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Blanchard, Benjamin T. (Benjamin Thomas), 1838-1915

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1838 - 1915

biographical statement

Citation:
Ancestry.com, via WWW, Mar. 28, 2013 (Benjamin T. Blanchard; Benjamin Thomas Blanchard; Benjamin Blanchard; b. Jan. 5, 1838 in Hartford, Conn.; d. Feb. 5, 1915 in Springville, Utah; parents: Simeon Blanchard and Eunice Squires; m. Dec. 26, 1856 in Springville, Utah to Susannah Alleman, seven children; m. to Eliza Ellen Nye; pioneer, farmer, lumberman; served as teacher and tithing clerk in Church)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Benjamin T. Blanchard autobiography

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230236264]
Identifier: MSS SC 231
Scope and Contents

Notebook tells of Blanchard's conversion to the Mormon Church in Connecticut in 1844 and migration to Nauvoo, Illinois. From Nauvoo he joined the Mormon migration to Utah Valley and settled in Hobble Creek, Utah County, Utah. The notebook includes references to farming in the county, relationships with the Indians, and the Utah War.

Dates: approximately 1870
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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