Individual 640: Parker, Elizabeth

Individual Record 640

Name} Parker, Elizabeth

Family History} Olson

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Race} White

Sex} Female

Birth: Date} Fam 30 Aug 1838

Place} , , Ontario

Marr.: Date} Exa 1 Nov 1859

Place} Avonbank Presbyterian Church, Downie Twp., Perth, Ontario (Link)

Death: Date} Exa 14 Jun 1917

Place} Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

Burial: Date} Aft 14 Jun 1917

Place} Avonbank Presbyterian Cemetery, Downie Twp., Perth, Ontario

Grave Marker} Yes &

Source 1}	71 = Family notes
Source 2}	236 = 1851 Can cen
Source 3}	237 = 1861 Can cen
Source 4}	243 = 1871 Can cen
Source 5}	247 = 1881 Can cen
Source 6}	281 = Family notes
Source 7}	307 = Cemetery rec
Source 8}	319 = Marriage rec
Source 9}	405 = Cemetery rec
Source 10}	905 = Marriage rec
Source 11}	906 = Cemetery rec
Source 12}	908 = 1891 Can cen
Source 13}	909 = 1901 Can cen
Source 14}	910 = 1916 MB cen
Source 15}	1186=Death record
Source 16}	963 = Cemetery rec
Source 17}	1529=Cemetery rec

Parents: } John Parker & Rebecca Dunn
Relationship No.} None

1st Household No.} 539 = 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. One source gives her mother as Esther Westgate Parker, but her marriage record gives it as Rebecca Dunn. Elizabeth married Alexander Detwiller 1 Nov 1859 in the Avonbank Presbyterian Church, Downie Twp., Perth.

In the 1861 Canada census, Elizabeth and Alexander were living on their farm in a log house. Alexander was a farmer. In the 1871 Canada census, Fullarton Twp., six children were listed, namely Rebecca Dunn, born in 1860, Marion, 1862, Christopher, 1863, Elizabeth, 1865, John, 1867, and Alexander, 1879. A daughter Bertha had died as an infant in 1869, and Christopher was to die in 1876.

By the 1881 Canada census, four more children had been added to the family, namely Annie, born in 1873, William, 1875, James, 1876, and Isabella, 1878. By 1885, the family was complete, with the addition of Innis, born in 1883, and Robert, 1885.

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 the 1891 Canada census, she was living in Mitchell with four of her children, Marion, Isabella, Innis and Robert. Marion was a dressmaker. By the 1901 Canada census, at age 62, Elizabeth was living alone.

In the 1916 Manitoba census, 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.

Elizabeth died 14 Jun 1917 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. One source gives a death date of 4 Jun 1916 in Ontario, but at that time she was living in Manitoba. Her headstone gives a death date of 1917. She is buried with her husband and two of their young children in the Avonbank Presbyterian Cemetery, Downie Twp., Perth, Ontario. Their headstone is pictured at left.

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Photos} Elizabeth

Immigr'n Date} N/A

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Education: Grade} or Top 2 Degrees}

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Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock

Date Updated} 8 Jul 2014
Date Created} 16 Oct 1998

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