{"id":871,"date":"2014-06-20T19:46:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T00:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?page_id=871"},"modified":"2026-10-30T17:06:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T22:06:44","slug":"leblond","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/families\/leblond\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBlond"},"content":{"rendered":"

My LeBlond family can be traced from Huguenot roots in France to London, where the family settled in the late seventeenth century, and later to Cincinnati, Ohio. This section brings together my direct LeBlond line, biographies, church and immigration records, family photographs, and related research, including Robert LeBlond and his brother Abraham, whose nineteenth-century printing business produced the color prints now known as the LeBlond ovals. I\u2019ve also included information on other LeBlonds I have encountered during my research, whether or not a connection to my own family has been established.<\/p>\n

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le Blonde Coat of Arms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My Line<\/h2>\n

My line of LeBlonds emigrated from France to England in 1685\/6 and then to the U.S. in the mid 1800’s where they settled in Cincinnati. The immigrant ancestor in America was Robert LeBlond, the printer.<\/p>\n

My line runs like this:<\/p>\n

Robert LeBlond born ca. 1650; m. Elizabeth Mayeux; died ca. 1712. This Robert probably left France for England in 1685\/6. Linen draper.
\n….Robert LeBlond born 1702 in London married Madeleine Lormier
\n……..Robert LeBlond born 1732 in London, married Elizabeth Chansac in 1754
\n…………Robert LeBlond born 1761 in London, married Jeanne Gammage
\n…………….Robert LeBlond born 1789 in London, married Elizabeth Saling
\n………………..Robert LeBlond born August 4, 1816 in London. Married Sarah Brooker on November 19, 1837. This Robert was the printer who was in business with his brother Abraham. Died October 18, 1863.
\n……………………Robert Emmett LeBlond, born November 24, 1840, in London. Married Elizabeth Jane Knight in 1863. Moved to America 1856. Died October 8, 1928.
\n……………………….Robert Arthur LeBlond, born February 21, 1866 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Married Anna Elinora Blomberg. Member of Ohio legislature, judge, lawyer, member of City Council. Died May 22, 1937.
\n…………………………..Katherine Elizabeth LeBlond, born August 22, 1910 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Married Bruce Farquhar. My grandmother. Died 2002.<\/p>\n

There are so many Robert LeBlonds here! I’ve had to assign them nicknames based on their occupation to keep them all straight. See below for their biographies.<\/p>\n

LeBlond Family Tree<\/h2>\n

This family tree was kindly shared with me by Lawrence LeBlond. It’s a beautifully drawn pedigree chart that starts with the Robert LeBlond (1732-1806) who married Elizabeth Chansac\/Chauzot\/Chaugot in 1754. He is my 6th great-grandfather. Lawrence related how he came to be in possession of this document: “These were above my grandfather\u2019s dresser. The pedigree is by Col. Douglas Sapte. Both were given to Richard E. LeBlond in 1947 in London by Aubrey LeBlond. The story I have is she was the last of the family in that line and was looking for someone to pass them on to.”<\/p>\n

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Lawrence LeBlond’s LeBlond Family Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you’d like to download a very large pdf of this image, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Biographies<\/h2>\n