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Surname: BLANCHARD
Source: Walpole As It Was and As It Is by George Aldrich, 
        The Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, N.H., 1880, page 211-213

BLANCHARD, JONATHAN. The Blanchards in this town, Westmoreland and Acworth are descendants of
one Nathaniel Blanchard, who lived in Shutesbury, Mass. and had six children, three of whom, 
Nathaniel, Isaac and Lemuel settled in Westmoreland about 1770. Nathaniel the oldest son, 
settled on some land at the extreme north part of the town, now owned by Barton C. Aldrich. His wife 
was a DeBell of Boston, Mass. He is remembered as a famous fiddler of by gone days. His oldest son 
William, who lived for many years on the old homestead and married Roxana, daughter of Moses Burt 
of this town. By her he had three sons, Moses, William jr. and who died young, and five daughters, one 
of whom, Sally died when about 20 years old, between 1825 and 1830, the mother dying about the 
same time. Roxana, the 2d one married George McNeil, for his first wife, and Martha the 3d one, for 
his second; Sophronia, the 4th one, m. Hiram, a Britton, Apr. 5, 1843. Submit, m. Theron Adams. (See 
Adams.) Nancy, m. Hiram Hall and had several ch. The foregoing children of William Blanchard all died 
of consumption, inherited from the Burt family. William B. m. again and had 5 children-two daughters. 
He died in this town in about 1855. . Heber, the 2d son of Nath'l went to northern Vt.. Willard, an odd 
character, d. in Chesterfield, N.H. Nath'l jr., a famous clarionett player, d. in Washington D. C, when 
there with a circus. Isaac, the 3d son of Nathaniel sen., was born in Shutesbury, Mass, about 1750, and 
m. Miriam, dau. of Dr. Lord, of Athol, Mass., and had six children, among whom was Jonathan, the 3d 
son, who was born in Westmoreland, Mar. 15, 1781 and m. Polly, dau. of Roswell Pierce of Putney, 
Vt., a famous singer of patriotic songs. He (Blanchard) came to Walpole, in 1815 and had a family of 
10 ch. He was a man of strict honesty of purpose and unobtrusive in character. His wife, who survived 
him many years, possessed in a high degree Christian fortitude in affliction, and gentleness of character 
in demeanor. He d. July 20, 1847; she d. Sep. 19, 1872, aged, 84. Ch.
I. Adeline, b. Jan 4, 1813; d. in 1823.
II. Louisa Lord, b. May 18, 1815. She has been confined to her bed upwards of forty years, with 
a disease of the spine, and during this long period she has been a model of patience and 
submission. She has, from reading and conversation with visitors, acquired a large fund of 
information which those who have seen more of the world might envy. Occasionally she 
receives some benefactions from charitable people, one of whom, worthy of note, was from 
Levi Lyman in 1872, of $500, about ten days before he died. It came to her very opportunely 
and was received with tears of gratitude and joy.
III. William Durant, b. Oct 11, 1818. William was a merchant in Nashua, N.H.; d. Sep. 9, 1841.
IV. Willard Tyler, b. Oct 11, 1818. Willard T. lives on the old homestead, unmarried, tenderly 
supplying the wants of his unfortunate sister, Louisa.
V. John Pierce, b. Sep 1, l821; m Annira Redeaut, Oct. 19, 1849,-resides in Putney, Vt. Ch. 
William Henry, Charles Pierce, George Edwin, Edward John, Hattie Ann, d young, and Hattie 
Melvina.
VI. Roswell Sawyer, b. Sep 29, 1829; m Maria Staples, of Williamstown, Vt. Ch. 1st Louisa 
Maria, b. Mar. 29, 1850; m. James Nash and has 3 ch. 2d Frank Russell, b. Oct. 1857; d. 
1866. 3d Albert Ellsworth. 4th Ella Frances (See Ap )
VII. Albert Isaac, d. in infancy 
VIII. Albert Isaac, b. Mar. 11,1828; m. Ann R. Russell and settled in Nashua, where he d 
leaving 2 ch.
IX. Charles Dinsmore, d. in infancy.
X. Joseph Norton, b. June 18, 1832; m. Jane Wait of Chester, Vt. and lives in Peterborough, 
N.H., and has one ch. Effie, b. in 1869.