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PARKHURST FAMILIES.
EVELINA, b. Dec. 11, 1797; d. 1861, unm.
ZIBA, b. Aug. 28, 1799; m., 1st, Sophronia Spring; 2d, Adelia Spring.
STEPHEN RAWSON, b. March 19, 1802; m. Thankful Legg, Mendon, 1821.
PARMENAS PARSEUS, b. Jan. 7, 1804; m. Sabra Moore, Rutland, 1826. NATHAN, b. Dec. 1, 1805; m. Lydia Aldrich.
WALDO, b. Sept. 24, 1807; set. in La Clair, Ill. ; m. and chn. there.
The parents and most of their chn. were devoted members of the Cong. ch. The fr. was a clothier and miller by trade. He dwelt mostly on the "Island," so called, and for many yrs. owned the mill-seat just below our Charles-river Bridge. He d. Dec. 13, 1820; she, April 1, 1851, aged 82 yrs. PARKHURST. ZIBA 8 (Nathan,7 Epbraim,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George 1), b. Aug. 28, 1799; m., 1st, Sophronia Spring ; cer. Nov., 1821, by Rev. Mr. Judson, Uxbridge. She was a dr. of Ephraim; no more ascer- tained. Their chn .: -
AUSTIN, b. Dec. 9, 1823; m. Susan Bennett; 7 chn. ; res. Camden, Me.
SARAH A., b. Sept. 9, 1826; d. 1875.
VILEN, S. W., b. April 4, 1829; res. San Francisco, Cal. ; reported as unm.
NATHAN SPRING, b. April 9, 1831; m. C. E. Brainard; 3 chn. ; res., 1858, Albany, N.Y.
FRANCENA W., b. Nov. 9, 1835; m. Edmund Gennette; 3 chn.
GEORGIANA W., b. Jan. 9, 1836; d. young.
DANIEL WEBSTER, b. June 27, 1837; m. Marietta L. Hoag; res. San Fran- cisco, Cal.
Mrs. Sophronia d., date not found; and the fr. m., 2d, Mrs. Adelia (Cha- pin) Spring of Whitinsville, Nov. 14, 1871 ; further particulars not given. He res. mostly in Mil., but transiently in other places; being much inclined to mechanical inventions and manufacturing experiments. He adhered through life to the religious faith and attachments of his forefathers. He d. March 17, 1879.
PARKHURST, STEPHEN RAWSON 8 (Nathan,7 Ephraim,6 Jonas,6 John,4 John,3 George,2 George 1), b. March 19, 1802; m. Thankful Legg of Men- don, dr. of David and - (Darling) Legg; cer. 1821, by (prob.) Rev. Simeon Doggett. Their chn. :-
SYLVESTER, b. 1822; d. 1824.
ELIZABETH, b. 1824; m. - Holt; she last reported travelling in Europe. EMILY R., b. 1826; last reported a maiden lady.
HENRY C., b. 1828; killed by a steamboat explosion out West, 1858.
"DEATH OF HENRY C. PARKHURST .- Among the lost by the late explosion of the steamer 'Princess' on the Mississippi River, was Mr. Henry C. Parkhurst, aged 26, only son of Mr. Stephen R. Parkhurst of N. Y., and formerly of this town. By this sad casualty a father and inother and two sisters, with a large circle of relatives, have been bereaved of a most dutiful and affectionate son, brother, and friend. In his business relations, which were very extensive, he had the confidence and esteem of all with whom he was in any way connected. In a moment his spirit passed away froin earth; but he leaves behind him the record of a short life well spent, and the cheering consolation to his friends that his record was on high." - Milford Journal.
Stephen R. left manufacturing in this vicinity many years ago, and set. in or near Newark, N.J., where he has ever since been engaged as a woollen machinist in a large establishment of that kind. His son Henry was a prom- ising man, acting as travelling agent of that establishment when he lost his life as above.
