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Children.
1. Charles Henry, b. in Amherst, Feb. 16, 1836; d. Dec. 19, 1837.
2. Mary Ann, b. in Amherst, Dec. 20, 1837; d. in Milford, Nov. 20, 1857.
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3. Henry Harrison, b. in Amherst, Feb. 18, 1840; was a wholesale lumber dealer; res. in Nashua; d. Apr. 8, 1886; m. Jan. 16, 1867, Mattie E., dau. of Levi and Sarah A. (Libbey) Barker, of Candia; no ch.
4. Hervey Draper, b. in Brookline, Jan. 14, 1842; is a draughtsman, and at the present time (1914) superintendent of the lumbering business of his brother, C. F. Melendy, in Hudson; res. Nashua. He m. Nov. 1, 1865, Caroline M., dau. of William J. and Caroline L. (Putnam) Darri- cott of Milford. One ch., Anna L., b. in Nashua, July 30, 1866; m. Nov. 25, 1909, Henry L. Sanderson of Nashua, no ch.
5. Charles F., b. in Brookline, Dec. 31, 1844; is in the wholesale lumbering business; res. Hudson, He m. Jan. 4, 1890. Eva D., dau. of Nathaniel and Sally (Willoby) Hutchinson of Milford.
Children.
1. Adelaide R., b. in Wilton, Apr. 24, 1891; d. Apr. 4, 1910.
2. Charles T., b. in Temple, Dec. 15, 1893; d. Apr. 17, 1896.
3. Pearl E., b. in Temple, Apr. 5, 1896.
4. Helen R., b. in Temple, Feb. 5, 1898.
5. Harry A., b. in Temple, Mar. 1, 1901; d. Apr. 15, 1901.
6. Ralph R., b. in Temple, Sept. 9, 1903.
(II) ALPHEUS MELENDY, second son of Thomas and Sally (Tay) Melendy, was born in Brookline, May 12, 1816. He was a farmer. and resided in the north part of the town on the highway from Brookline to Milford. Hem. Mar. 8, 1838; Rosilla, dau. of Deacon Thomas Bennett, of Brookline. He d. Feb. 23, 1876; she d. July 15, 1881.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Almira F., b. Oct. 11, 1839; m. Nov. 10, 1850, Frederick W. Pea- cock, of Amherst. He d. Nov. 30, 1882; she d. Jan. 28, 1893.
2. Emiline M., b. Nov. 20, 18 ; m. Apr. 24, 1871, George P. Pet- tingill; no ch.
3. Sarah A., b. Dec. 11, 1854; m. July 26, 1870, Harvey T. Dunklee; ch., (1) Harry H., b. Nov. 30, 1871; (2) Ozro J., b. May 31, 1873; (3) Ernest T., b. May 30, 1875.
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(I) RICHARD MELENDY, a brother of Thomas Melendy, Sr., came here from Reading, Mass., in 1797. He settled on the north side of the Hood brook road, a few rods east of the point where the same leads out of the main highway from Brookline to Milford. He m. before com- ing here Polly Tay, of Woburn, Mass. He d. April 28, 1845; his wife d. Aug. 23, 1834.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Lucy, b. May 17, 1794; m. May 5, 1812, Timothy Wright.
2. Polly, b. Sept. 25, 1795; m. Isaac Woodward of Merrimack.
3. Aseneth, b. Apr. 12, 1800; m. Oct. 12, 1818, Nathaniel W. Col- burn.
4. Clarissa, b. Feb. 26, 1806; m. Joseph Hill of Mason.
5. Richard, b. Apr. 12, 1809; d. Dec. 21, 1838.
6. * Lorenzo P., b. Oct. 26, 1814; m. in 1841, Mary M. Williams.
(II) LORENZO P. MELENDY, son of Richard and Polly (Tay) Melendy, was born in Brookline, Oct. 26, 1814. He was a farmer and cooper. He lived on the north side of the Hood brook road, his house be- ing located about one-half mile east of that of his father. In 1867, he re- moved from Brookline to Milford. He m. in 1841, Mary Williams. He d. at Milford, Oct. 18, 1899; his wife d. July 3, 1870.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Mary E., b. June 19, 1842; res. Milford, unm.
