Elias Park

Brief Life History of Elias

When Elias Park was born on 10 July 1778, in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, Elias Parke, was 31 and his mother, Lucretia Tracy, was 28. He married Lora Howard on 14 October 1799, in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 23 September 1828, in Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elias Park
1778–1828
Lora Howard
1782–1813
Marriage: 14 October 1799
Lucretia Tracy Park
1801–1882
Mary Brown Park
1803–1892
Elias Howard Park
1805–1876
Asa Dunworth Park
1806–
Laura Howard Parks
1808–1835
D. Parks
1810–
Josephine Parks
1810–1891
Christopher Columbus Park
1812–
Parks
1812–

Sources (3)

  • Elias Parke, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Elias Parks, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Elias Parks in entry for Mary B. Parks, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

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World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Korean Young, Sang, Sung, Yong, Jung, Jong, Chan, Jae, Jin, Kwang, Kyung, Myung, Chong, Chang, Chung, Byung, Min, Moon, Chul, Hae, Jeong, Dae, Seong, Myong.

English and Scottish: from Middle English and Older Scots parc, parke, perk ‘park, enclosure’ (Old French parc), often referring to the grounds of a manor house or a deer park where the lord hunted. The name was probably synonymous with Parker , denoting an officer who looked after a park for the lord of the manor.

English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter . Compare Parkin .

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

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