Melissa Phebe Washburn

Brief Life History of Melissa Phebe

When Melissa Phebe Washburn was born on 19 May 1845, in Macomb, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Nehemiah Washburn, was 45 and her mother, Catherine Thayer, was 38. She married Brayton Noah Smith on 17 March 1867, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in New York, United States in 1870. She died on 13 March 1930, in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Brayton Noah Smith
1843–1904
Melissa Phebe Washburn
1845–1930
Marriage: 17 March 1867
Anna A Smith
1868–1887
Charles Roland Smith
1870–1924
Effie Fidelia Smith
1876–1959
John Brayton Smith
1881–1965
Leonora Smith
1886–1886

Sources (11)

  • Millie P Smith, "New York State Census, 1905"
  • Melissa P. Washburn Smith, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mrs Melissa Smith, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Great and Little Washbourne (Gloucestershire), or Washbourne in Halwell (Devon). The Gloucestershire placename derives from Old English wæsse (genitive wæssan) ‘wet place, swamp, marsh’ + burna ‘spring, stream’. The Devon placename derives from Old English wæsce ‘place for washing’ + burna.

History: John Washburn came to MA in 1626 and settled in Duxbury, MA, in 1632.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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