Effie M. Blanchard

Brief Life History of Effie M.

When Effie M. Blanchard was born in 1860, in Maine, United States, her father, Raymond S. Blanchard, was 28 and her mother, Charlotte Maria Treat, was 20. She married William Henry Laskey on 22 December 1888, in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States. She lived in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Dover MM, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States in 1880. She died on 11 November 1942, in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 82.

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William Henry Laskey
1852–1934
Effie M. Blanchard
1860–1942
Marriage: 22 December 1888

Sources (9)

  • Effie Blanchard in household of Patrick O Donnell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Effie M. Blanchard, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Effie M. Laskey, "New Hampshire Deaths and Burials, 1784-1949"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

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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