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	Parke County - Covered Bridge Capital of the World
		The name of Parke was selected in honor of Benjamin Parke, who had come to Indiana in 1801, was a member of the First Territorial Legislature, and first Representative in Congress of this territory.
		Parke County is situated on the eastern border of the great western coal field.
		John R Kelly gave the following account concerning this enterprise, which runs as follows; "The first flatboat was built in the winter of 1833-34, at the Narrows of Sugar Creek, and immediately afterward at Coxy's boat yard, three miles away.
	www.parkecounty.com /history (1796 words)

	Education Podcast with John Merrow \| PBS
		John Merrow moderates a symposium with the finalists for the Broad Prize for Urban Education.
		Parke Land is one of two dozen veteran public school principals selected for two weeks of business school training and then assigned to some of the state's toughest schools.
		A Juggling Act-Education Podcast with John Merrow #34
	johnmerrow.blogspot.com (3569 words)

	Untitled
		Parke and Smith were now elderly, their kinsmen middle aged, and, in view of their New Jersey experiences, they were not interested in a new migration that made them "squatters," their reasons for another move being to find a peaceful area with fertile soil, moderate climate, good government and secure land titles.
		Parke, who was born on the border of Wales in 1636, and was cotemporary with George Fox, the distinguished founder of the Society.
		In 1687, Roger Parke owned 200 acres near Crosswicks Creek, and served on the grand jury from that locality in 1688, and again in 1690, and was foreman of the grand jury in 1692, and in 1698 was one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas.
	www.geocities.com /jibroo/gen/rogerparke.html (9311 words)

	Occidental College :: Oxy Receives $11 Million Gift
		Marie Young, 89, who died on Aug. 4, was the widow of John Parke Young, Occidental Class of 1917, a distinguished international economist and former chair of the college’s Economics Department.
		John Parke Young was the son of the Rev. William Stewart Young, one of Occidental’s founders and a 50-year member of the board of trustees.
		A native of Los Angeles, John Parke Young taught at Occidental from 1924 to 1942 and then served in a number of positions with the federal government in Washington, D.C., Guatemala, and Chile, retiring in 1965 as chief of the International Finance Section of the U.S. Department of State.
	www.oxy.edu /x7388.xml (631 words)

	Kimball - pafg88 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		John PARKE was born about 1551 in of Bestingthorpe, Suffolk, England.
		John PARKE [Parents] was born about 1444 in of Gestingthorpe, Suffolk, England.
		John FITCH [Parents] was born in Jan 1667 in Norwich, New London, Conn..
	www.webpak.net /~cdm2/kimball/pafg88.htm (530 words)

	Papers of George Washington
		Martha's son, John Parke Custis, born during her earlier marriage to Daniel Parke Custis, had four children by his wife Eleanor Calvert: Elizabeth (Betsey) Parke (1776-1832), Martha (Patsy) Parke (1777-1854), Eleanor (Nelly) Parke (1779-1852), and George Washington Parke (1781-1857).
		John Parke Custis died in 1781, and in 1783 his widow Eleanor married David Stuart, an Alexandria physician.
		Martha (Patty) Parke Custis (1777-1854), the second daughter of John Parke Custis and Eleanor Calvert, was born in the Blue Room at Mount Vernon.
	gwpapers.virginia.edu /documents/marriage/custis.html (353 words)

	PAF Web - pafg40 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		John Winthrop Esquier in Gratton (Groton), in Suffolke, give this with speede I pray you." "to the Right Worshfull, Sir- I vnderstand by some of my frendes that you are suddenly to goe into New England.
		John PARKE was born on 3 Mar 1611 in Ringshall,Suffolk,England.
		Jane PARKE was born on 10 Aug 1613 in Ringshall,Suffolk,England.
	www.lynngallup.org /genfam/pafg40.htm (1565 words)

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		John H. Stover commanded the 184th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Army of the Potomac.
		John F. Hartranft commanded the Third Division of the Army of the Potomac which included the 207th Pa. Hartranft reports that the division did not engage the enemy.
		John G. Parke commanded the Ninth Army Corps of the Army of the Potomac which included the 200th Pa. Infantry.
	valley.vcdh.virginia.edu /OR/franklin1865.html (1263 words)

