Thomas Harris Parke

Brief Life History of Thomas Harris

When Thomas Harris Parke was born on 30 August 1803, in Sussex, New Jersey, United States, his father, Micajah Parke, was 44 and his mother, Mary Beemer, was 39. He married Huldah Jane Curtis on 14 August 1825, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 2 August 1897, in Albion, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Albion City Cemetery, Albion, Cassia, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Harris Parke
1803–1897
Huldah Jane Curtis
1805–1887
Marriage: 14 August 1825
Charles Parke
1828–1902
Jane Parke
1831–1898
Ira Curtis Parke
1834–1897
Elizabeth "Betsy" Parke
1835–1913
Thompson Parke
1838–1909
Nellie Parke
1840–1856
Eunice Jane Parke
1842–1866
John Harris Parke
1845–1888

Sources (32)

  • Thomas Parke, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Harris Parke - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: thomas harris parke
  • Thomas H. Parke, "United States, Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1824

Historical Boundaries: 1824: Vermillion, Indiana, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

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

English: variant of Park . This form of the surname is common in Ireland.

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

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Thomas Harris Parke by Ruby Parke Kalensky

Thomas Harris Parke, the son of Macajah Parke and Mary Beamer, was born in Sussex County, New Jersey, 30 Aug 1803. Reared on a farm in the northwest corner of the State, he was the oldest of thirteen …

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