When Christian Hinton Blanchard was born in 1729, in Chowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, Benjamin Blanchard, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Hinton, was 23. She had at least 6 sons and 5 daughters with Jonas Hinton.
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July 25, 1729, North Carolina became a royal colony, when the colony was sold to King George II.
Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.
On October 25, 1774, the Edenton Tea Party took place. It was the first organized women's protest. They put their cups down and refused to buy any tea.
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Pierre, Andre, Marcel, Emile, Monique, Camille, Dominique, Euclide, Germaine, Leonce, Lucien.
French and English (of Norman origin): from the French medieval personal name Blanchard, from an ancient Germanic name composed of the elements blank ‘white, shining’ + hard ‘strong, brave’.
French and English: derivative of Blanc .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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