Born about in Eleuthera, Bahamas
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
George Pearson Parks
— married
13 Oct 1868 in Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas
Descendants 
Mother of
Laura (Parks) Ranger, Minnie Beatrice (Parks) Albury, Nina Hortense (Parks) Pyfrom, George Franklin Parks, Joseph Henry Parks and Allan Fitzgerald Parks
Died about
at about age 87
in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Dec 2017
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Sarah (Carey) Parks is part of a Bahamian family.
Biography
Sarah Eliza Carey was born about 1850 - perhaps in Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
She married George Pearson Parks, son of Joseph Parks and Emily Ann Carey Parks, 13 October 1868 in Rock Sound, Eleuthera. Children:
Laura b. 24 September 1871, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
Minnie Beatrice Parks born 1874, Eleuthera.
Nina Hortense Parks (b. 5 Jul 1879 Rock Sound, Eleuthera) m. James Robert Pyfrom 14 Jun 1898 in Gregory Town.
George Franklin "Frank" Parks b. 18 Dec 1881, District of Gregory Town, Bahamas m Olive Fay Pyfrom on 17 Mar 1910 in Nassau.
Allan Fitzgerald Parks, "commission merchant" m Mercedes Pinder d/o Frederick Pinder.
Phyllis Elaine Pyfrom b. 21 Aug 1912, District of Harbour Island.
George b. 24 Jan 1890. Gregory Town, Bahamas.
Sarah Carey Parks died in Nassau, Bahamas 6 May 1937 at 86 years of age.
NOTE: Might her parents have been William Henry Carey and Bethia Watkins Carey of Rock Sound? They had a daughter, Sarah Eliza, born 8 July 1851.
Sources
"Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RS2-TH2?cc=1922411&wc=Q4ZG-DPX%3A216299401 : 20 May 2014), Marriages 1868-1882 > image 71 of 744; Registrar General, Nassau. Marriage of George Parks and Sarah Carey.
Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928, 1871. Laura Parks. Gender: Female. Birth Date: 24 Sep 1871. Birthplace: Eleuthera, Bahamas. Father's Name: George P Parks. Mother's Name: Sarah E Carey. Birth of a daughter.
"Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RSL-L6Z?cc=1922411&wc=Q4ZG-6TP%3A216295001 : 20 May 2014), Deaths 1934-1937 > image 400 of 494; Registrar General, Nassau.
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