The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-13
Somerset County Agricultural News
Daniel Blanchard Writes From Min.
neS9ta

Another letter was recently reoeiv-
ed from Daniel Blanchard of Royal
ton. Mimi, who is attempting to trace
some of his relatives in this section.
He says:
1 thought it would help you to
ma my people il / would write and
tell you who my father and mother
were and also tell you of some of my
Lalher IS relatives and brothers. My
1athers name was Allen Blanchard.
he was born in Oldtown, Maine on
September IS, 1885. He died in Roy-
alton, January 3. 1918. He was the
son OF David Blanchard, his mother s
name was Hannah Blanchard Cher
maiden name was Hannah Reide).
My father had three brothers, Cyre-
NOUS blanchard, Hiram Blanchard
and Gridley Reide Blanchard. Cyre-
NOUS married and moved to Brock
ton, Mass. He had a son, Ralph and
daughter Lillian. | don't know
what became Of the other two. He
had one sister. She lived in La
Crosse, Wis. She is dead now. There
was family named Warren Blanch-
ard, think in Madison. My father
lived with them. Another family
Jess Blanchard, ] think lived in Show
hogan and Theron Blanchard lived
near Skowhegan. My father came
to Minnesota in June, 1859. My mo-
Their is still living. She was born
in Skowhegan, September IS, 1910.
She is daughter of Ziba Russell of
SkoWhegan. He was blind in one
eye and went by the name of "One
Eyed Ziba." There maybe some old
settler living in Skowhegan that
would remember him. Their home
was close to the fair grounds. My
mother had one sister, named Emily
and a brother, Alfred and another
named William.
Thanking you for past favors and
hoping to hear from you again, re-
main
Yours truly,
DANIEL BLANCHARD
Royalton, r. F. d. 3, Box 81
Morrison County, MINI.
We append to Mr.. Blanchard's let
ter the following from our former
townsman, B. e. Nye.
Independent-Repo
Skowhegan, Maine.
Gentlemen:
l saw by your paper received in
st. Paul you have an inquiry from
Royalton, Minnesota in regard to a
man by the name of Daniel Blanch-
ard. Would say that | personally
called on his mother who left Show
hogan at the age of Is. Her maiden
name was Russell. She lived in a
house that overlooks the race track
when she was girl and she asked
me about Neal Hill. She asked me
also about the Island and the old
Congregational Church. | happen
ed to have IA picture of the town of
Skowhegan with me as it was before
the new town was started. I wish
you could see how pleased she was to
look at the old village. | spent one
hour with her, which was very enjoy
able to the old lady. She left Show
hogan when she was eighteen years
of age. She now has been in the
village SO years and never has been
back in Maine and she was very much
pleased to have me call on her and
talk to her and it gave me as great
pleasure as it did her. | had a photo
graph of the old falls and l took it
there and showed it to her which
pleased her very much. This Dam
iel Blanchard is a farmer in Royal
ton and very keen farmer and it was
of very much interest to him when
he knew I was from Skowhegan. This
is why the letter was written to you.
Thanking you kindly, I am
Yours very truly
B. e. NYE
296 Iglehart Ave,
st. Paul, MINI.