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PARKHURST, PARMENAS PARSEUS8 (Nathan," Ephraim,8 Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George1), b. Jan. 7, 1804; m. Sabra Moore of Rutland. She was a dr. of Asa and Sabra (Lovell) Moore, b. Dec. 1, 1809; cer. July 2, 1826, by Rev. Mr. Clark of Rutland. Their chn .:-
WALDO PAYSON, b. June 17, 1844; d. May 13, 1848.
DAVID LONG, b. Aug. 20, 1847; m. Nellie Jackson; has 2 chn. ; res. S. Fran- cisco, Cal.
MARY WALDO, b. Dec. 27, 1849; m. George Hudson, 1878, Mil.
WALDO PARMENAS, b. Jan. 31, 1852; commercial clerk; recently gone to S. Francisco, Cal.
RUTH RAWSON, b. March 17, 1856; pub .- school teacher, Mil .; now in S. Francisco, Cal.
The parents have long been devoted members of the Cong. Ch. Mrs. Sabra d. suddenly, March 7, 1878, leaving the fragrant memory of a well-spent life, and a character rich in all the qualities which could render her dear to those who best knew her worth. He still survives in the serene respectability of a good old age. He has passed nearly all his life in his native town, partly as a manufacturer, partly as a miller, and partly in more ordinary industries. His two gd. ch. in California are of the 10th generation from George,1 the ancestral immigrant.
The two younger sons of Nathan and Ruth (Rawson) Parkhurst are less known to me, having res. many years in other parts of the country. Nathan m. Lydia Aldrich of Millbury, dr. of Daniel; further particulars not ascertained. He removed to some part of Ct., then to N.J., and finally had the misfortune to d. of insanity. Posterity, if any, small. Waldo m. and set. in La Clair, III. They are said to have two chn., both liberally educated school-teachers. No further traced or reported.
PARKHURST, Dea. ITHIEL7 (Ephraim,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George1), b. March 27, 1772; m. Catherine Rawson, dr. of Dea. Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Nelson) Rawson, b. Jan. 7, 1773; cer. March 6, 1794, by Amariah Frost, jun., Esq. Their chn. :-
VIRTUE, b. Jan. 10, 1795; m. John Ellis, Aug. 25, 1812.
LAURA, b. Sept. 6, 1796; m. Rev. Nathan Paine, Aug. 30, 1820.
BETSEY, b. April 26, 1798; m. David Farnum, Nov. 2, 1823.
NATHANIEL RAWSON, b. Jan. 11, 1800; m. Izanna Hunt, Dec. 20, 1822.
ITHIEL, Jun., b. May 23, 1804; deaf-mute; m. Mary C. Works, Dec., 1832. CATHERINE, b. April 19, 1807; m. Oliver Underhill, Ipswich.
PASCHAL N., b. Nov. 16, 1810; m. Eliza Hero, Nov. 14, 1833.
Dea. Ithiel became, in early life, attached to the Methodist Episcopal Ch., and was a "father in Israel" to that sect in Mil. all his remaining days. He dwelt most of his life on Purchase St., occupying the north-westerly portion of the Jonas Parkhurst patrimony, well up to the southern line of the North Pur- chase. He was of the solid yeomanry, and a much respected citizen. I pre- sume his wife sympathized heartily with him in his religious persuasion. He d. Aug. 2, 1855, a. 83 yrs. ; she d. Oct. 10, 1848, a. 75 yrs.
PARKHURST, NATHANIEL RAWSON & (Ithiel,7 Ephraim," Jonas," John,4 John,8 George,2 George 1), b. Jan. 11, 1800; In. Izanna Hunt, dr. of Ebene- zer and Polly (Abbee) Hunt, b. Mil., July 8, 1804; cer. Dec. 20, 1822, by Rev. Jacob Frieze. Their chn. : -
ALMIRA, b. Jan. 8, 1827; m. Samuel Chism.
