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72. Agnes-1.5, b. May 9, 1829; m. James Barker; res. Wind- ham. (See Barker family.)
73. Isaac5, b. Jan. 16, 1831 ; d. May 2, 1834.
74. Mary-J.5, b. April 28, 1833 ; m. Feb. 14, 1857, John Hum- phrey, of Londonderry ; res. E. Saginaw, Mich. Ch. : William- A.6 and Edward-C.6
75. James+ [41] (Alexander3, Robert2, Alexander1). Ile was b. June 13, 1795, and inherited part of . his father's farm. When the city of Lowell began, it added greatly to the value of his woodland, and he, like many others, found his property largely increased in value. He sold his farm (now owned by Isaac-P. Cochran) in the winter of 1868, and removed to Dracut (now Lowell) April 1, 1868, where he resided till his death, Aug. 24, 1882. He m. Jan. 1, 1834, Sarah, dan. of Job and Sarah (Davis) Webber, of Littleton, Mass. She was b. June 9, 1798, and d. Dec. 29, 1857. Child : - -
76. Eliza-Farley5, b. Dec. 21, 1838; res. Lowell, Mass.
77. Dea. Joseph+ [46] (Joseph3, Robert2, Alexander1). Dea. Joseph Park was b. March 17, 1803. After his 21st year he left town and learned the mason's trade in Haverhill, Mass. He was an expert and careful workman, and followed his trade in Boston and Nantucket for several years. Afterwards he returned to Windham, took the home farm, where he spent a useful life. He was made an elder in 1843. He was an honest and a good man. He m. May 16, 1844, Charena, dau. of Capt. John Cochran, who was b. June 25, 1814. He d. Dec. 15, 1875, æ. 72 yrs. 9 m. Ch., born in Windham : -
78. Mary-Ellen5, b. July 31, 1845; res. Windham.
79. John-A.5, b. April 27, 1848. He succeeded his father on the farm in Windham, which he still occupies.
SO. J .- Willard5, b. May 14, 1853 ; m. Sept. 15, 1880, Mary- Ellen Finney, of Middleborough, Mass. : mason ; res. Boston, Ms.
81. Dea. William+ [47] (Joseph3, Robert2, Alexander]). Dea. William Park remained on the farm in Windham till April, 1824, when he went to Haverhill, Mass., and served an apprenticeship at the mason's trade in all its branches. April 17, 1827, he went to Boston and commenced work on the 19th, for Joseph Tilden, a prominent contractor, and afterwards worked for several other builders a short time, when he established business for himself, which he followed continuously till his death on Nov. 9, 1881, making nearly fifty-seven years of constant practice. He m. Feb. 9, 1832, Sarah, dau. of Robert Allcock, shipwright, who, after a faithful and loving companionship of fifty years save a few months, was left to mourn a separation that death alone could cause. In June, 1828, he united with the Union Church, on Essex Street ; afterwards connected himself with the Phillips Church in South Boston, where he remained till 1860, when he and his wife and two sons dissolved their connection, and aided in forming the E-street Church, where they now worship. He was a teacher in
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the Sunday-school for fifty years, resigning in 1878 on account of deafness. Elected a deacon in 1861, he filled the office with honor and benefit to the church till his death. Throughout his long period of business intercourse with all classes of men, his remarkably · guileless and gentle nature was never changed. He was early selected by prominent benevolent societies of Bos- ton to act as a safe and judicious disburser of their charities, and in his death was honored .by heartfelt elogiums from every grade of society. He never lost his interest in the people of his native town. They occupied a prominent place in his heart. In the " History of Windham, N. H.," he was an enthusiastic helper, and his aid never ceased till the "flood-gates of life were closed in death." Children, b. in Boston, Mass. : -
