Elizabeth (Fletcher) Parker (1728 - 1759)

Born 23 Feb 1728 in Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Parker — married 12 Jul 1748 (to 26 Aug 1759) in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died 26 Aug 1759 at age 31 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Elisabeth (Fletcher) Parker was born in New Hampshire.

Elisabeth, the daughter of Robert Fletcher and Sarah Swan was born on 23 February 1728 at Dunstable, New Hampshire.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Elisabeth married Benjamin Parker, the son of Benjamin and Sarah (Chadwick) Parker on 12 July 1748 at Haverhill, Massachusetts.^[2] They had six children born at Haverhill:

1. Elizabeth Fletcher (b. 28 Oct 1749; d. 3 Aug 1791, Haverhill, MA)^[3] m. 21 Jul 1776 at Haverhill, MA, Deacon Moses Webster (1738-1827)
2. Daniel Fletcher (b. 30 Jul 1751; d. 1821)^[4]
3. Susanna Fletcher (b. 28 Apr 1753; d. )^[5]
4. Martha Fletcher (b. 12 Mar 1755; d. )^[6]
5. Benjamin Fletcher (b. 10 Mar 1757; d. )^[7]
6. Anne Fletcher (b. 5 Aug 1759; d. )^[8]

Death and Burial

Elisabeth (Fletcher) Parker died on 26 August 1759 in her 31st year at Haverhill.^[9] She is buried in the Walnut Cemetery at Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLR-38D : 23 February 2021), Elizabeth Fletcher, 23 Feb 1728; citing Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,937.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-M791 : 7 May 2022), Benjamin Parker and Elisabeth Fletcher, 12 Jul 1748; citing Marriage, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009726.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSY-Y83 : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Parker in entry for Elisabeth Parker, 1749.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ3M-628 : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Parker in entry for Daniel Parker, 1751.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSB-N4W : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Parker in entry for Susanna Parker, 1753.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSY-1L5 : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Parker in entry for Martha Parker, 1755.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ39-SD4 : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Parker in entry for Benjamin Parker, 1757.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZS1-3RV : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Parker in entry for Anne Parker, 1759.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/80302213:2495?gsfn=Elisabeth&gsln=Parker&ml_rpos=1
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52931130/elizabeth-parker: accessed 10 August 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Parker (unknown–26 Aug 1759), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52931130, citing Walnut Cemetery, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by John Glassford (contributor 47271570).