Living with family of origin[1][2]
Marriage record[3] to William Smith of Texas.
The "Kings Arm" Musket was brought from England in1683 by Thomas Parris and used in the French and Indian War.
It has been handed down in the Parris family each generation to the oldest son.
When the news of the signing of the Declaration of Independence reached Pembroke, Massachusetts where the family lived, the "Old Gun" was fired in celebration and has been fired on the fourth of July every year since.
It has been fired on two other historic occasions, Armistice Day, November 11th, 1918 ... signifying the end of World War 1, and on V.E. Day - Victory in Europe, May 8th, 1945 ... World War 2.
It has been owned by:
Capt. Josiah Parris 1760-1851 (Revolutionary War soldier, at Buckfield)
Virgil Delphini Parris 1807-1874
Edward Lowden Parris 1837-1921
Edward Lowden Parris, Jr 1887-1950
Donated to the Zadoc Long Free Library in Buckfield, Maine by Marion (Parris) Smith, daughter of Edward L. Parris.
Capt Josiah Parris was not the eldest son of the eldest son, etc going back to Thomas Parris, but instead was the son of Thomas (b 1701), then Benjamin (b 1731).
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