Lydia (Haskell) Parsons (1681 - 1734)

Born 4 Sep 1681 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Ebenezer Parsons — married 3 Feb 1704 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1734 at age 53 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Lydia Haskell, the daughter of Wiilliam Haskell and Mary Brown, was born on 4 Sep 1681^[1] in Gloucester, Massachusetts.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Lydia married Ebenezer Parsons on 3 Feb 1704^[1][5][6] in Gloucester, Massachusetts.^[3][9]. They had the following children:^[7][8]

• Lydia m1.Allen m2.Low;
• Ebenezer;
• Jacob;
• Nehemiah;
• Isaac;
• Moses;
• Eunice d.inf.

Lydia Parsons died on 2 Oct 1734^[6] in Gloucester, Massachusetts,^[3][9] and may be buried at the Second Parish Cemetery (aka Ancient Cemetery) in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.^{[7][8][10][11]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Haskell, Ulysses G., "A Short Account of the Descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester MA" Historical Collections of the Essex Institute v.32, 1896, p.138, 143.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch: 10 Feb 2018, Lidea Haskall, 4 Sep 1681; Gloster, Essex, MA; FHL microfilm 877,468.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Online database accessed 10 Jul 2018: Births p.331 "Haskall, Lediah, d. Willi[am] sr. and Mary, Sept. 4, 1681."; Marriages p.266 "Haskall, Lydia, and ____s. Feb. 3, 1703-4. T.C."; Deaths p.232 "Parsons, Lydia, w. Ebenezer, Oct. 2, 1734, a.53 y. 28 d."
4. ↑ Savage, James. "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England." Boston, 1860-1862. {gedcom source S12, rep. 11: University of Maine-Fogler Library}
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Babson, John James, "Notes and Additions to the History of Gloucester: Part First, Early Settlers, Volume 1." M.V.B. Perley; 1876, p.35. Accessed online 10 Jul 2018 on GoogleBooks.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Ferris, Mary Walton, “Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes.” Accessed at HathiTrust, vol. 1, pg. 353.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Haskell Family Database. Online database accessed 18 Mar 2018.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} "Haskell Family in North America - Descendants of William Haskell and Elinor Foule." Online tree maintained by the Haskell Family Association, accessed 18 Mar 2018: profile #187.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Parsons, Willis S., "Jeffrey Parsons of Loddiswell, Devonshire and Gloucester, Massachusetts," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vol.142 ( July 1988) p.249: m. (1) 3 Feb 1704, LYDIA HASKELL (SG PAR 36), who d. 2 Oct 1734 aged 53y 28d.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch: 10 Feb 2018, Lydia Parsons, 2 Oct 1734; Gloucester, Essex, MA, reference v.3 p.163; FHL microfilm 864,861.
11. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 13 July 2018, Lydia Haskell Parsons (4 Sep 1681–2 Oct 1734), Memorial #150903785, citing Second Parish Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Tracing Our Families (contributor 47735619). Unsourced.

See Also

• Worcester, Frank and Georgia. "Ancestral Record of the Family of Georgia E. Worcester." {gedcom source S20, rep. 13: Dave Beaney, Hampden, Maine}
• "Americana Illustrated" (American Historical Magazine). The American Historical Society, Inc.: New York. Vol. XXI, No.3. {gedcom source S43, rep. 12: Bangor Public Library.}

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Haskell-418 created through the import of carey haskell tree edited for wiki tree.ged on Jan 24, 2012 by Carey Haskell.
• WikiTree profile Haskell-900 created through the import of gessford-altschull partial tree 2012 no 2.ged on Nov 15, 2012 by Jo Gessford.