Melissa married Benjamin Franklin Gove on 14 Aug 1851 in Deering, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. Benjamin (son of Benjamin Franklin Gove and Mary Wallace) was born on 14 Mar 1826 in Deering, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA; died on 1 Jan 1895 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. George Fred Gove was born on 7 Mar 1852 in De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa, USA; died on 20 Dec 1870 in De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa, USA.
2. John Patten Gove was born on 13 Nov 1853 in New Hampshire, USA; died on 9 Feb 1867 in De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa, USA.
3. Frank Alonzo Gove was born on 27 May 1856 in New Hampshire, USA; died on 5 May 1878 in De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa, USA.
4. Robert Wallace Gove was born on 14 Oct 1859 in De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa, USA; died on 27 Feb 1862 in De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa, USA.