When Melatiah "Milly" Bartlett was born on 14 December 1783, in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Edward Bartlett, was 38 and her mother, Zilpah Cole, was 28. She married Stephen Tower Jr on 14 November 1803, in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 18 August 1863, in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Bertelot, Bartelot (with the Old French double diminutive suffix -elot), a pet form of Bartholomew .
History: This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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