Blanchard, Edward Orlando

Birth Name Blanchard, Edward Orlando
Gender male
Age at Death 52 years, 7 months, 9 days

Narrative

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Birth: Feb. 6, 1803
Death: Sep. 15, 1855

The son of Thomas and Amy Blanchard, Edward Orlando Blanchard was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He married Celeste Cornelia Dranguet on May 27,1847 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Celeste Cornelia was his third wife.

He was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy on May 10, 1828 after a service of eight years. On May 18th he married his first wife, Eliza Ann Bennett of New York. She died in childbirth (as did the baby) shortly after their marriage.

Edward O.'s second wife was Marie Eliza Bludworth and they married May 18, 1835 in Natchitohes, Louisiana. He resigned from the Navy in December that year. They lived at Ile Aux Vaches Plantation on the Cane River, the home Marie Eliza Bludworth had inherited from her uncle, Charles Pavie. Eliza died in 1846 while giving birth to her and Edward's daughter Maria Eliza Blanchard.

Edward Orlando Blanchard died from a fall from his horse at Ile Aux Vaches Plantation.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth February 6, 1803 Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, USA    
Death September 15, 1855 Ile Aux Vaches Plantation, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA died from from a fall from his horse  
Burial   Catholic Cemetery, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Blanchard, Thomas OrlandoOctober 2, 17611824
Mother Newton, AmyJune 1, 1775December 8, 1846
    Brother     Blanchard, Charles
    Brother     Blanchard, Henry
    Brother     Blanchard, Alfred
         Blanchard, Edward Orlando February 6, 1803 September 15, 1855
    Brother     Blanchard, Carey H. 1805 1861
    Sister     Blanchard, Georgianna
    Sister     Blanchard, Amy