, and was a successful farmer. He married Susan Farnsworth, who was born March 29, 1802, daughter of Jonathan and Susanna (Brewer) Farns- worth, of Woodstock, Vermont. Their children were : Louisa, Susan, Harriet, William H., Eben- ezer H., Mary Ann, Andrew, Asenath. Henry, Jerc-

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iniah and Lurena. All of these cleven children lived to maturity and were married.

( VII) William H., eldest son of William and Susanna (Farnsworth) Blanchard, was born in New Ipswich, February 8, 1816, and died there November 1, 1859, aged forty-three years. He was a farmer by occupation and a respected member of the Bap- tist Church. He married Hannah Conrey, who was born in Hollis. April 27. 1815, daughter of John and Roxey ( Peasc) Conrey, of Hollis. Four chil- dren were born to them: Josephine L., born Sep- tember 17, 1842, died December 16, 1854; Edwin. whose sketch follows; Jennie H., born September 27. 1854; Susan J., born April 13, 1858, died April 16, 1863.

(VIII) Edwin Franklin, only son of William H. and Hannah (Conrey) Blanchard, was born on his father's homestead, in New Ipswich, February IS, 1845. For a time he was employed in a chair fac- tory at New Ipswich, and then worked as a car- penter. At nineteen years of age he enlisted as a private in the Fourth Massachusetts Heavy Artil- lery, and served from August. 1864 to July 16, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He served at Washington, District of Columbia, and in Virginia. Mr. Blanchard has always possessed the confidence of his fellow citizens, and has been entrusted with the administration of various estates. In politics he is a Republican, and has been a member of the board of selectmen of New Ipswich seven years, and during five years of that time he was chair- man of the board. He was elected to a seat in the legislature in 1904, and was a member of the Con- stitutional Convention in 1002. He is a member of Bethel Lodge No. 24, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of New Ipswich. and of Jonas Nutting Post No. 53. Grand Army of the Republic. He married, October 21, 1868, at Mont Vernon, Mary E. Knowlton, who was born in New Ipswich, Oc- tober 24. 1850. daughter of William R. and Sarah (Taylor) Knowlton. Three children were born to them: Susie E., horn July 25, 1869, married El- wood E. Livingston. of Greenville, New Hamp- shire, and died July 6, 1903. Edith A., born March I. 1874. married Charles W. Woodward, of Fitch- hurg. Massachusetts. Alice M .. born February 23, 1877, married Charles Hardy, of New Ipswich. (Second Family.)

The name of Blanchard is of BLANCHARD French origin. In early English the word was derived from a trade, and meant a bleacher. The family is quite numerous in Cumberland county, Maine, where sev- eral of the name have held prominent positions during the last century. As might be expected from the nearness to the sea, several captains are found among the Cumberland Blanchards. Cap- tain Joseph Blanchard, youngest child of Nathaniel and Christian ( Loring) Blanchard, born in Cum- berland, June 17, 1803. made eighty-four voyages to the West Indies, more than any other sea-going man in Maine He also made thirty voyages to Europe during the forty years that he followed the sea. Captain Reuben Blanchard, eldest of the twelve children of Beza and Prudence (Rideout) Blanch- ard, born in Cumberland, August 24. 1794, was another man of wide experience on the sea. He went to South America, as well as to Europe and the West Indies.

(I) Cyrus Blanchard was born in West Cumber- land. Maine. He lived in that town all his life,

where he followed farming. He married and be- came the father of six children: Joseph Y., Daniel, Albion, Charles, Lydia and Nancy. Cyrus Blanch- ard died at West Cumberland, Maine.

(11) Joseph Y., eldest son and child of Cyrus Blanchard, was born in West Cumberland, Maine. in 1826. He was a mason by trade. and he followed that in connection with farming all his life. He lived on the old homestead. He married Abbie N. Libby, daughter of Nehemiah and Pamelia Libby, of Scarborough. They had three children: Dr. Roscoe G., see forward; one son, who died in in- fancy: Alva J., a farmer of Maine. Joseph Y. Blanchard was a Republican in politics, and he at- tended the Baptist Church. He died at West Cum- berland. December, 1859, at the early age of thirty- three years. His wife died August 18, 1906, aged eighty-two years and ten months. She was a mem- ber of Free Baptist Church.

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Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. II, Part 87

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923 Publication date: 1908 Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 874

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 874