Born in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James M. Blanchard
and Harriet Maria (Skinner) Blanchard
Sister of
George Roberts Blanchard, Lucien J. Blanchard, Asa W. Blanchard, Nella Virginia (Blanchard) Hoyt, Clarence Albert Blanchard and Hattie Marie (Blanchard) Fuller
Wife of
Charles Montgomery Skinner
— married
about 1876 in New York, New York
Mother of
Clarence Russell Skinner and Harold Otis Skinner
Died
at age 83
in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jul 2011
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Biography
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Obituary Mrs. Ada Skinner Dies A Native of This City
"Mrs. Ada Blanchard Skinner, a native of this city and mother of Prof. Clarence R. Skinner of Tufts college died yesterday morning at the New England sanitarium at Melrose where she had been a patient for some time."
"Her parents were James and Harriet Blanchard. In 1874 she married Charles Montgomery Skinner and for some time the couple lived at Brooklyn, N.Y., where Mr. Skinner was editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. After his death in 1907, Mrs. Skinner lived a an old family home in Vermont, and subsequently moved to Cambridge about five years ago to be near her son the only survivor."
"Mrs. Skinner had been associated with activities of the Community church at Cambridge and was a member of the Woman's International League for Peace. She was also interested in hospital activities."[1]
Sources
- ↑ Springfield Republican, Sunday, February 26, 1933, Springfield, MA, page 14.
- WikiTree profile Blanchard-450 created through the import of MarilynCardwellGedcomJuly2011.ged on Jul 10, 2011 by Marilyn Cardwell. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Marilyn and others.
- Source: S39 Media: Electronic Database Abbreviation: Michele Holland Mills Title: Ancestry World Tree Project Author: Michele Holland Mills, E-mail: mhmills at email.com; http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mhmills Publication: www.ancestry.com ; posted 10/13/2004 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
- New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 06 E.D. 05; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 15.
- 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 24, Kings, New York; Roll: 1062; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0415; FHL microfilm: 1241062.
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