William Parker (1773 - 1815)

Born 9 Jan 1773 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Died 24 Aug 1815 at age 42 in Dunbarton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

His birth is recorded in Bradford Vital Records, his baptism, the next day, is recorded in Wenham Vital Records.

Biography

He married first Anne Sitckney, who died several days after the birth of their first child Leonard Stickney.

He married second Martha Tenney and had 8 children with her. The last of these was Leonard Stickney, recycling the name of the first son and the surname of the first wife. Their first child was born in Bradford, subsequent children were born in Dunbarton NH.

Children:

1. Anne, m. Mr. Rev. Bird
2. Leonard Stickney, drowned when young near Raymond's mill
3. William
4. Daniel H.
5. Leonard, 2nd
6. Daniel H. (His dau. m. Maj. John Mills)

Sources

• Knight, Hiram. Biography of Deacon James Allen (C. Hamilton, Worcester, Mass., 1889) Page 40
• Tenney, Martha. The Tenney Family, Or, The Descendants of Thomas Tenney of Rowley, Massachusetts (Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1904) Page 133
• Stark, Caleb. History of The Town of Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New-Hampshire (G.P. Lyon, Concord, 1860) Page 217.
• https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofbr00brad/page/130/mode/2up
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107181771/william-parker: accessed 11 October 2023), memorial page for Deacon William Parker (9 Jan 1773–24 Aug 1815), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107181771, citing Pages Corner Cemetery, Dunbarton Center, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Amy Maker Levesque (contributor 47156425).