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looking for birth date and place of Hicks and any other details available --- He was married in Nelson, NZ on 13 Nov, 1857 but cert gives only "of full age" His wife died and he later married his housekeeper -- Details on certificate = Date 5 Oct, 1903 -- Hicks Parker, aged 83 -- Born = Edinboro, New Bedford, America -- Father = John Avery Parker, ship owner -- Mother = Jerusha Parker ------ He died in the Pahiatua Hospital (in NZ)
Death cert = 31 July 1912 -- Born = Boston, America -- in NZ for 71yrs --- Father = John Avery Parker, ship owner --- Mother = Lerusla Parker nee Densemore ---- Family stories say he had 2 brothers -- Robert and Dennis and 2 sisters -- Josephine and Rebecca --- that name might have been John Hicks (or Hector) but he was always known as Hicks --- father supposed to be very well off --- sailed from Boston aged 21yrs , in 1841 ----- Found John Avery Parker, ship owner, millionaire, Boston but wrong wife and no match among children

soooooo.................


picking out the information from the above


he was born ca 1820, +/- 5 years, probably in Boston, USA



There are several family trees on ancestry that show a JOHN HICKS PARKER, born ca 1820 USA, died 31 Jul 1912 - Mangatainoka, Tararua, New Zealand

Marriage: 13 Nov 1857 - Stoke, Nelson
Spouse: Barbara Parker

Marriage to Mary Jane Robertson
1903 — Age: 83
Mangatainoka, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Hick's second marriage



Most of these trees have his father as JOHN AVERY PARKER




Is this your Hicks Parker??


Have you got his name correct, or have the owners of these trees got it correct?



Several trees have the following as his parents ........ noite the spelling of the name for his mother!



Family Members
Parents

Hicks J. Parker
1786 – 1866

Acksey Achsah Brayman/Spooner


Siblings

Louisa Parker
1816 –

Josephine Parker
1817 –

Rebecca Parker
1818 –

Jerusha Parker
1821 –

Benjamin Curtis Parker
1826 – 1901

Robert Parker
1833 – 1914

Robert Dean Parker
1835 – 1941

Mary Ann Parker
1836 – 1909

Dennis Parker
1837 –

Thank you very much for your reply
Hicks Parker was my gt/grandfather -- dates and names were from marriage and death certificates I have, except for siblings names and date of Hicks and Dennis leaving Boston in 1841 --- these should have been fairly accurate as Hicks had a large family and long life so there should have been time to leave some clues to his earlier life ----- We only know of the 4 names of his siblings and Dennis was too young to be on a whaling ship ---- The 2 spouses partics are correct, fathers name correct, but mothers name not.
Are these trees on a free or paid site ?
And thanks again, Ted

The trees are on ancestry.co.uk ...................... a subscription site

BUT you can take out 1 free 2 week trial .......................... you do have to give credit card information, and if you do NOT tell them that you do not wish to continue with a subscription no later than 4 days before the end of the trial (ie, at about 10 days), then your credit card WILL be charged the full 1 year subscription.


Alternatively, you could take out a 1 month subscription.



To be honest with you ................. I could not manage with my ancestry subscription. However, other members will tell you that another subscription site, FindMyPast, is their preferred site :-)

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast

(not sure if any snippets on above Newspapers)


http://www.findagrave.com/

(a John Avery Parker New Bedford on above, but not sure if relating)


(anything on google?, worth a look)

Chris :)

Have you seen this one:
http://tinyurl.com/ndxvura

Maureen

(I edited the above to a tiny url ).

OOOH! There's an article in:

Date: Sunday, February 18, 1906 Paper: Boston Herald (Boston, MA) Page: 48

Strange Story of a Husband Lost for Half a Century

that seems to back up the details from the above.

I'll TRY to PM a copy to Ted.

Maureen

wow!!


That's a great find Maureen!!

Thank you all You have been most hepful
Edward