Thomas Blanchard (abt. 1845 - 1882)

Born about 1845 in Pickering, Canada West

Husband of Jane (Field) Blanchard — married 1 May 1866 in Ontario, Canada

Died 14 Sep 1882 at about age 37 in Georgian Bay, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

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Thomas, born about 1845 in Pickering, C.W. (Ontario), was the son of George Blanchard and Margaret Spenks. He married Jane Field in 1866.^[1]

Thomas was a mariner on the Great Lakes. On September 14, 1882, he was the captain of the cargo ship Nellie Sherwood when it sank during a storm on Georgian Bay. No one survived, including his son William.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2G8-B52 : 1 February 2020), Thomas J. Blanchard, 1866.
2. ↑ [http://images.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/48422/data Maritime History of the Great Lakes, newspaper clippings