Melina Knight (1849 - abt. 1888)

Born 31 Oct 1849 in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland

Wife of Edward Cooper — married 2 Jan 1870 in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland

Descendants

Died about 1888 at about age 38 in Newfoundland

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Biography

Birth

NameMelina Knight Gender: Female Event Type: Birth Birth Date: 31 Oct 1849 Birth Place: Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland,Canada Father: John Knight Mother: Eunice Knight^[1]

Marriage

Name: Melina Knight, Spinster of Harbour Grace Gender: Female Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 2 Jan 1870 Spouse: Edward Cooper, Bachelor of Harbour Grace Marriage Place: Harbour Grace, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada. ^[2]

Child with Edward Cooper

Name: Melina Cooper Gender: Female Spouse: Edward Cooper Child: Selby Cooper, born 1870, baptised 25 Nov 1870^[3]

Marriage to Lemuel Taylor

Married before 1874, (listed as Widower Cooper after death of Edward Cooper), in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland.

Children of Lemuel Taylor & Melina Knight Cooper Taylor

Child: Emma May Taylor (1875-1966) Name: Melina Taylor Gender: Female Spouse: Lemuel Taylor

Child: John Allen Taylor (1876 -1946) Name: Melina Taylor Gender: Male Spouse: Lemuel Taylor

Child: Mary E. Taylor (1879-) Name: Melina Taylor Gender: Female Spouse: Lemuel E. Taylor

Child: Bella Amelia Taylor (1882-1945) Name: Melena Taylor Gender: Female Spouse: Lemuel Taylor^[4]

Child: Miriam (Mamie) Taylor (1883-1942) Name: Melina Taylor Gender: Female Spouse: Lemuel Taylor

Child: Phoebe Taylor (1884-) Name: Melina Taylor Gender: Female Spouse: Lemuel Taylor

Child: Allan Frederick Taylor (1886-1965) Name: Melina Taylor Gender: Male Spouse: Lemuel Taylor

Death

It is believed Melina died in 1888 in Newfoundland.

Sources

1. ↑ Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1757-1901 for Melina Knight,Harbour Grace,Harbour Grace (Church of England) Birth 1830-1854, Vol. 112. Retrieved from Ancestry.com (Available online); accessed 4 Feb 2021.
2. ↑ Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1757-190. St Paul's Anglican Church, Retrieved from Roots Web.com (Available online); accessed 4 Feb 2021.
3. ↑ Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1757-1901. Retrieved from Ancestry.com (Available online); accessed 4 Feb 2021.
4. ↑ Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1757-1901 for Melena Taylor,Harbour Grace,Harbour Grace (Methodist) Birth 1873-1891, Vol. 43.