Melcher, Marguerite F. (1879-1969)

Name:

Melcher, Marguerite F. (1879-1969)

Other Names:

Fellows, Marguerite

Born:

09/03/1879

Birthplace:

Boston, MA

Died:

06/15/1969

Death Location:

Montclair, NJ

Residence:

Massachsetts -- youth
Enfield, NH -- spent summers there
Massachusetts
Indianapolis, IN -- after marriage
Montclair, NJ -- moved with family 1918, and remained there

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Writer, especially children's literature
Spouse: Publisher in New York City

Father:

Fellows, Otis D. (c.1842-)

Mother:

Johnson, Belle (1856-)

Relations:

Siblings:
Fellows, Otis Dwight
Fellows, Helen
Fellows, Homer
Parents: Belle Johnson (1856-; of Enfield, NH) and Otis D. Fellows (c.1842-), merchant in Boston area
Grandparents: Susan A. Smith (1826-1899) and Hon. James Willis Johnson (1826-1886) of Enfield, NH (see1975.29).
Great-grandparents: Rev. Uriah Smith of Enfield, NH; Moses Johnson of Enfield, NH

Spouse:

Melcher, Frederic Gershom (1879-1963)

Children:

3 children:
Melcher, Daniel (1912-1985; publisher; m. Margaret Saul; children)

Notes:

Some of her works were about Shaker topics, inspired by her time in Enfield, N.H. She also collected Shaker furniture and items.
M. Frederic Gershom Melcher (1879-1963). Frederic was the son of Alice J. Bartlett (c.1848-, of Mass.) and Edwin Forrest Melcher (1844-1897) of Exeter, NH.
SEE ALSO (son): Melcher, Daniel
SEE ALSO (husband's uncle): Melcher, Gershom F.

New Jersey, U. S., Death Index, 1901-2107

United States Social Security Death Index