URSULA, b. May 1, 1829; m. Loyal G. Dickinson.
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SELINA MARTIA, b. Aug. 13, 1831; m. J. R. Barbour; d. 1859.
MERRILL, b. April 13, 1832; d. April 2, 1833.
HARRIET ANGENETTE, b. July 8, 1835; d. Jan. 15, 1837.
HARRIET JENNIE, b. July 26, 1837.
MARY ABBEE, b. Aug. 21, 1841.
A worthy parental pair. He was engaged much in the manufacture of cotton and woollen goods, residing in several different places, bnt longest in Worcester, where he d., July 25, 1868. His wid. still survives him, and res. in Worcester.
PARKHURST, ITHIEL, Jun. 8 (Ithiel,7 Ephraim,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George1), b. May 23, 1804; rendered a deaf-mute by malignant canker-rash in infancy; m. Mary C. Works of Hopkinton; particulars of parentage and cer. not ascertained. They had several chn., all of whom d. young, excepting
LUMAN, birth-date not given; m. Adams, and res. Worcester. PARDON, birth-date not given; res. Baltimore, Md.
Ithiel, jun., was a carpenter by trade, honest, industrious, and respected. Some years ago he had a fall from a building, which ruined his health. His wf. d. in Hop., 1871. He d. in Westboro', 1877. This record is imperfect, but the best I could obtain.
PARKHURST, PASCHAL N.8 (Ithiel,7 Ephraim,8 Jonas, 6 John, 4 John,& George,2 George1), b. Nov. 16, 1810; m. Eliza Hero, dr. of John and Polly (Claflin)
Hero, b. Dec. 9, 1812; cer. Nov. 14, 1833, by the writer. Their chn. :- SUSAN L., b. Milford, Sept. 4, 1834; d. Sept., 1849.
MERRILL, b. in Ohio, Jan. 9, 1837; m. and set. Hammonton, N.J.
LUMAN H., b. in Ohio, 1846; not traced.
The parents moved to Hammonton, N.J., 1859. There Mrs. Eliza d. May 11, 1867. Paschal d. there Sept., 1872. A very worthy family. Merrill still res. in Hammonton. He m. Ellen -, and has at least one son : - LEIGHTON, b. 1871. No further traced.
PARKHURST, STERLING 7 (Ephraim,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,& George,2 George 1), b. Feb. 3, 1777; few particulars ascertained concerning him. He emigrated long ago to some nnnamed town in N. Y. State, set. as a farmer, and thence, later in life, mvd. to the State of Wisconsin, locality not given; m., and raised several chn .; a very imperfect account, but all I recd.
PARKHURST, EPHRAIM7 (Ephraim,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George 1), b. March 19, 1787; m., 1st, Lucinda Perry, dr. of Adams and Anna (Wait) Perry, b. Jan. 21, 1791; cer. prob. April or May, 1812. Their chn .: -
ADALINE, b. Feb. 24, 1813; d. Sept. 29, 1817.
WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE, b. April 9, 1815; m. Betsey B. -; he d. April 27, 1842.
HARRIOT, b. Ang. 13, 1816; d. Oct. 2, 1817.
STERLING, b. June 24, 1818; d. June 12, 1842.
LUCINDA, b. Jan. 21, 1820; d. Jan. 25, 1834.
EPHRAIM, b. Sept. 28, 1821; m., had 2 chn., and d. in Hartford, Ct.
Mrs. Lucinda, the mr., d. Dec. 30, 1821. The fr. m., 2d, Eliza Broad of Barre; particulars not traced. Issue : -
WILLARD BROAD, b. Jan. 23, 1825; d. Aug. 23, 1874.
