William Blanchard (1752 - 1824)

Born 5 May 1752 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut

Husband of Prudence (Shumway) Blanchard — married 10 Mar 1771 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1824 at age 72 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Blanchard Name Study.

According to Blanchard Family records written in 1879, William Blanchard was born on May 5, 1752, in Ashford, Connecticut. Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) lists his birthdate as May 10, 1751; in Ashford, Connecticut, and that he was the son of Phebe Bacon and William Blancher/Blanchard, who were married Nov. 8, 1750.^[1]

William Blanchard married Prudence Shumway on March 10, 1771, in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.^[2][3] They had five children during their marriage.

"In 1773, William and Prudence (Shumway) Blanchard family arrived in Brookfield from nearby Sturbridge bringing the first of five children with them, their infant son Amasa."^[4]

He died on December 24, 1824, in Brookfield, Massachusetts, at the age of 72, and was buried there^[5]

Timeline:

Birth 5 May 1752 • Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, British Colony

Age 18 — Marriage 27 Mar 1771 • Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Prudence Shumway (1745–1838)

Age 71 — Residence Abt 1823 • Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts

Age 71 — Probate 8 Sep 1823 • Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Age 72 — Death 24 Dec 1824 • Brookfield, Mass

Burial Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 5 Description Chapter Name: Canterbury Vital Records 1703-1850
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH81-CZS : 20 May 2022), William Blanchard, 10 Mar 1771; citing Marriage, Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011132.
3. ↑ *"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH9G-H6X : 20 May 2022), William Blanchard, 10 Mar 1771; citing Marriage, Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009532.
4. ↑ Blanchard-Means Family Papers (MS 830). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries. http://findingaids.library.umass.edu/ead/mums830
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2W-6XB9 : 8 August 2020), William Blanchard, ; Burial, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America, Brookfield Cemetery; citing record ID 63934527, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)Godfrey Memorial Library. iAmerican Genealogical-Biographical Index/i. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-HQ4 : 15 January 2020), William Blanchard in entry for Prudence Blanchard, 1773.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-H91 : 15 January 2020), William Blanchard in entry for Allice Blanchard, 1775.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6V-Q25 : 15 January 2020), William Blanchard in entry for Parley Blanchard, 1777.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6J-Z9T : 15 January 2020), William Blanchard in entry for Polly Blanchard, 1778.

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7J9-LQ3 : 13 December 2022), William Blanchard in entry for Amasa Blanchard, 1857.

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWVC-FSQ : 17 November 2022), Wm Blanchard in entry for Parley Blanchard, 1865

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7TK-391 : 13 December 2022), Wm. Blanchard in entry for Alice Cooley, 1875.

• Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts Description Notes: Probate Records, Vol 56-57, 1821-1825 Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 for William Blanchard Worcester Probate Records, Vol 56-57, 1821-1825