Born in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Nelson Blanchard
and Elsie Jane Madan
Sister of
Alonzo Blanchard, Marie Abbie Blanchard, John James Blanchard, Lucinda Blanchard, Sarah Annette (Blanchard) Davis, Charles Nelson Blanchard, Mary Fidelia Blanchard, Arthur Leonard Blanchard, Henry Wallace Blanchard and Sylvia Elsie Blanchard
Wife of
Charles Carroll Tinkham
— married
23 Nov 1859 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2011
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Biography
This profile is part of the Blanchard Name Study.
Malenda, daughter of George N. Hollis (Blanchard ?) & Elsa Jane, was born on 19 October 1839 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.[1]
Melinda (age 20), daughter of G. Nelson & Eliza J., married Charles C. Turkham (age 23) on 23 November 1859 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.[2]
In the 1900 census Melinda (age 61) was the wife of Charles C Finkham in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.[3]
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Charles C Finkham M 64 Married Head Vermont Melinda Finkham F 61 Married Wife Massachusetts Margaret Blundell F 27 Single Boarder Canada Eng
Her obituary was printed in the Boston Globe on 10 May 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts.[4] Melinda was mentioned on a memorial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 1924.[5]
Sources
- ↑
Birth:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Birth, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578176.
FamilySearch Record: F45T-1D9 (accessed 30 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9XF-VZ41 Image number 00055
Malenda Jane Hollis born on 19 Oct 1839, daughter of George N. Hollis & Elsa Jane, in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920"
citing FHL microfilm: 001433017; Record number: 164;
FamilySearch Record: N4ZT-CPR (accessed 30 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XX63-GFW Image number 00546
Melinda J Blanchard (20) marriage to Charles C. Turkham (23) on 23 Nov 1859 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 34; FHL microfilm: 1240672; Record number: 24098;
FamilySearch Record: M9YZ-XLX (accessed 30 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DTYQ-41L Image number 00491
Melinda Finkham (61), wife, in household of Charles C Finkham (64) in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts. - ↑
1924 Newspaper:
"Newspapers.com"
The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Sat, May 10, 1924, page 8
Newspapers Clip: 123830275 (accessed 30 April 2023) - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #239781943 (accessed 30 April 2023)
Memorial page for Melinda Jane Blanchard Tinkham (1839-1924), citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Pamela R (contributor 48319470).
- WikiTree profile Blanchard-384 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011
- CHAMBERLAIN GENEALOGIES OF WEYMOUTH
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melinda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melinda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melinda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Melinda:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
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