George Washington Parrott

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Parrott was born on 25 October 1852, in Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa, United States, his father, Charles Parrott, was 34 and his mother, Adeline C. Sweet, was 28. He lived in Exira, Audubon, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Dubuque, Iowa, United States in 1920. He died on 10 November 1925, in Exira Cemetery, Exira, Audubon, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Exira Cemetery, Exira, Audubon, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Parrott
1818–1907
Adeline C. Sweet
1824–1900
Lucretia Lucy Parrott
1841–1874
Ezekiel Parrott
1842–1923
Mary Ann Parrott
1844–1918
Thomas Parrott
1845–1890
Charles Parrott
1847–1920
Matilda Parrot
1849–1926
William James Parrott
1850–1931
Elizabeth Parrott
1852–1923
George Washington Parrott
1852–1925
Adeline Clara Parrott
1854–1934
Ida Evelyn Parrott
1856–1940
Levin Parrott
1858–1921
Martin Alexander Parrott
1862–1937
Wilson McClary Parrott
1865–1935

Sources (10)

  • George Parrott in household of William Pearson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • George Parrott, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
  • George W Parrott, "United States Census, 1900"

World Events (8)

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Audubon, Iowa, United States

1863

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1872 · The First National Park

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Name Meaning

English: from a short form of the Middle English personal name Peres, Peris (from Old French Pierre; see Pearce ) + the diminutive suffixes -et, -ot.

English: habitational name from North Perrott in Somerset or South Perrott in Dorset (both named from the River Parret on which they stand, the etymology of which name is uncertain).

Altered form of French Parrot or of its variant Parot or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.

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

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