David Blanchard Jr. (1790 - 1875)

Born 20 Dec 1790 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah S. (Simmons) Blanchard — married 20 Nov 1814 (to 7 Aug 1875) in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died 7 Aug 1875 at age 84 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Blanchard Name Study.

David was born in 1790.

Birth and Parents

David Blanchard Jr. was born in Massachusetts.

David, the second son and sixth of fourteen children of David Blanchard and Mary Humphrey was born on 20 December 1780 at Weymouth, Massachusetts.^[1]

Service in the War of 1812

Private David Blanchard Jr. served in the Massachusetts Militia in the War of 1812
Service started: 1812
Unit(s): Massachusetts Militia (Jonathan Cleverly)
Service ended: 1815

David Blanchard served at the rank of Private in the War of 1812 with the 2nd Massachusetts Militia, Company: 1st Brigade. Commander: Lieut. Col. Samuel Webb, Jr., Reporting/Commanding Officer: Jonathan Cleverly; Cohasett Alarm, June 1814.^[2]

Marriage and Children

David, occupation Farmer, married Sarah S. "Sally" Simmons (1794-1882) on 20 November 1814 at Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[3] They had thirteen children born at Weymouth:

1. James Jones Blanchard (b. 1815; d. 19 Nov 1872, Boston, MA),^[4] m. 1) 19 Mar 1836 at Weymouth, MA, Clarissa C. Burrell (1815-1844); m. 2) 19 Oct 1845 at Weymouth, MA, Mary Ann Perkins (1826-)^[5]
2. Thomas Simons Blanchard (b. 19 Dec 1816; d. 1871),^[6]
3. Hiram Blanchard (b. 19 Dec 1817; d. 14 Aug 1897, Weymouth, MA),^[7][8] m. 20 Apr 1839 at Weymouth, MA, Miranda Ann Orcutt (1819-1894)
4. Sarah Lincoln Blanchard (b. 25 Mar 1820; d. ),^[9] m. 28 Nov 1844 at Weymouth, MA, Charles Davenport Cushman (1817-)
5. Otis Simons Blanchard (b. 5 Dec 1822; d. 1864),^[10] m. 12 May 1852 at Weymouth, MA, Caroline M. (Clark) Briggs (1820-1897)^[11]
6. Eliza Simons Blanchard (b. 23 Feb 1824; d. 16 Oct 1864, Weymouth, MA),^[12][13] m. 26 Feb 1843, Gardner Livingston (1820-)
7. Harriet Newell Blanchard (b. 27 Mar 1826; d. 1915),^[14] m. 6 Jan 1850 at Weymouth, MA, Benjamin H. Delano (1825-1866)^[15]
8. Mary Bates Blanchard (b. 4 Sep 1829; d. 23 Apr 1882, Weymouth, MA),^[16][17] m. 1 May 1876 at Weymouth, MA, Albert Franklin Spear (1820-1890)^[18]
9. David Bates Blanchard (b. 9 Jul 1831; d. 2 Oct 1906, Weymouth, MA),^[19][20] m. 26 Sep 1872 at New Bedford, MA, Martha Jane Hammett (1851-1940)^[21] or^[22]
10. Cylenda Blanchard (b. 11 Aug 1833; d. ),^[23]
11. Martha Ruggles Simmons Blanchard (b. 22 Aug 1834; d. ),^[24]
12. Jane "Jennie" Blanchard (b. 9 May 1837; d. 6 Arp 1915, Newton, MA),^[25][26] m. say 1856 at Weymouth, MA, Joseph B. Rogers (1835-)
13. Cornelia Barker Blanchard (b. 25 Oct 1841; d. 26 Apr 1923, Clinton, OH),^[27][28] m. say 1856 at Weymouth, MA, Simon G. Elliott (1839-)

