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Dorothea Lorena MELLEN

Female 1907 - 1956  (48 years)


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  • Name Dorothea Lorena MELLEN 
    Birth 28 Oct 1907  Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1930  Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1940  Queens, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1946  York, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 23 May 1956  Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Burial Conestoga Memorial Park, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Siblings 2 sisters 
    Person ID I5628  bmds
    Last Modified 27 May 2020 

    Father George Alfred MELLEN,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1946, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Maude M. BRACKETT,   b. 3 Mar 1875, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1946, Poland Spring, Androscoggin, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F2185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wallace Albert ANDERSON,   b. 30 Aug 1907, Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1985, Hyannis, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 9 May 1931  Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Age at Marriage Dorothea : 23 years old | Wallace : 23 years old. 
    Notes 
    • Mr. and Mrs. George Alfred Mellen of Lawrence announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Dorothea Lorena Mellen, to Mr. Wallace A. Anderson of New York, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Anderson of Petersburg, Va. Miss Mellen was graduated from Russel Sage College in 1929 and from the Katherine Gibbs School last June. Her fiancé is a Rensselaer alumnus of the class of 1929 (Source: The Boston Herald, Oct. 15, 1930)
    Children 1 son and 2 daughters 
    +1Male. David Richmond ANDERSON,   b. 4 Dec 1933, Whitestone, Queens, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     2Female. Gail Lorraine ANDERSON,   b. 11 Apr 1936, Brooklyn, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1960, Portsmouth, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     3Female. Joyce Christine ANDERSON,   b. 20 Mar 1938, Brookly, New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     
    Family ID F2186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Oct 1907 - Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 May 1931 - Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1946 - York, Pennsylvania
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 May 1956 - Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Conestoga Memorial Park, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Internet.
      Source: Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915.


    2. [S13] 1910 US Census.
      Household (head: George A. Mellen)


    3. [S6] 1920 US Census.
      Household (head: George A. Mellen)


    4. [S11] 1930 US Census.
      Household (head: George A. Mellon)


    5. [S7] 1940 US Census.
      Household (head: Wallace Anderson)


    6. [S15] Internet.
      Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967


    7. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 148283694.

    8. [S15] Internet.
      MRS. WALLACE A. ANDERSON
      The marriage of the former Miss Dorothea Lorena Mellen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Mellen of Lawrence to the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Anderson of Petersburg, Va., was followed by a southern motor trip. They will live in New York.
      — The Boston Herald, May 17, 1931.


    9. [S2] Article de presse.
      Lawrence Girl to Be Married This Afternonn
       Late this afternoon Miss Dorothea Lorena Mellen, daughter or Mr. and Mrs. George Alfred Mellen of Lawrence, will be married to Wallace Albert Anderson of New York city, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Anderson of Petersburg, Va. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Arthur Thomas Fowler, D. D., pastor of Calvary Church.
       Miss Beatrice Amanda Mellen, the bride’s only sister, will be maid of honor. The bridesmaids will be Miss Maxine Catherine Allen of Lawrence; Miss Gladys Irene Anderson, sister of the bridegroom; Miss Margaret Ellen Mahoney of North Andover, and Miss Elizabeth Wiverly of White Plains, N. Y.
       Mr. Anderson will have his younger brother, Clifton E. Anderson, as his bestman. The ushers will be David M. Brown of Methuen, Gregory T. Dial, William W. Terry and John B. Saer, all of New York city. Following the ceremony a reception will be held in the assembly room of the church.
       The bride was graduated from Russel Sage College in the class of 1929, and from Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Boston in the class of 1930. Mr. Anderson graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the class of 1930.
       Following a motor trip through Southern States, Mr. Anderson and his bride will live at 15 Jacobus place, New York city.
      – Boston Evening Transcript May 9, 1931.