Brief Life History of Fredonia Melissa
When Fredonia Melissa Goheen was born on 10 September 1845, in Spring Creek, Gillespie, Texas, United States, her father, Michael Roup Goheen Sr, was 37 and her mother, Dorinda Melissa Moody, was 37. She married Thomas Robert Forsyth on 15 April 1863, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 18 October 1917, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Fredonia Slade in household of Wm R Slade, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Fredonia Melissa Goheen - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Fredonia Melissa Goheen
- Fredonia Melissa Goheen Forsythe, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Origin undetermined.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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DORINDA MELISSA MOODY SALMON GOHEEN SLADE
DORINDA MELISSA MOODY SALMON GOHEEN SLADE By Ella Lloyd Beckstrum Dorinda Melissa Moody was born January 15, 1808, in Iredell County, North Carolina,the oldest child of John. Wyatt Moody and Mary B …
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