Josiah Parks (abt. 1757 - 1841)

Born about 9 Aug 1757 in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Beulah (Tower) Parks — married 6 Jul 1780 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Jun 1841 at about age 83 in Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private Josiah Parks served with 3rd Regiment, Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Josiah Parks is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A087157.

Josiah Parks is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-327802
Rank: Private

Lincoln & Weston Militias, Revolutionary War under commanding officers Captains John Hartwell, Moses Harrington and Colonels Eleazer Brooks Brooks-7186 of the 3rd Middlesex and Nicholas Dike Dike-409 of Worcester County Militia. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Volume 11, page 927. Pension File S*W18715 ^[1]

Married to Beulah Tower Parks.

Josiah was born in 1775. He passed away in 1841. ^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Isaiah Parmenter", Ancestor # A087157.
2. ↑ Tower, Charlemagne Tower Genealogy (John Wilson & Son, Cambridge,Mass, 1891), p. 194
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #40696312: accessed 12 August 2020), memorial page for Josiah Parks (9 Aug 1757–13 Jun 1841), citing Arborvitae Cemetery, Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kristin Jones (contributor 47028934) .

• 1800 United States Federal Census, 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Residence
• 1840 United States Federal Census, 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Residence
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Name: Josiah Parks

Event Type: Birth

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1757

Birth Place: Lincoln, Massachusetts

Father Name: Ephraim Parks

Mother Name: Mary Parks

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth

• Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850

Name: Josiah Parks

Death Date: 13 Jun 1841

Burial Place: Lincoln

Source: Lincoln, New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850, 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Death, Burial

• U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872

Name: Josiah Parks

Widow's Name: Bulah Parks

Pension Office State: Massachusetts

Year Range: 1836-1848

U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, 1818-1872; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T718, 23 rolls); Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury, Record Group 217; National Archives, Washington, D.C., 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Military

• U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006

Name: Josiah Parks

Service Info.: US ARMY REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1757

Death Date: 13 Jun 1841

Cemetery: Arbor Vitae Cemetery, Cemetery Address: Lewiston & Trapelo Rd Lincoln, MA 01773

National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator. 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Death, Burial

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Find A Grave Memorial# 40696312, 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Birth, Death, Burial