Captain Oliver Blanchard

1726 - 1796  (70 years)

• Name	Oliver Blanchard
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1726	Grand-Pré, Acadia   [2]
  Occupation	say 1753 (Age 27)  [2]
  He was a carpenter
  Land/House	29 Mar 1784 (Age 58)	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  The government of Nova Scotia, on 29 March 1784, 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.
  Death	16 Aug 1796	Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I1656	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	René Blanchard,   b. Abt 1701, Acadia bur. 27 Sep 1788, Ascension, Louisiana (Age ~ 87 years)
  Mother	Marguerite Thériault,   b. 8 Jun 1709, Grand-Pré, Acadia
  Marriage	9 Jul 1726	Grand-Pré, Acadia
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years and 7 months - She : 17 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F1414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Amirault dite Mirau,   b. Abt 1735, Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, New France d. 8 Oct 1817, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1752	New Brunswick, Canada   [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years - She : ~ 17 years.
  Children	+ 1. Margarete Blanchard,   b. 29 Apr 1753, Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, New France d. 23 Oct 1796, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 43 years)   2. Thaddée Blanchard,   b. 14 Oct 1755, Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, New France 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)
  Family ID	F992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1726 - Grand-Pré, Acadia Marriage - Abt 1752 - New Brunswick, Canada Child - Margarete Blanchard - 29 Apr 1753 - Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, New France Child - Thaddée Blanchard - 14 Oct 1755 - Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, New France Child - Désirée Blanchard - Abt 1758 - New Brunswick, Canada Child - Isidore Blanchard - Abt 1770 - New Brunswick, Canada Child - Tranquil Blanchard - Abt 1773 - New Brunswick, Canada Child - Judith "Julie" Blanchard - 17 May 1780 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada Land/House - 29 Mar 1784 - Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 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). [S203] Thériault, Fidèle. Les Familles de Caraquet - Dictionnaire Généalogique, (Canada: Tous Droits Réservés, 1985).