Melissa was born in 1850. She passed away in 1929.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ2-RY5 : 19 December 2020), Malissa A Burgan in household of William Burgan, Vernon, Jennings, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ81-YB7 : 22 February 2021), Melisa Bergen in household of W M Bergen, Le Sueur city, Ward 01, Le Sueur, Minnesota; citing p. 17, line 27, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,786.
"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8ZV-SG5 : 9 March 2021), George Downe and Melissa O Bergen, 25 Dec 1906; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,010.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVL7-GZ7 : accessed 12 May 2022), Mellisa Downs in household of George Downs, Long Beach Ward 1, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 22A, family 537, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 85; FHL microfilm 1,374,098.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15184487/melissa-olive-downs : accessed 12 May 2022), memorial page for Melissa Olive Bergen Downs (17 Feb 1850–25 Nov 1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #15184487, citing Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Randy (contributor 46846747).
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