Dorothy died in 1757 and was buried 18 Dec 1757 in Wimborne-Minster, Dorset, England [1]
I am following the suggestions of Hubert Stone, in setting the family relationships for Dorothy. These are detailed on Dorothy Blanchard's page. I am, however, unable to verify many of the primary documents. Foley-1031 18:32, 18 September 2016 (EDT)
Briefly , it is possible that Dorothy's "parents were Richard Blanchard buried Oct 30 1757 in Wimborne Minster and Dorothy Scrivener born August 1, 1705 in Poole, and buried Dec 18, 1757 in Wimborne Minster. Richard and Dorothy were married Jan 9, 1727 and had the following children:
1. Wiliam 1728- 2. Elizabeth 1730- 3. Charles 1732- 4. Mary 1736- 5. Richard 1739- 6. Dorothy 1744- 7. Thomas 1746-1747
Dorothy Scrivener, possible mother of Dorothy Blanchard, is the daughter of John Scrivener 1673- and Elizabeth 1680-. This John Scrivener has a twin sister Katherin. Mary Morley had twins, they say twins run in families. John Scrivener is the son of John Scrivener born abt. 1648 and buried June 29, 1710 in Poole and Dorothy born circa 1648. Children of John and Dorothy Scrivener are:
1. John 1673- 2. Katherin 1673-1673 3. Thomas 1676- 4. William 1678-1722 5. Margarett 1681- 6. Richard 1684-[2]
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