Dr. PARSONS William^[1]

1775 - 1811  (35 years)

• Name	PARSONS William
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	29 Oct 1775	Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1805 and 1811	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine]   [3]
  	a physician
  Military	1 May 1805	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine]   [4]
  	with the North Yarmouth Light Infantry Company
  _UID	30B306C29BFFFC4C9F093459E1BE9DBEBC4A
  Death	11 Mar 1811	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine]   [5]
  	(physician; ae. 32y.)
  Notes	Dr. William Parsons, of North Yarmouth, was the son of Rev. Obadiah Parsons, of Gloucester, Massachusetts. After obtaining his literary and professional education, he entered the Navy as a surgeon. He was on board the frigate which Commodore Decatur commanded in a cruise along our southern coast and in the West Indies. It was about the year 1798, when Touissant, the renowned African, was triumphant in San Domingo, and when our nation was having trouble with France. In 1800, he married Miss Judith Porter, daughter of James Porter, Esq., of Gloucester, and moved to North Yarmouth, where he practiced as a physician. He was gentlemanly in his deportment, kind to the poor, and popular in his profession. Dr. Parsons died suddenly, March __, 1811, aged 34, leaving a widow and three young children. His son, Augustus Parsons, married Hannah Haskins, but he had no children. His younger daughter, Lydia Louisa, married Rev. Amasa Loring, and had four children, two of whom were living in 1877; Lincoln Ripley Loring, a resident of Portland, and Rev. Herbert A. Loring, of Foxcroft. At the time of Dr. Parson's death, in 1811, he was living at the "Falls Village", in a house afterwards occupied by Dr. Gad Hitchcock and subsequently, by Samuel Sweetser, Esq. Some five years later, his family removed to the "Corner Village" and about 1822 entered the "Parson's house", which they afterwards purchased, and have ever since owned. Rev. Abraham Cummings, and various other tenants have dwelt in it with them; among them were Richard L. Storer, Ammi Storer, Capt. Myles Standish York and Mr. ___ Lawrence. This house was built by Ebenezer Corliss, about the year 1790, and he was the earliest occupant.
  Person ID	I28096	Old North Yarmouth, Maine
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2007

  
  

  Father	Rev. PARSONS Obadiah,   b. 5 Apr 1747, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	COFFIN Sarah,   b. Abt 1755   d. 6 Feb 1819, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts (Age ~ 64 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1775	Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts   [6]
  Family ID	F7824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PORTER Judith   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Dec 1800	Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts   [7]
  Children	1. PARSONS William Coffin,   b. 2 Mar 1802, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] d. Yes, date unknown   2. PARSONS Elizabeth Porter,   b. 16 Mar 1804, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] d. Yes, date unknown + 3. PARSONS Lydia Louisa,   b. 3 Sep 1807, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 29 Oct 1775 - Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Marriage - 12 Dec 1800 - Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Occupation - a physician - Between 1805 and 1811 - North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Military - with the North Yarmouth Light Infantry Company - 1 May 1805 - North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine] Death - 11 Mar 1811 - North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts [Maine]  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S6] Book-North Yarmouth-Old Times of North Yarmouth, Maine, pp. 826-827, ME 974.1 CO. [S476] Book-VR Gloucester, MA, 1:527. [S6] Book-North Yarmouth-Old Times of North Yarmouth, Maine, p.64, ME 974.1 CO. [S6] Book-North Yarmouth-Old Times of North Yarmouth, Maine, p.13, ME 974.1 CO. [S7] Book-VR North Yarmouth, ME, p.305 [2:108]. [S476] Book-VR Gloucester, MA, 2:411. [S476] Book-VR Gloucester, MA, 2:414.