When Oswell "Ross" Parker was born on 10 January 1874, in Bear River, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Daniel Leo Parker Sr, was 35 and his mother, Mary Jane Taylor, was 22. He married Flora Victoria Stanley on 12 January 1896, in North Head, Grand Manan, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada for about 20 years and Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada in 1911. He died on 9 July 1943, in Grand Manan, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 69, and was buried in Grand Manan, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada.
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On February 25, 1880, the legislature building in Frederiction was destroyed by fire. The builiding was completely made of wood meaning that there was nothing left of it. The chair that the speaker used and a marble top table were all that remained.
July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
English: occupational name from Middle English parker ‘park-keeper’ (Old French parquier, parchier), an officer employed to look after deer and other game in a hunting park (see Park 1). This surname is also very common among African Americans. It has also been recorded since medieval times in Ireland.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish names.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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