The doctor had two wives - Jenny Ostrander and Mary 'Polly' (Taft) White. He had a son, James, by his first wife, Jenney Ostrander, who was named after the doctor's father.
Dr. Mellen also manufactured cough drops to supplement his income as a doctor. He and his son James were active in promoting a railroad link between Hudson and western Massachusetts. The line eventually went through a small town in New York and the grateful residents renamed the town Mellenville. Dr. David Mellen died at the age of 81.
The doctor had two wives - Jenny Ostrander and Mary 'Polly' (Taft) White. He had a son, James, by his first wife, Jenney Ostrander, who was named after the doctor's father.
Dr. Mellen also manufactured cough drops to supplement his income as a doctor. He and his son James were active in promoting a railroad link between Hudson and western Massachusetts. The line eventually went through a small town in New York and the grateful residents renamed the town Mellenville. Dr. David Mellen died at the age of 81.
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