82. William3 [109], b. April 2, 1832; res. South Boston.
83. Francis-E.5 [113], b. Oct. 5, 1835 ; res. South Boston.
84. Robert+ [49] (Joseph3, Robert2, Alexander1). He was b. Jan. 11, 1808. By the death of his father his services were needed upon the farm, so he was deprived of several years of schooling, the loss of which he always felt. In spite of this he became a well-educated and a very intelligent man. He was a great reader, a keen observer, and possessed a strong and reten- tive memory. Ile absorbed knowledge as the sponge does water. He was a kind, genial man, ready to forego his own pleasure when it would add to the pleasures of others. In physique he was heavy and robust. He was a mason by trade; carried on busi- ness in Nantucket, and in Portsmouth and other towns in Ohio. Finally he settled in De Soto, Mo. He m. June 5, 1845, Mary-C. Baker, of Hoosick, Rensselaer County, N. Y., an estimable and intelligent woman. He d. in De Soto, July 24, 1877, æ. 69 yrs. 6 mos. She res. in De Soto. Children : -
85. Mary-Jane5, b. Syracuse, N. Y., July 25, 1846; d. Sept. 27,1852.
86. Daniel-Mosely5, b. Aug. 14, 1850; carpenter and bridge- builder ; res. De Soto, Mo.
8%. Sarah-J.5, b. June 17, 1854; d. July 20, 1860, at De Soto.
88. John-Cochran5 [54] (Dr. John4, Andrew3, Robert,2 Alex-
ander1). Hon. John-C. Park was b. in Boston, June 10, 1804.
" He graduated at Harvard in 1824; was admitted to the bar in 1827, opening an office in Boston. In 1837 he became a member of the House in Massachusetts legislature, and was re-elected until 1844, when for two years he was State senator, always as a pronounced whig. In 1848 he joined the Free Soil party, and in 1852 and 1853 officiated as the district attorney in Suffolk County. In 1853 he resigned that office, and resumed the practice of law, where in 1883 he continues, this being his fifty-sixth year of professional service; Jan. 9, 1881, he was appointed standing justice of the police court in Newton, Mass. Mr. Park was one of the original members of the 'Free Soil' party. To understand its signit- cance it is well to remember certain antecedents.
" When the Constitution of the United States was adopted, it was sup- posed that slavery would gradually die out. The raising of cotton in the cotton-growing States was unremunerative, owing to the difficulty and
MRS. SARAH PARK.
DEA. WILLIAM PARK.
FRANCIS E. PARK.
WILLIAM PARK, JR.
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expense of extracting the seed from the cotton bolls. Eli Whitney in- vented a machine to effect this (the cotton-gin), and at once cotton raising became lucrative, and the demand for slave labor increased. The 'breed- ing ' of slaves became a paying business, and Southern gentlemen went into it very extensively. Soon, like any other merchantable product, the pro- ducers desired more markets Hence the demand for increased territory for the disposition of slaves. Many in the free States thought that the U. S. Constitution recognized the existence of slavery in the slave States, and that therefore Congress had no right to interfere with it in those States. by legislation, yet thought it their duty to limit it strictly to those States, and determined that all else should be 'free soil.' This principle com- mended itself to the conscience and patriotism of citizens of both parties. Horace Mann, Sammuel Hoar, John-G. Palfrey, Henry Wilson, and the like, who were among the earliest advoentes of these views, have passed away. Hon- Charles-F. Adams and Mr. Park are among the few who are still (1883) living. The result of the labors of these men was that the Free Soil party soon held the balance of power in the State. The leaders of the Whig party proposed to adopt its principles, and amalgamato the two parties under the new name of the Republican party. This was done.
" The action of South Carolina, in 1843. had awakened strong feeling in New England, and in 1844 brought Charles-Francis Adams and Mr. Park prominentty before the public. They were then Whig members of the Massachusetts Senate. By the laws of South Carolina, any negro coming into its harbors must be confined in jail for safe-keeping until the vessel was ready to return. Then if the captain saw fit to retake him, and pay for his board in jail. he was released; but if the vessel sailed without him, he was to be kept until he worked out his board.
