Category Archives: Surname Projects
Ancestor Sketch – Mary (Washburn) Blanchard
Ancestor Sketch – Mary S. [A.[i]] Washburn Blanchard/Utterstrom Project Blanchard-Washburn Line By Don Taylor Mary (Washburn) Blanchard had one of the saddest lives I’ve ever encountered. Her birth and childhood are unknown. She married a farmer so poor he needed … Continue reading
Posted in Blanchard-Utterstrom Project
Tagged Maine, Cumberland County, York County, Washburn
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Mary Washburn & the Early Censuses
Census Sunday Blanchard Project Blanchard-Washburn In “Searching for Mary Washburn’s Parents,” I concluded the neither Cyrus Washburn’s daughter, Maria, nor James E. Washburn’s daughter, Mary, could be the Mary Washburn, who married Albion Blanchard. Mary had one of the roughest … Continue reading
Searching for Mary Washburn’s Parents
Blanchard Project Blanchard-Washburn As I embark on learning more about the life of Mary (Washburn) Blanchard, I start with what I know. Mary married Albion Blanchard on 2 February 1857 in Windham, Cumberland County, Maine. The 1860 Census reported her … Continue reading
Ancestor Sketch – Laurance Louis Harmon
Howell-Welch-Harris-Harmon Line By Don Taylor Paul, the husband of my wife’s niece, said he didn’t know much about his great-grandfather, Laurance Louis Harmon. I was invited to be the godfather to his children several years ago. As I believe it … Continue reading
Posted in Welch-Harris Project
Tagged Gorham, Camp Devens, Maine, Scarborough, Portland, Cumberland, Westbrook
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Budgar in the News – Body Found
“Budgar” found a body – 28 April 1959 By Don Taylor My mom met my stepfather, Edgar (aka “Bud” and “Budgar”) in 1961. He used to tell the story of when he found a body on the railroad tracks down … Continue reading