Name of pioneer
Parker, John Goldsbury
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Record filed by
Mrs McMicken - Helen
Parker
Date
April 6 1918
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1.
Full
name of pioneer
John Goldsbury Parker
Nationality
American
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2. Place of birth
Kingston Canada
Date
Apr 27 - 1829
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3. Place of burial
Olympia Washington
Date
Oct 4 1909
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4.
Pioneer's
father
Parker, John Goldsbury
Origin of family
English
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5. Place of birth
Date
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6. Place of burial
Brooklyn New York
Date
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7.
Pioneer's
mother
Turpin, Jane Carson
Origin of family Irish
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8. Place of birth
Ireland
Date
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9. Place of burial
Brooklyn N.Y.
Date
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10. Pioneer married - Name of wife
or husband
Hays,
J. Jane Logan
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11. Place married
Olympia
Wa
Date
Apr 27, 1854
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ARRIVAL
IN WASHINGTON
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12. Started from Detroit Mich
& N.Y.
by
Steamer
Date
Spring 1851
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13. Arrival on coast, place
Isthmus Panama
Date
1851
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14. Incidents on way Touched at several Spanish
American ports on Steamer California.
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15.
Panama fever broke
out and there were about sixteen deaths a day & burials at
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16. sea.
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17. Companions in party
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18. Located in Thurston Co
Spring of 1853. Carrying Adams
& Co's. first letter express
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19. that was sent from San Francisco to
Puget Sound; and established Parkers & Coulter's
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20. regular express bet Oly &
Portland.
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21. Occupation during pioneer days Master of Traveller
carrying Mail- U.S. in 1855 & 1856.
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Religious con
Protestant
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22. Public office or service
Dates
1853 & 1854
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23.
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24. Indian war service Carried troops
& supplies bet Forts Steilacoom, & Deut, &
Lauder.
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25. Pioneer's children, in order of
birth, with
dates:
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Date Birth
Marriage
Death
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26. Helen
Florence (McMicken)
Nov 1856
1878
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27. Gilmore Parker
July 1858
Dec 29
1913
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28. Maud T. (Anderson)
1884
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29. Herbert Parker
June 1865
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30. John G. Parker
Aug 1875
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