Ephraim, the fr., d. Oct. 6, 1837. Eliza, his 2d wf., d. May 18, 1862. He diverged from the orthodoxy of his ancestors, and attached himself to the
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Universalists. He was a boot and shoe maker by trade, and res. near Charles- river Bridge for some years, - an honest, industrious, and peaceable citizen. Both his wives were of good reputation. All the chn. d., either in infancy or in early manhood. Wm. Bainbridge m., and had William Sumner, 1838; Lucinda, 1839; and Francena, 1841, - all believed to have d. in infancy. Ephraim, jun., is said to have m. and d. in Hartford, Ct., leaving two chn. Whether these survive, I am not informed. If they do, they are the only survivors of the second Ephraim's posterity.
PARKHURST, ELEAZER7 (Epbraim,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,? George 1), b. April 18, 1793; m. Linda Chapin, dr. of Marvel and Mary (Nel- son) Chapin, b. Feb. 18, 1798; cer. Dec. 3, 1818, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. :-
WILLIAM JEFFERSON, b. Nov. 3, 1820.
HARRIOT, b. Oct. 24, 1822.
MARY SUSANNA, b. Dec. 29, 1824; d. Feb. 16, 1826.
ROXANA, b. Dec. 18, 1826.
MARY ANN NELSON, b. Sept. 3, 1828.
Not far from 1830 these parents moved West, and finally set. in the town of Parkhurst, Ia .; perhaps he gave name to that town or post-village. I am little informed of the family history since emigration West, but have been told that all the chn. d. young, and he himself in 1856, - nothing more. He was of the Universalist Society when I became its pastor in 1824, and until he mvd. West. He was engaged in the boot and leather business in those days, - an enterpris- ing, worthy, respectable citizen, with a wife of accordant character. They built and occupied a new house on the north-west corner of the Common and Main St., afterwards owned, I believe, by Col. Adam Hunt.
PARKHURST, Capt. NATHANIEL 6 (Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George1),
b. March 7, 1746; m. Sarah Brown, dr. of Oliver and Abigail Brown, b.
Ang. 20, 1753; cer. May 29, 1771. Their chn. were,-
AMASA, b. Nov. 23, 1771; m. Hopestill Nelson; lived and d. in town.
ABIGAIL, b. May 9, 1774; m. Arba Nelson; emigrated.
MARY or POLLY, b. Feb. 25, 1776; m. Ezra Nelson; lived and d. in town.
LUTHER, b. March 24, 1778; d. Sept. 6, 1804.
SILAS, b. Dec. 2, 1779; m. Lydia Robbins; lived and d. in town.
OTIS, b. Sept. 20, 1781; m. Sally or Sarah Jones; lived and d. in town.
HANNAH, b. July 23, 1783; m. Rufus Thayer; lived and d. in town.
HOPESTILL, b. March 29, 1785; imbecile, lost, and perished in snow, Jan. 29, 1831.
LEMUEL, b. Jan. 2, 1788; grad. B. U., 1814; lawyer, Palmyra, N.Y .; d. 1818.
CATHERINE, b. Aug. 19, 1789; m. Henry Nelson; lived and d. Mil.
SARAH, b. Jan. 13, 1792; m. Isaac Parkhurst; d. in N. Jersey, 1829.
NANCY, b. Nov. 23, 1794; m. Otis Torrey, Aug. 7, 1816; d. Feb. 17, 1818. DIANA, b. April 12, 1796; m. Sullivan Sumner.
ANGELINA, b. Feb. 11, 1799; m. Alden Jones, Nov. 3, 1822.
Capt. Nathaniel dwelt and reared his large family on the original homestead of his fr. Jonas. The old house was pulled down some yre. ago to make way for the one recently occupied by Dexter Claflin, near the watering-trough, west side of Purchase St. He was an honored citizen, and his family ranked among the first in town for talent and worth. He died April 28, 1818; his wid. d. Nov. 7, 1848.
