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Elijah Parks
Generation: 1
1. Elijah Parks was born on 20 Apr 1849 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 1 May 1919 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Notes:
Elijah Parks died Thursday night at his home near this village, aged 70 years. He was stricken with paralysis Saturday of last week, and weakened by age and a precious stroke, succumbed.
He was the 3rd child of Jesse and Lucy Parks and was born on the farm where he died on April 20 1849. He is survived by a brother, Charles, who lived on the farm with him, and a sister, Mrs Martha Pease of White Sulphur Springs. He was justice of the peace for 18 consecutive years. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the M E Church with interment at Liberty. The Rev Robert C Reynolds preached the funeral sermon.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127406971/elijah-parksFamily/Spouse: Lucy M.. Lucy was born in ca 1823; died on 19 Nov 1893 in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
