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Joseph Melligan[1]
 1822 - 1893

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  • Birth  5 Aug 1822  New Jersey, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender  Male 
    Cemetery  Cemetery Listing 
    • Norton Methodist Episcopal Church Yard
      The Norton ME Church is now called the North Hunterdon United Methodist Church.

      213 Charlestown Road, Hampton, NJ 08827, Union Twp
    Personal Information  Arlyne Stump lists a child John of this family, born 1 June 1848 who apparently lived long enough to marry. 
    • I have not found this child on any census reports with Joseph's family, but Dennis Melligan did have a son John who would fit that time-frame. I believe the John she lists is actually son of Dennis and Martha (Brown) Melligan.
    Personal Information  There is a lot of discrepancy in the ages of the children of Joseph and Matilda on the census records, and even in Joseph's age. 
    • Joseph was illiterate. I don't know if Matilda was or not, but I would assume so. It is understandable that people who are illiterate would have a problem keeping track of ages of themselves and their children, and this would explain the descrepancies. I would guess that the first census each child appears on would be the closest to being correct.
    Personal Information  13 Sep 1880  Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Joseph Melligan of Bethlehem Township was surety for Benton Melligan of the same place who was accused of being the father of the unborn child of Martha E. Rettenhouse, single woman. (Recog. 789)
    Also known as...  Joseph Melegan 
    Also known as...  Joseph Milegan 
    Also known as...  Joseph Milligan 
    Died  31 Oct 1893  Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Buried  Norton Methodist Episcopal Churchyard, Norton, Hunterdon, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID  I34  Linda's Tree
    Last Modified  31 Aug 2006 23:23:00 
     
    Father  William H. Melligan, b. 1798, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, United States Of America  
    Mother  Elizabeth Eldridge, b. 1798-1799, Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States of America  
    Family ID  F2946  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Matilda Smith, b. 14 Jul 1815, Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, United States of America  
    Married  9 Oct 1842  Warren Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • Marriage Index: New Jersey, 1680-1900
      Joseph Melegan
      Married: Oct. 09, 1842
      in: Warren, NJ
      Gender: M
      Source: County Clerk Records Film number: 0960890
      Spouse name: Smith, Matilda
      Spouse gender: F
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Melligan, b. Abt 1843, New Jersey, United States of America
     2. James Melligan, b. Abt 1848, New Jersey, United States of America
    >3. Sylvester Melligan, b. Mar 1851, New Jersey, United States of America
     4. Thomas H. Melligan, b. Abt 1854, New Jersey, United States of America
     5. Whitfield Melligan, b. Abt 1856, New Jersey, United States of America
     6. Benton Melligan, b. Abt 1856, New Jersey, United States of America
     7. Alexander Melligan, b. Abt 1859, New Jersey, United States of America
     8. Sallie Melligan, b. Abt 1861, New Jersey, United States of America
    Last Modified  30 Jun 2006 07:38:00 
    Family ID  F56  Group Sheet
     
  • Documents 1840 Census, Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey1840 Census, Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey
    1840 Census, Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, second half1840 Census, Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon Co., New Jersey, second half
    Joseph's Death CertificateJoseph's Death Certificate
     
    Headstones Joseph and Matilda (Smith) Melligan's headstoneJoseph and Matilda (Smith) Melligan's headstone
    Picture taken by Richard Hrazanek and contributed to Find-A-Grave under a Creative Commons License
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S627] 1850 US Census, (United States Government), Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Dwelling #268, Family #268 (Reliability: 3)

    2. [S42] Hunterdon County Resources, (Website), Norton Methodist Episcopal Churchyard (Reliability: 3)

    3. [S988] Old Records NJ, More, Vol II, Phyllis B. D'Autrechy, Edited by Roxanne K. Carkhuff, (Hunterdon County Historical Society, Flemington NJ, 2000), Page 194 (Reliability: 3)

    4. [S669] 1880 US Census, (United States Government), West District, Bethlehem Twp., Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Dwelling #75, Family #80 (Reliability: 3)

    5. [S28] New Jersey Marriages, 1684 to 1895, Melegan, Joseph and Smith, Matilda (Reliability: 3)

    6. [S27] Marriage Index: New Jersey 1680-1900, (CD Rom #240 from Genealogy.com), Joseph Melegan and Matilda Smith, Film # 0960890 (Reliability: 3)

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