Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin PARSONS was born on 6 January 1798, in Cushing, Knox, Maine, United States, his father, William Parsons, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Sally Pearson, was 30. He died on 5 November 1821, at the age of 23.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Benjamin PARSONS -
Parents and Siblings
1761–1850 Male
1767–1834 Female
Siblings (11)
1788–1819 Male
1791–1852 Female
1793–1857 Female
1795–1867 Male
1798–1821 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (7)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 2
1804 · Whitehead Light
Age 6
1808
Age 10
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for the servant of a parish priest or parson, from the possessive case of Middle English persone, parsoun (see Parson ).
English: many early examples are found with the prepositions (e.g. Ralph del Persones 1323); these are habitational names, with the omission of house, hence in effect occupational names for servants employed at the parson's house.
English: post-medieval variant of Parson , with excrescent -s. Alternatively, Parson may be a shortened form of Parsons.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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