Solomon ParsonsAge: 801761–1842
- Name
- Solomon Parsons
- Given names
- Solomon
- Surname
- Parsons
| Birth | November 22, 1761 27 26 |
| Death of a father | Thomas Parsons October 1762 (Age 10 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Lydia Cooley September 15, 1775 (Age 13) |
| Military | July 6, 1780 (Age 18) Source: Early History of Tolland Citation details: p. 56 |
| Marriage | Anne Phillips — View family April 7, 1785 (Age 23) |
| Occupation | helped to construct U.S. Military Academy, West Point 1789 (Age 27)Employer: United States Congress Source: letter from Don Kelso Text: The Revolutionary record of Solomon Parsons is rather astounding. He spent 18 months assigned to the construction of West Point. He served there under Gen. Benedict Arnold and witnessed the execution of Major John Andre as Gen. Washington oversaw the procedings. later he witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. |
| Marriage | Joanna Silliman — View family 1799 (Age 37) |
| Residence | Roxbury, Delaware Co., NY 1800 (Age 38) Source: 1800 census Citation details: M32, Roll 22, p. 267 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Levi Parsons September 20, 1801 (Age 39) Source: 1860 census Citation details: Levi Parsons, Springfield, Clark, Ohio Text: Levi Parsons, born in New York |
| Birth of a son #2 | Burton Parsons July 8, 1803 (Age 41) Source: findagrave.com |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ira Parsons 1805 (Age 43) Source: 1860 census |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Sarah Maria Parsons August 30, 1808 (Age 46) |
| Residence | 1810 (Age 48) Publication: Chicago: Lewis Pub Co., 1916, 1378 pp. Citation details: Standard History of Erie County, p. 61 Text: Solomon Parsons.......in 1810. |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Phoebe Parsons 1811 (Age 49) Source: letter from Don Kelso |
| Death of a wife | Joanna Silliman 1812 (Age 50) Source: Firelands Pioneer Publication: Evansville, Ind.: Whipporwill Publications, 1985
524, 94 p. Text: The first death was that of a stranger - name not known - at the house of Barlow Sturges, in the winter of 1810-11. The following year the wife of Solomon Parsons died. This was the first death of an actual settler in Vermilion. |
| Occupation | built schooner "Vermilion" registered at Detroit 36 ton 40 ft. 1814 (Age 52) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Thomas Parsons 1817 (Age 55) Source: letter from Don Kelso |
| taxation | tax paid of 20 cents 1818 (Age 56)Publication: Cleveland: the Penton Press, 1925. 2 v., illus. Citation details: p. 628 |
| Marriage of a child | Levi Parsons — Charlotte Pelton — View family December 14, 1825 (Age 64) Source: Huron County Marriage Records Text: Charlotte Ferris married Levi Parsons
14 December, 1825, Huron County, Ohio |
| Marriage of a child | Burton Parsons — Levina Clock — View family September 1, 1832 (Age 70) Source: FamilySearch.org |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Punderson Dickerman — Sarah Maria Parsons — View family Type: Religious marriage May 21, 1837 (Age 75) Source: Elijah Adams Family of Hubbardston, Mass.: and a Retrospectof Activities in Seven Cities and Seven Decades Publication: 1910 Citation details: p. 209 Source: Families of Dickerman Ancestry Citation details: p. 484 Note: Rev. Leonard Bacon performed the ceremony. |
| Marriage of a child | Levi Parsons — E. Maria Michael — View family Type: Religious marriage 1838 (Age 76) |
| Marriage of a child | Burton Parsons — Mary D. Burgess — View family October 23, 1839 (Age 77) Source: FamilySearch.org |
| Number of children | 5 Publication: Evansville, Ind.: Whipporwill Publications, 1985
524, 94 p. Text: Solomon Parsons came with wife and children from Delaware County, New York. He was advanced in life, and Mrs. Parsons died early in 1812. The children were: Levi, Burton, Ira, Sarah, and Pheba, who resided in Vermilion for many years, the sons holding many offices of responsibility both in the township and county. |
| Death | 1842 (Age 80) |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Thomas Parsons Birth: 1734 40 40 — Enfield, Ct Death: October 1762 — Havana, Cuba |
| mother |
Rachel Stiles Birth: about 1735 31 26 — Springfield, Mass. |
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Marriage: November 11, 1756 — Springfield, Massachusetts |
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6 months elder sister |
Louisa Parsons Birth: May 20, 1757 23 22 — Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts |
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2 years elder brother |
Thomas Parsons Birth: September 16, 1759 25 24 — Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut |
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2 years |
Solomon Parsons Birth: November 22, 1761 27 26 — Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Death: 1842 — Vermilion, Erie Co., Ohio |
| Family with Anne Phillips - View family |
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Solomon Parsons Birth: November 22, 1761 27 26 — Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Death: 1842 — Vermilion, Erie Co., Ohio |
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| wife | |
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Marriage: April 7, 1785 — Somers, Tolland, Connecticut |
| Family with Joanna Silliman - View family |
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Solomon Parsons Birth: November 22, 1761 27 26 — Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Death: 1842 — Vermilion, Erie Co., Ohio |
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| wife |
Joanna Silliman Birth: 1779 26 22 — Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut Death: 1812 — Vermilion, Ohio |
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Marriage: 1799 — Roxbury, Delaware Co., New York |
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3 years son |
Levi Parsons Birth: September 20, 1801 39 22 — Delaware County, New York Death: March 20, 1867 — Clark County, Ohio |
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22 months son |
Birth: July 8, 1803 41 24 — Roxbury, Delaware County, New York Death: March 19, 1882 — Vermilion, Ohio |
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3 years son |
Ira Parsons Birth: 1805 43 26 — New York Death: May 1873 — Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio |
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4 years daughter |
Sarah Maria Parsons Birth: August 30, 1808 46 29 — Roxbury, Delaware Co., New York Death: August 11, 1885 — |
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3 years daughter |
Phoebe Parsons Birth: 1811 49 32 — Roxbury, Delaware Co., New York |
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7 years son |
Thomas Parsons Birth: 1817 55 38 — Roxbury, Delaware Co., New York |
| Military | Early History of Tolland Citation details: p. 56 |
| Occupation | letter from Don Kelso Text: The Revolutionary record of Solomon Parsons is rather astounding. He spent 18 months assigned to the construction of West Point. He served there under Gen. Benedict Arnold and witnessed the execution of Major John Andre as Gen. Washington oversaw the procedings. later he witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. |
| Residence | 1800 census Citation details: M32, Roll 22, p. 267 |
| Residence | Standard history of Erie County, Ohio Publication: Chicago: Lewis Pub Co., 1916, 1378 pp. Citation details: Standard History of Erie County, p. 61 Text: Solomon Parsons.......in 1810. |
| taxation | Centennial history of Erie County Publication: Cleveland: the Penton Press, 1925. 2 v., illus. Citation details: p. 628 |
| Number of children | History of the fire lands: comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio Publication: Evansville, Ind.: Whipporwill Publications, 1985
524, 94 p. Text: Solomon Parsons came with wife and children from Delaware County, New York. He was advanced in life, and Mrs. Parsons died early in 1812. The children were: Levi, Burton, Ira, Sarah, and Pheba, who resided in Vermilion for many years, the sons holding many offices of responsibility both in the township and county. |
| Source | Standard history of Erie County, Ohio Publication: Chicago: Lewis Pub Co., 1916, 1378 pp. |