George Melville Park (1838 - 1929)

Born 6 Jul 1838 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Isadore Althea (Hawes) Park — married 18 Jul 1865 in Dixfield, Oxford, Maine, United States

Husband of Frances Anna (DeWitt) Park — married 26 Jun 1881 in Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Husband of Elizabeth Frances (Marshall) Park — married 29 Aug 1895 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 29 Nov 1929 at age 91 in Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, United States

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Biography

George was born in 1838, the son of Isaac Park and Emmeline Smith.

The 1850 US census for Dixfield, Maine lists residents as Isaac Park (51), a carpenter, Emeline Park (44), Henry W Park (16), a student, Geo [sic] M Park (12), a student, Julia H Park (6), a student, Edward Dorr (23), Alanson Lovejoy (27), and Joseph G Gould (20). All were born in Maine except for Isaac who was born in Massachusetts. Isaac owns real estate valued at $2000.

The 1860 US census for Dixfield, Maine lists residents Emeline Park (54), George M Park (21), a farm laborer and student, and Julia H Park (15), a student. Emeline owns real estate valued at $2000 and has a personal estate of $1000.

He married three times:

• Isadore Althea Hawes (1847-1880) married 18 July 1865 at Dixfield, Maine. There were no known children of this union, although, according to the 1880 US census for Presque Isle, Maine, they did adopt a son, Albert Hawes Packard, born 7 Oct 1865, d. 14 Dec 1834. He was the son of Isadore's sister Sarah Mariah Hawes (1838-1869) and Alden Packard (1834-1870).

• Frances 'Frankie' Anna DeWitt (1861-1894) married 26 June 1881 at Presque Isle, Maine. They were the parents of six known children, all born at Presque Isle, Maine:

1. Isadore or Isabella Fern Park b. 19 Apr 1911, d. 5 Nov 1966
2. Fay DeWitt Park b. 23 Sep 1884, d. 14 May 1894 at Presque Isle
3. Clinton DeWitt Park b. 23 Sep 1885, d. 19 Jan 1972 at Pinellas, Florida
4. John Bird Finch Park b. 1 Oct 1887, d. 21 Aug 1954 at Presque Isle
5. Evelyn Pearl Park b. 26 Jul 1892, d. 6 Sep 1927 at Rochester, New York
6. Frances Catherine Park b. 26 Sep 1894, d. 12 Nov 1994 at Saint Petersburg, Florida

• Elizabeth Frances Marshall married 29 August 1895 at Somerville, Massachusetts.

The 1870 US census for Gilford, New Hampshire lists the residents of a home as George M Parks [sic] (31), a F.W. Baptist clergyman, born in Maine, his wife Isadore A Parks [sic] (23), born in Maine, and Emily Goss (15), born in New Hampshire, domestic. George has a personal estate valued at $1200.

The 1880 US census for Presque Isle, Maine lists residents George M Park (41), a clergyman, his wife Iva [sic] A Park (33), has consumption, adopted son Albert I Packard (14), attends school, sister-in-law Mary A Hawes (45), single, a housekeeper, and Lizzy A Foster (17), single, a servant. All were born in Maine.

The 1900 US census for Presque Isle, Maine lists residents of a farm as George M Park (62), a farmer, his wife of four years, Lizzie F. M. Park (50), daughter Isa Fern Park (17), son Clinton D Park (14), at school. son John B F Park (12), at school, daughter Eveline [sic] (7), and daughter Frances (5). George owns the farm free from debt. Lizzie has not given birth to any children.

The 1910 US census for Presque Isle, Maine lists head of household and farm owner Geo [sic] M Park (71), a general farmer, his wife of fourteen years, Elizabeth M Park (69), son Finch J. B. Park (22), a clerk at a hardware store, daughter Evelyn P Park (17), a student, and daughter Frances K Park (15), a student. All were born in Maine with the exception of Elizabeth who was born in New Hampshire.

The 1920 US census for Presque Isle, Maine lists residents of a farm as George M Park (81), a minister and farmer, his wife Elizabeth M Park (69), son Finch J Park (32), married, a rural mail driver, daughter-in-law Isadore M Park (32), and daughter Frances C Park (32).

George passed away in 1929 and is buried at the Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle, Maine.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VS-W7P : Tue Jul 18 00:54:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Isaac Park and Emeline Park, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDC7-ND6 : Tue Jul 18 00:20:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Emeline Park and George M Park, 1860.

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Q-SHG3 : 22 July 2021), George M Park and Isadore A Hawes, 18 Jul 1865; citing Dixfield, Oxford, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH55-Q6P : 29 May 2021), George M Parks, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3F-BWR : Thu Aug 03 05:33:10 UTC 2023), Entry for George M. Park and Iva A. Park, 1880.

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q219-BQDR : 22 July 2021), George M Park and Frankie A Dewitt, 26 Jun 1881; citing Presque Isle, Aroostook, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZT-B4DN : 6 May 2022), George Melville Park and Elizabeth Frances Marshall, 29 Aug 1895; citing Marriage, Somerville, Somerville, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011934.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MML8-L33 : 9 March 2022), George M Park, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MRS1-4S6 : Wed Jul 19 06:40:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Geo M Park and Elizabeth M Park, 1910.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZF-CF2 : Fri Jul 21 22:29:07 UTC 2023), Entry for George M Park and Elizabeth M Park, 1920.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130593810/george-melville-park), memorial page for Rev George Melville Park (16 Jul 1838–29 Nov 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130593810, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, USA.