Death and Burial

David Blanchard died on 7 August 1875 at Weymouth.^[29]He has a Find-A-Grave memorial; however his burial details are not known.^[30]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-N91 : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for David Blanchard, 1790.
2. ↑ https://weymouthhistoricalsociety.org/war_of_1812.htm
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. Name: David, Jr. Blanchard; Gender: Male; Spouse: Sally Simmons; Marriage Date: 20 Nov 1814; City: Weymouth; County: Norfork; Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0823590 items 2-3.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7GG-FQW : 2 March 2021), David in entry for James J. Blanchard, 19 Nov 1872; citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 249 p 265, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,201.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4QK-KG5 : 10 March 2021), David Blanchard in entry for James J. Blanchard and Mary Ann Perkins, 19 Oct 1845; citing Weymouth, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,256.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQY-46B : 14 January 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Thomas Simons Blanchard, 1816.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-NHN : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Hiram Blanchard, 1817.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWW4-PMB : 2 March 2021), David in entry for Hiram Blanchard, 14 Aug 1897; citing Weymouth, Massachusetts, v 473 p 594, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,522.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-N65 : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Sarah Lincoln Blanchard, 1820.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-NXY : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Otis Simons Blanchard, 1822.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHGW-F6F : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Otis S. Blanchard, 1852.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-NJK : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Eliza Simons Blanchard, 1824.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7JF-GJP : 2 March 2021), David in entry for Eliza S. Blanchard Livingston, 16 Oct 1864; citing Weymouth, Massachusetts, v 175 p 288, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,184.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-NVG : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Harriet Newell Blanchard, 1826.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHGW-6BG : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Mr Benjamin H. Delano, 1850.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-NKQ : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Mary Bates Blanchard, 1829.
17. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7YC-1FL : 2 March 2021), David in entry for Mary B. Blanchard Spear, 23 Apr 1882; citing Weymouth, Massachusetts, v 338 p 285, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,222.
18. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-6VBN : 22 July 2021), David in entry for Albert Franklin Spear and Mary Bates Blanchard, 1 May 1876; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,031,514.
19. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-NNG : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for David Blanchard, 1831.
20. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4M4-8HZ : 2 March 2021), David Blanchard in entry for David Blanchard, 02 Oct 1906; citing Weymouth, Massachusetts, 90, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,258,661.
21. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N43W-JTW : 10 March 2021), David in entry for David Blanchard Jr. and Martha Jane Hammett, 28 Sep 1872; citing New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,030.
22. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBK-7ZP : 16 August 2021), David in entry for David Blanchard Jr., 24 May 1877; citing Marriage, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004279296.
23. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-NNR : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Cylenda Blanchard, 1833.
24. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-N4N : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Martha Ruggles Simons Blanchard, 1834.
25. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-N4K : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Jane Blanchard, 1837.
26. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N44G-TDQ : 2 March 2021), David Blanchard in entry for Jane Rodgers, 06 Apr 1915; citing Newton, Massachusetts, 326, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,407,130.
27. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P8-N4G : 22 October 2020), David Blanchard in entry for Cornelia Barker Blanchard, 1841.
28. ↑ "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8TM-RB7 : 8 March 2021), David Blanchard in entry for Cornelia Blanchard Elliott, 26 Apr 1923; citing Clinton, Franklin, Ohio, reference fn 25936; FHL microfilm 1,992,266.
29. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWWZ-QK3 : 2 March 2021), David in entry for David Blanchard, 17 Aug 1875; citing Weymouth, Massachusetts, p283 n91, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,207.
30. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98904305/david-blanchard : accessed 17 May 2022), memorial page for David Blanchard Jr. (20 Dec 1790–7 Aug 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98904305, ; Maintained by BD Blanchard (contributor 47627880) Burial Details Unknown.

See Also

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDS4-3CQ : 22 December 2020), David Blanchard, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHN-F77 : 18 February 2021), David W Blanchard, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQQ-5JJ : 29 May 2021), David Blanchard, 1870.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written with inline sourcing following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 17 May 2022.