Isaac Parsons (1740 - 1825)

Born 14 Apr 1740 in New Gloucester, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Salome (Merrill) Parsons — married 21 Nov 1765 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine

Husband of Mary (Noyes) Parsons — married 5 May 1787 in Cumberland, Maine, USA

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1825 at age 85 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

Captain Isaac Parsons served with 4th Regiment, Cumberland County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Isaac Parsons is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A088147.

Isaac was born on 14 April 1740 in Gloucester or New Gloucester. He was the son of Isaac Parsons and Hannah (Burnham) Parsons.^[1][2]

When Isaac was 23 he married Anna Merrill on 1 December 1763.^[3]

When Isaac was 25 he married Salome Merrill on 21 November 1765 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, USA. The couple had one child: Hannah Parsons.^[3]

When Isaac was 40 he married Deborah Nash on 15 March 1781.^[3]

In the 1790 census Isaac (age 50) was living in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, USA.^[4]

Isaac died at the age of 85 on 9 October 1825 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, USA.^[5][6][7][3]

Research Notes

SACRED/to the earthly remains of/DEAC. ISAAC PARSONS./Natus Apl. 25, 1740./Ob't Oct. 9, 1825,/AEt. 85,/Imbued in early life with holy/principle, he loved his God and Country/but his anchor was in heaven./O death! could the tenderness of a/bosom friend, the entreaties of well/directed children, or the affection of a/beloved church, have diverted thine ar-/row, it had not yet found its victim: but/one day the christian's Leader shall/launch an unerring dart at.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea,
   Page: Database online. Record for Isaac Parsons.
2. ↑ Birth: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988 Publication: Name: Online publication - 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).Original data: Town and C.
   Birth date: 14 Apr 1740 Birth place: Gloucester, Massachusetts.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Family Tree record for Isaac Parsons: Ancestry Member Family Tree,
   Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Isaac Parsons.
4. ↑ 1790 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1790 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gro,
   Page: Database online. Year: 1790; Census Place: New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: ; Image:.
   Record for Isaac Parsons.
5. ↑ Gravestone: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Web: Maine, Find A Grave Index, 1778-2011 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 20 March 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-b.
   Birth date: 25 Apr 1740 Birth place: Death date: 9 Oct 1825 Death place:.
6. ↑ Death: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922 NOTEMaine Death Records, 1617-1922, Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives,
   Page: Database online.
   Record for Colonel Isaac Parsons.
7. ↑ Death: Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
   Birth date: 14 Apr 1740 Birth place: Gloucester, Massachusetts Death date: 9 Oct 1825 Death place: New Gloucester, Maine Residence date: Residence place: United States.

See also:

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=parsons&GSfn=isaac&GSby=1740&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1825&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=59942390&df=all&
• https://0-www.ancestrylibrary.com.mwrlibrary.armybiznet.com/family-tree/person/tree/84909334/person/220059043294/story
• Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1917. Three volumes. [1]