George Parcher Jr. (1825 - 1908)

Born 10 Mar 1825 in Saco, York, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Chase) Parcher — married 12 Oct 1844 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Died 1 Apr 1908 at age 83 in Saco, York, Maine, United States

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Biography

George was born in 1825. He is the son of George Parcher and Eunice Gould.

Geoge was reared upon a farm and followed agriculture to some extent after attaining his majority, but much of his time during his active period was devoted to public service, in which he attained an honorable record. Prior to the incorporation of Saco as a city, he was a member of the board of selectmen, and under the municipal government served upon the board of assessors for several years. He also represented Saco in the lower branch of the state legislature two terms, and for a period of fourteen years he was an inspector of customs in Portland. In politics he was a Republican. He was a Master Mason, affiliating with Saco Lodge, No. 9. He was a member of the Cutts Avenue Free Baptist Church. He married Emma Chase (born in Scarborough, Maine, November 5, 1827) in Scarborough, Maine on 12 Oct 1844. .

Sources

• Family Search profile ID# LWY2-SSH

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1Y-T7G : 10 February 2018), George Parcher in entry for George Parcher, 10 Mar 1825; citing ; FHL microfilm 12,243.

• Little, George Thomas, Genealogical and family history of the State of Maine, Volume 3

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 October 2018), memorial page for George Parcher (10 Mar 1825–1 Apr 1908), Find A Grave Memorial no. 148047969, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Saco, York County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Kathy Waterhouse (contributor 48249965)

• Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-5NKG : 13 March 2018), George Parcher, 01 Apr 1908; citing Saco, York, Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.