Blanchard, Porter (1788-1871)
- Name:
- Blanchard, Porter (1788-1871)
- Title:
- Member, Concord Mechanic's Association 1828
- Born:
- 08/16/1788
- Birthplace:
- Amherst, NH
- Died:
- 05/25/1871
- Death Location:
- Concord, NH
- Residence:
- Amherst (now Milford), NH
Concord, NH 1806-
Salisbury, NH - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Cabinetmaker
Drum maker
Churnmaker "Blanchard churn" shipped worldwide by "Porter Blanchard's Sons" - Father:
- Blanchard, Augustus
- Mother:
- Lovewell, Bridget
- Spouse:
- Anne (Nancy) Stickney Souther, November 4, 1810, Concord, NH
- Children:
- Charles P., born March 4, 1812
- Notes:
- Son, Charles P. Blanchard, advertised in 1839 the C.P. Blanchard and Co.'s Pulpit and Couch Manufactory as "successor to Porter Blanchard" (Plain & Elegant; Rich & Common, NHHS, 1978).
After Porter Blanchard's death, the manufacture of churns was continued by "Porter Blanchard's Sons," who are known to have shipped them around the world. (Plain & Elegant; Rich & Common, NHHS, 1978).
Ezra S. Stearns, Editor. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire... Volume II. (New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), 785.
"Men in Business on Main Street," New-Hampshire Statesman, Concord, NH, January 20, 1865, 2.
"Death Notice," The New England Farmer, Boston, Massachusetts, June 3, 1871.
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