Brief Life History of William Rice
When William Rice Parrish was born on 22 July 1816, in Brownville, Brownville, Jefferson, New York, United States, his father, Nathan Parish Sr., was 42 and his mother, Rebecca Rhodes, was 39. He married Alvina Lucina Belcher about 1835, in Brownville, Brownville, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 15 March 1857, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- William Parish, "United States Census, 1850"
- William Rice Parrish, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Parrish in entry for Alron William Parrish, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
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.
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 (mainly southern): from the Old French habitational name and personal name Paris . Parrish is the most common form of the name in English, and is the result of confusion between -s and -sh (compare Norris ), reinforced by folk etymological association with the modern English word parish.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
http://mountainmeadows.unl.edu/archive/mmm.news.nyt.18590429.html The Murder of the two Parrishes, Father and Son, and of Potter, at Springville, Utah Territory, March 14, 1857. Pavo Utah, Thursday. …
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