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Mel de Fontenay
1844
Birth:
Henry
Married:
Nellie Forst Mann (1846-1934) m. 1869
NY
1918
Death
Children:
Clara Forst Mel (1871-1939), John Mel (1873-1927), Eleanor Mel, Henry Mel, Jr. (1877-1951), Georgie Mel (1881-1981), Washington Bartlett Mel (1882-1947), Charles Mel (1884-1967), Edith Virginia Mel (1886-1974), Marian Louise Mel (1890-1984)
Berkeley
Work:
hotel owner
viticulturist
Family used shortened surname Mel
Wife's father Gov. Washington Bartlett bought 250 acres in 1876 but lost in 1900. New owners Fred Billing, then John Nordin, established resort Villa Fontenay 1900-1930s.
Mountain Network News July 2024 p.21
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