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John Smith Parsons 1835 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1835

Birth Location: Glou, Ma

Death Date: 14 Nov 1911

Death Location: Glou, Ma

Father: Aaron Parsons

Mother: Sarah Goss

Spouse(s): Mary Dennings, Mary Demings, Hattie Newhall, Harriet Newhall

Children(s): Ida Parsons, Caroline Parsons, Anna Parsons, Henry Parsons, Augusta Parsons, Herman Parsons, Leonard Parsons, Annie Smothers

Born in 1835 in Glou, Ma, John Smith Parsons was the child of Aaron W. Parsons and Sarah Goss. In time, John Smith Parsons married Mary H Dennings, Mary F Demings, Hattie Newhall and Harriet Alice Newhall, and they raised a family that included Ida Frances Parsons, Caroline Parsons, Anna Parsons, Henry H Parsons, Augusta Parsons, Herman Parsons, Leonard Russell Parsons and Annie O Smothers. John Smith Parsons died in Glou, Ma in 1911.

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Parents

Aaron Parsons
1804 – 1884
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
AP
Sarah Goss
1805 – 1871
Birth Location: Danville, Maine
SG

Spouses(s)

Mary Dennings
1837 – 1873
Birth Location: Guisboro, Nova Scotia
MD
Mary Demings
Birth Location: –
MD
Hattie Newhall
1846 –
Birth Location: Plymouth
HN
Harriet Newhall
1847 – 1921
Birth Location: Maine
HN

Children(s)

Ida Parsons
1858 – 1929
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex Co., Massachusetts
IP
Caroline Parsons
1862 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
CP
Anna Parsons
1864 – 1940
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
AP
Henry Parsons
1866 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
HP
Augusta Parsons
1875 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
AP
Herman Parsons
1879 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
HP
Leonard Parsons
1888 – 1970
Birth Location: Gloucester, Massachusetts
LP
Annie Smothers
1866 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
AS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Jan 1835
    Event Place: Glou, Ma
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 529; Family History Film: 1254529; Page: 455C; Enumeration District: 175; Image: 0111, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_608; Page: 510A; Image: 254; Family History Library Film: 552107, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gloucester Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 641; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0282; FHL microfilm: 1240641, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gloucester Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_581; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0295; FHL microfilm: 1374594

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_608; Page: 510A; Image: 254; Family History Library Film: 552107

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 529; Family History Film: 1254529; Page: 455C; Enumeration District: 175; Image: 0111

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Gloucester Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gloucester Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 641; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0282; FHL microfilm: 1240641

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Gloucester Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gloucester Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_581; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0295; FHL microfilm: 1374594

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Nov 1911
    Event Place: Glou, Ma
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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