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Parsons – Surname Saturday
Brown-Sanford-Parsons Line By Don Taylor Origin of the Parsons Surname Ancestry indicates Parsons is an occupational name for the servant of a parish priest or parson, or possibly, the parson’s son. I ignored other meanings for Parsons, from Irish and … Continue reading
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Tagged Saline, Berkshire County, Sandisfield, Washtenaw, Michigan, Massachusetts
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Ancestor Sketch – Mary “Polly” Wolcott Parsons
Brown-Sandford-Parsons-Wolcott By Don Taylor Mary Wolcott was born in 1767. She married John Parsons in 1788. After she was widowed in 1813, Mary lived another 43 years living in several households. She died in 1857 at the age of 89. … Continue reading
Posted in Brown-Montran, Ancestor Features
Tagged New York, Massachusetts, Wolcott, Berkshire County, Greene County, Sandisfield, Windham
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John Parsons, Jr. & The Family Search Wiki
John Parsons, Jr. & The Hartford – Albany Turnpike By Don Taylor Sometimes, the obvious eludes me. After my first pass on an individual searching Family Search, Ancestry, and drafting up a basic sketch for an individual, I like to … Continue reading
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Tagged Massachusetts, Family Search, Berkshire County, Sandisfield
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Ancestor Sketch – John Parsons, Jr.
Brown/Sanford/Parsons Line By Don Taylor One of my processes is to tentatively accept conflicting data regarding an individual. As I continue my research, I look for info to help corroborate either fact. When I finally do my ancestor sketch, I … Continue reading
Posted in Parsons, Brown-Montran, Ancestor Features, Sanford
Tagged Greene County, Sandisfield, Windham, New York, Massachusetts, Berkshire County
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John Parsons, AGBI, and the 1790 Census
Census Sunday By Don Taylor Sometimes you encounter sources that don’t make sense. Recently, I encounter several trees that identified John Parsons being in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Volume 131, Page 462, and that the AGBI was the source. … Continue reading
