Blanchard

♂Robert Wesley Blanchard

Born 1926, Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States. Died 1980, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

8 of 10 events rest on a record we have read; the rest come from compiled sources or are still to be documented.

Parents

William Wesley Blanchard 1895–1973 and Rilda Jane Reissman 1896– their family

Spouses and children

Married 30 Jun 1962, White Plains, to Kathryn Mary Alar 1931–2009 family page
- children who may still be living

Life, as the records tell it

Event	When	Where	How we know
Birth	23 Aug 1926	Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States	from a compiled source
Living at River Road, dwelling 594 family 602, lines 81-85; son, 3, with parents William and Relda and grandparents Frederick x Maurice(?) Reissman; the only child	1930	Highland Falls, Orange, New York, United States	on record
Living at 823 Woodland, household 185; son, 13, b. NY, 8th grade; the only child	1940	Oradell, Bergen, New Jersey, United States	on record
Military service Enlisted (selectee), U.S. Army, serial no. 42148477 - for the duration of the war plus six months	3 Jan 1945	Newark, New Jersey, United States	on record
Occupation Superintendent of Schools, Montclair, N.J., 1965-1969; left in 1969 for the Portland superintendency	1965	Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, United States	on record
Occupation Superintendent, Portland Public Schools (1969-1980)	1969	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States	on record
Death Collapsed from a heart attack at the Multnomah Athletic Club after jogging and lifting weights; pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital, 9:40 a.m. (AP, East Oregonian 11 Nov 1980)	10 Nov 1980	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States	on record
Burial Private inurnment (cremated); memorial service 1:30 pm Sat 15 Nov 1980, Jackson High School, 10625 SW 35th, Portland; Finley-Sunset Hills Mortuary (The Oregonian 13 Nov 1980 p.31)	.	Finley-Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Portland, Washington, Oregon, United States	on record
Living at	.	4 Lucy St., Greenwich, Conn.	from a compiled source
Education Graduate of Bowdoin College, Me.; master's degree, University of Maine; doctorate, Harvard	.		on record

on record means we have read the original document. from a compiled source means an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so. not yet documented means it is in the family's record but no source is attached yet.

Sources

U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current — Birth, Death, Burial
Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008 — Birth, Death
1930 U.S. census, Highland Falls, Orange Co., New York, River Road, dwelling 594 family 602, lines 81-85 - William Blanchard household — Living at
1940 U.S. census, Oradell, Bergen Co., New Jersey, 823 Woodland, household 185, sheet 8B lines 68-72 - William Blanchard household — Living at
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2020 — Military service
The Montclair Times (Montclair, New Jersey), Thu 20 Nov 1980, p. 8 - 'Dr. Robert Blanchard, 54, Former Superintendent, Dies' — Occupation, Death, Education
Find a Grave, Robert Wesley Blanchard (1926-1980), Finley-Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Portland, Oregon, memorial 8010382 — Occupation, Burial
Oregon Historical Quarterly 111(1), Johnson & Williams, on the Portland Public Schools superintendency of Robert W. Blanchard — Occupation
East Oregonian (Pendleton, Oregon), 11 Nov 1980, p.6, 'Former school chief dies' (AP) - Robert W. Blanchard, 54, d. Monday; survived by widow Kathryn and three children Wade, Roberta and Daniel — Occupation, Death
The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), Tue 11 Nov 1980, p. 39 - 'An appraisal' of Robert W. Blanchard by Huntly Collins, with reactions and three photographs — Occupation, Death
The Oregonian (Portland), 13 Nov 1980, p.31, Funeral Notices - 'BLANCHARD - Dr. Robert Wesley'; husband of Kathryn; father of Miss Roberta Blanchard, Daniel and Wade Blanchard; private inurnment Sunset Hills Memorial Park — Death, Burial
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current — Living at

Ancestors in time

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Line of descent

William Wesley Blanchard 1895–1973
1. George Wesley Blanchard 1868–1939
  1. Wesley Blanchard 1844–1908
    1. Joseph Knapp Blanchard 1820–1885
      1. Noah Blanchard 1797–1875
        Nicholas Blanchard 1766–1849
        Nicholas Blanchard 1736–1801
        Sarah Hovey –1805
        Mary Thayer 1769–1827
      2. Polly Knapp 1798–1863
        Joseph Knapp Jr. 1763–1839
        Joseph Knapp 1740–1811
        Susanna Packard 1736–
        Eunice Carver 1763–1845
        John Carver Sr 1738–1803
        Bathsheba Edson 1744–1836
    2. Elizabeth Thayer Blanchard 1825–1884
      1. Alexander Blanchard 1799–1850
        Nicholas Blanchard 1766–1849
        Nicholas Blanchard 1736–1801
        Sarah Hovey –1805
        Mary Thayer 1769–1827
      2. Sarah 'Sally' Dudley 1795–1839
  2. Eldora M. Webster 1846–1913
    1. Benjamin Webster 1802–1884
      1. Joseph Goss Webster 1769–1831
      2. Ruth Butterfield 1779–1854
    2. Harriet Clough 1809–1887
2. Anne Walker Merryman 1869–1942
  1. William Simpson Merryman 1840–1909
    1. John Merryman 1808–1891
      1. Walter Merriman III 1785–1867
      2. Hannah Merryman 1783–1862
    2. Eleanor C. McManus 1808–1891
      1. Robert McManus
      2. Eleanor Coombs
  2. Francis E. Dennett 1846–1925
    1. William Dennett 1803–1888
    2. Eliza Stone Wilson 1812–1881
      1. Johnson Wilson
      2. Hannah Walker
Rilda Jane Reissman 1896–

Descendants in time

Robert Wesley Blanchard at the top; each descendant a dot at their birth year, joined to the parent they came through. A descendant who may still be living is shown only as "Living", at an estimated birth year, with no page of their own.

Descendants

children who may still be living