May be Joseph Melcher recorded as KIA in Revolutionary War
Sources
"Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4W2-7VJ : 4 December 2014), Joseph Melcher, 02 Dec 1760; citing TOPSHAM,SAGADAHOC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 928,294.
Massachusetts Office of the Secretary of State. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War: A Compilation from the Archives. Vol. 10. Boston: Wright and Potter Print., State Printers, 1896.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joseph: