Brief Life History of Jesse
When Jesse Parshall was born on 30 March 1822, in Chemung, Chemung, Chemung, New York, United States, his father, James Parshall, was 62 and his mother, Rohama Sawyer, was 54. He married Prudence Cole on 20 February 1850, in Oceola Township, Livingston, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Michigan, United States in 1870 and Oceola Township, Livingston, Michigan, United States in 1880. He died on 22 July 1893, in Osceola Township, Osceola, Michigan, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Parshallville, Hartland Township, Livingston, Michigan, United States.
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- Jesse Parshall, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jesse Parthall, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
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1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of South German Parschall, a variant of Parschalk, a status name for a freeholder (a freeman with few service obligations), from Middle High German bar ‘naked’, ‘free from, apparent’ + schalk ‘servant, man’. See Pershall .
English: variant of Pearsall .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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