Melissa Sanford

Brief Life History of Melissa

When Melissa Sanford was born on 22 February 1821, in Canton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Ira Sanford Sr., was 37 and her mother, Margaret Vandenburg, was 31. She married Charles Warren Jones on 2 June 1841, in Schuyler, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Bear Creek Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 14 December 1904, in Augusta, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Augusta, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Stacy Decker
1818–1888
Melissa Sanford
1821–1904
Elsa E Decker
1853–
Elanora Helen Decker
1855–
Nora Decker
1860–1890
Julia M. Decker
1864–1939

Sources (17)

  • Melissa Decker in household of John S Clarkson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Melissa Sanford, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Melissa Dicker, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1832

Historical Boundaries: 1832: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1846

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

Name Meaning

English (Devon): variant of Sandford .

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

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