Born in Springville, New York
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alva Dutton
and Elizabeth (Holt) Dutton
Sister of
Mary Perce (Dutton) Olden and Adaline (Dutton) Kent
Wife of
Augustus Parsons
— married
18 Oct 1855 in Chicago, Illinois
Mother of
Mary Elizabeth (Parsons) Hawver
Died
at age 52
in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2013
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Biography
Melissa Dutton was born June 19, 1831 in New York. She was a daughter of Alva Dutton and Elizabeth Holt.
She married Augustus Parsons on October 18, 1855 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Together they had one daughter, Mary Elizabeth.
Melissa died August 29, 1883 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYH-DSN : 23 December 2020), Malissa Dutton in household of Alva Dutton, Concord, Erie, New York, United States
"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63T-74F : 3 March 2021), Melissa Dutton in household of Alan Dutton, E.D. 1, Concord, Erie, New York, United States; citing p. 51, line #4, family #249, county clerk offices, New York
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67X-JGT : 28 May 2021), Melissa Parsons in entry for Augustus Parsons, 1870.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNT-PP2 : 19 February 2021), Melisa Parsons in household of Agustus Parsons, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 115, sheet 150D
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