Jennings / Gray Genealogy

Husband: George Augustus BLANCHARD
Birth: 8 Oct 1824, Concord, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire
Death: 11 Mar 1897, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Burial:
Father: Porter BLANCHARD
Mother: Anne Stickney "Nancy" SOUTHER

Marriage:    31 Dec 1849, Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire

Wife: Frances Ann Brown SARGENT
Birth: 11 Aug 1829, Tamworth, Strafford Co., New Hampshire
Death: Aft 1910, Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire
Burial:
Father:  John L. SARGENT
Mother:  Sarah WILKINS

Children:
1. Lucretia Tilden BLANCHARD, b: 1856, Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire
d: Aft 1920, Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire
2. Grace BLANCHARD, b: Feb 1859, Dunleith, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois
d: Aft 1930, Concord, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire
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Notes:
In 1850, George and Frances were living with George's parents.

1860 Federal Census Data (M653_0189, Page 619), Dunleith, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois,
Enumeration Date: 18-Jul-1860, Family #2265

From dairyantiques.com:

This is an example of a Blanchard butter churn. It was made by Porter Blanchard's Sons Company. Porter Blanchard was a craftsman in Concord, New Hampshire. His sons, George and Charles, joined him in the business and then Porter passed away in 1871. George and Charles continued the company under the name Porter Blanchard's Sons. On June 4, 1878 George was granted a patent for this butter churn. The patent dealt with the design of the dasher blades. In the patent papers George says his patent is for an improvement in the well-known Blanchard churn. He implies that the Blanchard churn had already been available for sale and well accepted. Whether there was another patent for the original churn design we are unsure. In 1890 there was a fire that destroyed the Concord shop and the business was relocated to Nashua, New Hampshire. These butter churns will be found stenciled with either city. The butter churn pictured was made in Nashua and is a later model. They were offered in at least five sizes, with the No. 5 churning up to 8 gallons (actual capacity would be double that). The iron crank handle is embossed THE BLANCHARD CHURN, so even when the stenciling is faded the butter churns can be identified. Our observation is that the earlier churns will have the initial B on the side while the later butter churns will say THE BEST. The company remained in business until the late 1890's. George Blanchard was also granted a patent for a butter worker on February 21, 1882.

1870 Federal Census Data (M593_0845, Page 187A), Concord Ward 5, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire,
Enumeration Date: 23-Jun-1870, Family #52

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0766, Page 161D), Concord Ward 5, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire,
Enumeration Dist: 171, Enumeration Date: 1-Jun-1880, Family #34

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0949, Page 170B), Concord Ward 5, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire,
Enumeration District: 153, Enumeration Date: 11-Jun-1900, Family #364

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0864, Page 106B), Concord Ward 5, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire,
Enumeration District: 198, Enumeration Date: 16-Apr-1910, Family #79

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_1013, Page 137B), Concord Ward 5, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire,
Enumeration District: 72, Enumeration Date: 5-Jan-1920, Family #72

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_1304, Page 103B), Concord Ward 5, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire,
Enumeration District: 17, Enumeration Date: 3-Apr-1930, Family #61

NAME	Age	Sex	Col.	Occupation Or Trade	Real Estate	Pers. Estate	POB	In Sch.	Marr W/InYr	D, D, B, I, I, P, or C
BLANCHARD, George A	28	M	W	Boat Agent	$2,500	$1,200	NH
Fannie	28	F	W				NH
Lucretia T	4	F	W				NH
Grace	1	F	W				IL

NAME	Age	Sex	Col.	Occupation or Trade	Real Estate	Per. Estate	POB	In Sch	Marr W/In Yr	D, D, B, I, I, P, or C
BLANCHARD, Geo A	45	M	W	Manufacturer of Churns	$15,000	$50,000	NH
Frances A	40	F	W				NH
Lucretia T	14	F	W				NH
Grace	11	F	W				IL

NAME	Age	Sex	Col.	Relation	M/S W/D	Occupation	POB	Father POB	Mother POB	In Sch
BLANCHARD, George A	55	M	W	Self	M	Churn Manufacturer	NH	NH	NH
Frances A	50	F	W	Wife	M	Keeping House	NH	NH	NH
Lucretia T	24	F	W	Daughter	S	At Home	NH	NH	NH
Grace	21	F	W	Daughter	S	At School	IL	NH	NH	X

NAME	Relation	Sex	Age	M/S W/D	POB	Fa. POB	Mo. POB	Occupation	In Sch
BLANCHARD, Lucretia T	Head	F	64	S	MH	NH	NH	None
Grace	Sister	F	61	S	IA	NH	NH	Librarian / Public Library

NAME	Relation	Sex	Age	M/S W/D	Age Marr	POB	Fa. POB	Mo. POB	In Sch	Occupation
BLANCHARD, Grace	Head	F	71	S		IL	NH	NH		Librarian / City Library