Fourth Generation (Continued)
Fourth Generation (Continued)
Family of Hannah Collicut (10) & Elijah Melvin
36. Lydia (Liddy) Melvin (Hannah Collicut3, George2, Thomas1). Born in 1795 in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. Lydia (Liddy) died aft 1881; she was 86.
On 21 Nov 1815 Lydia (Liddy) married John William Bezanson, son of Jean Jacques (John Jacob) Bezanson & Anna Mary Lay, in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. Born on 1 Jul 1793 in Chester Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. John William was baptized in Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America, on 4 Aug 1793. John William died in Country Harbour, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, British North America, in 1868; he was 74.
They had the following children:
101i.
Stephen (1816-1895)
102ii.
Phoebe (1817-)
103iii.
William John (~1825-~1865)
104iv.
Ebenezer (1830-1912)
37. Stephen Melvin (Hannah Collicut3, George2, Thomas1). Born on 6 Dec 1796 in Chester Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.2 Stephen was baptized in Chester Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America, on 13 Dec 1796.2
On 2 Mar 1828 Stephen married Mary Ann Corkum. Born in 1801.
They had the following children:
105i.
Lydia Sophia (1829-)
106ii.
George (1830-)
107iii.
Isaac (1843-1922)
38. Elizabeth Melvin (Hannah Collicut3, George2, Thomas1). Born on 15 Sep 1799 in Chester Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.3
39. Dorothy Melvin (Hannah Collicut3, George2, Thomas1). Born on 2 May 1802 in Chester Twp., Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.3 Dorothy died in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1882; she was 79. Buried in 1882 in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
On 3 Nov 1822 Dorothy married Peter Corkum, son of Johann Peter Gorkum & Elizabeth Margaret Gerhard, in Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.11 Born on 12 Dec 1802 in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. Peter died in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 8 Apr 1870; he was 67.8