PARKHURST, Capt. AMASA7 (Nathaniel,“ Jonas,6 John,+ John,8 George,2
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George 1), b. Nov. 23, 1771; m. Hopestill Nelson, dr. of Josiah and Elizabeth (Thayer) Nelson, b. Oct. 10, 1774; cer. in 1796; further particulars not found. Their chn .: -
ANNA NELSON, b. July 18, 1797; m. Daniel Kendall, Nov. 7, 1819.
PAUL NELSON, b. Aug. 15, 1799; d. Aug. 10, 1802.
ELMIRA, b. Oct. 24, 1801; m. John Corbett, jun., May 1, 1825.
RUBY BROWN, b. Nov. 7, 1803; m. Joseph Webb, April 2, 1822.
OLIVER BROWN, b. July 20, 1806; m. Maria Nelson; now res. in town. NELSON, b. April 30, 1809; m. Hannah Jayne; now res. in town.
HOPESTILL, b. Nov. 18, 1811; m., 1st, Cooledge Perry; 2d, W. P. Haven.
AMASA, Jun., b. April 13, 1815; m. 1st, Elizabeth Brown; 2d, Hannah P. Brown.
ELIZABETH CAROLINE, b. Sept. 12, 1820; m. Leander Holbrook, Esq.
Capt. Amasa and family held respectable rank in their vicinage, and have always honored their lineage. His homestead, during my knowledge, was the Ebenezer Boynton place, formerly so called, at the elbow of E. Main St., on or near the Plains. He d. Nov. 23, 1826; his wid., Jan. 12, 1857.
PARKHURST, OLIVER BROWN8 (Amasa,7 Nathaniel,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,3 George,2 George 1), b. July 20, 1806; m. Maria Nelson, dr. of Capt. Henry and Catherine (Parkhurst) Nelson, b. Feb. 21, 1813; cer. May 12, 1833, by Pearley Hunt, Esq., assisted by Rev. Jacob Frieze. Chn .:-
ELLEN MARIA, b. June 10, 1834; d. Jnly 4, 1837.
ELIZA BIANCA, b. Oct. 19, 1835; m. Addison H. Tyler, Oct. 21, 1857.
GEORGE OLIVER, b. Aug. 4, 1837; m. Emma C. Fletcher, June 10, 1869.
HENRY NELSON, b. Oct. 21, 1838; in. Maria A. Nash, Oct. 20, 1864.
WARREN JONES, h. Oct. 6, 1840; d. June 1, 1844; drowned.
HERBERT, b. Dec. 4, 1842; m. Mattie N. Ohlin of New York, June 4, 1866. MABY ANNA, b. Ang. 1, 1845.
JOHN CORBETT, b. Dec. 14, 1847.
JAMES ARTHUR, b. March 11, 1854; d. March 22, 1854.
HELEN FLORENCE, b. July 26, 1858; d. Feb. 15, 1862.
Their res. has long been on the south side of the town common. They reputably sustain their ancestral respectability. They continue the responsible activities of domestic and social life. Mr. P. has generally been more or less engaged in the boot and shoe business, in common with many of his contempo- raries. They have had 6 gd. chn. by their dr. Tyler, 3 of whom survive; also 2 by their son Henry, both decd. ; also 3 by their son Herbert, Sandwich, Ill., 2 living. These will be noticed in their place.
PARKHURST, HENRY NELSON9 (Oliver B.,8 Amasa,7 Nathaniel,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,3 George,2 George 1), b. Oct., 1838; m. Maria A. Nash, dr. of William and Susan (Barker) Nash, b. in Quincy, March 3, 1845; cer. Oct. 20, 1864, by the writer, at res. bride's parents, Mil. Their chn .: - WILLIAM NASH, b. Sept. 25, 1865; d. Oct. 15, 1865.
HELEN MAY, b. Nov. 5, 1866; d. Ang. 19, 1867.
