Person Sheet


Name Melissa A. Furnam
Birth 9 May 1813, Florida, Orange, NY29,30,28
Death 9 Mar 1906, Paw Paw, Lee, IL29,30
Burial Frantz Grove Cemetery, Wyoming, Lee, IL30
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL:, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilslrhm/Obituaries_B.htm, Malissa A. Braffet
!CENSUS: 30-Aug-1850 Blooming Grove, Orange, NY, 312/312, Maria Braffet
!CENSUS: 1860 Paw Paw, Dekalb, IL, 3149/63, Melissa Braffall
!CENSUS: 25-Jan-1870 Brooklyn, Lee, IL, 38/38, Melissa Braffit
!CENSUS: 1880 Compton, Lee, IL, 25/25, Melissa Braffut
!CENSUS: 1900 Wyoming, Lee, IL, 285/288, Mary Braffet
!REFERENCE: 1904 Paw Paw, Lee, IL, newspaper gossip column29, Mrs. Melissa Braffet
!BIRTH-DEATH: 1906 Lee, IL obituary28, Malissa (Furman) Braffet, 7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, daughters Sarah Braffet and Dora Braffet died in childhood
!REFERENCE: Moris, FELT Genealogy, p. 275; Portrait & Biographical Record of Lee County, IL, p. 433
Spouses
1 James Braffet
Birth 22 Jul 1802, Monroe, Orange, NY
Death 25 Apr 1888, Compton, Lee, IL28
Burial Frantz Grove Cemetery, Wyoming, Lee, IL28
Father John Braffet (1755-)
Mother UNNAMED (1755-)
Misc. Notes
!REFERENCE: 1835 Yates, NY census - http://www.linkny.com/~history/1835.htm
!CENSUS: 1840 New Windsor, Orange, NY, p. 60
!CENSUS: 1850 Blooming Grove, Orange, NY, 312/312, Jas. Braffet
!CENSUS: 1860 Paw Paw, Dekalb, IL, 3149/63, James Braffall
!CENSUS: 25-Jan-1870 Brooklyn, Lee, IL, 38/38, James Braffit
!OCCUPATION: Blacksmith
!CENSUS: 1880 Compton, Lee, IL, 25/25, James Braffut
!DEATH: 1906 Lee, IL obituary for wife Malissa (Furman) Braffet28, daughters Sarah Braffet and Dora Braffet died in childhood
!REFERENCE: Portrait & Biographical Record of Lee County, IL, p. 433, family moved to IL abt 1855, family had 3 children
Children James Harvey (1834-1899)
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