Isaac Henry Parker Sr of Boston

Brief Life History of Isaac Henry

When Isaac Henry Parker Sr of Boston was born on 12 May 1798, in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Dr. Henry Parker, was 26 and his mother, Mary Grosvenor, was 21. He married Rebecca Jane Jenkins on 25 July 1823, in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Boston Ward 6, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1840 and Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States for about 15 years. He died on 19 October 1867, in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Henry Parker Sr of Boston
1798–1867
Rebecca Jane Jenkins
1800–1876
Marriage: 25 July 1823
Henry Grosvenor Parker
1824–1825
Rebecca Jenkins Parker
1826–1912
Mary Grosvenor Parker
1832–1884
Isaac Henry Parker Jr
1837–1857

Sources (16)

  • Isaac H Parker, "Massachusetts, State Census, 1865"
  • Isaac H. Parker, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Isaac H. Parker, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

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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