Melville
Stories set here
story
The Moby Dick Connection - Marriage to the Essex Captain's Sister
A Plaskett captain married the sister of the Essex's captain — the shipwreck that inspired Moby-Dick.
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Melville Lifted Loaded Wagon While Son Greased Wheel
No jack handy, so Henry Melville lifted the loaded wagon while his son greased the wheel.
The people of Melville
Everyone the family archive records in the story of this place. Descendants: if one of these is yours, we’d love to hear from you.
- Henry Melville
- Nancy Pollard 1798–1870
- William Plaskett 1812–
Born, lived, or died at Melville
- Janetta McCoy 1860–1941 · born here