Melissa Elizabeth Perryman

Brief Life History of Melissa Elizabeth

When Melissa Elizabeth Perryman was born on 16 October 1840, in Franklin, Illinois, United States, her father, Alexander G Perryman Sr, was 51 and her mother, Elisabeth Brown, was 45. She married John W. Fletcher on 22 August 1857, in Saline, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Franklin, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 24 September 1925, in Cave Township, Franklin, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Thompsonville, Franklin, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Edward Galbraith
1823–1884
Melissa Elizabeth Perryman
1840–1925
Marriage: 15 March 1878
Oscar Dixon Galbraith
1879–1958
Nina Galbraith
1881–1894

Sources (22)

  • Mrs. W E Galbraith, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Malissa Elizabeth Galbraith, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Malissa Fletcher, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1863

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

Name Meaning

English (Devon): elaborated form of Perry , with Middle English man, probably denoting one who lived near a pear tree; see Pearman .

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

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