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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 County, Illinois, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Ann Everitt

Spouse(s): Hannah Scarbrough

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

The story of Benjamin Parsons began in 1824 in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK. In 1841, Benjamin Parsons resided in Irthlingborough, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. Benjamin Parsons married Hannah Scarbrough, and had children including Benjamin E Parsons, George Washington Parsons, Hannah Scarborough Parsons, Jessie M Parsons, John Charles Parsons, Lilly Jane Parsons, Mary Elizabeth Parsons, William B Parsons. Benjamin Parsons passed away in 1867 in Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Parsons began in 1824 in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
  • In 1841, Benjamin Parsons resided in Irthlingborough, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire.
  • Benjamin Parsons married Hannah Scarbrough, and had children including Benjamin E Parsons, George Washington Parsons, Hannah Scarborough Parsons, Jessie M Parsons, John Charles Parsons, Lilly Jane Parsons, Mary Elizabeth Parsons, William B Parsons.
  • Benjamin Parsons passed away in 1867 in Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

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
HS

Children(s)

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

Self
Benjamin Parsons
1824–1867
Birth Place: Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Parents
Ann Everitt
1794–1874
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Benjamin Everitt
1770–
England, UK
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. Jessie (M) Parsons 1868–1892 m. H.J. Blackburn 1864–1911
    1. 1. Joe (B) Parsons 1891–1966 m. Antoinette (Hudson) Lennon 1895–1976
      1. 1. Janet (Lennon) Parsons 1918–1996 m. Samuel (Mills) Darling 1917–2008
        1. 1. Joseph (Douglas) Darling 1941–2006 m. Aloma (Joyce) Tjepkema 1944–2007
        2. 2. Paul (Parsons) Darling 1944–2011
        3. 3. Bruce (Lennon) Darling 1951–2017
      2. 2. Betty (Ann) Parsons 1926–2020
    2. 2. Jay (Hamilton) Parsons 1891–1970 m. Louise (Annette) Manzar 1895–1992
    3. 3. Jessie (Gertrude) Blackburn 1892–1968 m. Gordon 1890–1961
  2. 2. William (B.) Parsons 1856–1924 m. Alice (V.) _____ 1860–1936
  3. 3. George (Washington) Parsons 1858–1936 m. Jessie (Adelaide) Nye 1858–1902 m. Mary Keis 1865–1919
    1. 1. Benjamin (Everett) Parsons 1886–1978
    2. 2. Harriet (A) Parsons 1890–
  4. 4. John (Charles) Parsons 1860–1914 m. Nellie (Winifred) Parsons 1867–1943
    1. 1. Robert (Scarborough Deak) Parsons 1888–1970
    2. 2. Ruth (H) Parsons 1891–
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Parsons 1848–1926 m. Delwen Hardin 1844–1921
    1. 1. Everitt (C.) Hardin 1869–1941
    2. 2. Nellie (May) Hardin 1875–1955 m. R. (H.) McCoy 1871–1929
      1. 1. Mary (Alice Mc) Coy 1901–1985
      2. 2. Rolland (Hardin) McCOY 1905–1977
    3. 3. Mary Hardin 1883–1944
  6. 6. Hannah (Scarborough) Parsons 1854–1925 m. Henry (Byrd) Young 1851–1934
    1. 1. Alice (McKnight) Young 1888–1921
  7. 7. Lilly (Jane) Parsons 1863–1864
  8. 8. Benjamin (E.) Parsons 1852–

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, 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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