When Dr. John Melvin was born on 15 May 1795, in Phelps, Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States, his father, Jonathan Melvin, was 43 and his mother, Beulah Leland, was 32. He married Caroline Flint about 1814, in Ontario, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1850 and Litchfield, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1860. He died on 4 January 1863, at the age of 67, and was buried in Litchfield, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States.
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"The town was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. The region was first settled around 1788. The town was formed in 1796 and was formerly known as ""Sullivan."" The town of Phelps is named after one of the original proprietors. The community was incorporated in 1855."
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
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Scottish (of Norman origin): variant of Melville with alternation of final -l and -n.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maoil Mhín ‘descendant of the devotee of Maoilmhín’, a personal name meaning ‘gentle chieftain’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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