2. George L., b. Feb. 12, 1845; rem. to Milford in 1867; was in the grocery business for several years, and later, bookkeeper in Nashua; m. Mar. 18, 1871, Adelaide E., dau. of Benjamin E., and Almira (Vinton) Burpee of New London; ch., Jesse George, b. Sept. 30, 1877.
3. John P., b. Nov. 7, 1848; removed to Milford in 1867; m. Feb. 24, 1873, Lizzie, dau. of Hacks and Maggie McLain of Nova Scotia. Ch., born in Milford, (1) Mary E., b. Jan. 28, 1874; m. Apr. 12, 1894, Charles Wilkins of Brookline; (2) Frank F., b. Apr. 21, 1875; m. Apr. 21, 1893, wid. Hattie W. Haynes; (3) Jennie, b. June 19, 1878; m. Oct. 23, 1895, Vascoe H. Plummer of Nashua, (4) Harry W., b. Feb. 26, 1800; (5) John M., b. Feb. 1884; (6) Ethel F., b. Nov. 7, 1886; (7) Kate L., b. Apr. 11, 1890.
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Mixer.
STEPHEN S. MIXER was born in Hillsborough, Sept. 20, 1821. He was a son of Benjamin and Betsey (Shepard) Mixer. He came to Brook- line about 1840. He was a carpenter. Removed from Brookline to Mil- ford in 1865. He m. in Brookline, May 30, 1843, Sarah C., dau. of Asher and Sally (Hall) Bennett. He d. at Milford, May 5, 1896; she d. in East Boston, Mass., Dec. 27, 1899.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. Fannie Ann, b. July 23, 1846; m. Nov. 1, 1865, George H., son of Joseph F. and Adelaide (Pendeleton) Jefts of Brookline; res. Fitchburg, Mass.
2. Clara Edna, b. Mar. 3, 1849; m. Nov. 10, 1865, Henry V. Shat- tuck of Brookline; res. Townsend, Mass.
3. James Albert, b. Jan. 27, 1851; m. Apr. 10, 1880, Nettie G., dau. of Charles M. and Amelia H. (Hope) Willard of Boston, Mass .; res. Mil- ford.
4. Lizzie, b. July 3, 1853; d. June 3. 1855.
5. Augusta C., b. Mar. 29, 1856; m. Nov. 28, 1889, Azel P., son of Azel P. and Mary (Wilber) Brigham of Milford; she d. Apr. 26, 1896.
6. Harriet P., b. Apr. 19, 1858; m. Feb. 4, 1880, Llewellyn B., son of Barzillai and Selura (Aldrich) Hinds of Milford; res. East Boston, Mass.
Merrill.
REV. AMOS MERRILL, the first pastor of the M. E. church in Brookline, came here from New Ipswich in 1852. (See sketch of his life, chap. XV ante). He m. before coming here, Phebe Reynolds of Vt.
Children.
1. Charles N., b. in Corinth, Vt., Oct. 22, 1831; he was a singing master; in the last part of the sixties and first part of the seventies he taught singing in the public schools of Nashua; he was twice married; m. 1st, Susan Morrill of Clinton, Mass .; she d., leaving no ch .; m. 2nd, Mrs. Elena Holt of Nashua; they had 2 ch., (1) Cora, m. Will Lampson of
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Worcester, Mass., res. Chicago, Ill .; (2) Charles, m. Esther Ecland of Worcester, Mass., no ch.
2. Melvina, b. in Corinth, Vt., Aug. 18, 1833; m. Apr. 7, 1853, George A. McClure, of Meriden, N. Y .; he was killed in the Civil War; she d. Aug. 30, 1858.
3. James A., b. Sept. 13, 1835; came to Brookline in 1852; served for Brookline in the Civil War; was a member of the Methodist church; later resided in Nashua; at one time was president of the Commom Coun- cil; several years secretary of the State Temperance Union; member of Benevolent Lodge of Masons in Milford. He d. at Nashua in 1913; buried in Brookline.
