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James A. J. Blanchard (b. July 03, 1829, d. January 11, 1906)

James A. J. Blanchard (son of Blanchard) was born July 03, 1829 in Norfolk, Virginia, and died January 11, 1906 in Baltimore, Maryland. He married Mary Elizabeth Tucker on July 20, 1862 in William Street Methodist Church, Baltimore, MD, daughter of Seaborn S. Tucker and Hannah Louisa Fillingim.

Notes for James A. J. Blanchard:
Rigger - Hoist tackle worker.

Name Rank Enlistment /Muster In Discharge/Muster Out Remarks
Blanchard, James A. Ship's Cook. May 7, 1861 June 20, 1862 Niagara.

USS NIAGARA
6/5/1861 - Captured Confederate schooner Aid off Mobile, AL.(1)
8/15/1864 - Captured CSS Georgia off Portugal.(2)

Navy Invalid Pension Application No. 26808 Certificate No. 14916 Rheumatism and general debility. $12.00 a month from March 11, 1891 to Feb 8, 1906 (death).
He was in the Navy for several enlistments.
Served on the USS Jamestown, USS Independance, and the USS Niagara
Enlisted Summer of 1849 at Norfolk, VA. Discharged June 20, 1862.
Held several ranks: Cabin Boy, Seaman and Coxswain
Cabin boy 1st Class on the Independance, Ordinary Seaman on the Jamestown
Coxswain on June 25th 1858 and Ship's Cook on the Niagara
Discharged Honorably at Philadelphia

More About James A. J. Blanchard:
Burial: January 12, 1906, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Baltimore MD Section K Lot 223.
Church: William Street Methodist.
Military service: Bet. January 27, 1858 - January 20, 1862, USS Navy Coxswain on the Jamestown Ship's cook on the Niagara.
Occupation 1: 1880, Rigger.
Occupation 2: 1879, Foreman.

More About James A. J. Blanchard and Mary Elizabeth Tucker:
Marriage: July 20, 1862, William Street Methodist Church, Baltimore, MD.
Marriage license: July 20, 1862, By Rev James A. Morgan.

Children of James A. J. Blanchard and Mary Elizabeth Tucker are:

+Emma Blanchard, b. June 1866, Baltimore, d. date unknown.
+James Albert Blanchard, b. March 1869, d. date unknown.
George Blanchard, b. 1870, d. date unknown.
+Mary Louise Blanchard, b. April 13, 1874, Maryland, d. January 27, 1947, Baltimore.
Maggie M. Blanchard, b. 1876, d. date unknown.
John Howard G. Blanchard, b. September 15, 1880, Baltimore, Maryland, d. August 14, 1904, Baltimore, Maryland.