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9. Joseph Martin BLANCHER
was born on Apr 24 1892 in West Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. He died
on Dec 20 1969. He has reference number 1518. He was buried in West Oxford
Cemetery, West Oxford Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
1. "Went to school in 1905 at Centreville School, Centreville, Ontario (West
Oxford)"
- The Axe and the Wheel
2. "BIRTH NOTICE: JOSEPH MARTIN BLANCHER
Source Newspaper: Ingersoll Chronicle
Thursday, May 05, 1892
Pg: 8, Col: 3 Text of Notice:
Date of Event: Sunday, April 24, 1892
Name: Blanchard,
Associated Name: Blanchard, John
Note: son - JOHN MARTIN BLANCHER" - Ingersoll Chronicle
3. "BIRTH NOTICE: Ingersoll Chronicle
Thursday, May 05, 1892
Pg: 8, Col: 3 Text of Notice:
Date of Event: Sunday, April 24, 1892
Name: Blanchard,
Associated Name: Blanchard, John
Note: son " - Ingersoll Chronicle
4. "Assessment Role for the Municipality of West Oxford - 1914
NAME AND POST OFFICE ADDRESS of TAXABLE PERSON: Blancher, Joe
AGE OF ASSESSED PERSON: 22
FREEHOLDER (F), TENANT (T), FARMER'S SON (FS) OR MANHOOD FRANCHISE (MF): Farmer's
son." Assessment Role - 1914
5. "West Oxford Cemetery Register
Page 68 - section 53 - BLANCHER, JOSEPH - b.1892; d.1969." - Found in West
Oxford Registry in Woodstock Library.
6. "BLANCHER, Joseph - born 1892, died 1969, age 77 years.
Joseph was the second son of John and Margaret Blancher and was born in the
Township of West Oxford. He worked as a farm labourer. About 1920, he moved
to Alberta and worked as a farm labourer around High River and Blackie. From
Alberta he moved to California where he worked on some large citrus fruit groves.
In 1931, he returned to Ontario, driving a 1931 Chev. coupe, which is still
owned (1973) by one of his relatives.
He settled at Crampton, Ontario, later moved to Centreville, where he lived
with Ashton Blancher and his wife Edna for seven years. His last five years were
spent in the Sanatorium (for T.B.) in London, Ontario, where he died. In his
will he donated a substantial sum to the West Oxford Church."
- Found by Helen Loranger, on the West Oxford Church and Cemetery listings.
He was married to Beatrice LAURIE on Apr 17 1934. Beatrice LAURIE has reference number 1683.