Brief Life History of Melzar
When Melzar Fowler was born on 25 March 1737, in North Guilford, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Fowler I, was 22 and his mother, Abigail Hiland Hall, was 29. He married Lucy Chittenden on 10 March 1768, in Guilford, Guilford Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 25 February 1786, in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in North Guilford, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Melzor Fowler, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Melzer Fowler, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Melzer in entry for Lucy Fowler, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1737–1786 Male
1736–1820 Female
Children (6)
1768–1851 Male
1770–1836 Female
1772–1858 Female
1774–1818 Female
1778–1797 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1714–1796 Male
1707–1776 Female
Siblings (8)
1737–1786 Male
1738–1781 Female
1739–1741 Male
1741– Male
1743–1815 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 39
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 39
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 44
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a fowler, a hunter or trapper of wild birds (a common medieval occupation), from Middle English fogheler, fugheler (Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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