" The Legislature of Massachusetts sent to Charleston, S. C., Hon. Sam- uel Hoar, of Concord. with instructions, if he found such a case, to take legal steps which should bring it before the United States courts, and test. its legality. He went. and on his return reported that he had failed to accomplish his mission, because, on his arrival, the city officials informed him that the object of his visit was so obnoxious to the people, that per- sonal violence was threatened, and that, although they would protect him to the extent of their ability and at every hazard, they felt certain that riotous proceedings and bloodshed would certainly take place. Becoming satisfied that this would occur. he forthwith returned. When his re- port was laid before the Legislature, the speeches by Messrs. Adams and Park awakened public notice, and called attention to the rapid strides of the slave power.
" The fugitive slave law was enacted in 1850, and its inhuman provisions were repugnant to the sentiments of the people of the free States. That it should be punishable by fine and imprisonment to give food or shelter to a human being who had been guilty of no other offence than an escape from servitude, was intolerable. In Boston, two hundred gentlemen of character and influence organized themselves ; and while they did not aim to resist by force what they believed to be a constitutional right of the fugitive slave owner to use the State as a slave hunting-ground, they aided the slave in his efforts to escape capture, and they resisted his rendition by every legal means which the most skilful lawyers could employ. Mr. Park was one of the two hundred; and when the case of the rendition of Anthony Burns came up, he evinced quite conspicuously his detestation of the law and his sorrow at the degradation of the State. For several days the aenmen of legal talent had been exercised in raising every possible point to prevent a judgment for the rendition of Burns. Every day the publie excitement increased, and on the day on which it was believed that the examination would end, it became intense.
" Mr. Park's office was in Court Square, right opposite the windows of the court-room wherein Judge E .- G. Loring was hearing the case. On his arrival at his office that morning, a detachment of U. S. soldiers with a how
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itzer were under his windows, going through the motions of loading with canister. In each of the many windows of the court-house were three marines with muskets pointed obliquely towards the crowd. On the Common, at about a quarter of a mile distant, a whole division of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia was assembled, and about 11 o'clock these were marched by the court-house, artillery, cavalry, and infantry, in order to exhibit to the excited citizens the power which the State govern- ment had at its command to repress violence. Mr. Park, foreseeing what Judge Loring's decision would be, had prepared black cambric, and had driven tent-hooks above and below his three office windows. When the decision was announced he draped them in festoons of mourning. All the windows along the route, from the court-house to the vessel which was to carry Burns back to servitude, were filled with ladies who had sat there for hours. As soon as Mr. Park's demonstration was made, black shawls, scarfs, and the like were taken from their shoulders and displayed from the windows all along the streets. Mr. Park's course was severely repro- bated by many at that time. He has lived to see the whole country in sympathy with him. The owner of Burns, when he boasted that he had carried his point and compelled Boston to succumb, little imagined that he had aided in casting the hammer that in a few years would strike off the manacles from millions of the companions of Anthony Burns."
As a public speaker, Mr. Park ranks among the highest. Easy in manners, graceful in delivery, eloquent in sentiment, he always attracts and holds his audience. He m. Nov. 1829, Mary, dau. of Abraham Moore, a lawyer in Boston. She died of con- sumption ; four children ; two d. while young. He m. 2d, Nov. 9, 1854, Charlotte Dean, of Milford, Mass .; res. Newton, Mass. Children : -
89. Edward-Granville6, b. Boston, March 9, 1835; was a major of the Thirty-fifth Regt. Mass. Vols., and d. Aug. 14, 1864, from wounds received at Petersburg, Va., - a brave and gallant officer.
90. Mary-Louise6, m. Jan. 1872, Charles-W. Tuttle, an attor- ney in Boston. He is deceased.
91. Carl-Haven6, b. Roxbury, Dec. 18, 1860; res. Dakota.
92. William-Dean6, b. Roxbury, Sept. 14, 1862.
93. Horace5 [63] (Andrew-Weare+, Andrew8, Robert2, Alex- ander1). He was b. Feb. 20, 1837 ; res. Belfast, Me .; farmer, and succeeded his father on the homestead ; has been connected with the city government as councilman, but has repeatedly declined preferment, having no taste for the wrangles of political life. He in. Jan. 29, 1869, M .- Lizzie Morrison, of Windham. She was b. Dec. 25, 1838; was educated at Bradford Female Seminary. A short time before she was to graduate, she was called home by the illness of her brother. She saw two brothers pass away in the bright promise of their youth. Soon her parents followed them. Shortly after their decease, she was married and left the home of her youth. Children, b. in Belfast, Me. : -
