SECOND GENERATION

5. Henry BLANCHER was born on Mar 5 1877 in West Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. He died in 1935 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He has reference number 1532. He was buried in Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Burford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada.
1. "Line: 19; Family/Household: 99; Name of each person in family or household on 31 March, 1901: Blancher Charles; Sex: M; Relationship to head of family or household: Head; Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced: M; Month and date of birth: Mar 13; Year of Birth: 1870; Age at last birthday: 31

Line: 20; Family/Household: 99; Name of each person in family or household on 31 March, 1901: Blancher Emilla M.; Sex: F; Relationship to head of family or household: Wife; Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced: M; Month and date of birth: Nov 1; Year of birth: 1889; Age at last birthday: 21

Line: 21; Family/Household: 99; Name of each person in family or household on 31 March, 1901: Blancher Christopher; Sex: M; Relationship to head of family or household: Brother; Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced: S; Month and date of birth: Aug 20; Year of birth: 1883; Age at last birthday: 17

Line: 22; Family/Household: 99; Name of each person in family or household on 31 March, 1901: Blancher Henry; Sex: M; Relationship to head of family or household: Brother; Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced: S; Month and date of birth: Mar 5; Year of birth: 1877; Age at last birthday: 24" - 1901 Burford Census

2. "Marriage announcement in the Sentinel Review (Woodstock, Ontario) on October 17, 1902, page 6, column 3." - Sentinel Review

3. "Blanchard, Henry, and Johnstone, Daisy, Marriage appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 17 Oct 1902, page 6, column 3." - Woodstock Newspaper

4. "Blancher, Henry, b. 1876, d. 1935, h/o Daisy, [GP]."

5. "003803-02 ( Brant Co) Henry BLANCHER , 26 , butcher , Oxford Co., Burford , s/o Martin BLANCHER & Sophia LEWIS , married Mary Theresa JOHNSTON , 19 , Burford , same , d/o Angus JOHNSTON & Mary HERON , witn: Christopher BLANCHER of Burford & Abigail SHUTTLEWORTH of Oxford , 1 Oct 1902 at Burford.." - Brant 1902 webpage

6. "HENRY BLANCHER
Burford - Rev. R.M. P. Bulteel, Trinity Church, Brantford, conducted funeral services, Saturday afternoon for Henry Blancher, whose death occurred Friday morning at the Brantford Sanatorium, in his 60th year. Mr. Blancher was well known in this vicinity, having lived in the village for a number of years. He was a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters, Court Burford, and attended Trinity Anglican Church before he took up residence in Brantford a few years ago. Following the service conducted from Thorpe Brothers Funeral Home, Brantford, interment was made in the local Trinity Anglican Cemetery. The pallbearers were relatives and old friends. He leaves to mourn his loss, besides his widow, one daughter, Mrs. W. Stafford, at home and Wilfred Blancher, Oshawa; three brothers, John of Ingersoll, Christopher and Charles of Ayr." - provided by Shirley Harrison

He was married to Mary Blanche (DAISY) JOHNSTON (daughter of Angus JOHNSTON and Mary HERON) on Oct 17 1902 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. Mary Blanche (DAISY) JOHNSTON was born in 1883. She died in 1965 in Burford, Ontario, Canada. She was buried in Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Burford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada. She has reference number 1540.

1. "Died - August 7, 1965 at the John Noble Home in Brantford as a result of the effects of breast cancer, she also had diabetes. She was the daughter of Angus Johnson and Mary Heron."

2. "Blancher, Daisy, b. 1883, d. 1965, w/o Henry Blancher, [GP]."

3. "Blanchard, Henry, and Johnstone, Daisy, Marriage appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 17 Oct 1902, page 6, column 3." - Woodstock Newspaper

4. "003803-02 ( Brant Co) Henry BLANCHER , 26 , butcher , Oxford Co., Burford , s/o Martin BLANCHER & Sophia LEWIS , married Mary Theresa JOHNSTON , 19 , Burford , same , d/o Angus JOHNSTON & Mary HERON , witn: Christopher BLANCHER of Burford & Abigail SHUTTLEWORTH of Oxford , 1 Oct 1902 at Burford." - Brant 1902 Webpage

5. "Mary Blanche DAISY Johnson Blancher married Jim Van Kuren about 1947/8. After Jim died Daisy worked as a Practical Nurse for several families in Brantford. She may have had "papers" for this." - Information provided by Shirley Harrison

6. "Entered Into Eternal Rest on Saturday, August 7, 1965 MRS. MARY VANKUREN; Mrs. Mary (Blanche) Blancher VanKuren, 82, died today at the John Noble Home. She was born in Burford, a daughter of the Angus Johnson and Mary Heron Johnson. She had lived in Brantford for the past 32 years, but prior to this had resided in Burford. Mrs. VanKuren was a member of Holy Trinity Anglican Church. Surviving are two sons, Wilfred Blancher of Weston and A. Lorne Blancher of Brantford; one daughter Mrs. (Marquerite) Stafford of Brantford; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Mrs. VanKuren will be at Thorpe Brothers' Funeral Home from Sunday evening. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 2 PM. Rev. C.S. Inder, rector of Holy Trinity Anglican Church will officiate. Interment will be in Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Burford." - Information provided by Shirley Harrison Henry BLANCHER and Mary Blanche (DAISY) JOHNSTON had the following children:

child+28 i. Wilfred Herbert BLANCHER.
child+29 ii. Mary Marquerite BLANCHER.
child+30 iii. Arthur Lorne BLANCHER.

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