Rev Benjamin Waite Blanchard (1809-1885)

Rev Benjamin Waite Blanchard

Birth

20 Aug 1809

Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Death

10 Aug 1885 (aged 75)

Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, USA

Burial

Oakwood Cemetery

Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan, USA Add to Map

Plot

Block 6 - Lot 12 - Plot 1

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Rev. Benjamin Waite Blanchard was a "Methodist minister in the days of the 'circuit riders' and preached in Portland at regular intervals." -- per 1914 obituary of his son, Emery Waite Blanchard.

m. Katherine Gray (1815?-1838) May 8, 1832 in Johnstown, Ontario, Canada. Witnessed by his brother H.W. Blanchard.
m. Margaret Gray (1817-1874) May 3, 1838.
m. Lucy Olds Blanchard, widow of his brother H.W. Blanchard, on April 12, 1876 in Ionia County, Michigan (Michigan Marriage Record #2286, Film 13, Film Description: 1876 Gladwin - 1876 Washtenaw)

Rev. Benjamin Waite Blanchard was a "Methodist minister in the days of the 'circuit riders' and preached in Portland at regular intervals." -- per 1914 obituary of his son, Emery Waite Blanchard.

m. Katherine Gray (1815?-1838) May 8, 1832 in Johnstown, Ontario, Canada. Witnessed by his brother H.W. Blanchard.
m. Margaret Gray (1817-1874) May 3, 1838.
m. Lucy Olds Blanchard, widow of his brother H.W. Blanchard, on April 12, 1876 in Ionia County, Michigan (Michigan Marriage Record #2286, Film 13, Film Description: 1876 Gladwin - 1876 Washtenaw)