94. Mabel-Agnes6, b. July 18, 1875.
95. Edward-Horace6, b. Aug. 9, 1877.
96. Andrew-H.3 [67] (Alexander4, Andrew3, Robert2, Alex- ander1). He was b. in Windham, April 11, 1819; was blind from
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his birth. In spite of this very serious drawback, his intellect, energy, courage, and success have been remarkable. He attended school in the "Old Brick School-house" till his thirteenth year. For several termins he was under the direction of Miss Sarah Mor- rison, subsequently Mrs. Dr. Ward, an attractive and cultivated lady, and whom he remembers with a great deal of esteem. She first awakened within him that love of mathematics in which he afterwards excelled. To teach him his lessons, his brother would read them to him, which he would readily commit and understand. At the age of thirteen he went to the Institution for the Blind in Boston, Mass., where he remained as a pupil some seven years, and was also employed there some fifteen years as a teacher. At one time he acted as a book agent, and travelled alone over the main routes in the country. In Kentucky, with a small boy as companion, he went from house to house. He possessed very correct ideas of locality, and became well acqu: inted with the streets and public buildings of Boston. He could judge of dis- tances of objects by the almost imperceptible echo of his footsteps. If a person, when he was at a distance, would place himself in his pathway and keep perfectly still, he would detect the obstacle and turn one side when a few feet from him. He paid some attention to phrenology, and had considerable skill in delincating character. He lectured on astronomy at one time. A few years ago he set- tled down to farming in South Chelmsford, Mass., and is a pro- gressive and enterprising farmer. He has served as chairman for several years of the school committee of that town. In spite of his darkened way, and though he never caught a glimpse of sun- light, nor beheld an object in this beautiful world, he has still been a happy man, and moved through life as successfully as the most of people. He m. May 8, 1855, Sophronia Walton ; she was b. July 14, 1827, in South Reading, Mass., and d. July 12, 1862. He m. 2d, April 18, 1864, her sister, Mrs. Sarah-T. Allen. She was b. Feb. 19, 1833. Each was a capable and energetic woman, and aided him much; res. South Chelmsford, Mass. Children :-
97. A .- Heady6, b. Lowell, Sept. 15, 1856.
98. Louisa-Jane6, b. Lowell, May, 1860.
99. Walter-N.6. b. Lowell, July 12, 1862.
100. Howard-1.6, b. Tyngsboro', Mass., March 4, 1865.
101. Charles-E.6, b. Chelmsford, Sept. 15, 1867.
102. Philip-R.6, b. Chelmsford, Feb. 28, 1870.
103. Fred-W.6, b. Chelmsford, July 22, 1874.
104. John-N.5 [68] (Alexander4, Andrew3, Robert2, Alexan- der!). He was b. Feb. 10, 1821, at Windham; was employed in woolen manufactories till. April 13, 1850, when he was swept in with the tide of emigration to California, where he spent a few years in the gold diggings, and returned Ang. 1853. For a time he lived alone. One day a party of Indians became his neighbors. One entered his tent as he was partaking his solitary meal, when he was invited to " take hold." He took hold, and scraped every
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eatable thing from the table : but before leaving, he poured upon the table five times the value in gold. On his return Mr. Park again turned his attention to his old business. Has lived in many towns in many States, and has now settled at South Chelmsford as a farmer and small-fruit grower. He m. May 9, 1848, Harriet-M. Davis, who was b. at Cabot, Vt., May 11, 1825, and d. Feb. 28, 1854. He m. 2d, Nov. 29, 1854, her sister, Mrs. Cynthia (Davis) Jame- son, who was b. Claremont, N. H., 1816, and d. July 3, 1856. He in. 3d, Dec. 14, 1859, Rebecca-F., dan. of Jeremiah and Rebecca (Pillsbury) Titcomb, of Boscawen, N. H. She was b. July 19. 1836. Children :
