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Tuesday, August 4, 2020

John Parker


A "Rev. John Parker" was the Methodist clergyman in Geneseo, New York, in 1840.

I need as much information about him as can be found. Are you up to the task?

7 comments:

Older other sheep said...

"Rev. John Parker was the son of Rev. Nathaniel and Mary (Rhodes) Parker. He was the husband of Lucy (Blake) Parker. They were married January 19, 1827. Lucy died August 7, 1880. Rev. Parker was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church: Genesee (now Western New York) Conference 1822 Canada at organization 1824 F 1824 Genesee Conference by transfer 1824 Oneida Conference at organization 1829 Genesee Conference by transfer 1830 East Genesee Conference at organization 1848 Genesee Conference by change of boundaries 1872 East Genesee Conference at reorganization and to Genesee Conference by consolidation 1876. He was chaplain of the Monroe County Penitentiary in 1858."

"22 Feb 1800
Painted Post, Steuben County, New York, USA
DEATH 17 Mar 1878 (aged 78)
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
BURIAL
Mount Hope Cemetery
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA

There is a New York Methodist Rev John Parker who wrote "The Upward Path" in 1857 which is available on the internet.

This may or may not be the gent in question.

Older other sheep said...

I should add that the Rev who wrote the book lived between 1800 and 1878 according to the spiel. I leave it to others for census details etc. There should be enough info there for starters.

B. W. Schulz said...

source for the quotation, please. and thanks again for your help.

Older other sheep said...

All from "Find a Grave". It was the book which provided the parameters of his life (1800-1878) and then it was easy to locate his details on FAG.

Older other sheep said...

Incidentally, I've found other references to Parker and it would be helpful if you'd provide an indication of the thrust of your research so that we can concentrate on this rather than other peripheral information.

B. W. Schulz said...

Parker is of interest because he was pastor of the Methodist church that Barbour joined about 1840. But no detail is too small or insignificant. If you want to put it all in an email, send to bwschulz2 at yahoo

Older other sheep said...

Thanks for that. It will be quicker to send screenshots by email than typing them. Just those few words, "he was pastor of the Methodist church that Barbour joined about 1840", helps our research. That book to which I referred "The Upward Path" sets out Parker's mind-set in 1857.