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Benjamin Parsons 1824 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 December 1824

Birth Location: Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Death Date: 24 Nov 1867

Death Location: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States

Father: John Parsons

Mother: Ann Everitt

Spouse(s): Hannah Scarbrough

Children(s): Mary Parsons, Benjamin Parsons, Hannah Parsons, William Parsons, George Parsons, John Parsons, Lilly Parsons, Jessie Parsons

In 1824, Benjamin Parsons entered the world in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK, born to John Parsons and Ann Everitt. In 1841, Benjamin Parsons resided in Irthlingborough, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. Benjamin Parsons married Hannah Scarbrough, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Parsons, Benjamin E. Parsons, Hannah Scarborough Parsons, William B. Parsons, George Washington Parsons, John Charles Parsons, Lilly Jane Parsons, Jessie Mae Parsons. Benjamin Parsons passed away in 1867 in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1824, Benjamin Parsons entered the world in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK, born to John Parsons and Ann Everitt.
  • In 1841, Benjamin Parsons resided in Irthlingborough, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire.
  • Benjamin Parsons married Hannah Scarbrough, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Parsons, Benjamin E. Parsons, Hannah Scarborough Parsons, William B. Parsons, George Washington Parsons, John Charles Parsons, Lilly Jane Parsons, Jessie Mae Parsons.
  • Benjamin Parsons passed away in 1867 in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Parsons
Birth Location: –
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Ann Everitt
1794 – 1874
Birth Location: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Scarbrough
1828 – 1916
Birth Location: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Mary Parsons
1848 – 1926
Birth Location: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
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Benjamin Parsons
1852 –
Birth Location: England
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Hannah Parsons
1854 – 1925
Birth Location: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, UK
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William Parsons
1856 – 1924
Birth Location: England, UK
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George Parsons
1858 – 1936
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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John Parsons
1860 – 1914
Birth Location: Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, USA
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Lilly Parsons
1863 – 1864
Birth Location: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
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Jessie Parsons
1868 – 1892
Birth Location: Illinois
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Benjamin Parsons's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Parsons
1824 – 1867
Birth Place: Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Parents
John Parsons
Ann Everitt
1794 – 1874
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Benjamin Everitt
1770 –
England, UK
Sarah _______
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Parsons's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin Parsons (4 December 1824 – 24 Nov 1867) m. Hannah Scarbrough (28 March 1828 – 19 Feb 1916)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Parsons (28 Feb 1848 – 16 Sep 1926) m. Delevan (Samuel) Hardin (13 February 1844 – 16 July 1921)
    1. 1. Everitt (Chancy) Hardin (2 Nov 1869 – 21 Nov 1941)
    2. 2. Nellie (May) Hardin (12 Jan 1875 – 28 December 1955) m. R. (H.) McCoy (24 Sep 1871 – 17 MAR 1929)
      1. 1. Mary (Alice Mc) Coy (25 DEC 1901 – JAN 1985)
      2. 2. Rolland (Hardin) McCOY (12 MAR 1905 – 05 JUN 1977)
    3. 3. Mary Hardin (01 Jul 1883 – 1 January 1944)
  2. 2. Benjamin (E.) Parsons (1852 – )
  3. 3. Hannah (Scarborough) Parsons (January 1854 – 27 Apr 1925) m. Henry (Byrd) Young (20 Mar 1851 – 10 Dec 1934)
    1. 1. Alice (McKnight) Young (Nov 1888 – 10 Jul 1921)
    2. 2. Helen (Welsh) Young
  4. 4. William (B.) Parsons (Apr 1856 – 12 Oct 1924) m. Alice (Vie) Franklin (abt 1860 – 30 October 1936)
    1. 1. Joseph (Blackburn) Parsons (abt 1891 – 17 Jun 1966) m. Antoinette (Hudson) Lennon (abt 1895 – 2 Mar 1976)
      1. 1. Janet (Lennon) Parsons (28 April 1918 – 28 April 1996) m. Samuel (Mills) Darling (13 January 1917 – 25 September 2008)
        1. 1. Joseph (Douglas) Darling (12 Jun 1941 – 27 Sep 2006) m. Patricia (Jane) Bassani (7 Oct 1943 – ) m. Aloma (Joyce) Tjepkema (30 July 1944 – 3 July 2007) m. Sandy Bacak
        2. 2. Paul (Parsons) Darling (23 Jun 1944 – 31 Jan 2011) m. Joanne (Marie) Kickel (abt 1947 – ) m. Debra Johnson
        3. 3. Bruce (Lennon) Darling (21 Nov 1951 – 14 Feb 2017) m. Leslie _____ (abt 1946 – ) m. Cher _____
        4. 4. Ann (Rodgers) Darling (22 Jan 1963 – ) m. Gregory (Dean) Nottingham (10 Aug 1969 – )
      2. 2. Betty (Ann) Parsons (16 Dec 1926 – 19 Sep 2020) m. Robert (Brown) Tennant
        1. 1. Robert (Brown) Tennant (16 Sep 1948 – ) m. Patricia (A) Orcutt (abt 1953 – )
        2. 2. Tonia (Parsons) Tennant (12 Jan 1950 – )
        3. 3. Christopher (Blackburn) Tennant (9 Oct 1956 – ) m. Debra (Ann) Peterson (24 Mar 1956 – 1 Feb 2016)
        4. 4. Peter (Hamilton) Tennant (21 Jun 1959 – ) m. Jean (M) Grogan (1959 – ) m. Joni (L) Dunfee (abt 1959 – )
        5. 5. Patrick (Harold) Tennant (1 Jun 1961 – )
  5. 5. George (Washington) Parsons (abt 1858 – 8 Jan 1936) m. Jessie (Adelaide) Nye (abt 1858 – 4 Mar 1902) m. Mary Keis (1865 – 15 August 1919)
    1. 1. Benjamin (Everett) Parsons (13 Oct 1886 – 1978)
    2. 2. Harriet (A) Parsons (Jan 1890 – )
  6. 6. John (Charles) Parsons (7 June 1860 – 7 December 1914) m. Nellie (Winifred) Parsons (16 November 1867 – 28 August 1943)
    1. 1. Robert (Scarborough Deak) Parsons (17 February 1888 – 23 June 1970)
    2. 2. Ruth (Helen) Parsons (abt 1891 – )
  7. 7. Lilly (Jane) Parsons (1 June 1863 – 12 October 1864)
  8. 8. Jessie (Mae) Parsons (abt 1868 – 13 May 1892) m. Harry (Joseph) Blackburn (2 March 1864 – 14 Apr 1911)
    1. 1. Jay (Hamilton) Parsons (13 Jan 1891 – 14 August 1970) m. Louise (Annette) Manzar (14 Feb 1895 – 20 Feb 1992)
    2. 2. Jessie (Gertrude) Blackburn (3 May 1892 – 4 November 1968) m. Albert (Arthur) Gordon (abt 1890 – 29 August 1961)

