Individual Record 640

Name}   Parker, Elizabeth		Family History} Olson
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Female
Birth:   Date} Fam 30 Aug 1838	Place}   ,  , Ontario
Marr.: Date} Exa  1 Nov 1859	Place} Downie Twp., Perth, Ontario     (Link)
Death: Date} Cir 4 Jun 1916/1917	Place}   , Perth, Ontario
Burial: Date} Aft 1916	Place} Avonbank Presbyterian Cemetery, Downie Twp., Perth, Ontario
	Grave Marker} Yes	Source 1}   71 = Family notes Source 2} 237 = 1861 CAN cen Source 3} 243 = 1871 CAN cen Source 4} 247 = 1881 CAN cen Source 5} 281 = Family notes Source 6} 307 = Cemetery rec Source 7} 319 = Marriage rec Source 8} 405 = Cemetery rec Source 9} 905 = Marriage rec Source 10} 906 = Cemetery rec Source 11} 908 = 1891 CAN cen Source 12} 909 = 1901 CAN cen Source 13} 910 = 1916 MB cen
Parents: } John Parker & Rebecca Dunn    Relationship No.} None
1st Household No.} 82 = Fullarton Twp., Perth, Ontario
Occupation 1} Housewife        Occupation 2}
Religion/Church} Presbyterian
Spouses:   Prime} Detwiller, Alexander  Total Number of} 1
Notes:  Elizabeth Parker was born 30 Aug 1838 in Ontario, Canada.  Her parents were John Parker and Rebecca Dunn, both born in Ireland. Elizabeth married Alexander Detwiller 1 Nov 1859 in the Avonbank Presbyterian Church, Downie Twp., Perth.  In 1861 they were living on their farm in a log house.  Alexander was a farmer.  In 1871, six children were listed, namely Rebecca Dunn, Marion, Christopher, Elizabeth, John, and Alexander, in Fullarton Twp.  A daughter Bertha had died as an infant in 1869, and Christopher was to die in 1876.  By 1881, four more children had been added to the family, namely Annie, William, James and Isabella.  By 1885, the family was complete, with the addition of Innis and Robert. Alexander suffered from a liver disease for three years, and died 17 Sep 1887 of a kidney abscess.  He is buried in the Avonbank Presbyterian Cemetery, Downie Twp., Perth, Ontario.  After the death of her husband, Elizabeth moved into the town of Mitchell, Perth South.  In 1891, she was living with four of her children, Marion, Isabella, Innis and Robert, in Mitchell.  Marion was a dressmaker.  By 1901, at age 62, Elizabeth was living alone. In 1916, at age 77, Elizabeth was living with her daughter Annie and husband David Harvey in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.  David was a farmer and they had two children, William age 4 and Robert age 2 years.  Also living with the family was Elizabeth Wilson, another daughter of Elizabeth, who was also now widowed.  The exact death date of Elizabeth in 1917 is unknown, but she probably died in Manitoba.  She is buried with her husband and two of their young children in the Avonbank Presbyterian Cemetery, in Downie Twp., Perth, Ontario.  Their headstone is pictured at left.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death}	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photos} Elizabeth
Immigr'n Date} N/A	Port} N/A
Education: Grade}                               or Top 2 Degrees}
Military: Service}                                    for the State of}
Health Condition}     Cause of Death}	Last Updated by} Karen Hancock Date Updated} 31 Aug 2009 Date Created}  16 Oct 1998
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