Person:Jeremiah Blanchard (5)
Capt. Jeremiah Blanchard
b.4 Oct 1764 Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
d.1837
Parents and Siblings
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m. 16 Feb 1760
  1. Watey Blanchard1761 -
  2. Diadema Blanchard1763 -
  3. Capt. Jeremiah Blanchard1764 - 1837
  4. Nancy Blanchard1766 -
  5. Elizabeth Blanchard1768 -
Spouse and Children
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  1. Margaret Blanchard1796 - 1881
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Facts and Events
Name Capt. Jeremiah Blanchard
Gender Male
Birth[1] 4 Oct 1764 Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage to Martha Hutchins
Death? 1837


BIOGRAPHY: Blanchards of Rhode Island By Adelaide Blanchard Crandall Printed in U.S.A. Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1942 Page 148 Capt. Jeremiah Blanchard, Jr., b. 10-4-1764; d. 1837; captain in Luzerne County Militia; m. Martha Hutchins, b. 10-22-1766; d. 7-20-1844; settled on land at Port Blanchard, Lot 6, opposite land at Port Blanchard that his father sold him later in 1792. He operated a ferry before 1796. Jeremiah was a blacksmith by trade. He owned a house and shop at Carbondale, Pa. at the time of his death, as well as other lands in Providence Township, also a farm at Hopbottom. He owned and operated, coal mines. In his will, 1837, son John was to operate the mines. He gave him one-half the homestead. Jeremiah,III, had the privilege of operating the ferry.

References
  1. ↑ Coventry Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    65.

    BLANCHARD, Jeremiah, of Jeremiah and Phebe, [born] Oct. 4, 1764.

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