Marie Melvina
COLLETTE
(b.
23 June 1875
,
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
d.
23 April 1912
,
Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
)
Age: 37
Cause of Death: pneumonia
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Marie Melvina COLLETTE was born 23 June 1875 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Marie Melvina COLLETTE was the child of Samuel COLLETTE and Lydia JULIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne COLLETTE and Sophy (Sophie) BRINDAMOUR (maternal) Pierre LARENE dit JULIEN and Sophie VIENSSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie Melvina married Arthur MANTHA 14 September 1892 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Arthur MANTHA was born 10 July 1874 in St-Calixte-de-Kilkenny, Quebec, Canada. Arthur died 4 December 1946 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Arthur was the child of Thanice Arthur MANTHA and Marceline UNKNOWN.
Marie Melvina COLLETTE died 23 April 1912 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA .
Owned property at Little Alum Pond in Brimfield, Massachusetts from February 17, 1912 until her death 2 months later.
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Family and Children of Marie Melvina COLLETTE
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Arthur MANTHA-- Date: 14 September 1892 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Arthur MANTHA was the child of Thanice Arthur MANTHA and Marceline UNKNOWN
Name: Arthur Mantha
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1874
Birth Place: Canada
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1892
Marriage Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Arthur Mantha
Mother: Marceline Mantha
Spouse: Melvina Collette
Name: Melvina Collette
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birth Place: Sturbridge
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1892
Marriage Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Samuel Collette
Mother: Lydia Julien
Spouse: Arthur Mantha
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Children of Arthur MANTHA and Marie Melvina COLLETTE:
Edward MANTHA (b.22 March 1893, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
Samuel MANTHA (b.22 June 1895, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 August 1953, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Amelda RIVERS 6 September 1915 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Flora MANTHA (b.7 August 1899, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 June 1985, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Abraham HAMEL 10 July 1916 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)
Marie Hella "Ella" MANTHA (b.25 December 1901, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 December 1979, Vernon, Connecticut, USA)
m. Julian Paul DEHULLU 16 February 1920 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Louisa Belle MANTHA (b.10 August 1903, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 March 1986, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Joseph CODERRE 1 May 1921
Silvio MANTHA (b.31 December 1907, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 February 1999, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA)
Arthur MANTHA-- Date: 14 September 1892 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA ancestry.com
Arthur MANTHA was the child of Thanice Arthur MANTHA and Marceline UNKNOWN
Name: Arthur Mantha
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1874
Birth Place: Canada
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1892
Marriage Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Arthur Mantha
Mother: Marceline Mantha
Spouse: Melvina Collette
Name: Melvina Collette
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birth Place: Sturbridge
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1892
Marriage Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Samuel Collette
Mother: Lydia Julien
Spouse: Arthur Mantha
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Children of Arthur MANTHA and Marie Melvina COLLETTE:
Samuel MANTHA (b.22 June 1895, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 August 1953, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA )m. Amelda RIVERS 6 September 1915 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Flora MANTHA (b.7 August 1899, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 June 1985, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)m. Abraham HAMEL 10 July 1916 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)
Marie Hella "Ella" MANTHA (b.25 December 1901, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 December 1979, Vernon, Connecticut, USA)m. Julian Paul DEHULLU 16 February 1920 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Louisa Belle MANTHA (b.10 August 1903, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 March 1986, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )m. Joseph CODERRE 1 May 1921
Silvio MANTHA (b.31 December 1907, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 February 1999, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA)
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23 June 1875
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
1880 - Warren, Massachusetts
Name: Mahima Collett
Age: 3
Birth Date: Abt 1877
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 78
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Samuel Collett
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Lydia Collett
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
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Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Collett 27
Lydia Collett 23
Henry Collett 5
Mahima Collett 3
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Name: Mahima Collett
Age: 3
Birth Date: Abt 1877
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 78
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's name: Samuel Collett
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's name: Lydia Collett
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
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Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Collett 27
Lydia Collett 23
Henry Collett 5
Mahima Collett 3
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Marie Melvina COLLETTE and Arthur MANTHA 14 September 1892, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
She was 17 years old.
1893 Birth of ChildEdward MANTHA was born 22 March 1893, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Marie Melvina was 17 years old.
1895 Birth of ChildSamuel MANTHA was born 22 June 1895, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)
Marie Melvina was 20 years old.
1899 Birth of ChildFlora MANTHA was born 7 August 1899, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)
Marie Melvina was 24 years old.
