According to the IGI at familysearch.org, Melissa Jane Brockway was born 14 Jul 1844 in Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine to Artemas & Hannah G Brockway and married Volney A Gray 25 Aug 1867 in Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine (extracted marriage record).
1850 census of Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine p182: Melessa Brockway, age 8, born in New Brunswick, listed with parents, Artemus, 51 & Hannah G, 46 and siblings, Cyrus 2nd, 21, Ophelia, 16, Reuben, 14, Daniel, 12, Pricilla, 10 and Allen, 2 as well as her paternal grandfather, Reuben, 75.
1860 census of Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine p34-35: Melissa L Brockway, age 16, born in New Brunswick, listed with parents, Adams, 61 & Hannah, 56 and siblings, Reuben, 24, Daniel B, 21, Priscilla G, 19 and Allen A, 11.
Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer 29 Aug 1867 p2: "MARRIED---At the Baptist Parsonage, in this Village [Dover], on the 25th inst., by Rev. A. B. Pendleton, Mr. Volney A. Gray and Miss Melissa J. Brockway, both of this town."
1870 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p2: Melissa J Gray, age 25, born in New Brunswick, listed with husband, Volney [though hard to make out letters] A, 29 and son, Elton W, 5 months.
1880 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p42C: Melissa Grey, age 33, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, listed with husband but labeled "Other", Volney, 43 and sons, Alton, 10 and Ralph, 7 as well as her widowed mother, Hannah Brockway, 73.
1900 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p5A: Malissa J Gray, age 56, born in Jul 1843 in Maine, father born in Maine, mother in English Canada, listed with husband of 32 years, Volney A, 58 and daughter, Lena M, 18 and servant, Harry Bell, 20; mother of 3 surviving of 3 children.
1850 census of Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine p182: Melessa Brockway, age 8, born in New Brunswick, listed with parents, Artemus, 51 & Hannah G, 46 and siblings, Cyrus 2nd, 21, Ophelia, 16, Reuben, 14, Daniel, 12, Pricilla, 10 and Allen, 2 as well as her paternal grandfather, Reuben, 75.
1860 census of Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine p34-35: Melissa L Brockway, age 16, born in New Brunswick, listed with parents, Adams, 61 & Hannah, 56 and siblings, Reuben, 24, Daniel B, 21, Priscilla G, 19 and Allen A, 11.
Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer 29 Aug 1867 p2: "MARRIED---At the Baptist Parsonage, in this Village [Dover], on the 25th inst., by Rev. A. B. Pendleton, Mr. Volney A. Gray and Miss Melissa J. Brockway, both of this town."
1870 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p2: Melissa J Gray, age 25, born in New Brunswick, listed with husband, Volney [though hard to make out letters] A, 29 and son, Elton W, 5 months.
1880 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p42C: Melissa Grey, age 33, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, listed with husband but labeled "Other", Volney, 43 and sons, Alton, 10 and Ralph, 7 as well as her widowed mother, Hannah Brockway, 73.
1900 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p5A: Malissa J Gray, age 56, born in Jul 1843 in Maine, father born in Maine, mother in English Canada, listed with husband of 32 years, Volney A, 58 and daughter, Lena M, 18 and servant, Harry Bell, 20; mother of 3 surviving of 3 children.
According to the IGI at familysearch.org, Melissa Jane Brockway was born 14 Jul 1844 in Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine to Artemas & Hannah G Brockway and married Volney A Gray 25 Aug 1867 in Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine (extracted marriage record).
1850 census of Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine p182: Melessa Brockway, age 8, born in New Brunswick, listed with parents, Artemus, 51 & Hannah G, 46 and siblings, Cyrus 2nd, 21, Ophelia, 16, Reuben, 14, Daniel, 12, Pricilla, 10 and Allen, 2 as well as her paternal grandfather, Reuben, 75.
1860 census of Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine p34-35: Melissa L Brockway, age 16, born in New Brunswick, listed with parents, Adams, 61 & Hannah, 56 and siblings, Reuben, 24, Daniel B, 21, Priscilla G, 19 and Allen A, 11.
Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer 29 Aug 1867 p2: "MARRIED---At the Baptist Parsonage, in this Village [Dover], on the 25th inst., by Rev. A. B. Pendleton, Mr. Volney A. Gray and Miss Melissa J. Brockway, both of this town."
1870 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p2: Melissa J Gray, age 25, born in New Brunswick, listed with husband, Volney [though hard to make out letters] A, 29 and son, Elton W, 5 months.
1880 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p42C: Melissa Grey, age 33, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, listed with husband but labeled "Other", Volney, 43 and sons, Alton, 10 and Ralph, 7 as well as her widowed mother, Hannah Brockway, 73.
1900 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p5A: Malissa J Gray, age 56, born in Jul 1843 in Maine, father born in Maine, mother in English Canada, listed with husband of 32 years, Volney A, 58 and daughter, Lena M, 18 and servant, Harry Bell, 20; mother of 3 surviving of 3 children.
1850 census of Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine p182: Melessa Brockway, age 8, born in New Brunswick, listed with parents, Artemus, 51 & Hannah G, 46 and siblings, Cyrus 2nd, 21, Ophelia, 16, Reuben, 14, Daniel, 12, Pricilla, 10 and Allen, 2 as well as her paternal grandfather, Reuben, 75.
1860 census of Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine p34-35: Melissa L Brockway, age 16, born in New Brunswick, listed with parents, Adams, 61 & Hannah, 56 and siblings, Reuben, 24, Daniel B, 21, Priscilla G, 19 and Allen A, 11.
Published in the Piscataquis (ME) Observer 29 Aug 1867 p2: "MARRIED---At the Baptist Parsonage, in this Village [Dover], on the 25th inst., by Rev. A. B. Pendleton, Mr. Volney A. Gray and Miss Melissa J. Brockway, both of this town."
1870 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p2: Melissa J Gray, age 25, born in New Brunswick, listed with husband, Volney [though hard to make out letters] A, 29 and son, Elton W, 5 months.
1880 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p42C: Melissa Grey, age 33, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, listed with husband but labeled "Other", Volney, 43 and sons, Alton, 10 and Ralph, 7 as well as her widowed mother, Hannah Brockway, 73.
1900 census of Dover, Piscataquis, Maine p5A: Malissa J Gray, age 56, born in Jul 1843 in Maine, father born in Maine, mother in English Canada, listed with husband of 32 years, Volney A, 58 and daughter, Lena M, 18 and servant, Harry Bell, 20; mother of 3 surviving of 3 children.
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