Captain Oliver Blanchard

1726 - 1796  (70 years)

• Name	Oliver Blanchard
  Born	1726	Grand-Pré, Acadia, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	say 1753  [2]
  He was a carpenter
  Land/House	29 Mar 1784	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  the government of Nova Scotia granted 14,150 acres in one block, with limits shown approximately on the accompanying map, to thirty-four French families. He was one of them, making him one of the founders of Caraquet.
  Died	16 Aug 1796	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [2]
  Web References	2019
  Person ID	I1656	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	René Blanchard,   b. Abt 1701, Acadia, Canada ,   bur. 27 Sep 1788, Ascension, Louisiana  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Mother	Marguerite Thériault,   b. 8 Jun 1709, Grand-Pré, Acadia, Canada
  Married	9 Jul 1726	Grand-Pré, Acadia, Canada
  Family ID	F1414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Amirault dite Mirau,   b. Abt 1735, Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1817, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age ~ 82 years)  [1, 2]
  Married	Abt 1752	New Brunswick, Canada   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He was 26 years - She was 17 years
  Children	+ 1. Margarete Blanchard,   b. 29 Apr 1753, Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1796, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 43 years)   2. Thaddée Blanchard,   b. 14 Oct 1755, Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1793, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 38 years)   3. Désirée Blanchard,   b. Abt 1758, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. Abt 1799, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age ~ 41 years)   4. Fidélé Blanchard,   d. 1 Nov 1793, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   5. Raphaël Blanchard   6. Romain Blanchard,   d. 1 Nov 1793, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   7. Isidore Blanchard,   b. Abt 1770, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 1809, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age ~ 39 years) + 8. Judith "Julie" Blanchard,   b. 17 May 1780, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1857, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 77 years)   9. Tranquil Blanchard,   b. Abt 1773, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. Abt 1840, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1726 - Grand-Pré, Acadia, Canada Married - Abt 1752 - New Brunswick, Canada Land/House - 29 Mar 1784 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada Died - 16 Aug 1796 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1999] Ganong, William F. The History of Caraquet, (unknown: Acadiensis, 1907), Secondary Source. [S203] Thériault, Fidèle. Les Familles de Caraquet - Dictionnaire Généalogique, (Canada: Tous Droits Réservés, 1985), Secondary Source.