PARKHURST, HERBERT9 (Oliver B.,8 Amasa,7 Nathaniel,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George1), b. Dec. 4, 1842; m. Mattie N. Ohlin, parentage not given, b. Fort Hunter, N.Y., Oct. 27, 1848; cer. June 4, 1866, by whom not given. Their chn. : -
CLARENCE HERBERT, b. Nov. 14, 1867; d. March 4, 1868.
WALTER, b. Sandwich, Ill., Nov. 27, 1870.
HATTIE MAY, b. Sandwich, Ill., Oct. 5, 1875,
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Present res. presumed to be Sandwich, Ill.
PARKHURST, NELSON 8 (Amasa,7 Nathaniel,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George1), b. April 30, 1809; m. Hannah Jayne of Boston, ptge., etc., not given, b. 1813; cer. in 1830, no particulars given. Issue :-
ANNA MARIA, b. Aug. 22, 1833.
LAURA ANN, b. April 12, 1835; d. Oct. 22, 1853.
CHARLOTTE, b. May 18, 1837; m. George W. Johnson, Oct. 1, 1857.
ARMENIA, b. May 30, 1839; m. H. D. Brooks.
ALBION W., b. April 4, 1842.
SUSAN GERTRUDE, b. Jan. 30, 1844; m. Charles E. Guild.
Grandchn. : -
Two belonging to Mrs. Johnson. See Johnson.
One son of Mrs. Armenia Brooks; viz., Henry Nelson Brooks, b. July 11, 1863; d. June 9, 1881.
I could have wished to make this record more specific in respect to mges., deaths, etc., but have been unable to obtain the requisite data. The intellectual, religious, moral, and social standing of the family has commanded the general respect. Trials, afflictions, and sorrows have fallen to their lot in more than average measure; but the survivors hope on.
PARKHURST, AMASA, Jun.8 (Amasa,7 Nathaniel,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George!), b. April 13, 1815; m., 1st, Elizabeth F. Brown, dr. of Abel and Polly (Pond) Brown, b. May 18, 1819; cer. Oct. 6, 1839, by the writer. She gave birth to an infant that d. at the age of 2 wks., and d. herself, July 26, 1840, 2 ds. after her child. He m., 2d, Hannah P. Brown, sister of his 1st wf .; cer. April 6, 1842, by the writer. Their chn .: -
ELIZABETH BROWN, b. May 29, 1843; m. Ames B. Leonard, April 30, 1865. EDWIN BROWN, b. Feb. 9, 1846.
ALTON BROWN, b. Feb. 3, 1848; d. 1853.
A worthy family; res. on a small farm west side of Purchase St., which must, I think, be a part of the original Isaac Parkhurst estate.
PARKHURST, Capt. SILAS7 (Nathaniel,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,3 George,2 George1), b. Dec. 2, 1779; m., 1st, Lydia Robbins, ptge., birth-date, and par- ticulars of mge., not ascertained ; cer. prob. in Boston, 1805. Their chn. :- CHARLES AUSTIN, 1st, b. Aug. 23, 1806; d. 1807.
CHARLES AUSTIN, 2d, b. Oct. 15, 1807; m. Mary Johnson; res. at one time Worcester.
LUCY ROBBINS, b. April 29, 1810; d. 1864.
SARAH BROWN, b. June 6, 1812; m. Rev. Rufus S. Pope, Nov. 8, 1835.
CLARISSA P., b. July 24, 1814; m. Rufus Pond, Nov. 22, 1842.
SILAS B., b. April 21, 1816; m. Izanna Fisk, Oct. 8, 1844; res. West. LYDIA ROBBINS, b. 1818; d. young.
The family res. was where Isaac N. Crosby now dwells, -a part of the original Jonas Parkhurst estate, if I mistake not. Capt. Silas was a carpenter and farmer ; an upright man, and a respected citizen, with a family held in like esteem. His descendants in the male line are few. Silas B. is reported still living, without chn .; but of Charles Austin I am not informed. In the female line, none survive but the chn. of his dr. Sarah Brown Pope, wf. of Rev. Rufus S. Pope of Hyannis; viz., Ellen A., Charles G. (m. Josie Cole, Dec. 27, 1866), Elwin, Sarah (m. Frank A. Gorham, June 27, 1876).