105. Harriet-E.6, b. April 8, 1849: teacher.
106. John-L.6, b. Oct. 6, 1850; d. July 18, 1857.
10. Alexander-J.6, b. Dec. 31, 1866.
108. Willie-T.6, b. March 27. 1871; d. April 1. 1871.
109. Lieut. William, Jr.5 [82] ( William+, Joseph3, Robert2, Alexander1). He was b. April 2, 1833, in Boston, Mass. ; graduated at the English High School in Boston in 1850; mason by trade. In 1862 he enlisted as private in the Ninth Mass. Battery Vols., and aided in the overthrow of the rebellion. He was promoted to corporal, sergeant, sergeant-major, and commissioned by Gov- ernor Andrew as lieutenant in 1865. In February following he was appointed adjutant of the artillery brigade of the Army of the Potomac, and was mustered out of service at Boston at the close of the war, June. 1865. He ran the gauntlet of war suc- cessfully, never having been wounded or taken prisoner. Ile was in the following battles : Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Bethesda Church, Tolopotomy, Pittsburg, Weldon Railroad, Hatchins' Run. Bowanty Creek, capture of Petersburg and Richmond, and present at Lee's surrender ; was also at the battle of Getttysburg, and aimed and discharged his cannon nearly one hundred times into the ranks of the advancing enemy, as they charged upon the battery, which did fearful execution. At the close of the war he entered Jennings' petro- leum refinery at South Boston, of which he issuperintendent ; is also government ganger of oils ; is a member of the Masonic order. and was worshipful master of Adelphi Lodge, F. and A. M., in 1879,'80, also member of St. Matthew's Royal Chapter, St. Omar Commandery of Knight Templars, and Massachusetts Consistory, 32d degree. He m. April 2, 1855, Lilly-E., dau. of Edmund Cherrington, of London, Eng., who came to America in 1832. She was b. in Boston. June, 1833 : res. South Boston. Children, b. in Boston, Mass. : -
110. Lillie-Francis6, b. Oet. 29, 1856.
111. Walter-Ellsworth", b. May 7, 1861.
112. Frederick-Dinsmoor6, b. May 9, 1868; d. Feb. 9, 1869.
113. Francis-E. [3] ( William+, JJoseph3, Robert2, Alexan- derl. b. Oct. 5, 1835 : graduated at the English High School in Boston, Mass. ; mason : has carried on business since 1858; he
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enlisted for one hundred days. in July. 1864. and was appointed corporal in Co. F. Sixth Regt. Mas. Vol -. : was promoted to commissary sergeint on reaching Arlington Heights. Va. He was stationel with his regiment amung a people of secession pro- clivities, only held in awe by the close proximity of I'nion troops. The regiment was on guard duty at Arlington Heights, and at Fort Delaware. where 1.200 rebel prisoners were confined. After his discharge, he resumed his business as mason and builder : was inspector of a portion of the immense sewerage works in Boston. now in process of construction. till his resigna- tion in 1eso. He is prominent and active in the Masonic fra- ternity. He m. Oct. 5. 1859, Mary-E., dau. of Thoma, and Mary Wilder. of Ware. Mass. She was b. March 16, 1×44; d. Jan. 1564: two children. He in. 2d. June 1. 1-65. Laurette-J .. dan. of Asa and Elizabeth Vincent. She was b. at St. John. N. B. Jan. 1846 : res. South Boston. Children. b. in Boston : -
114. Frances-E .. b. May 12. 1861 : d. Boston. 1866.
115. Mary-WilderA. b. Sept. 12. 1862 : res. Boston.
116. Franci-Edwin4. b. March 9. 1×66 : d. 1:66.
117. Francis-Edwin6. 2d. b. May 10. 1867.
118. Sarah-Laurette4. b. Nov. 19, 1:6 -.
119. William-Asa". b. Oct. 28. 1970 : d. 172.
120. Asa-William1, b. Aug. 7. 1872 : d. 1877.
121. Elizabeth-Millon4, b. Nov. 15. 1-74 : d. 1-75.
122. Frances-Evas, b. March 13, 1-77.
123. Sybil-Adelaides. b. July 27, 1879.
PARKER FAMILY.