Needham.
JEREMIAH NEEDHAM came to Brookline in 1859, from Hollis, where he was born. He was a son of Jeremiah H. and Olive (Parker) Needham. He was a farmer. His farm was located on the west side of the highway to Milford, about three miles north of Brookline village, and was commonly known as the old Capt. Eli Sawtelle place. He m. about 1846, Susan Elliott of Amherst. He d. in Brookline; she d. in Brookline. Both are buried in the South Cemetery.
Children.
1. George H., b. in Hollis, in 1846; m. Oct. 5, 1868, Abbie Farmer of Nashua; 1 ch., Lester, res. Milford.
2. Charles W., b. in Hollis; m. 1st, Mrs. Amanda Tuttle of Milford; m. 2nd, Eva Kendall of Milford; res. Milford.
3. Ellen S., b. in Hollis, Nov. 13, 1850; m. 1st, Nov. 8, 1869, Lewis G. Hunter; he d .; m. 2nd, June 2, 1878, Samuel Swett.
Newhall.
SAMUEL NEWHALL and Mehitable.
Children; Born in Brookline.
1. John, b. Aug. 30, 1824.
2. Mary M., b. Oct. 3, 1826.
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Nye.
GEORGE H. NYE settled in Brookline Nov. 22, 1873, coming here from Wilmington, N. Y. He was born Oct. 13, 1851, in Keene, N. Y. He is a son of Frederick T. and Mary (Hinds) Nye. His mother was a daughter of John L. Hinds, of Jay, N. Y. He is a lineal descendant of Benjamin Nye, a native of Sweden, who came from England to Ameri- ca about the year 1635, and settled in Sandwich, Mass. He is a farmer GEORGE H. NYE and is highly respected by his fellow citizens. He is a leading member of the local Methodist church, and at the present time, (1913) is a member of the Board of Edu- cation. Mr. Nye has been twice married; m. 1st, Nov. 4, 1875, Lenora, dau. of Frederick F. and Mary R. (Colburn) Wright; she d. Jan. 9, 1903; m. 2nd, Oct. 13, 1904, Mrs. Ella H. Segree of Brookline.
Children; Born in Brookline. By First Wife.
1. Frederick G., b. Sept. 20, 1876; m. June, 1908, Mattie Lawrence.
2. Ernest W., b. Sept. 9, 1877; m. June 9, 1897, Addie P. Segree.
3. Maud L., b. Sept. 29, 1878; d. Aug. 9, 1892.
4. Ethel M., b. Feb. 24, 1880; m. Aug. 1904, Rufus J. Wills, of Nova Scotia.
5. Grace E., b. May 27, 1881; d. Apr. 19, 1899.
6. Roswell C., b. Jan. 6, 1884.
7. Chester A., b. July 3, 1885; d. Sept. 9, 1885.
8. Arthur J., b. Feb. 5, 1887; m. in May, 1911, Constance Hunger- ford, Hartford, Conn.
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9. Clarence E., b. Aug. 8, 1891; d. Oct. 6, 1891.
10. Walter E., b. Dec. 27, 1894; d. Aug. 25, 1898.
Parker.
(V) JAMES PARKER, Sr., was born in Pepperell, Mass., Feb. 4, 1795. He was a son of Edmund and Elizabeth (Green) Parker, and a lineal descendant in the fifth generation of Deacon Thomas Parker, the immigrant settler at Reading, Mass .; the line of descent being as follows; (I) Deacon Thomas Parker, born in England in 1605; embarked March 11, 1633, in the ship Susan and Ellen, bound for America; settled in Lynn village, afterwards Reading, Mass., where his residence was located near the Wakefield line. He was the founder of and a deacon in the Reading church, and a leading and prominent citizen of the town. He married- whether before or after coming to America is uncertain-Amy (surname unknown); by whom he had six children; John, Thomas, Nathaniel, Hananiah, Mary, and Martha. He died at Reading in 1683, aged 88 years. His wife died Jan. 15, 1690. Among his descendants was the Rev. Theodore Parker. Among his descendants living at the present time are the Parkers of Nashua, Brookline, Lowell, Mass., and Pepperell, Mass.
