Henry Orison Parkman

Other Events and Attributes:

• Parents: Father: Benjamin Fowler Parkman (1810-1885) Mother: Abigail Berry (1822-1899)
• Census: 1850, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1850 US Census he was recorded, age 3, living in Palmyra, Maine with his parents.
• Census: 1860, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1860 US Census he was recorded, age 13, living in Palmyra, Maine with his parents.
• Census: 1870, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1870 US Census he was recorded, age 22, living in Palmyra, Maine. He was a laborer.
• Residence: 29 Oct 1872, Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine
• Second Marriage: 29 Apr 1873, Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine; Sarah H. Gilbert, the daughter of Stephen and Mehitable (Mason) Gilbert. She was born 26 February 1850 in Parkman, Maine and died 19 December 1885 in Maine. Children: 1. Frank M. Parkman (1875-1960)
• Census: 1880, Carmel, Penobscot County, Maine; In the 1880 US Census he was recorded, age 32, living in Carmel, Maine. He was a railroad worker.
• Third Marriage: 1886, Carmel, Penobscot County, Maine ; Mary Ann Gilbert, the daughter of Stephen and Mehitable (Mason) Gilbert. She was born 29 October 1859 in Parkman, Maine and died 15 October 1897 in Maine. She is buried in Yarmouth, Maine. She had been previously married to _____ King. Children: 1. Vida Mae Parkman (1888-1975)
• Fourth Marriage: 29 Mar 1899, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; Clara E. (Judkins) Brackett, the daughter of Belle Judkins. She was born August 1878 in Maine and died 4 September 1950.
• Census: 1900, Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine; In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 49, living in Pittsfield, Maine. He was a railroad section boss.
• Census: 1910, Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 59, living in Belgrade, Maine. He was a farmer.
• Census: 1920, Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 66, living on Oakland Road, Belgrade, Maine. He is listed as a farmer.

Notes:

Birth:
Later in life, he either forgot his birth date or dropped three years. This date is based on the census returns from 1850 and 1860.

Henry married Mary E. Flanders on 18 Apr 1869 in Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, and was divorced on 29 Oct 1872 in Penobscot County, Maine. Mary (daughter of Frederick Moses Flanders and Sarah A. Berry) was born on 14 Sep 1854 in Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine; died on 5 Feb 1941 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried on 8 Feb 1941 in Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]