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Betsy Farrar 1798–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 MAY 1798

Birth Location: Lincoln, Middlesex Co., Mass.

Death Date: 8 JAN 1869

Death Location: Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Farrar

Mother: Rebecca Stodder

Spouse(s): Charles Melvin

Children(s): Charles Melvin, Eliza Melvin, Eunice Melvin, James Melvin, Louisa Melvin, Maria Melvin, Mary Melvin, Sarah Melvin

Betsy Farrar was born in 1798 in Lincoln, Middlesex Co., Mass., the child of Thomas Farrar And Rebecca Stodder. Betsy Farrar married Charles Melvin, and had children including Charles F Melvin, Eliza Ann Melvin, Eunice Melvin, James Melvin, Louisa Melvin, Maria Melvin, Mary Heywood Melvin, Sarah Melvin. Betsy Farrar passed away in 1869 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Betsy Farrar was born in 1798 in Lincoln, Middlesex Co., Mass., the child of Thomas Farrar And Rebecca Stodder.
  • Betsy Farrar married Charles Melvin, and had children including Charles F Melvin, Eliza Ann Melvin, Eunice Melvin, James Melvin, Louisa Melvin, Maria Melvin, Mary Heywood Melvin, Sarah Melvin.
  • Betsy Farrar passed away in 1869 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Farrar
1752–1800
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass.
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Rebecca Stodder
1753–1800
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass.
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Spouses(s)

Charles Melvin
1784–1846
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.
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Children(s)

Charles Melvin
1815–1816
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.
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Eliza Melvin
1816–1817
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.
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Eunice Melvin
1821–1872
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.
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James Melvin
1826–1859
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.
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Louisa Melvin
1832–1833
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.
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Maria Melvin
1823–1824
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.
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Mary Melvin
1819–1820
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.
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Sarah Melvin
1828–1829
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.
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Betsy Farrar's Ancestors

Self
Betsy Farrar
1798–1869
Birth Place: Lincoln, Middlesex Co., Mass.
Parents
Thomas Farrar
1752–1800
Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass.
Rebecca Stodder
1753–1800
Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass.
Grandparents
Hezakiah Stodder
1722–1749
Scituate, Plymouth, Mass.
Abigail Whiton
1724–1805
Hingham, Plymouth, Mass.
Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Stodder
1679–1731
Lois Silvester
1681–1738
Samuel Whiton
1685–1752
Margaret Tower
1687–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Whiton
1651–1725
Abigail Rickard
1655–1740
Samuel Tower
1662–1724
Silence Damon
1663–1702

Betsy Farrar's Descendants

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Betsy Farrar (12 MAY 1798–8 JAN 1869) m. Charles Melvin (4 NOV 1784–11 FEB 1846)
  1. 1. Charles (F.) Melvin 1815–1816
  2. 2. Eliza (Ann) Melvin 1816–1817 m. William (W) Gage 1817–
  3. 3. Eunice Melvin 1821–1872
  4. 4. James Melvin 1826–1859 m. Harriet Hazen 1813–1858
    1. 1. Ann (Rebecca) Melvin 1856–1857
    2. 2. George Melvin 1850–1899 m. Catherine (Prescott) Constantine 1855–1929
      1. 1. George (Andrew) Melvin 1884–1934 m. Minerva (Josephine) Harris 1892–1960
        1. 1. Charles (Wilson) Melvin 1918–1964
        2. 2. Ernest (Pershing) Melvin 1918–1944
        3. 3. George (Andrew Melvin) Jr 1914–1984 m. Pauline (Mildred) Peche 1908–
        4. 4. Mary (Alberta) Melvin 1922–1995 m. Robert (Alexander) Wyllie 1919–
      2. 2. Walter Melvin 1899–1900 m. Elizabeth (Helen) Wilkinson 1897–
    3. 3. James Melvin 1848–1849
    4. 4. Susan Melvin 1851–1852
  5. 5. Louisa Melvin 1832–1833
  6. 6. Maria Melvin 1823–1824 m. George (W.) Kimball 1826–
  7. 7. Mary (Heywood) Melvin 1819–1820
  8. 8. Sarah Melvin 1828–1829 m. Isaac (W) Britton 1826–

Betsy Farrar's Timeline

2 Records

1798
12 MAY 1798
Birth of Betsy Farrar in Lincoln, Middlesex Co., Mass.
Lincoln, Middlesex Co., Mass.
1869
8 JAN 1869
Age 71
Death of Betsy Farrar in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1798
    Event Place: Lincoln, Middlesex Co., Mass.
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 72, Ed. 1, Tree #1508
    [2] 1508.FTW
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1869
    Event Place: Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] World Family Tree Vol. 72, Ed. 1, Tree #1508
    [3] 1508.FTW
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