George Parker (1803 - 1896)

Born 8 Aug 1803 in Mavis Enderby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Sarah Freshney — married 1 Mar 1825 in Willoughton, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

Died 1896 at about age 92 in Sugar Creek, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

Birth: George, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Parker was baptised on 8th August 1803 in St Michael's church, Mavis Enderby, Lincolnshire, England ^[1]

Marriage: George married Sarah Freshney at St Helena's Church, Willoughby, Lincolnshire on 1st March 1825. The groom's parish was recorded as Mavis Enderby ^[2]. Sarah was (b.1801, South Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England, baptised? 12 Jun 1801 in South Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England, d. 1871 in Elkhorn, Wisc).

Censuses: In 1841 George, an Agricultural Labourer was living with his wife, Sarah, sons Charles (11), Elijah (6), and Freshney (4) and daughter Deborah (2) in Mavis Enderby, Lincolnshire. All were Lincolnshire-born.^[3]

In 1851 George, still an Agricultural Labourer (aged 48) and Sarah (aged 50) were living with their children Deborah (aged 12) and Joseph (aged 7) in Mavis Enderby ^[4]

Migration: In 1853, when he was 50 years old, they came to America, settling first in or near Rome, NY in Oneida County. In 1856 they moved to Elkhorn, WI. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 67 years, both in England and America.

Marriage: Following the death of his first wife, George married Susan Smith on 26 Nov 1874, in Methodist Episcopal Ch, Delevan WI.^[5]

Death: George Parker d. 1896 in Sugar Creek, Wisc. At his death he was 93, and had outlived all but two of his children.

Research notes

Imported biography states that George and Sarah had nine children. Five are identifiable from the 1841 and 1851 censuses. Further research needed on baptisms/burials of other children who do not appear in the censuses, or they may have been born in North America.

Acknowledgements

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Broken Ancestry Links

Name: George Parker^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Mavis Enderby : St Michael : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk : viewed 16 Dec 2018) baptism George Parker 14 Aug 1803
2. ↑ Willoughby : St Helena : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk : viewed 16 Dec 2018) marriage George Parker to Sarah Freshney 01 Mar 1825
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841" database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk : viewed 16 Dec 2018), George PARKER in household of George PARKER, Part Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing PRO HO 107/12, Folio 1, Page , Schedule Mavis Enderby, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFX-TBR : 20 October 2017), George Parker, Mavis Enderby, Lincolnshire, England; citing Mavis Enderby, Lincolnshire, England, p. 19, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ INFORMATION SOURCE : http://www.personal.psu.edu/jwd6/parker.htm
6. ↑ Source: #S45 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Marriage Record for Joseph Parker : Citation text as follows : Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 about Joseph Parker Name: Joseph Parker Birth Place: Lincolnshire England Age: 36 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Father Name: George Parker Mother Name: Sarah Parker Spouse Name: Rejina Cooper Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853 Spouse Birth Place: Isle of Wight Spouse Father Name: Manrice Cooper Spouse Mother Name: Caroline Cooper Marriage Date: 21 May 1878 Marriage Place: Durham Marriage County: Durham Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_27 Source Information: Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Statistics Records, 1858-1930. MS940, 28 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada. Marriage License Books, 1907-1910. MS945, 12 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada. Delayed Registrations of Marriages, 1892-1916. MS948, 4 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada. County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869. Microfilm rolls 1030055-1030068. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah (Archives of Ontario, MS 248, reels 5-18). Description: This database is an index to approximately 2.8 million marriages recorded in Ontario, Canada between 1857 and 1924.

• Source: S45 Author: Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) Title: Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 Publication: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;;
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