Mary Jane (Ellsworth) Blanchard (1834 - 1899)

Born 14 Nov 1834 in Salem Township, Franklin, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Nicholas Hovey Blanchard — married 1 Mar 1855 in Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Died 2 Apr 1899 at age 64 in Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Mary Jane Ellsworth was born on 14 Nov 1834^{[citation needed]} in Salem, Maine, daughter of William Ellsworth (1798 - 1870) and Polly (Dolbier) Ellsworth (1796 - 1849).

In the 1850 census Mary (age 16) was in Kingfield, Franklin, Maine, United States.^[1]

Mary (20) married Nicholas Hovey Blanchard (~21) , son of Noah Blanchard and Polly Knapp, on 1 Mar 1855^[2] in Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine. Their children were:

1. Edgar H. Blanchard (1858 - 1927)
2. William Sherman Blanchard (1866 - 1908).

In the 1870 census M (age 35), Keeping House, was in Utica, Winona, Minnesota.^[3]

In the 1880 census Mary (age 44), Keeping House, was the wife of Nichelos Blanchard in Utica, Winona, Minnesota, United States.^[4]

Mary died in 2 April 1899^[5][6] in Lewiston, Winona, Minnesota, United States aged ~64. She is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Utica, Minnesota.

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: M6JP-D9M (accessed 4 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZKQ-P1K Image number 00434
   Mary J Ellsworth (16) in Kingfield, Franklin, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
   citing FHL microfilm: 11744;
   FamilySearch Record: F4FL-2YL (accessed 4 February 2023)
   Mary J Elsworth marriage to Nicholos R. Blanchard on 1 Mar 1855 in Phillips, Franklin, Maine, United States.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Utica, Winona, Minnesota; Roll: T132_13; Page: 122
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #41806625 (accessed 4 February 2023)
   M J Blanchard (35), Keeping House, in Utica, Winona, Minnesota. Born in Maine.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Utica, Winona, Minnesota; Roll: 637; Page: 139D; Enumeration District: 282
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #48138481 (accessed 4 February 2023)
   Mary I Blanchard (44), wife, Keeping House, in household of Nichelos Blanchard (47) in Utica, Winona, Minnesota, USA. Born in Maine.
5. ↑ Obituary: The Leavenworth Times Leavenworth, Kansas · Tuesday, April 04, 1899
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #84807588 (accessed 4 February 2023)
   Memorial page for Mary Jane Ellsworth Blanchard (14 Nov 1834-1899), citing Oakwood Cemetery, Utica, Winona County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Mike Ellsworth (contributor 47669231).

Acknowledgements

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