Mary Monica Blanchard

Brief Life History of Mary Monica

When Mary Monica Blanchard was born on 22 September 1893, in Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, Adolphe Blanchard, was 43 and her mother, Marie Obeline Poulin, was 44. She died on 13 March 1988, in Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States, at the age of 94.

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Family Time Line

Adolphe Blanchard
1850–1898
Marie Obeline Poulin
1848–
Marie Ombeline Blanchard
1874–
Jean Baptiste Blanchard
1875–1941
Joseph Adolphe Blanchard
1877–1877
Marie Josephine Blanchard
1878–
Marie Elisabeth Blanchard
1879–1939
Marie Victoire Blanchard
1880–1894
Louise Blanchard
1884–
Joseph Adelard Blanchard
1889–
Mary Helen Blanchard
1892–
Mary Monica Blanchard
1893–1988

Sources (6)

  • Mary Monica Blanchard, "New Brunswick, Provincial Returns of Births and Late Registrations, 1810-1906"
  • Newspaper Obituary
  • Monique Blanchard, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge

July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

Name Meaning

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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