Aaron Parkhurst (1761 - 1854)

Born 1 Jan 1761 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Thompson) Parkhurst — married 23 Dec 1790 (to 14 Sep 1854) in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1854 at age 93 in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Aaron Parkhurst was born in Massachusetts.

Aaron, the son of Josiah Parkhurst and Elizabeth Bigelow was on 16 June 1761 and baptized on 12 July 12 of that year at Weston, Connecticut.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Aaron married Sally Thompson, the daughter of David and David and Lucy (Blake) Thompson on on 23 December 1790 at Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.^[2] They had seven children: Preston, Polly, Joel, Lewis, Nathan, Luch and David.

Death and Burial

Aaron Parkhurst died on 14 September 1854 in his 93 year and is buried in Old Springs Cemetery at Stafford Springs, Tolland, Connecticut.^[3]

Research Notes

• Find-A-Grave notified of misspelled LNAB with sources to support PARKHURST spelling along with other additions and corrections on 16 April 2023.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GG-XXS : 20 May 2022), Aaron Parkhust, 6 Jun 1761; citing Birth, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010704.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-NN3M : 18 October 2022), Aaron Parkhurst and Sarah Thomson, 23 Dec 1790; citing Marriage, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009658.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86137086/aaron-parkess : accessed 07 February 2022), memorial page for Aaron Parkess (unknown–14 Sep 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86137086, citing Old Springs Cemetery, Stafford Springs, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703) .