Parker, William (1797-1877)

Name:

Parker, William (1797-1877)

Title:

Director, Chelmsford Glass Company, 1832-
Clerk and Treasurer, Chelmsford Glass Company, 1833-
Agent, Chelmsford Glass Company, 1839-1851

Born:

12/16/1797

Birthplace:

Merrimack, NH

Died:

09/11/1877

Death Location:

Suncook, NH

Residence:

Merrimack, NH
Chelmsford, MA
Tyngsboro, MA
Middlesex, MA 1829-1839
Pembroke, NH 1839-1877

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Innkeeper
Merchant
Glass Manufacturer
Farmer

Father:

Parker, Nathan (1766-1849)

Mother:

McQueston, Mary (1776-1861)

Spouse:

Lucinda Aiken (1800-1876), November 21, 1820

Children:

John F., born 1821; died 1901
Mary Jane, born 1823; died 1854
William, born 1825; died 1911
Alpha Orlando, born 1827; died 1879
Edward W. C., born 1834; died 1835
Sarah E., born 1837; died 1926

Notes:

Ephraim Brown, "Lowell and the Monadnocks, No. 2," in Contributions of the Old Residents' Historical Association, Lowell, Mass. Volume II. (Lowell, MA: Morning Mail Print, 1883), 198-199.

Nathan F. Carter and Trueworthy L. Fowler, History of Pembroke, N. H., 1730-1895. In Two Volumes. Volume I. Historical. (Concord, N. H.: The Republican Press Association, 1895), 365.

George S. McKearin and Helen McKearin, American Glass. (New York: Crown Publishers, 1941), 206-207.

Helen McKearin and George S. McKearin, Two Hundred Years of American Blown Glass. (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1958), 114, 184-185.

Kenneth M. Wilson, New England Glass and Glassmaking. (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1972), 86, 91.

"Chelmsford Glass Company" Advertisement, New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette, Concord, NH, August 3, 1840, 4.

"Valuable Real Estate At Auction" Advertisement, Boston Daily Mail, Boston, MA, September 13, 1851, 3.

Vital Records, New Hampshire State Archives

Valley Cemetery, Manchester, NH