David PARKER

Born

January, 1813 , West Salem Twp., Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

4/7/1846 , Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

Age: 33

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Samuel B. PARKER Mary GRAVATT

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Born: January, 1813 in West Salem Twp., Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel B. PARKER

Mother: Mary GRAVATT

Maternal grandparents: John GRAVATT , Mary RUNYAN

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David married Elizabeth (“Betty”) HUNTER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth (“Betty”) HUNTER was born 5/22/1794 in Fayetteville, County, Pennsylvania, USA . Elizabeth (“Betty”) died 9/30/1873 in West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA . Elizabeth (“Betty”) was the child of Alexander HUNTER and Margaret UNKNOWN.

David PARKER died 4/7/1846 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA .
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Elizabeth (“Betty”) HUNTER
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Elizabeth (“Betty”) HUNTER was the child of Alexander HUNTER and Margaret UNKNOWN

Children of David PARKER and Elizabeth (“Betty”) HUNTER

William Joseph PARKER

Born: 10/7/1840, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 12/9/1929, Williamsfield, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA

Married: Mary A. BETTS

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Birth — 1813
January, 1813
West Salem Twp., Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1840 Birth of Child
William Joseph PARKER was born 10/7/1840, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

David was 27 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States