When Samuel Parker was born in 1802, in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States, his father, Isaac Parker, was 47 and his mother, Esther Marcy, was 39. He married Marcia Ely on 22 April 1841, in Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States for about 30 years. He died on 28 November 1882, in Vermont, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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