Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Melville was born on 13 August 1822, in Lurgan, Shankill, County Armagh, Ireland, her father, Henry Melville, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Gregg, was 25. She married Robert Alexander on 22 October 1846, in Shankill, County Armagh, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1850. She died on 24 November 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77.
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Sources (9)
- Mary Alexander in household of Robert Alexander, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Melville - Church record: Marriage record or certificate: birth-name: Mary Melville
- Mary Melvill, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898"
Spouse and Children
1826–1887 Male
1822–1899 Female
Children (2)
1849–1916 Female
1852–1927 Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 3
1839
Age 17
1845
Age 23
Name Meaning
Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the various places in Normandy called Malleville, from Latin mala ‘bad’ + ville ‘settlement’.
Irish (mainly Ulster): English surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Maoilmhichíl ‘descendant of Maoilmhichil’, a personal name meaning ‘devotee of (Saint) Michael’.
History: The American novelist Herman Melville (1819–91) was a descendantof the Scottish Melvilles. His maternal grandfather was the revolutionary war general Peter Gansevoort (born 1749 in Albany, NY). His paternal grandfather was Maj. Thomas Melville of Boston. Irish bearers of the name claim descent from Maol Mhichíl, a chief of Síol Muireadhaigh (County Roscommon) in the 9th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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