1900 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Malvina Mantha
Age: 23
Birth Date: Jul 1876
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 118
Family Number: 127
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter in Law
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Arthur Mantha
Marriage Year: 1892
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France
Mother: Number of Living Children: 2
Mother: How Many Children: 3
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Thanice Mantha 78
Marceline Mantha 52
Arthur Mantha 25
Malvina Mantha 23
Samuel Mantha 4
Flora Mantha 9/ 12
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Name: Malvina Mantha
Age: 23
Birth Date: Jul 1876
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 118
Family Number: 127
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter in Law
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Arthur Mantha
Marriage Year: 1892
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France
Mother: Number of Living Children: 2
Mother: How Many Children: 3
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Thanice Mantha 78
Marceline Mantha 52
Arthur Mantha 25
Malvina Mantha 23
Samuel Mantha 4
Flora Mantha 9/ 12
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1901 Birth of ChildMarie Hella "Ella" MANTHA was born 25 December 1901, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Marie Melvina was 26 years old.
1903 Birth of ChildLouisa Belle MANTHA was born 10 August 1903, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Marie Melvina was 28 years old.
1907 Birth of ChildSilvio MANTHA was born 31 December 1907, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Marie Melvina was 32 years old.
1910 - Sterling, Massachusetts
Name: Melvina Mantha
Age in 1910: 33
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Arthur Mantha
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 16
Number of Children Born: 6
Number of Children Living: 5
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Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Mantha 34
Melvina Mantha 33
Samuel Mantha 14
Flora Mantha 10
Ella Mantha 8
Louisa Mantha 6
Silvio Mantha 2
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Name: Melvina Mantha
Age in 1910: 33
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1910: Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Arthur Mantha
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 16
Number of Children Born: 6
Number of Children Living: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Mantha 34
Melvina Mantha 33
Samuel Mantha 14
Flora Mantha 10
Ella Mantha 8
Louisa Mantha 6
Silvio Mantha 2
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Obituary
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Collette were called to East Brimfield Tuesday by the death of their daughter, Mrs. Arthur Mantha, 35, who died of pneumonia, leaving five children and a husband to mourn her loss. She also leaves, besides her parents, three brothers and four sisters, the brother being Arthur and Freeman of Stafford Springs and Henry of Maine; the sisters - Mrs. Wilfred Pion of Stafford Springs, Mrs. Freeman Champoux and Mrs. Bona Broullard of Stafford, and Mrs. Adolph Beron of Putnam.
The Press
Stafford Springs, Connecticut
1912
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Collette were called to East Brimfield Tuesday by the death of their daughter, Mrs. Arthur Mantha, 35, who died of pneumonia, leaving five children and a husband to mourn her loss. She also leaves, besides her parents, three brothers and four sisters, the brother being Arthur and Freeman of Stafford Springs and Henry of Maine; the sisters - Mrs. Wilfred Pion of Stafford Springs, Mrs. Freeman Champoux and Mrs. Bona Broullard of Stafford, and Mrs. Adolph Beron of Putnam.
The Press
Stafford Springs, Connecticut
1912
1912 - February 17 - sale of property at Little Alum Pond, Brimfield
Asahel Griswold of Worcester, Mass. sold property at Little Alum in Brimfield to Arthur Mantha and his wife, Melvina, of Sturbridge, Mass.
This appears to be the property sold to Asahel Griswold by her father, Samuel Collette, December 27, 1911.
Asahel Griswold of Worcester, Mass. sold property at Little Alum in Brimfield to Arthur Mantha and his wife, Melvina, of Sturbridge, Mass.
This appears to be the property sold to Asahel Griswold by her father, Samuel Collette, December 27, 1911.
Death of Mrs Melvina Mantha
Mrs. Melvina Mantha, 37, wife of Arthur Mantha, died Tuesday, after a 10 days' illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Mantha was the eldes daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Collette, who survive her. Besides her husband, she leaves five children, Samuel, Flora, Ella, Louisa and Sylvia; and seven brothers and sisters, Mrs. Freeman Champoux, Mrs. Annie Brouillard, Mrs. Addie Berron, Mrs. Lydia Plou, Henry, Arthur and Freeman Collette, all now living in Stafford Springs, Ct., Mr. Mantha recently bought the large farm of his father-in-law, situated on the south side of Little Alum lake. Mrs. Mantha had lived nearly all her life in East Brimfield and Fiskdale. The funeral will be held to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock from St. Anne's church, Fiskdale.
The Springfield Daily Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
April 25, 1912
Mrs. Melvina Mantha, 37, wife of Arthur Mantha, died Tuesday, after a 10 days' illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Mantha was the eldes daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Collette, who survive her. Besides her husband, she leaves five children, Samuel, Flora, Ella, Louisa and Sylvia; and seven brothers and sisters, Mrs. Freeman Champoux, Mrs. Annie Brouillard, Mrs. Addie Berron, Mrs. Lydia Plou, Henry, Arthur and Freeman Collette, all now living in Stafford Springs, Ct., Mr. Mantha recently bought the large farm of his father-in-law, situated on the south side of Little Alum lake. Mrs. Mantha had lived nearly all her life in East Brimfield and Fiskdale. The funeral will be held to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock from St. Anne's church, Fiskdale.
The Springfield Daily Republican
Springfield, Massachusetts
April 25, 1912
Marie is buried at: Saint Anne Cemetery Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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