Rebecca BLANCHARD
Born: 4 May 1766, Dunstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 19 October 1810, Dunstable, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 October 1810, Dunstable, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan
BLANCHARD
Born
18 September 1738
,
Dunstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
16 July 1788
,
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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Jonathan had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Born: abt. 1768, Dunstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 6 February 1845, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 February 1845, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
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1738 Birth
New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900
Name: Jonathan Blanchard
date of birth: 18 Sep 1738
place of birth: Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
father's Name: Joseph Blanchard
mother's Name: Rebekah Blanchard
place recorded: Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
gs Film Number: 1000483
digital gs number: 4243705
Image Number: 03267
Name: Jonathan Blanchard
date of birth: 18 Sep 1738
place of birth: Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
father's Name: Joseph Blanchard
mother's Name: Rebekah Blanchard
place recorded: Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
gs Film Number: 1000483
digital gs number: 4243705
Image Number: 03267
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Continental Congressman. He was educated in local schools and became a surveyor, mapmaker, farmer and attorney. He was a Delegate to New Hampshire's Provincial Congress in 1775 and was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives when it was created in 1776. He was appointed state Attorney General in 1777, and was a member of the New Hampshire Committee of Safety from 1777 to 1778. Blanchard was elected to the Continental Congress in 1783, but did not attend. In 1784 he was reelected to the Continental Congress and served one term. Also in 1784 he was elected to the New Hampshire Senate, serving for one term. In addition, in 1784 he became Hillsborough County's first Probate Judge, having previously served as Register of Probate. A longtime member of the militia, in 1784 he was appointed Brigadier General, a position in which he was still serving when he died. The town of Dunstable was later incorporated into the city of Nashua. (bio by: Bill McKern)
1766 Birth of ChildRebecca BLANCHARD was born 4 May 1766, Dunstable, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan was 27 years old.
1769 Birth of ChildSophia BLANCHARD was born 13 February 1769, Dunstable, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan was 30 years old.
1770 Birth of ChildAbigail BLANCHARD was born 20 November 1770, Dunstable, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan was 32 years old.
1776 Birth of ChildCharles BLANCHARD was born 14 November 1776, Dunstable, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan was 38 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178816 July 1788
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 49.
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Old Dunstable Cemetery Nashua Hillsborough County New Hampshire, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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