History of Acworth, New Hampshire From: tumbleweed@lisco.net - Sharon Franklin Surname: BLANCHARD Source: History of Acworth with the Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary, Genealogical Records and Register of Farms by Rev. J. L. Merrill, Town of Acworth, 1869 Page 187 JOSEPH, AARON, AND LEMUEL BLANCHARD, sons of Nathaniel Blanchard of Shutesbury, Massachusetts, a descendant of George Blanchard of Andover, Massachusetts an emigrant from England. AARON, a soldier for three years in the Revolutionary army, settled in Acworth and afterwards removed to Barnard, Vermont, married Olive Ashley - children, I. Lucinda II. Warren III. Calvin IV. Sally, these four were natives of Acworth. V. Nathaniel VI. Abel VII. Tirah VIII. Cephas LEMUEL was with the militia at the burning of New London, married first Phebe Mayo, sister of Issachar Mayo - children, I. Miranda II. Lemuel III. Phebe Married second Mrs. Margaret (Witherspoon) Davidson (see Davidson family - children IV. Betsey marrried Phinehas A. Kemp (see Kemp family) V. Nathaniel died young JOSEPH born in Shutesbury, 1755, settled in Acworth 1790, married Relief Osgood, daughter of Aaron Osgood, a descendant of John Osgood of Andover, Massachusetts (see Osgood family) - children, I. Hannah, born 1790, married Robert Aldrich settled in Vershire, died 1844 - children, 1. Rufus, married Catherine Mabry, residence Thetford, Vermont - children, (1) Almon, married Hannah King (2) Lovinia, married Wilbur Moore- children, three (3) Jane, married George Rowell - children, [1] Cora [2] Nellie (4) Joel married _____ Stratton - children, one, residence West Fairlee, Vermont (5) Alfred (6) Rufus (7) Catherine (8) Hannah, married Mr. Morse (9) William 2. Patience, married Simeon Rowell, residence Vershire, Vermont 3. Relief, married Rensselaer Rowell _ children, (1) George, married Jane Blanchard (2) Sarah, married Chandler Titus - children, [1] Henry Hazen (3) Lurena, married Joseph Brooks - children, [1] Rensselaer [2] Mary [3] Eliza (4) Amanda, married _____ Driggs 4. Roswell, residence Corinth, married first Eliza Maggot, married second Mrs. Stopple - children, (1) Sarah, married George A. Church - children, [1] Freeman [2] Nellie [3] Cora 5. Erwin, married Diana West, residence Versifier, Vermont - children, (1) Lucian, married Ella Coolly, residence Iowa, (2) Albert (3) Eva (4) Thereon 6. Robert, residence Strafed, Vermont, married Martha Hot - children, (1) George (2) Frances 7. David, residence Thetford, Vermont, married Miss Rich of Lyme - children, (1) Warren 8. Albert died 9. Ransom, residence Thetford, Vermont, married Alma Wilmot - children, (1) Ella (2) Willie (3) Charlie 10. Hannah, married first Joshua Pierce of Fairlee, Vermont - children, (1) Maria, married _____ Gordon, residence Fairlee (2) Swift (3) Hannah (4) Marcia (5) Phebe (6) Lima (7) Georgia , married second ________ Morse II. Rufus, married Anna Keyes (see Keyes family), died 1840 - children 1. Sabrina, married Horace Carpenter, of Vershire, Vermont - children, (1) Lorenzo D. married Miss Magoon, went to California, and was killed by the falling of a tree. - children, one (2) Lura, married Stephen Fuller of Vershire - children two (3) Loraine (4) Luella 2. Danforth, married Phila Prescott, residence Vershire - children (1) Freeman, married Charlotte Brown (2) Francis (3) Frederic (4) Ethan 3. Joseph, married Susan Guile, residence Vershire - children, (1) Ellen 4. Rial, married Dianthe Judd, residence Middlesex, Vermont 5. Keyes, married Orinda Alexander, removed to Illinois - children, five 6. Rufus, married Lucy West, residence Vershire - children, (1) Emma P. (2) Cora A. 7. Selimna, married Hial Colton of Vershire - children, (1) Arthur H. (2) Frank III. David, born 1788, married Betsey Gregg who died February 12, 1869 (see John Gregg family) - children, 1. Hiram, born 1816, residence Bradford, New Hampshire, married Polly Gove (see Gove family) - children, (1) George H. 2. Solon, married Sabra Thornton (see Thornton family) - children, (1) John D (2) Charles E. (3) Harriet M. 3. Polly G. married Joseph P. Cram (see Cram family). 4. Clarissa L. marriet Barnet F. Warner (see Warner family) 5. John M, married Mary A. Warner (see Warner family) 6. Harriet N. died unmarried 1848 7. Betsey M. died unmarried 1856 IV. Samuel, the first of the family born in Acworth, died young V. Joseph, born 1793, died 1869, married Asenath Mitchell (see Mitchell family) residence Chillicothe, Illinois - children, 1. Almond, died young 2. Helen, married Edward Wallace, settled in Racine, Wisconsin 3. Caroline, married Ralph Gates, residence Chicago, Illinois 4. Sylvester , died young 5. Sarah, died unmarried 6. Almond , married Rebecca Gleason, residence St. Louis, Missouri 7. Sylvester, died young 8. Sylvanus, died young 9. _______, died young 10. Volney, died young 11. Judson, married Madora Grosh, residence Chicago, Illinois 12. Rollin, residence Chicago 13. Sarah C. married Joseph Thorp, residence in Oswego. VI. Tryphena married Oliver Carleton (see Carleton family). VII. Clerics married Joseph F. Carleton (see Carleton family). ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. 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