Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23,622, Theophilus Blancher, Continental
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State of Massachusetts-

I Theophilus Blancher a citizen of the United States now resident of Bowdoinham in the County of Lincoln in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify say & declare, that in the War of the Revolution in the last part of December 1775 or the first part of January 1776 I enlisted entered & was engaged the land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the first day of January 1777 as a private soldier against the common enemy without any interruption or absence; that I belonged to Capt. Jacob Gould's Company, Col. Greaton's Regiment, Massachusetts line, the number of the Regiment I  have forgotten - and that I left the service the first day of January 1777 aforesaid, and received a regular discharge at Morristown in New Jersey, which discharge I have lost - I faithfully served out the term of one year for which I enlisted, having been during that time at the [Northward] on the Lakes, before we went Southward - I have now no other evidence of the above service, in my power excepting this solemn oath & declaration - and
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that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty eight years - and I hereby relinquish all claim to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed

April 21, 1818

Theophilus Blancher
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the following is a Schedule of my whole Estate and income, necessary clothing and bedding excepted, viz: 
Thirty nine acres of poor land with a small house & barn [ ] of the value of four hundred dollars, two cows of the value of thirty dollars, one ox of the value of twenty five dollars, Three sheep and three lambs of the value of six dollars, old household furniture of the value of eight dollars, old farming utensils of the value of five dollars. I have debts due me that can be collected six dollars, and I [ ] more than five hundred dollars which is on interest in my income from the above property does not exceed the interest of the money I [ ] my occupation has been that of a farmer, but from age and infirmity am not able to do much labor. My family consists of myself and my wife Sally aged sixty six from age and infirmity is able to do but little work. Except the foregoing and my necessary beding and clothing I have no estate or income whatever.
Theophilus Blanchard
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Sarah Blanchard
widow of Theophilus Blanchard

Act. July 7 1838

Admitted
Private 12 months
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State of Maine
On the twenty eighth of July, 1838, Sarah Blanchard, the applicant within named, was examined and sworn, as within stated. I am satisfied that she was married to Theophilus Blanchard, late a revolutionary pensioner of the United States, on the sixth of January, 1780, that the said Theophilus Blanchard deceased in the month of October, 1825, and that the said applicant had ever since remained his widown.

Nathan Weston C.P.
s.g.c.
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Theophilus Blanchard died in the month of October 1825 that she was not parried to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the [part of January seventeen hundred and ninety five]
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Mary Blanchard, aged forty five years, upon oath testify and declare, that I am well acquainted with Sarah Blanchard, widow of Theophilus Blanchard, late a revolutionary pensioner of the United State. I knew the said Sarah before the decease of her said husband in 1825, and ever since. She, the said Sarah, [ ] remains the widow of the said Theophilus Blanchard. 
Mary Blanchard

State of Maine.
Subscribed and sworn to, the deponent being a credible witness this 20th day of July, 1838. 

Beffore me, 
Nathan Weston
Chf Just. S.J.C.
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Coppy from the Record of Marriages kept by the Revr Samuel Easton of Harpswell County of Cumberland State of Maine

Viz Theophilus Blanchard & Sarah Adams of Bowdoinham Sixth January Seventeen Hundred eighty
I Certify that the above is a true Coppy of Record with the exception of the date which is [expressed] in the [ ] in fair legible figures as follows Viz 6 Jan 1780

Hutson Merryman
Parrish Clerk of
the First Congregational
Parrish in Harpswell

I Hutson Merryman ... 

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