1. Dea. Thomas Parker', the emigrant ancestor, was b. in England, 160; emigrated to Lynn. Ma .... 1635: was made a freeman 1637: his wife was Amy -. He res. in Reading some twenty years, and d. there in 16-3. x. 74 yrs .. leaving a large family. His son.
2. Nathaniel-, had a son.
3. Jonathan3, b about 1682: in. Barbara Elsley in 1706. 'Their son.
4. Daniel+. b. 1725 : m. Sarah Parker. He belonged to one of the Reading companies, antl was in the regiment of Col. David Green. April 17. 1775. His son.
5. Daniel. Jr.3. was in the service at Ticonderoga. The latter was b. 1752: m. Sarah Richardson. 17-0. They were the parents of
6. Jonathan". of Windham, whose ancestors for several generation had been residents of Reading. Mass .. and generally were farmers. The following sketch is from the pen of his friend. Hon. James Dinsmoor, of Sterling, Ill.
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Jonathan6 (Daniel-W.5, Daniel4, Jonathan3, Nathaniel2, Dea. Thomas1), was b. in Reading, Mass., Nov. 26, 1783 ; m. April 23, 1811, Susan Bancroft, b. in R. "Ile purchased of Rev. Samuel Harris the Isaac Dinsmoor farm, southwest of Jenny's Hill, occupied by G .- W. Hanscom, moved on to it April 25, 1811, and continued to reside there till his death. He was a cooper by trade, and for many years he worked at his trade in the winter months. Ile was a thrifty farmer, devoting much attention to fruit culture, and while he was not devoid of taste, the useful was always made to dominate over the ornamental. He was a well- read man, thoughtful and self-reliant ; kept himself well informed on the current topics of the day, and possessed a well-balanced mind, so that his advice was often sought and taken by his fellow- townsmen. In his manners he was a 'rough diamond'; but the attrition of intellectual contact brought out a fund of good sense, pleasantry, and wit which well repaid the labor. In figure, he was tall and awkward. No one could ever accuse him of making or following any fashion in his personal dress. His eccentricities were very great, so much so that he failed to exert as much in- fluence in the community as he otherwise would. He, however, represented the town in the Legislature in 1822, '23, '24, and '49 and '50, with credit to himself and his constituents. He was economical and conservative in all public matters. Up to about 1828 there had been no means of heating the church in Windham. The church was owned and controlled by the town, and for such a startling innovation as putting a stove in the meeting-house, a vote of a majority, in town-meeting assembled, was necessary. At this time some restless, aggressive mortals had a town-meeting called to see if they would 'vote to put in two stoves to heat the meeting-house.' Mr. Parker opposed the plan as a useless ex- travagance, and as deleterious to health. The aggressive element, as is usual in such matters, was dominant, and two huge wood- burning stoves were placed in the church. Mr. Parker's pew was on the wall side, in the gallery. For some time after he used to go into his pew, raise the window, take off his coat, and sit in his shirt-sleeves, to avoid the heat of the 'cussed stoves.'
" Ile was fond of composition, and used to pride himself on his ability to detect a grammatical error in a sentence, although he had studied English grammar but half a day in his life, as he used to say. He said he ' could tell whether it jingled right or not, but knew nothing about grammar.' . His wife was a most gentle and amiable woman, ever taking his oddities as bits of pleasantry to be philosophically enjoyed by her. She d. Jan. 16, 1857. He reared a large family in habits of industry. He d. April 22, 1865, ¿. 81 yrs. 5 mos." Children, b. in Windham : -
7. Sophia7, b. Feb. 29, 1812; m. - Reynolds, Nov. 17, 1836; res. Reading and Barre, Vt., and d. Montpelier, Vt., Nov. 3, 1865.
CHILDREN.
1. Marys, m David-T. Benjamin; res. Barre, Vt.
GENEALOGIES- DRA. MILO PARKER.
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