(II) Nathaniel Parker, third son of Deacon Thomas and Amy Parker, was born at Reading, Mass., in 1651. He settled in the west parish of Reading, near what is now known as the centre of the town, on the Sanborn place, where he is said to have built the first house in that parish. He in. in 1687, Bertha Polly, dau. of John Polly of Roxbury, Mass., and Bethia, dau. of William Cowdrey of Reading. By whom he had fourteen children, of whom the last was Phineas, mentioned below.
(III) PHINEAS PARKER, son and fourteenth child of Nathaniel and Bertha (Polly ) Parker, was born Sept. 27, 1704, in Reading, Mass. His residence in Reading was located near the residence late of Ira Rug- gles. He sold the place to Rev. Mr. Haven, the first minister of Reading. At some time between 1758 and 1775, he removed from Reading to Pep- perell, Mass. He m. Martha of Reading, surname unknown; by whom he had eight children. He d. at Pepperell, Aug. 28, 1787, aged 83 years. She d. Jan. 31, 1793, aged 83 years.
(IV) EDMUND PARKER, first son and first child of Phineas and Martha Parker, was born in Reading, Mass., Feb. 7, 1731. Prior to the year 1776, he removed from Reading to Pepperell, Mass. His residence
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in Pepperell, was located in the southwest part of the town. At the present time (1914) it is owned and occupied by Augustus Reed. He was a soldier in the Revolution. He responded to the Lexington alarm with the Reading company, Capt. Thomas Eaton, Col. Green's regiment. In 1776-1777, he was in Captain John Minot's company, Col. Dike's regi- ment. In 1777 and 1780, he was in Capt. Woods' company, Col. Jona- than Reed's regiment, and in Capt. Benjamin Brown's company, Col. Michael Jackson's regiment. He was a deacon of the Congregational church in Pepperell. He was twice married; m. 1st, Lydia Varnum, of Groton, July 22, 1755. She d. Aug. 4, 1756; m. 2nd, Apr. 13, 1757. Mrs. Elizabeth Green, wid. of James Green of Groton, Mass., and dau. of John and Elizabeth Boyden Sheple of Groton. He d. at Pepperell, Aug. 13, 1813, in his 83rd year; she d. Nov. 21, 1812, aged 82. His descendants in Pepperell at the present time are among its leading and most influen- tial citizens.
Children; Born in Groton, Mass. By First Wife.
1. Lydia, b. July 30, 1756.
By Second Wife.
2. Edmund, b. May 23, 1761.
3. Asa, b. Dec. 29, 1763.
4. Jonas, b. July 16, 1766.
5. *James, b. Apr. 10, 1769.
6. John, b. Oct. 3, 1774.
7. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 26, 1778.
(V) In 1801, James Parker, Sr., the subject of this sketch removed from Pepperell, Mass. to Brookline; where he settled in the eastern part of the town on the old Lieut. John Cummings place, known later as the James H. Burgess place. He was a farmer by avocation. But with a mind and disposition which led him to take an active interest in town affairs; for the management of which he exhibited a zeal and aptitude, coupled with a strict sense of honor and integrity, which won for him the respect and confidence of his fellow-townsmen; as is evinced by the many positions of trust with which they honored him. In 1802 he was elected to represent the town in the legislature; being the first of its citizens to enjoy that honor under the act of the legislature passed that year, by which Brook- line, in the matter of representation, was classed by itself; it having here- tofore been classed with Mason and Milford, respectively. He subse-
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quently represented Brookline in the legislatures of 1803, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814 and 1815. He was moderator each year from 1811 to 1823, inclusive; town clerk every year from 1805 to 1809 inclusive, and also in 1822 and 1823; town treasurer from 1811 to 1819 inclusive, and first select- man from 1805 to 1809.
He m. Oct. 11, 1792, Sarah, dau. of Abijah Boynton, born Mar. 25, 1740, in Westford, Mass., and Sarah Chamberlain, his wife, born in West- ford. She is said to have been a niece of John Chamberlain, who killed Paugus, the Indian chief. He d. at Brookline, Jan. 14, 1826, aged 56 years; she d. Dec. 13, 1848, aged 78 years.
