He was a son of Lieut.-Col. James Mellen of Massachusetts and Elizabeth Russell. His father was an officer of the line and very active in Massachusetts and elsewhere during the Revolutionary War. For part of the war, Lieut. Col. James Mellen was one of George Washington's staff at Valley Forge.
The doctor had two wives - Jenny Ostrander and Mary 'Polly' (Taft) White. He had a son, James, by his first wife, Jenney Ostrander, who was named after the doctor's father.
Dr. Mellen also manufactured cough drops to supplement his income as a doctor. He and his son James were active in promoting a railroad link between Hudson and western Massachusetts. The line eventually went through a small town in New York and the grateful residents renamed the town Mellenville. Dr. David Mellen died at the age of 81.
The doctor had two wives - Jenny Ostrander and Mary 'Polly' (Taft) White. He had a son, James, by his first wife, Jenney Ostrander, who was named after the doctor's father.
Dr. Mellen also manufactured cough drops to supplement his income as a doctor. He and his son James were active in promoting a railroad link between Hudson and western Massachusetts. The line eventually went through a small town in New York and the grateful residents renamed the town Mellenville. Dr. David Mellen died at the age of 81.
He was a son of Lieut.-Col. James Mellen of Massachusetts and Elizabeth Russell. His father was an officer of the line and very active in Massachusetts and elsewhere during the Revolutionary War. For part of the war, Lieut. Col. James Mellen was one of George Washington's staff at Valley Forge.
The doctor had two wives - Jenny Ostrander and Mary 'Polly' (Taft) White. He had a son, James, by his first wife, Jenney Ostrander, who was named after the doctor's father.
Dr. Mellen also manufactured cough drops to supplement his income as a doctor. He and his son James were active in promoting a railroad link between Hudson and western Massachusetts. The line eventually went through a small town in New York and the grateful residents renamed the town Mellenville. Dr. David Mellen died at the age of 81.
The doctor had two wives - Jenny Ostrander and Mary 'Polly' (Taft) White. He had a son, James, by his first wife, Jenney Ostrander, who was named after the doctor's father.
Dr. Mellen also manufactured cough drops to supplement his income as a doctor. He and his son James were active in promoting a railroad link between Hudson and western Massachusetts. The line eventually went through a small town in New York and the grateful residents renamed the town Mellenville. Dr. David Mellen died at the age of 81.
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