Samuel James Blanchard

Husband of Huldah Sprague, married December 31, 1850.

Father of Josephine Ballard 1853-1904, Charlotte, Eaton, MI.

Husband of Caroline Lawson, married 1859.

Father of Elsie Louise Gates 1861-1938, Clarissa Agnes Blanchard born Dec. 1870-1894* and Oliver Ackley Blanchard 1876-1946.

Son of John Blanchard 1778, MA-1861, MI and Clarissa Ackley.

There is a marriage record for a Samuel Blanchard in Oakland County, MI, dated December 27, 1843. He married a Sally Hoag. This could be his marriage record, too.

Samuel was a Cooper.

United States Census, 1840 Name: Samuel Blanchard Event Place: Novi, Oakland, Michigan Page Number: 33 Affiliate Publication Number: M704, Affiliate Film Number: 209, GS Film number: 0014797, Digital Folder Number: 004410710, Image Number: 00070

Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995 Name: Samuel Blanchard Birth Date: 1823 Age: 27 Spouse's Name: Huldah Sprague Spouse's Birth Date: 1829 Spouse's Age: 21 Event Date: 31 Dec 1850 Event Place: , Oakland, Michigan Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51868-2, System Origin: Michigan-EASy, GS Film number: 973980

United States Census, 1860 Name: Saml Blanchard Event Type: Census Event Year: 1860 Event Place: Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States Gender: Male Age: 36 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1824 Birthplace: New York Page: 3 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Saml Blanchard M 36 New York Carry Blanchard F 23 Michigan Josephine Blanchard F 7 Michigan Household ID: 20, GS Film Number: 803556, Digital Folder Number: 004232709, Image Number: 00813

He used JAMES in the 1870 census, which is probably his middle name.

United States Census, 1870 Name: James Blanchard Event Type: Census Event Year: 1870 Event Place: Michigan, United States (Farmington, Oakland, MI) Gender: Male Age: 44 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1825-1826 Birthplace: New York Page Number: 20 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace James Blanchard M 44 New York Caroline Blanchard F 32 Michigan Josephine Blanchard F 17 Michigan Eliza L Blanchard F 9 Michigan

Household ID: 172, Line Number: 35, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number: M593, GS Film number: 000552193, Digital Folder Number: 004271447, Image Number: 00229

United States Census, 1880 Name: Sam Blanchard Event Type: Census Event Year: 1880 Event Place: Farmington, Oakland, Michigan, United States Gender: Male Age: 57 Marital Status: Married Race: White Occupation: Huckster Relationship to Head of Household: Self Birth Year (Estimated): 1823 Birthplace: New York, United States Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 0598 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Sam Blanchard Self M 57 New York Caroline Blanchard Wife F 42 Michigan Elsie L Blanchard Daughter F 19 Michigan Clarrie Blanchard Daughter F 9 Michigan Oliver A Blanchard Son M 4 Michigan

District: 252, Sheet Number and Letter: 106C, GS Film Number: 1254598, Digital Folder Number: 004241738, Image Number: 00663

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According to family a pedigree resource file on www.familysearch.org, Submitted By (3) •unknown38379 •mbblanchard82911 •mtschinkl29029

1. Clarissa died in February 1894.

2. John Blanchard, Samuel's father born 1778, MA, died 1861, Livonia, Wayne, MI. Mother Clarissa Ackley.

• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via father John Blanchard by SmartCopy: May 12 2015, 22:51:15 UTC