Children.
1. *Eli, b. in Pepperell, Apr. 27, 1793; m. in 1816, Louise Douglass.
2. *James, b. in Pepperell, Feb. 4, 1795; m. Mar. 26, 1826, Deverd Corey.
3. Sarah, b. in Pepperell, Apr. 8. 1797; m. Isaac Sawtelle.
4. Elizabeth, b. in Pepperell, Apr. 5, 1799; m. Dec. 24, 1818, John Sawtelle; res. Rochester, N. Y.
5. *Abel Boynton, b. in Pepperell, Mar. 12, 1801; m. in 1827, Mar- tha W. Evans.
6. Charles F., b. in Brookline, Feb. 28, 1803; d. in Brookline Nov. 16, 1845; unm.
7. Catharine, b. in Brookline, Nov. 8, 1805; m. Oct. 28, 1831, Joseph Sawtelle.
8. Caroline, b. in Brookline, Nov. 8, 1805; d. June 1, 1877, in Brook- line.
(VI) ELI PARKER, first son of James and Sarah (Boynton) Parker, was born in Pepperell, Mass., Apr. 27, 1793. In 1801 he removed with his father's family from Pepperell to Brookline. In 1823, after his marriage, he removed from Brookline to Bedford; where he resided until the death of his father in 1826, when he returned to Brookline and took up his residence on the old Parker homestead; living there during the re- mainder of his life. He was a farmer and an active energetic, and lead- ing citizen of the town. He was particularly interested in military affairs. In 1820 and 1821 he was captain of the 11th company of the 5th regiment, N. H. State Militia, and subsequently for many years, major of the regi- ment. He m. in 1816, Louise, dau. of Samuel Douglass, Jr., and Sarah (Seaver) Douglass, who was a dau. of Capt. Robert Seaver of Brookline. He.d. July 6, 1847; his wife d. July 29, 1843.
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Children; Born in Brookline.
1. * William Harrison, b. Feb. 11, 1817; m. in 1843, Lucy B. Lang, of Tilton; m. 2nd, Dec. 15, 1894, Elizabeth D. Cameron of Lowell, Mass.
2. James Carlton, b. Sept. 23, 1819; m. in 1846 Eliza A. Lang, of Tilton; he d. July 4, 1898; she d. in Feb. 1847; 1 ch., d. in infancy.
3. Samuel Douglass, b. Aug. 24, 1821; d. Oct. 4, 1886.
4. Eli Boynton, b. May 22, 1824; m. in the seventies Mrs. Eliza Tucker Fiske; he d. May 1, 1904; she d. July 6, 1908; 1 ch., died in child- hood.
5. Eliza Jane, b. Aug. 31, 1826; res. Lowell, Mass.
6; Pamelia D., b. June 8, 1829; m. June 29, 1851, Joseph A. Put- nam of Hooksett; no ch .; he d. Apr. 25, 1890; she d. Nov. 29, 1907.
7. Charles Frederick, b. Feb. 27, 1831; d. June 14, 1854; unm.
8. Francis Ferdinand, b. Mar. 25, 1835; m. Nov. 27, 1858, Lovilla Justina, dau. of David and Elizabeth (Cromwell) Walton, of Mercer, Me. He d. Sept. 21, 1866; she d. Nov. 20, 1870. One ch., Alice Maud, b. June 4, 1860; m. Oct. 26, 1886, Lorens Hull, of Omaha, Neb .; he d. July 5, 1894.
