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Surname: MELLISH
Source: Walpole As It Was and As It Is by George Aldrich, 
        The Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, N.H., 1880, pages 328-331

MELLISH, STEPHEN, the son of John Mellish, an old resident of Dorchester, Mass., was born Oct. 
22, 1772. He married Roxalana, dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah Eaton, of Mansfield, Conn., who was one 
of a family of thirteen children; and a brother of hers was Gen. Wm. Eaton, U. S. Army, Consul to 
Tripoli, and commander of the American forces during the war with Algiers. Stephen was married in 
Greenwich, Conn., May 10, 1796, and started for New Hampshire the same day, on horseback--one 
horse bearing the burden of both. He was a cabinetmaker by trade and a very ingenious workman, his 
ingenuity being transmitted to several of his posterity He lived in various places in town, at one time on 
the place now owned by John Selkirk, where he built the house that once stood on the site of the 
present dwelling. He was a fine looking man and very gentlemanly in his intercourse. He had a family of 
twelve ch.
I. Roxana, b. in Walpole, Feb. 24, 1797; m. Henry Slade, Jan. 22, 1822. Ch. 1st, George Henry, 
b. Dec. 22, 1822; m. first, Frances Dana; m. second, Julia A. Huntress--issue, by first wife, l 
ch. 3d, John Walker, b. June 13, 1826; m. Lizzie A., dau. of Thomas and Caroline O. (Reed) 
Gould--issue 2 ch. 4th, Leonard. 5th, Charles. 6th, Calvin E. The 2d, and the two mentioned 
last d. young.
II. Clarissa, b. Mar. 13, 1798; m. Feb. 12, 1821, Harry Gilbert. Ch. 1st, Harriet M., b. Jan. 3, 
l822; m. John Pope, of Boston, Mass.--issue 5 ch. 2d, Sarah E., b. Jan. 26, 1825; m. Oscar 
F. Gilbert --- l ch. 3d,Esther R., b. May 25, 1827; m. John M. Pearly, and had 10 ch. 4th, 
Clarissa E., b. May 21, 1829; m. David I. Button, and had 5 ch. 5th, Stephen S., b. 1835; m. 
first, Eliza A. Tibbitts, of Brooksville, Me.; second, Emma F. Dow, of Coventry--issue 3 ch. 
6th, William H., b. Aug. 1, 1840; d. young.
III. William Eaton, b. June 16, 1799; m. Hannah, dau. of Frederick and Molly (Pierce) Pope, of 
Dorchester, Mass. Ch. 1st, Oscar, b. Nov. 24, 183l; m. Helen A., dau. of Increase S. and 
Esther (Wolcott) Guild, of this town. 2d, Oriana, b. Oct. 29, 1838: m. Charles H. Smith, of So. 
Boston, Mass.--1 ch. 3d, Olivia, b. Oct. 18, 1837, m. John H. Bird--1 ch. 4th, Walter E., b. 
June 15, 1843, m. Lizzie E. Ball--issue 2 ch.
IV. Eliza, b. Oct. 17, 1800; m. first, Solomon Gilbert; m. second, Rufus Pierce, of Putney, Vt. Ch. 
lst, Mary A., b. Mar. 23, 1835; m. Wm. H. Lyman--1 ch. 2d, James M., b. Nov. 21, 1837; 
m. Helen F., dau. of Silas and Caroline F. (Emerson) Angier, of Alstead, N.H.--issue 6 ch. 3d, 
George M., b. Nov 21, 1837. 4th, Charles H., b. July 19, 1841; m. Sarah Louisa, dau. of 
Moses J. and Sarah (Griswold) Hale, of this town--issue 4 ch.
V. Samuel, b. July 3,1802; m. Huldah, dau. of Justus and Huldah (Veasey) Lane. Ch. 1st, Mary 
F., b. Nov. 19, 1831, m. Asa H. Burge, of Langdon, N.H. 2d, Emily A., b. June 14,1836. 3d, 
Huldah A., b. Aug. 10, 1839.
VI. Stephen J., b. May 23, 1805; m. first, Mary A., dau. of Bill Blake; m. second, Mary Closson, 
of Westmoreland, N.H. Ch. 1st, Algernon S., b. Aug. 21, 1831; m. Julia Tracy--issue 2 ch., 
issue by first wife 3 ch. 2d, Leonard B., b. Nov. 17, 1832; m. Mary A. Hatch, of Springfield, 
Pa., and had 2 ch. 3d, Mary A., b. Feb. 23, 1836.
VII. Henry, b. Mar. 30, 1804; m. Sarah Blackman, of Dorchester, Mass. Ch. 1st, Clarissa, 
b. in Dorchester, Mass., Apr. 29, 1829; m. Andrew J. Fisher, of this town--issue 7 ch., 3 
living. (See Ap.) 2d, James W. B., b. Nov. 1830; m. Mary Ann, dau. of Increase S. and Esther 
(Wolcott) Guild, of this town--issue 5 ch., 3 living. (See Guild.) 3d, Emeline, d. young . 4th, 
Julia A., b. Nov. 10, 1836; m. Chas. A. Pope and had 3 ch. 5th, George H., b. Sep. 10, 1837; 
m. Sarah Holden, of B. Falls--issue 3 ch., 2 living. 6th, Caroline, b. Mar. 2,1839; m. Edward 
A. Darby, (poet) who d. Nov. 9, 1867--issue 3 ch. (See Ap.) 7th Mary, d. young. 8th, Chas. 
B., b. July 30, 1845; m. first, Catherine Gates; m. second, Elvira Thompson--1 ch. Henry 
Mellish, was a man who possessed more than ordinary intellectual powers and was a natural 
mechanic, which is proved by the number of his inventions and patents obtained for them. He 
represented the town in the General Court in 1856-7, and was at one time a practicing 
Physician in town. He was a great reader, and took a lively interest in the world’s progress. In 
the last years of his life he was engaged in horticulture. He lived a blameless life, and died, much 
respected by his townsmen, Oct. 20, 1878.
VIII. Sarah S., b. Apr. 4, 1807; m. Samuel Pope, of Woodstock, Vt.--issue 4 ch, the 
youngest, Eugene A., m, Ella M. Brown, and has 1 ch.
IX. John, b. Mar. 30, 1809: d. 1827.
X. George, b. Mar. 20, 1811; m. Angela, dau. of Rev. Russell Streeter--residence, Woodstock, 
Vt.
XI. Emma, b. July 22, 1815; m. James R. Hyde. Ch 1st, William E. d. in infancy. 2d, George 
Mellish, b. in Antrim, N.H., Feb. 19,1845; m. Sarah V., dau. of Horace P. and Mary A. 
(Seaman) Mitchell, of Watertown, N.Y.--residence, Worcester, Mass.
XII. Emily, b. in 1816: d. in infancy.
Stephen Mellish, d. July 21, 1849; his wife d. in Woodstock, Vt., Mar. 5, 1869, aged 96 years. There 
are but two of the old family living in 1879.