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Descendants of Greenleaf Progenitor-261208

Tenth Generation


153. Derby Sarah Ellen-239527 (Eleanor Foster Coffin , Nathaniel Coffin , Nathaniel Coffin , John Coffin , Nathaniel Coffin , Judith Greenleaf , Edmund , John , Progenitor ) was born in 1805 in Boston. She died in 1877 in Boston Mass.

Coffin http update.

Sarah married Rogers John-239526 son of Merchant of Boston Rogers Daniel Dennison-239528 and wife2 Bromfield Elizabeth-239529. John was born in 1800.

Coffin http update. See also, Website at: http://www.jacksonweb.org/grandmot.htm -

John and Sarah had the following children:

+ 186 F i Rogers Mary Jane Derby-229032 was born in 1807. She died in 1892.
  187 F ii Rogers Ellen Derby-262637 was born in 1828. She died in 1894.
  188 M iii US Sculptor Rogers John-262638 was born in 1829. He died in 1904.

He is the noted sculptor producing miniature work known as "the Rogers Groups". 67. John8 Rogers (John7, Daniel6, Daniel5, John4, John3, Nathaniel2, John1) was born on 30 Oct 1829. He married Harriet Francis, daughter of Charles Francis, in Apr 1865.
        John married Francis Harriet-262650 daughter of Francis Charles-318210 and FNotknown Miss-318211.

Coffin http update.
  189 F iv Died young Rogers Laura-262639 was born in 1832. She died in 1833.
+ 190 M v Rogers Henry Bromfield-262640 was born in 1837. He died in 1872.
+ 191 F vi Rogers Clara Pomeroy-262641 was born in 1838. She died in 1907.
  192 F vii Rogers Martha-262642 was born in 1840.

Coffin http update.
        Martha married Dr MD Perry John Gardner-262645 son of Perry Progenitor-262646 and PNotknown Miss-262647.

gaps10 for more Coffin http update.
  193 F viii Rogers Elizabeth-262643 was born in 1844.
  194 F ix Rogers Frances Stetson-262644 was born in 1844.

158. Johnson Levi Jnr-258580 (Mercy Longfellow , Jacob Longfellow , Mercy Clarke , Henry Clarke , Elizabeth Somerby , Judith Greenleaf , Edmund , John , Progenitor ).

Levi married Lincoln Elizabeth-258581 daughter of Lincoln Progenitor-258642 and LNotknown Miss-258643.

They had the following children:

+ 195 F i Johnson Elizabeth L.-258582.

163. Of Magog, Quebec Greenleaf Squire Stephen-258048 (James , Stephen , Daniel , Daniel , Stephen II , Stephen I , Edmund , John , Progenitor ) was born in 1802. He died in 1871.

He has ten children. Greenleaf http update.

Squire married Church Bethiah-258049 daughter of Church Progenitor-258052 and CNotknown Miss-258053.

They had the following children:

  196 F i Greenleaf Susan-258050.
        Susan married Shonyo Lewis F.-258051 son of Shonyo Progenitor-258636 and SNotkinown Mss-258637.

176. Writer of Moby Dick Melville Herman-240660 (Allan Melville , Priscilla Scollay , Mercy Greenleaf , Daniel , Stephen II , Stephen I , Edmund , John , Progenitor ) was born in Aug 1819 in New York. He died on 28 Sep 1891.

He has two drs, one Elizabeth or Lizzie, Mrs MB Thomas and Miss Melville. He is engaged to Elizabeth Shaw, dr of Lemuel Shaw, chief justice of Massachusetts. He has a cousin, Lt Guert Gansevoort. His first whaling trup is on Acushnet, Capt Valentine Pease of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. His uncle Major Thomas Melville moves to Galena, Illionis, with a friend, Eli Fry, see the novel, The Confidence Man. His maternal grandfather is General Peter Gansevoort as once painted by Gilbert Stuart. See http - people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/melvillebio.html/ He is good friends with Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he dedicates Moby Dick. Novelist. http on his biography. See US website on ancestors of William Addams Reitwiesner. Follows notes on 7-2-2008 on netsurfing on HM's grandparents.He is grandson of two Am Rev war heroes, General Peter Gansevoort of Albany and Thomas Melville, a son of a Scottish immigrant finding wealth as a merchant. Thomas M a "Mohican" at Boston Tea Party and a Major in Washington's army, later appointed Commr of Boston and Charlestown Harbour, by Washington, and he bought land at Pittsfield in 1816. a http mentions some earlier genealogical link to Greenleaf (John Scollay and Mercy Greenleaf dr of Daniel Greenleaf and Elizabeth.). Some material can be extracted from a file at: www.wargs.com

Herman married Shaw Elizabeth Knapp-257116 daughter of Chief Justice, Massachusetts Shaw Lemuel-257117 and wife1 Knapp Elizabeth-257118 in 1847 in Boston. Elizabeth was born in 1822. She died in 1906.

She writes to one friend, Catherine Gansevoort. See US website on ancestors of William Addams Reitwiesner. See Amy Elizabeth Puett, Melville's Wife: A Study of Elizabeth Shaw Melville. PhD, Northwestern University, 1969.

Herman and Elizabeth had the following children:

  197 M i Melville Stanwix-382920 was born in 1852. He died in 1886 in San Franciisco.

He is son2. he was named for Fort Stanwix, which his great-grandfather General Peter Gansevoort had defended.
  198 F ii Melville Elizabeth (Bessie)-382921 was born in 1853.

Elizabeth was born 1853.
  199 F iii Melville Frances (Fanny)-382922 was born in 1855.
  200 M iv Melville Malcolm-382925 was born in 1849. He died in 1867 in Suicide.

He is son1. He suicided by shooting himself.

180. DeWolf Nancy Melville-444849 (Mary = Nancy Melville , Priscilla Scollay , Mercy Greenleaf , Daniel , Stephen II , Stephen I , Edmund , John , Progenitor ) was born in 1814. She died in 1901.

She had eight children.

Nancy married Downer Samuel-444963 son of Downer Progenitor-487881 and DNotknown Miss-487882.

They had the following children:

  201 M i Downer Samuel-444964.

182. Businessman Eliot Henry Ware-349340 (Abigail Adams Cranch , Anna Greenleaf , William six , Daniel , Stephen II , Stephen I , Edmund , John , Progenitor ) was born in 1843. He died in 1919.

Industrialist and philanthropist.

Henry married Stearns Charlotte Champe-349341 daughter of Stearns Progenitor-349347 and SNotknown Miss-349348. Charlotte was born in 1843. She died in 1929.

They had the following children:

  202 M i Poet TS Eliot Eliot Thomas Stearns-349342 was born in 1888. He died in 1965.

His own wikipedia entry. His name is Thomas Stearns Eliot.

185. Rev Unitarian, founder of charities Eliot William Greenleaf-349339 (Margaret Greenleaf Dawes , Margaret Greenleaf , William six , Daniel , Stephen II , Stephen I , Edmund , John , Progenitor ) was born in 1811. He died in 1887.

on 28-6-2010. He is grandson of Hon Thomas Dawes.

William married Cranch Abigail Adams-349338 daughter of Judge Cranch William-349097 and Greenleaf Anna-349096.

She had 14 children.

William and Abigail had the following children:

+ 203 M i Businessman Eliot Henry Ware-349340 is printed as #182.

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