Abraham Melvin
- Born: 29 Nov 1799
- Marriage (1): Sarah Felch before 1830
- Died: After 1880
General Notes:
History of Weare, NH by Wm Little
1820 Weare, NH Abraham Melvin HOH 1 male 1810-20 [brother?] 1 male 1794-1804 [Abraham HOH but may not be married yet?] 1 male before 1775 [father John] 1 female 1810-1820 [sister] 1 female 1794-1804 [unknown] 1 female 1794-1804 [unknown] 1 female 1775-1794 [mother Jane]
1830 Weare, NH 1 male 1825-30 [son?] 1 male 1820-25 [Abraham 2nd; possible son b. 1823] 1 male 1815-20 [brother?] 1 male 1790-1800 [Abraham HOH] 1 female 1810-15 [sister?] 1 female 1800-1810 [Sarah his wife] 1 female 1790-1800 [unknown] 1 fe,male 1760-70 [mother Jane?who is now widowed]
1840 Weare, Hillsborough county, NH Abraham Melvin HOH 2 males 1825-1830 [sons?] 1 male 1820-25 [a possible son Abraham 2nd b. 1823] 1 male 1790-1800 [Abraham HOH] 2 females 1830-35 [daughters Sarah Jane and Mary Ann] 1 female 1825-30 [daughter?] 1 female 1810-20 [sister?] 1 female 1800-1810 [wife Sarah] 1 female 1770-80 [mother Jane?]
1850 Weare, Hillsborough county, NH Abraham Melvin age 50; farmer ; born NH Belinda Melvin age 29 [wife ?] Henry Couch age 29 b. NH [Abraham's SIL] Sarah Couch age 20 b. NH [d/o Abraham and wife of Henry] Mary A. Melvin age 16 [d/o Abraham] Others in HH are: Emily Pal----? age 66 Otis [17] and Stanford [23] George James Farrington age 10 [NOTE: his first wife Sarah is not listed Research on www.rootsweb.com shows an Abraham Melvin married 1843 or 1850 to Belinda Colby born 28 Oct 1821, the d/o Bagley Colby(1787) and Abigail Couch (1788). [Belinda's second marriage] There is no further mention of Belinda as a wife and she did not die until 1900.]
1860 he is living with daughter Mary Ann Melvin Story and her husband and family 1870 he is living with William and Emily (Felch) Sawyer. Emily is a sister of his first wife Sarah Felch In 1880Weare, NH - he is living next door to his former SIL Henry Couch who is now married to a second wife
Abraham married Sarah Felch, daughter of Curtis Felch and Sarah Evans, before 1830. (Sarah Felch was born in 1809 and died before 1850.)
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