WILLIAM HARRISON PARKER
(VII) WILLIAM HARRISON PARKER, first child and first son of Eli and Louise (Douglass) Parker, was born in Brookline, Feb. 11, 1817. His boyhood, with the exception of a few years, during which his father was living in Bedford, was passed in his native town; where in his early manhood he was employed as a clerk in the store of his uncle, James Parker, Jr. In 1837, he removed from Brookline to Lowell, Mass .; where he attend- ed the public schools and the old Dracut
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Academy. In 1841 he entered the employment of the Douglas Brothers, manufacturers in Lowell of bobbins and shuttles; with whom he remained seven years. In 1848 he severed his connection with the Douglas brothers, and commenced doing business for himself as a manufacturer in Lowell of bobbins and shuttles; a business in which he continued for the remainder of his life to be engaged, and in which he was remarkably successful; ac- quiring in that line a reputation for business capacity equalled by but few firms engaged in the same business in New England. At first Mr. Parker was associated in the business with John L. Fuller. Mr. Fuller soon dropped out of the firm, and for the next ten years, or until 1859, Mr. Parker carried on the business alone. In the latter year, he organized the company of Watson, Parker and Nichols, manufacturers in Lowell, of bobbins and shuttles. This firm, with several changes in its membership, continued to do a successful business until 1884; when its membership consisted of Mr. Parker and John L. Cheney. In the latter year Mr. Parker bought out Mr. Cheney's interest in the business, and thus became its sole proprietor. He immediately associated with himself his sons, Walter L. and George E. Parker, and under the firm name of W. H. Parker and Sons, continued to carry on the business until his death in 1898.
As a business man, Mr. Parker's success was attributed by his fellow- citizens in Lowell to his possession of a sound business judgment exercised in a conservative manner and along well established and successful busi- ness lines. He avoided speculation. His word was as good as his bond; and the worth of his bond was never questioned. He was for 30 years a director in the First National Bank of Lowell; director in the Kitson Machine Company; director in the City Manufacturing Company, and in the Bristol Manufacturing Company, both of New Bedford; director in the Hargrave Mills, and president of the Parker Mills in Fall River, Mass.
As a citizen he was esteemed and honored. He was a Republican in politics; was a member in 1869-70 of the Lowell Common Council; mem- ber of the Board of Aldermen in 1867; member of the Massachusetts Legislature in 1867; and a member of the Board of Overseers of the Poor in 1883 and 1884. He was an attendant at the Kirk Street Congregational church. He was twice married; m. 1st, in 1843, Lucy B. Lang of Tilton; she d. Nov. 2, 1891; m. 2nd, Dec. 15, 1894, Elizabeth D. Cameron of Lowell. He d. in Lowell, Oct. 7, 1898.
Children; Born in Lowell, Mass.
(VIII) 1. George Everett, b. Oct. 23, 1846; engaged for many years in the wholesale manufacture of bobbins in Lowell. In 1908 he re-
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moved with his family to Lewiston, Me .; where, in company with his sons, at the present time, he is carrying on the same business. He m. Oct. 23, 1872, Helen A. Jones, of Lowell; ch., born in Lowell; (1) William H., b. Jan. 14, 1874; (2) Harry J., b. July 26, 1875; (3) Lucy H., b. Dec. 25, 1879; (4) Everett N., b. Feb. 25, 1883; (5) Herbert L., b. Mar. 3, 1885; (6) Clarence A., b. Feb. 24, 1887.
2. Hattie Louise, b. Aug. 3, 1845; m. Oct. 16, 1866, George F. Moore of Lakeport; ch., born in Lowell, Mass., (1) Howard P., b. Apr. 21, 1868; (2) Arthur C., b. Sept. 15, 1870.
3. Helen E., b. Aug. 23, 1849; m. June 2, 1874, Joseph W. Griffin of Lowell.
4. *Walter L., b. Nov. 29, 1857; m. Sept. 7, 1881, Rebecca Alice Johnson.
