Melinda Whitney

1839 - 1878  (38 years)

• Name	Melinda Whitney
  Birth	26 Mar 1839	Canaseraga, Burns, Allegany Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Feb 1878	Princeton, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota, USA
  Burial	Oak Knoll Cemetery, Princeton, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota, USA
  Notes	DIED—On Sunday 17th February, 1878 of consumption, Mrs, Melinda Sanford, wife of G. R. Sanford aged 38 years. Deceased was born in Burns, Allegheny County, New York, and came to Princeton 18 pears ago. She was sister to Mrs. Caleb J. Pinkham and Mr. B. F. Whitney. Her illness was long and painful—of two year's duration—but she was resigned to her fate and bore her sufferings patiently; kind and attentive friends and the best of medical skill could do nothing to retard the ravages of that fell disease—consumption. Her husband and daughter and a large circle of relatives and friends are left to mourn her loss; --for Mrs. Sanford was held in high esteem by all who knew her, The funeral, which took place on Tuesday from the family residence, was the largest one that ever occurred in Mille Lacs county, all of the friends and neighbors of the family turning out to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of her who in life the life the loved so well. Rev, Mr. Kingsland preached the funeral sermon; the remains were interred in the West Branch Cemetery,
  Person ID	I6097	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Esau Whitney,   b. 21 Aug 1796, Rockingham, Windham Co., Vermont, USA d. 1869, Princeton, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Esther Bowman,   b. 1796, Rockingham, Windham Co., Vermont, USA d. 20 Aug 1850, Burns, Allegany Co., New York, USA (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F10117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gilbert Leonard Sanford,   b. 04 Mar 1833, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA d. 14 Dec 1915, Saint Anthony, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1857
  Children	+ 1. Lilabel F. Sanford,   b. 10 Jan 1861, Princeton, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota, USA   2. Jessie E. Sanford,   b. 11 Aug 1862, Princeton, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota, USA d. 5 Dec 1862, Princeton, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota, USA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F1208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Mar 1839 - Canaseraga, Burns, Allegany Co., New York, USA Death - 17 Feb 1878 - Princeton, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota, USA Burial - - Oak Knoll Cemetery, Princeton, Mille Lacs Co., Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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