Mrs. Lydia d. June 27, 1839. The hus. m., 2d, Nancy Bullard of Medway, 1845; no particulars of cer. given, Capt. Silas d, Sept. 2, 1849. His worthy wid. still survives,
Glis Park hurst
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PARKHURST, OTIS7 (Nathaniel,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George 1), b. Sept. 20, 1781; m., 1st, Sarah Jones, dr. of Nathaniel Alden and Lois (Claflin) Jones of Framingham, b. June 10, 1788; cer. April 20, 1808, by Rev. David Long. Chn. :-
OTIS, Jun., b. Dec. 1, 1809; grad. Union Col .; stud. law; m. Eliza M. Harris; d. Aug. 23, 1854.
LUTHER, b. March 27, 1811; d. Feb. 14, 1817.
SARAH JONES, b. April 27, 1812; m. James Grady, Sept. 7, 1837; moved West; since d.
LOUISA, b. Oct. 9, 1813; m. Benjamin Holbrook, March 3, 1843; d. Nov. 24, 1861.
IZANNA E., b. April 22, 1815; m. Artemas B. Vant, Sept. 6, 1837; res. Mil.
DEXTER D., b. Feb. 19, 1817; d. by suicide under deep depression of mind, Nov. 22, 1840.
ABIGAIL MELLEN, b. Jan. 10, 1819; m. Rev. Joseph Smith in Providence, R.I., April 6, 1843.
LEMUEL, b. Oct. 23, 1820; m. Elizabeth A. Leavens of Dudley, June 20, 1850; res. Ia.
IRENE M., b. Oct. 1, 1822; m. Dr. John Hero, Sept. 22, 1850; res. Westboro'. MARY JANE, b. Dec. 27, 1824; teacher; m., 1st, Joseph H. Carpenter, Provi-
dence, R.I., Nov. 25, 1851; 2d, Dr. Dwight Russell, Mil., March 4, 1861; our first chosen school-committee woman.
ELIZABETH ALDEN, b. April 10, 1826; m. James H. Barker, April 26, 1848; res. Mil.
DIANA S., b. April 27, 1828.
ADELIA, b. Aug. 28, 1830; perished in her fr.'s burnt dwelling-house, Oct. 1, 1856.
MARION, b. Feb. 21, 1832; m. James A. Stoddard, May 17, 1853; res. Chicago, Ill.
The homestead of these parents was a part of the original Jonas Parkhurst farm. They dwelt near its centre. There they reared this large family. It required, on tbe part of both parents, more than ordinary capabilities. Mr. P. was naturally a strong constitutioned, energetic man, in body and mind. He was persistent and indomitable in his pursuits, as well as ideas and aims. He had much to do in promoting the success of the boot and shoe business here, acting largely as a commercial agent of the pioneer manufacturers in buying their stock and marketing their productions. He was active and responsible as a citi- zen, taking much interest in town affairs. He was a stanch Universalist, and one of the twelve proprietors who, in 1820, built the brick ch., generously giving the society his earnest support. His devoted wf. d. Jan. 14, 1843. The hus. m., 2d, in 1846, Betsey Kingsbury of Hop., who lived but a short time. Par- ticulars of neither mge. nor death given. Mr. Parkhurst himself d. March 5, 1869, being in his 88th yr. There were but 4 sons of the 14 chn. Three of these d. childless, and only Lemuel survives to bear up the Parkhurst name. Most of the drs. and their families will come into record under the names of their husbands.
PARKHURST, LEMUEL 8 (Otis,7 Nathaniel,6 Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George1), b. Oct. 23, 1820; m. Elizabeth Amelia Leavens of Dudley; cer. June 20, 1850; further particulars not ascertained. Issue :-
LEMUEL K., b. Mil., July 5, 1852; m. Josephine Keyes, Marion, Ia., Nov. 30, 1876.