(VIII) WALTER LANG PARKER, fourth child and second son of William H. and Lucy (Lang) Parker, was born Nov. 29, 1857, in Lowell, Mass .; where he has passed his entire life. He is engaged, in company with his sons, in the business of manu- facturing bobbins, and is also largely interested in the manufacture of cotton goods; being a heavy owner of stock in, and a member of the boards of directors of, several of the large WALTER LANG PARKER cotton mills of New England. He is one of the progressive and successful business men of Lowell; where he is highly respected and esteemed; having been honored by its citizens with many positions of public trust. He is closely identified with the city's financial institutions, having been a director in several of its banks. He was a director in, and president of, the First National Bank, of Lowell, from Nov. 1902 to 1908. In the latter year, the 1st National Bank having
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united with the Railroad National Bank and the Merchant's National Bank, both of Lowell, in the organization of a new bank under the name of the Union National Bank, with a consolidated capital of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, he was elected as a director in, and vice-presi- dent of, the latter bank; a position which he still holds. He is and, since 1904, has been a trustee in the Mechanics' Savings' Bank, of Lowell, and a member of its investment committee. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Lowell General Hospital and a director in the Lowell Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Mr. Parker is a member of William North Lodge, A. F. and A. M., of Lowell, and a 32nd degree Mason.
Mr. Parker passes a large portion of his summer vacation in Brook- line, N. H., where he has a summer home. In 1914 he presented to the town of Brookline the flag staff at the present time standing on the grounds of the Daniels Academy Building, together with a U. S. flag, in memory of his father, William H. Parker, a native of Brookline. He m. Sept. 7, 1881, Rebecca Alice, dau. of William and Lucy (Hutchins) John- son of Lowell.
JAMES CARLTON PARKER
Children; Born in Lowell.
1. Lucille, b. July 8, 1882.
2. Harold Hutchins, b. Nov. 8, 1884; entered Yale College in 1904.
3. Allan Douglass, b. Dec. 6, 1886; graduated at Yale in 1909.
4. Louise Lang, b. Sept. 16, 1888; m. Feb.19, 1912, William H. Scarritt of Kansas City, Mo.
(VII) JAMES CARLTON PARKER second child and second son of Eli and Louise (Douglass) Parker, was born at Brookline, Sept.
23, 1819. He passed his boyhood and early manhood in his native town.
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Later in life he removed from Brookline to the Island of Cuba, where he resided for many years; engaged as an engineer on the sugar plan- tations. In the seventies, having accumulated a competence, he re- tired from business and returned to Brookline, where he passed the re- mainder of his life. He married in 1846, Eliza A. Lang, of Tilton. He died July 4, 1898; she d. in February, 1847; 1 child, d. in infancy.
(VI) JAMES PARKER 2nd, second child and second son of James and Sarah (Boynton) Parker, was born in Pepperell, Mass., Feb. 4, 1795. In 1801, he removed with his father's family from Pepperell to Brookline. He passed his boyhood days upon his father's farm; working summers and attending school in winters. In his early manhood he was for several terms employed as a teacher in the public schools. In 1816, he and Isaac Sawtelle, under the firm name of Parker and Sawtelle, opened the first store to be established on Main Street in the compact part of the village; the store being located in the dwelling house at the south end of the street which at the present time is owned and occupied by Walter E. Corey as his home. The firm of Parker and Sawtelle, after a brief existence, was dissolved by mutual consent. In the early part of the thirties he removed from Brookline to Boston, Mass., where, at 111 Court Street, under the firm name of Parker and Gilmore, he was for several years a partner of Joseph Gilmore, afterwards governor of New Hampshire, in the whole- sale West India goods and grocery business. The enterprise proved to be unsuccessful; the partnership was dissolved, and Mr. Parker removed from Boston to Pepperell, Mass.
From 1832 to 1835 he was a partner of William S. Crosby in the grocery business at East Pepperell, Mass. In 1835 he removed from Pep- perell to Brookline. During the remainder of his life, which was passed in Brookline, he was engaged somewhat extensively in the wholesale coop- ering and lumbering and charcoal manufacturing business. In 1840, he purchased of Isaac Sawtelle, the old "Yellow House," at the present time "Elm House," on the east side of Main street, and moved into the same with his family. In 1845, he built the dwelling house on the east side of Main street which at the present time is owned and occupied as his home by Edward C. Tucker; into which he moved with his family and where he lived until the following year; when he exchanged the house with James N. Tucker for a stock of merchandise located in the store on Main street which at the present time is owned by Walter E. Corey; but which at the date of said exchange was owned by Mr. Tucker. Mr. Parker took im-
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