Melinda Ann (Warren) Weaver, B. Feb. 25, 1813 in New York State, married an English immigrant, John Weaver, in 1833. In the fall of 1836, with Melinda 7 months pregnant & leading two children the Weaver family took an Erie Canal boat to Buffalo, & a sail boat from there to Milwaukee. John left Melinda and children in Milwaukee while he went out to the Town of Lisbon for a land claim. After building a log cabin, he brought his wife & 3 children to Lisbon March 4. Thus Melinda became the first woman settler in Lisbon. She later became the first school teacher in Lisbon & all Waukesha County. (1838)
Affectionately called "Aunt Melinda", she wrote a book about the early pioneer days in 1876, titled "Memories of Early Days." She died Oct. 24, 1886 & is buried in this cemetery.
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