Melissa Sophia (Hammond) Gardner (1839 - 1915)

Born 22 Apr 1839 in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA

Ancestors

Died 2 Mar 1915 at age 75 in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA

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Biography

Melissa Sophia Hammond was born April 22, 1839, in West Windsor, Vermont, to Calvin Hammond and Lucy McGrath. On November 28, 1856, Melissa married Allen Gardner. [1] Together they had six children:

• Julliette E. Gardner
• Henrietta Gardner
• George Gardner (twin)
• Henry Gardner (twin)
• Lucy Emma Gardner
• Mabel Melissa Gardner

In the 1860 US Census, Melissa is living with her husband George Allan Gardner, her child Julliat (Juliette?), her brother Henry, and two other unknown relatives in West Windsor, Vermont. List: [2]

• Geo A Gardner, Age 28, Male, Occupation: Farmer, Birthplace: Vermont
• Mellisia Gardner, Age 20, Female, Birthplace: Vermont
• Julliat Gardner, Age 10/12, Female, Birthplace: Vermont
• Henry Hammond (Melissa's brother),Age 30, Male, Occupation: Farm Laborer, Birthplace: Vermont
• John Hammond, Age 8, Male, Birthplace: Vermont
• Mary Hammond, Age 7, Female, Birthplace: Vermont

In the 1900 US Census, Melissa is living with her husband George, in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA. List: [5]

• George Gardner, Head, White, Male, Birthdate: March 1827, Age 73, Married for 42 years, Birthplace: Vermont, Fathers/Mothers Birthplace: New York/Vermont, Occupation: Farmer
• Melissa S Gardner, Whife, White, Female, Birthdate: April 1838, Age 62, Married for 42 years, Bore 8 children (5 still living), Birthplace: Vermont, Parents Birthplace: Vermont

The couple are living in the same place in 1910. List: [6]

• George A Gardner, Head, Male, White, Age 81, Married for 53 years, Birthplace: Vermont, Fathers/Mothers Birthplace: Unknown/Vermont, Occupation: Day Laborer at Farm, Owned home
• Melissa S Gardner, Wife, Female, White, Age 70, Married for 53 years, Bore 8 children (4 still living), Birthplace: Vermont, Parent's Birthplace: Vermont

Melissa died March 2, 1915, aged 75 years, 10 months, and 6 days. Pneumonia was her cause of death. She was buried alongside her husband, in Brownsville Cemetery in West Windsor, Vermont.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNRJ-8QQ : 19 February 2021), Lucy Mcgrath in entry for Melissa L Gardner, 1915.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79990267/melissa-sophia-gardner: accessed 17 June 2023), memorial page for Melissa Sophia Hammond Gardner (20 Apr 1839–2 Mar 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79990267, citing Brownsville Cemetery, West Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by LadyGoshen (contributor 46951894).

1. Hammond Genealogy Book

• Hammond, Roland, A history and genealogy of the descendants of William Hammond of London, England, and his wife Elizabeth Penn : through their son Benjamin of Sandwich and Rochester, Mass., 1600-1894, published in Boston : D. Clapp & son, printers. Published 1894. Page 153

2. 1860 US Census:

• Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census. "[1]." Accessed 9/17/2016. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Census Place: West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: M653_1329; Page: 412; Image: 346; Family History Library Film: 805329

5. 1900 US Census

• Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. "[2]." Accessed 9/9/2017. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Year: 1900; Census Place: West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: 1696; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0281; FHL microfilm: 1241696

6. 1910 US Census

• Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. "[3]." Accessed 9/9/2017. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1910; Census Place: West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: T624_1618; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0289; FHL microfilm: 1375631