flag female ancestor  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 VIENS

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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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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

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birth1875 Birth
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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marriage1892 Marriage / Partner
Marie Melvina COLLETTE and Arthur MANTHA 14 September 1892, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

She was 17 years old.
1893 Birth of Child
Edward MANTHA was born 22 March 1893, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Marie Melvina was 17 years old.
1895 Birth of Child
Samuel MANTHA was born 22 June 1895, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Marie Melvina was 20 years old.
1899 Birth of Child
Flora 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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1901 Birth of Child
Marie Hella "Ella" MANTHA was born 25 December 1901, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Marie Melvina was 26 years old.
1903 Birth of Child
Louisa Belle MANTHA was born 10 August 1903, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Marie Melvina was 28 years old.
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1907 Birth of Child
Silvio 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
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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
Marie Melvina COLLETTE - Death
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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.
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


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Marie is buried at: Saint Anne Cemetery Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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