Josiah Melvin

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Research of:
Mike Marshall
Ft Lauderdale, Florida United States
mmarshal@gate.net

. JOSIAH MELVIN, b. Nov. 1773 (HOA); d. 31 March 1849; m. 16 April 1795 ESTHER MARSHALL of Nottingham West, NH, b. 16 Feb. 1776, d. 11 Oct. 1857, "a near relative of President Franklin Pierce" (HOA). "He was bound to his uncle by marriage, Ruben Spaulding, a hard master, who witheld from the friendless orphan at his majority the scanty pittance justly due him, setting him afoot in the world. He settled in Pelham, NH, removed later to Bradford, and in 1826 to Warner, NH, where he built a mill on a branch of Blackwater river, which bears his name. Children, per HOA: l. Esther Melvin, b. 11 Oct 1795; d. 13 Nov. 1846; m. 1818 Harvey Crosby, who d. 1 Feb. 1872, son of Seth and Mehitable (Kittredge) Crosby; 7 children. 2. Richard Melvin, b. 5 Oct. 1797; d. 4 March 1850; m. Elizabeth Straw of Bradford, NH, b. 13 Nov. 1800, d. 29 July 1881. He was a miller; 9 children. 3. Mary Melvin, b. 19 Dec 1799; d. 12 Nov. 1874; m. (l) 20 Sept. 1821, Jonathan Martin of Bradford, NH, b. 1 Jan 1797, d. 17 Feb. 1837, m. (2) Jonathan Blaisdell of Bradford, b. 25 Sept 1812, d. 18 Nov. 1800; Farmer; 8 Children. 4. Sarah Melvin, b. 25 June 1802; d. 1880; m. Daniel Straw, brother of Elizabeth, above; a farmer in Claremont, NH; 7 children. 5. Hartwell Melvin, b. 10 Aug. 1805; d. 6 April 1863; m. June 1833, Judith Spaulding of Warner; millwright; 8 children. 6. Nathan R. Melvin, b. 15 Jan 1807; d. 31 Dec. 1874; m. Nov. 1833, Ruth Colby of Warner, who d. May 1863; 3 children. 7. Susan M. Melvin, b. 4 Oct. 1808; d. 11 March 1863; m. 1830, Thomas sColby of Warner, who d. 1880; Farmer; 2 children. 8. Lucy Melvin, b. 22 May 1811; d. 6 May 1863; m. 24 April 1834, Amaziah Hall of Warner, b. 15 May 1807, a farmer in Bradford, NH; 2 children. 9. Robert Melvin 10. Ruth Melvin, b. 9 Nov. 1816; m. 3 Sept. 1839, Philemon Wheeler of Sutton, NH, b. 28 March 1817; school teacher in Manchester, NH; in 1847 in provision trade in Manchester; in 1856 in grocery trade in Wakefield; in 1869 same business in Boston; in 1874 a farmer in Warner; in 1884, glove manufacturer; 3 children. 11. Jonas G. Melvin, b. 6 Nov. 1817; d. June 1863; m. Elizabeth Munroe; went before the Civil War to Nemaha City, Nebraska; 2 children. 12. Weare T. Melvin, b. 29 June 1820; m. 25 Dec. 1849, Eliza J. Baker of Bath, Maine, b. 13 Dec. 1829; was in grain trade in Boston; 1840 to 1882, returned to Warner in 1883; was postmaster; 3 children.

Children of Esther Marshall and Josiah Melvin are:
Esther10 Melvin, born October 11, 1795 in Melvin's Mill, NH; died November 13, 1846. She married Harvey Crosby 1818 in 7ch.
Richard Melvin, born October 05, 1797 in Melvin's Mill, NH; died March 04, 1850. He married Elizabeth Straw in 9 ch.
Mary M. Melvin, born December 19, 1799 in Melvin's Mill, NH; died November 12, 1874. She married (1) Jonathan Blaisdell in 8 ch. She married (2) Jonathan Martin September 20, 1821.
Sarah P. Melvin, born June 25, 1802 in Melvin's Mill, NH; died 1880. She married Daniel Straw in 7 ch.
Hartwell Melvin, born August 09, 1805 in Melvin's Mill, NH.
Susan M. Melvin, born October 04, 1808 in Melvin's Mill, NH.
Lucy M. Melvin, born May 22, 1811 in Melvin's Mill, NH.
Ruth Melvin, born November 09, 1815 in Melvin's Mill, NH.
James Galusha Melvin, born November 06, 1817 in Bradford, NH; died June 02, 1863 in Brownville, NE.
Weare Tappan Melvin, born June 22, 1820 in Melvin's Mill, NH.

DOD, DOB per research of Vivian Reifschneider on IGI files

Josiah married Esther Marshall on 16 Apr 1795 in Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (Esther Marshall was born on 16 Feb 1776 in Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire and died on 11 Oct 1857.)