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James W. Parks

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• • Great-grandfather of Penn Jillette — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 12 
  • Father:
  • William Parks 
  • Mother:
  • Jane -----   
  • Birth Date:
  • 1856 
  • Birth Location:
  • Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada 
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  • Death Date:
  • 1892 
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  • Burial Location:
  • Green River Cemetery, Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Ellen Rebecca Cook
  • Marriage Date:
  • 12 Jan 1880 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Rockingham, Windham, Vermont 
  • Child:

  Robert Henry Parks (Ahnentafel No:6 )

• Sources for James W. Parks

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 11/15/2023).
  • ² Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, Marriage record for son Robert H Parks and Elizabeth Jenkins.
  • ³ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910, Greenfield, Vol. 376, p. 404, Birth record for son Robert Henry Parks.
  • ⁴ The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), 15 OCT 1923, p. 8, Obituary for spouse Ellen R Parks.
  • ⁵ The Recorder (Greenfield, Massachusetts), 19 FEB 1964, p. 4, Obituary for son Robert H Parks.
  • ⁶ Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, Marriage record for James W Parks and Ella R Cook.

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