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WILLIAM C., b. Mil., twin bro .; d. April 13, 1862.
FREDERICK L., b. Mil., July 1, 1854; m. Louise E. Eliott, Troy Mills, Ia., Dec. 15, 1876.
LIZZIE J., b. Cherokee, Ia., June 27, 1857; d. Aug. 5, 1859.
ANNA I., b. Cherokee, Ia., Dec. 2, 1858; d. Aug. 18, 1859.
CLARENCE L., b. Cherokee, Ia., Nov. 16, 1860.
Lemuel P. removed to Cherokee, Ia., 1856.
PARKHURST, LEMUEL,7 uncle of the preceding (Nathaniel,6 Jonas," John,+ John,8 George,2 George1), b. Jan. 2, 1788; grad. B. U., 1814, with the highest honors of his class; stud. law. and practised about 2 yrs. in Palmyra, N. Y., where, in the brightness of promised success eclipsed, he d. in Sept., 1818. One of his admiring classmates pronounced him the finest scholar, greatest orator, best athlete, handsomest man, and most popular student then in college. His early death was deeply lamented by all who knew him.
PARKHURST, JONAS, Jun.6 (Jonas,5 John,4 John,8 George,2 George 1), b. April 12, 1750; m. Mary Nelson, dr. of Capt. Gershom and Mercy (Puffer) Nelson, b. Feb. 15, 1755; cer. Dec. 1, 1774, by Rev. Amariah Frost. Issue : -
OLIVE, b. March 8, 1775; m. Zuriel Hayward, 1795, and soon d.
BETSEY, b. June 17, 1776; m. Oliver Adams, Rutland, etc.
LUCINDA, b. Dec. 20, 1777; m. Dr. John Nelson, July 6, 1812.,
EDE, b. Jan. 11, 1779; d. young.
HENRY, b. Nov. 7, 1781; d. March 4, 1843.
JOEL, b. April 13, 1784; d. March 15, 1844.
ROYAL, b. March 11, 1790; d. 1841.
POLLY, b. July 22, 1793; d. May 13, 1835.
MERCY, b. June 7, 1795; d. 1837.
Jonas, jun., dwelt where Henry Chapin did at the time of his death. The place is now owned by Henry C. Scott. He was a cooper by trade, an honest man, and respected citizen. His wf., who long survived him, and was known in the neighborhood as "Aunt Molly," was a kind-hearted, worthy, and esti- mable woman. They left no posterity to bear up the name of Parkhurst. It is a somewhat remarkable physiological fact that all the drs. were robust and efficient persons, but all three of the sons of feeble constitution and small effi- ciency. The whole family had good hearts; and the drs. exemplified great executive usefulness in business, and eminent aptitude in the ministrations of the sick-chamber. The fr. d. Sept. 20, 1800; the mr. lived 40 yrs. a wid. indeed, and d., after a sickness of only 4 hours, May 12, 1840, a. 85.
Thus I have brought down the Parkhursts to their 10th generation, and here close.
PARKINSON, ROBERT, son of Richard and Ann (Kitchen) Parkinson, b. in Bolton, Eng., Sept. 7, 1824; moulder in foundry at Hopedale; m., 1st, Sarah Marsden, dr. of Thomas and Agnes (Smith) Marsden, b. in Manchester, Eng., Sept. 26, 1836; cer. in St. Philip's Ch., Manchester, Sept. 27, 1856, by Rev. Mr. Hutton. Their chn. : -
RICHARD, b. Bury, Eng., July 23, 1857; res. Racine, Wis.
NANCY, b. Bury, Eng., May 6, 1860.
AGNES, b. Bury, Eng., 1862; d. April 8, 1879.
JOHN, b. No. Andover, June 10, 1863.
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