Abigail Blanchard
ID # 4048, (1824-1914)
| Birth | Abigail Blanchard was born on 20 October 1824 at Bertie Twp., Niagara District. |
| Marriage | She married James Harper, son of Philip Harper and Elizabeth (--?--), on 24 March 1846 at Arthur Twp., Wellington District. Extracted from The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada / Canada West, Wellington District, Volume 9: Part 1, 1840-1852, Compiled by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai, Global Heritage Press, Milton, Ontario, 2000, page 47 & 48, which marriage was in turn extracted from the Wellington District marriage register which is held by the Wellington County Museum. Marriages by Rev'd John Simpson New Connexion Methodist Minister Ja's Harper to Abigail Blanchard, both of Arthur. 23 Mar. 1846, by banns. Rev. Simpson. Wit. Ja's Edge and R't Morrison. |
| Death | She died on 22 April 1914 at Lot 9, W. O.S.R., Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., at age 89. |
| Burial | She was buried at Mount Forest Cemetery, Egremont Twp., Grey Co.. |
| Note | Death reg. 033089-14 Arthur Township, Wellington Co. Abigail Harper died April 22, 1914. Age 91 years. Born Township of Bertie, Ontario. Place of death Lot 9, W. O.S.R., Arthur Tp. Widow. Father Asa Blanchard, mother not named. Informant Henry D. Harper, Mount Forest. The 1851 census for Minto, Arthur, and Luther, and the 1861 census for Arthur, shows an Asa Blanchard ages 55 and 64 respectively. His wife's name is shown as Alice in the 1851 census and as Alice Jane in the 1861 census and she is shown to be one year older than Asa in both enumerations. Asa is shown as a Baptist in both census years and Alice is shown as being a member of the Church of England. Both census years show Alice as being born in England. The 1851 census shows Asa as being born in the United States; the 1861 census show him as being born in New England. They are not present in the 1871 census and we do not have dates of death for Asa and Alice or places of burial. |
Children of Abigail Blanchard and James Harper |
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| Last Edited | 19 Jul 2021 |