Melville family
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The Melville family is a prominent American family best known for producing the celebrated novelist Herman Melville and several other influential figures in 19th-century New York society and politics.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
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family ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithState | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedByMarriageTo |
Gansevoort family of Albany
NERFINISHED
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Shaw family of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance |
contributed to development of American Renaissance in literature
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represents upwardly mobile urban family in 19th-century America ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground |
Anglo-American
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Dutch-American (through Gansevoort line) ⓘ |
| hasAncestralLine |
English ancestry
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Gansevoort family NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish ancestry ⓘ |
| hasFamilyResidence |
Albany, New York
NERFINISHED
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Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Allan Melvill
NERFINISHED
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Allan Melville Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Augusta Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ Catherine Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ Frances Priscilla Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ Gansevoort Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ Lemuel Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Gansevoort Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Gansevoort NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Gansevoort Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
linked to New York political life through Gansevoort relatives
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part of New York mercantile elite in early 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
connections to New York legal and political circles
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connections to New York mercantile community ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence in 19th-century New York society
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involvement in 19th-century New York politics ⓘ producing novelist Herman Melville ⓘ |
| producedWorkInField |
American literature (through Herman Melville)
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law (through Allan Melville Jr. and connections) ⓘ military and politics (through Gansevoort relatives) ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Reformed Protestant ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
commercial
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middle-class ⓘ prominent ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
early 19th century
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mid-19th century ⓘ |
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