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Samuel BLANCHARD and Hannah DOGGETT
HUSBAND:
[F3592]. Samuel BLANCHARD.
Born 6 AUG 1629 in France; son of Thomas BLANCHARD [F7184] and Agnes BENT (?) [F7185]. (Were they Huguenots?). Samuel was of Hampshire, England.
He married possibly (1) (unknown).
He married (2) Hannah DOGGETT [F3593] on 24 June 1673.
SAMUEL BLANCHARD was Selectman in 1687. It has been stated that he removed to Andover from Charlestown in 1686, but the name had become established in the town as early as 1679. In that year, land near" Blanchard's Pond" was bought by MosesHaggit. From him and his descendants the pond received its present name, Hagget's Pond. The land thereabouts keeps the name Blanchard's Plain. Also the list of proprietors states that he was a householder before 1681.
He died 22 APR 1707 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
WIFE:
[F3593]. Hannah DOGGETT (DAGGET).
Born in 1646; daughter of Thomas DOGGETT [F7186] and Elizabeth HUMPHREY [F7187]. She married Samuel BLANCHARD [F3592] on 24 June 1673. She died 25 June 1724 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
CHILDREN of Samuel BLANCHARD [F3592] and Hannah DOGGETT [F3593]:
- [F1796]. Samuel BLANCHARD. Born 4 JUL 1680. He married Sarah JOHNSON [F1797] on 31 MAR 1708-9. He died 17 JUN 1754 at Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts.
SOURCES:
- [S1]. HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF ANDOVER. CHAPTER I. http://www.usigs.org/library/books/ma/Andover1880/and01Settlers.txt.