Benjamin Parsons's Timeline

10 Records

1824
4 December 1824
Birth of Benjamin Parsons in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK
1825
27 Feb 1825
Age 1
Benjamin Parsons was baptized in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England
Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England
1841
1841
Age 17
Benjamin Parsons resided here in Irthlingborough, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Irthlingborough, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
1847
30 Nov 1847
Age 23
Benjamin Parsons was married in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
1851
1851
Age 27
Benjamin Parsons resided here in Riseley, Bedfordshire, England
Riseley, Bedfordshire, England
1860
1860
Age 36
Benjamin Parsons resided here in Monmouth, Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
Monmouth, Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 39
Benjamin Parsons resided here in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States
Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States
1867
24 Nov 1867
Age 43
Death of Benjamin Parsons in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States
Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States
1867
Dec 1867
Age 43
Benjamin Parsons - Probate in Warren, Illinois, USA
Warren, Illinois, USA
1868
1868
Age 44
Benjamin Parsons - Probate in Principal Registry
Principal Registry

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 December 1824
    Event Place: Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths Surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 1272
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1825
    Event Place: Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths Surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 1272

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1847
    Event Place: Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Irthlingborough, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 803; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Irthlingborough; County: Northamptonshire; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 7; Page: 6; Line: 7; GSU roll: 438877

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Riseley, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1751; Folio: 47; Page: 11; GSU roll: 87674-87675

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Monmouth, Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois; Roll: M653_234; Page: 333; Family History Library Film: 803234

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1867
    Event Place: Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1951, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Dec 1867
    Event Place: Warren, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Probate, Guardian and Related Records, 1858-1946; Author: Warren County (Illinois). Clerk of the County Court; Probate Place: Warren, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Principal Registry
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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