Individual Details
Isaac Blanchard
(9 Apr 1787 - 10 Jun 1866)
Served in the military for 5 years; story in the Abbot book page 109
Isaac worked as a laborer before enlisting in the army. 27 years old at the time, he was physically described in 1813 as 5' 9-1/4" tall with hazel eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. He came to Mackinac Island as an artillery soldier around 1816. He re-enlisted in 1827 and became a sergeant in Company "I" of the 2nd Artillery at Fort Mackinac until November 1822, after which he remained on the Island and married Mary Babbeau, December 9, 1824. He became a member of the Presbyterian Church on the Island in 1823, and was the Mackinac County, Moran Township Justice of the Peace by 1859.Gros Cap Cemetery Marker:In Memory of Isaac Blanchard Aged 79 years, 22 days
"Farewell, my wife and children all From you a father Christ doth call Mourn not for me It is in vain To call me to your side again"
Native of Plainfield, NH, father
Isaac Blanchard Sr. is buried in Block 2, Lot 4. He was Justice of the Peace for Moran Township, Mackinac County, Michigan.
His son Isaac Blanchard Jr. was shot and killed by Augustus Pond. His tombstone has an inscription "murdered" which someone tried to remove from the tombstone.
Pond was convicted of manslaughter. His case went to the Michigan Supreme Court and the conviction was overturned as it was determined that Pond was defending his home.
Isaac worked as a laborer before enlisting in the army. 27 years old at the time, he was physically described in 1813 as 5' 9-1/4" tall with hazel eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion. He came to Mackinac Island as an artillery soldier around 1816. He re-enlisted in 1827 and became a sergeant in Company "I" of the 2nd Artillery at Fort Mackinac until November 1822, after which he remained on the Island and married Mary Babbeau, December 9, 1824. He became a member of the Presbyterian Church on the Island in 1823, and was the Mackinac County, Moran Township Justice of the Peace by 1859.Gros Cap Cemetery Marker:In Memory of Isaac Blanchard Aged 79 years, 22 days
"Farewell, my wife and children all From you a father Christ doth call Mourn not for me It is in vain To call me to your side again"
Native of Plainfield, NH, father
Isaac Blanchard Sr. is buried in Block 2, Lot 4. He was Justice of the Peace for Moran Township, Mackinac County, Michigan.
His son Isaac Blanchard Jr. was shot and killed by Augustus Pond. His tombstone has an inscription "murdered" which someone tried to remove from the tombstone.
Pond was convicted of manslaughter. His case went to the Michigan Supreme Court and the conviction was overturned as it was determined that Pond was defending his home.
Events
| Birth | 9 Apr 1787 | Plainfield, New Hampshire | |||
| Marriage | Nov 1824 | Michigan - Mary Babbeau | |||
| Death | 10 Jun 1866 | Gros Cap, Mackinac, Michigan |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Babbeau (1805 - 1875) |
| Father | Joseph Blanchard (1761 - 1839) |
| Mother | Phebe Abbott (1766 - 1837) |
| Sibling | Phebe Blanchard (1789 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Lois Blanchard (1791 - 1880) |
| Sibling | James Blanchard (1793 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Joseph Blanchard (1795 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Blanchard (1797 - 1862) |
| Sibling | John Blanchard (1799 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Blanchard (1801 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Sally Blanchard (1804 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Hannah Blanchard (1806 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Ruth Blanchard (1808 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Nathan A. Blanchard (1811 - 1813) |