Samuel Park

7 September 1817–16 February 1865 (Age 47)
Wells, Rutland, Vermont, United States

The Life Summary of Samuel

When Samuel Park was born on 7 September 1817, in Wells, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, John B Park, was 23 and his mother, Sophia Broughton, was 20. He married Amanda Melvina Densford on 10 November 1841, in Oldham, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 16 February 1865, in Rockport, Spencer, Indiana, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Rockport, Spencer, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Park
1817–1865
Amanda Melvina Densford
1822–1891
Marriage: 10 November 1841
Jas C Park
1847–
Sophia M Park
1848–1875
Anna Laura Park
1850–1916
John Servetus Park
1851–1926
Charles Thomas Park
1857–1923
Mary Park
1857–
Emma Park
1859–
Kate Stuart Park
1864–1944

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 November 1841Oldham, Kentucky, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1818
    Age 1
    Historical Boundaries 1818: Spencer, Indiana, United States
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 2
    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. 
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 13
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Korean Young, Sang, Sung, Yong, Jung, Jong, Chan, Jae, Jin, Kwang, Kyung, Myung, Chong, Chang, Chung, Byung, Min, Moon, Chul, Hae, Jeong, Dae, Seong, Myong.English and Scottish: from Middle English and Older Scots parc, parke, perk ‘park, enclosure’ (Old French parc), often referring to the grounds of a manor house or a deer park where the lord hunted. The name was probably synonymous with Parker , denoting an officer who looked after a park for the lord of the manor.English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter . Compare Parkin .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

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    Pak
    Parks
    Parrack
    Parke

    Sources (13)

    • Samuel Park, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Samuel Park, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
    • Samuel Park, "United States Census, 1860"

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