Maria Gansevoort Melvill
American
Maria Gansevoort Melvill was the daughter of General Peter Gansevoort and the mother of author Herman Melville. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Peter Gansevoort
- Brother: Herman Gansevoort
- Son: Herman Melville
Maria Gansevoort Melvill was the daughter of General Peter Gansevoort and the mother of author Herman Melville. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
1838/05/00 | Struggling to afford rents in Albany, Maria Melville moves with six of her eight children north of Albany to Lansingburgh where she rents a large house for $125 a year. | Home | Herman Melville House, Troy | Troy | |||
1839/12/00 | It cannot be possible that I am to be left by my two Brothers to struggle with absolute want... If I have nothing to expect from my brothers but tardy, uncertain remitances, ... the Family must be broken up and its members dispersed. - Maria G Melville | Home | Herman Melville House, Troy | Troy |
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