Samuel Elmer Parrish

Brief Life History of Samuel Elmer

When Samuel Elmer Parrish was born in 1853, in Smithboro, Tioga, Tioga, New York, United States, his father, Timothy Victor Parrish, was 25 and his mother, Ruth Ann Burnett, was 22. He married Henrietta Porter about 1879, in Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Forks Township, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Elkland Township, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States for about 50 years. In 1880, at the age of 27, his occupation is listed as black smith in Elkland Township, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States. He died in July 1938, in Shunk, Fox Township, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in West Hills, East Franklin Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Elmer Parrish
1853–1938
Henrietta Porter
1861–1892
Marriage: about 1879
James Henry Parrish
1880–1935
Edward O Parrish
1881–1883
Harvey Timothy Parrish
1885–1951
Ralph Elias Parrish
1892–1892

Sources (10)

  • Samuel Parish in household of F V Parish, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Samuel E. Parish, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Samuel E. Parrish in entry for Floyd Elmer Parrish, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

English (mainly southern): from the Old French habitational name and personal name Paris . Parrish is the most common form of the name in English, and is the result of confusion between -s and -sh (compare Norris ), reinforced by folk etymological association with the modern English word parish.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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