Hoping someone can help identify. My ancestor is Meliva Teachout, age 46 in the 1850 census of Malta, NY, married to Joel Gould (1803-1886). They had four children, Delia C. Gould Wright (1828), Jane Gould Post Thompson (1831-1918), Mary T. Gould (1837-1911), and Roscius K. Gould (1842-1877). Joel and Meliva are found in Clifton Park, Saratoga Co., in the 1830 census, then in Malta in 1840-1850.
Meliva died on Sept 5, 1852, and is buried in Jonesville Cemetery. The only other Teachouts that I can find buried in Jonesville are Jane Teachout Filkins (1811-1843), daughter of John C. Teachout and Hannah Sarah Swartout; and Mrs. Sarah Teachout (1801-1844), wife of Cornelius.
In the 1810 census of Halfmoon, Saratoga Co. (from which Clifton Park was formed in 1828), there are six Teachout families: Abram, John, Nicholas, Samuel, Jacob, and John. All but Nicholas have daughters under the age of 10, the right age for Meliva.
In the 1820 census of Halfmoon, there are Nicholas, James, Jacob, Henry, and Samuel Teachout, as well as an Isaac in Malta and another Isaac in Moreau. All of these have either a female age 10-16 or a female age 16-26 (Meliva would have been about 16, according to the 1850 census).
In the 1830 census for Clifton Park, there is a Nicholas Teachout (age 30-40) enumerated on the page immediately prior to Joel and Meliva Teachout Gould.
The Jonesville cemetery and the 1850 census both read as "Meliva," and her daughter Jane's marriage record says "Melia." I have not found any other records with this first name in Saratoga County or surrounding area, much less any Teachouts with a similar name.
Please help if you recognize any of this information!
Jim Baker
Grand Haven, MI
wesslingbaker@gmail.com