William Parkinson Greene (1795 - 1864)

Born 7 Sep 1795 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Augusta Elizabeth (Borland) Greene — married 14 Jul 1819 in Boston, Mass

Descendants

Died 18 Jun 1864 at age 68 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

William Parkinson Greene was born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the son of Gardiner Greene Esq, and Elizabeth (Hubbard) Greene. ^[1]

He married Augusta E. Borland on July 14, 1819, in Boston, Massachusetts. ^[1]. Together, they had the following known children:

1. Margaret Vassall Borland Greene, b. ~1820
2. Gardiner Greene, b. 19 September 1822
3. Elizabeth Copley Greene, b. 26 June 1824
4. James Lloyd Greene, b. 17 January 1827
5. Anna Lloyd Greene, b. 5 January 1829
6. William Parkinson Greene, b. 25 March 1831
7. Augusta Elizabeth Greene, b. 6 April 1834
8. Benjamin Daniel Greene, b. 26 July 1836

He graduated from Harvard University in 1814. He was admitted to practice law in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and later moved to Norwich, Connecticut in 1824. He served as Mayor of Norwich, Connecticut from 1842 until 1843. ^[2][1]

He was the second President of Norwich Free Academy, and made a number of contributions to support its growth. ^[1]

He died suddenly in Norwich, Connecticut on June 18, 1864^[1]. He was buried in Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Connecticut. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} The Greene Family in England and America: With Pedigrees, (Boston, Mass: Priv. print, T. R. Marvin & Son, printers, 1901),
   • page 71 - Birth of William Parkinson Greene
   • pages 78-81, marriage, children, biographical sketch,
2. ↑ "1900 Norwich City Directory list of Previous Mayors," in Price and Lee Co., "Stedman's Directory of the City and Town of Norwich, 1900" (The Bulletin Printing Co, Norwich, Conn., 1900), see attached image
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #104458672, Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, Connecticut

• Clarke, Louise Brownell. The Greenes of Rhode Island (Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1903) Page 259, Page 429
• Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of New London County, Connecticut With Biographical Sketches (J.W. Lewis & Co., 1882) Page 374
• Smith, Elbridge, A.M., Principal of Norwich Free Academy, The Life and Character of the Hon. William Parkinson Greene, an Address delivered before the Alumni of Norwich Free Academy, January 25, 1865, (Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1865)
• Howard, Cecil Hampden Cutts. Genealogy of the Cutts Family in America (Albany, New York, 1892) Page 614.
  • William Parkinson Greene grad. Harvard 1814.