Melvina (Whitten) Crockett (1846 - 1921)

Born 24 Aug 1846 in Monroe, Waldo, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Adelbert Crockett — married 17 Nov 1870 (to 22 Jan 1882) in Stockton Springs, Waldo, Maine, United States

Died 4 Nov 1921 at age 75 in Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, United States

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Biography

Melvina (Whitten) Crockett was born in Maine.

Birth and Parents

Melvina, the third daughter and third of nine children of William M. Whitten (1812-1881) and Adaline Bradbury (1816-1888) was born on 24 August 1846 at Monroe, Maine.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Melvina wed Adelbert Crockett, the son of Daniel Webster and Jane (Heagan) Crockett on 17 November 1870 at Stockton, Springs, Maine.^[2] They had three children born at Maine:

1. Frank Fenno Crockett (b. 20 Aug 1871; d. 1956)^[3] m.
2. Addie Berry Crockett (b. 2 Apr 1876; d. 1973)^[4] m. 17 May 1904 at Brooklyn, NY, Harry Fischer Hichborn (1875-1949)^[5]
3. Jennie H. Crockett (b. 25 Sep 1881; d. 1924)^[6] m.

Death and Burial

Melvina (Whitten) Crockett died on 4 November 1921 in her 75th year at Brewer, Maine.^[7] She is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery at Prospect, Waldo, Maine.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HKQ-BMT : 2 March 2021), Malvina Whitten, 24 Aug 1846; citing Monroe, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D3-BXG : 14 January 2020), Adelbert Crockett, 1870.
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1Z-TBN : 14 January 2020), Adelbert Crockett in entry for Frank F. Crockett, 1871.
4. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJT-CM3 : 2 March 2021), Adelbert Crockett in entry for Addie B Crockett, 02 Apr 1876; citing Stockton Springs, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CV-L1HL : 16 August 2022), Adelbert Crockett in entry for Harry Fisher Hichborn and Addie Berry Crickett, 1904.
6. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1Z-TYZ : 14 January 2020), Adelbert Crockett in entry for Jennie H. Crockett, 1881.
7. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-DVKV : 2 March 2021), Melvina Crockett, 04 Nov 1921; citing Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93995700/melvina-crockett: accessed 15 December 2022), memorial page for Melvina Whitten Crockett (24 Aug 1846–4 Nov 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93995700, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Prospect, Waldo County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Dale & Patti (contributor 46937639).

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VH-NPD : 22 December 2020), Melvina Whitten in household of William Whitten, Monroe, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQ7-G5P : 14 January 2022), Melvina Cracket in household of Adelbert Cracket, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMG3-S2K : accessed 16 December 2022), Melvina Crocket, Stockton Springs town, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 187, sheet 6A, family 147, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,601.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZ5-GJ9 : 1 February 2021), Melvina Crocket, 1920.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and photo added following further research by Carol Baldwin on 16 December 2022.