John Parker (abt. 1615 - 1686)

Born about 21 May 1615 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Joanna (James) Parker — married 1646 in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died Oct 1686 at about age 71 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Biography

John Parker BIRTH: 1615, England DEATH: Oct 1686 (aged 70–71) Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts BURIAL: East Parish Burying Ground, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts MEMORIAL ID: 150979362

John Parker, 21 May 1615 – October 1686 (Age at death: 71) (LDS Profile G9SJ-RF1)

Husband of Joanna, married in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1646.

Source of birth and death information: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts: Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

John Parker sailed from England to the American Colony in 1636, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts. He settled first in Hingham, Massachusetts. By 1646, he was in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where he married Joanna. In 1650, he removed with his family to Newton, Massachusetts, where he was counted among the founders of the settlement.

Known children of John and Joanna: Mary, b. 1647 Martha, b. 1649 John, b. 1651 Jeremiah (twin), b. 1653 Joanna (twin), b. 1653 Thomas, b. 1657 Sarah, b. 1659 Isaac, b. 1662 Jonathan, b. 1665 Experience, 1666 Lydia, b. 1667

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Sources

• findagrave.com/memorial/150979362/john-parker
• familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/G9SJ-RF1
• Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts: Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
• Newbury, Massachusetts Town Records, Source of Death, "The Massachusetts Vital Record Project",

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Acknowledgements

Biography researched and written by Evelyn Park Blalock and posted on findagrave.