Marie Lillian was born on February 22nd, 1846 in NY.1 Marie Lillian's father was Patrick Melvin and her mother is Ellen *unknown. She had five brothers and a sister, named John, Frances J., Thomas, Henry, Joseph and Ann. She was the youngest of the seven children. She died due to nephritis at the age of 70 on November 15th, 1916 in Brooklyn,NY. She was buried on November 17th, 1916 in Evergreens Cemetery.11