	John Grubb Parke
		PARKE, John Grubb, soldier, born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, 22 September, 1827.
		He was promoted major-general of volunteers on 18 July, 1862, and served as chief of staff of the 9th corps during the Maryland campaign, being engaged at South Mountain and Antietam, and in the pursuit of the enemy to Warrenton.
		When General Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, General Parke was re-rained as his chief of staff, and was present at the battle of Fredericksburg.
	www.famousamericans.net /johngrubbparke (630 words)

	The PENNSYLVANIA Pages... Parkesburg Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Parke presented a claim for $3,273.85 to the Board of Canal Commissioners for injury to his property and water supply caused by the railroad.
		The Parke family was large and an influential force in Sadsbury Township.
		In order to prevent a great deal of ill will as a result of John Parke’s loss of claim, the Superintendent of the Board of Canal Commissioners chose that area as a suitable place for the shops, creating a new center of commerce, potentially rivaling similar towns in Europe.
	www.chesco.com /~apu/prr/parkesburg.html (402 words)

	St. John's Episcopal Church, Worcester, MA. - History
		St. John's Parish was founded in 1884 on Lincoln Street in Worcester as the second of six missions under All Saints Church in Worcester.
		John Parke served as rector from 1946 to 1952.
		John's is in a strong position to do the work that must be done.
	www.allegiantsys.com /stjohns/history.htm (846 words)

	NPS Historical Handbook: Custis-Lee Mansion
		His mother was Eleanor (Calvert) Custis, a granddaughter of the sixth Lord Baltimore; his father, John Parke Custis, the only son of Martha Washington by her first marriage.
		John Parke Custis grew to manhood at Mount Vernon, married Eleanor Calvert in 1774, and died of camp fever in 1781 while serving as aide to General Washington at Yorktown.
		His death left four children fatherless, so the two youngest, George Washington Parke Custis and his sister Eleanor, were adopted by the Washingtons and taken to Mount Vernon to be raised as their own.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/hh/6/hh6b.htm (718 words)

	Parke Society Newsletter - Thumbnails
		John Parks, the elusive progenitor of my line, may have been born about 1733, according to the Daughters of the American Revolution Patriot Index.
		The "Park Surname Group join code" is: http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=R26624 More information may be sought at: Info@familytreedna.com When my mother Eva Lenore Parke Christensen handed me the record of the Parke branches from her family tree, it showed only her father John Parke (b.
		It was founded by William Parke (VA 1631), whose son Daniel Parke (I) (1628-1679) of Williamsburg, Va., served as Secretary of the Colony of Virginia.
	www.parke.org /thumbnail/NL-TN40-1.html (2215 words)

	Arkansas Museum of Discovery \| News Room \| Train
		Parke won the award because of the various roles he has played in the advancement of the Museum of Discovery (MOD), ultimately serving as its Board Chairman in his six years of service to the Museum.
		Parke supervised efforts to link MOD with the Smithsonian Institution, culminating in the Museum becoming a Smithsonian Affiliate in 2003.
		Parke began his role at the Museum on the Board of Trustees in 1998, serving as Chair of the Development Committee.
	www.amod.org /press-releases/media-kit-press-parke.html (478 words)

	Genealogical Research of David H. Jones - Researching the Allison, Eckess, Foster, Henderson, Jones, McCarter, McNeil, ...
		I discovered in the 1860 Federal Census of Chester County that John McCarter was born "on the sea" in 1803 and assumed that his birth was aboard a sailing vessel bound from Ireland to America, as the McCarter's (and the McNeil's) were Ulster Scots.
		A bequest for the benefit of David McCarter was found in the will of John Parke, schoolmaster (written 20 June 1818 and proven 10 Nov 1820): “I give to the decriped son of Mrs.
		Thus, it appears that my ancestor John McCarter was in fact born "on the sea", the son of Robert McCarter and his wife during their passage to America.
	members.dslextreme.com /users/dhj001/mccarter.html (1688 words)

	Pane-Joyce Genealogy
		On 9 Dec 1679 Abigail married John Fiske, son of John Fiske (ca 1619-28 Oct 1684) and Sarah Wyeth (28 Oct 1632-), at Watertown, MA.
		Edward Park of New Town and Martha Fisk of Watertowne, married by Mr.
		In 1685/6 Rebecca married John Sanger (18769), son of Richard Sanger (ca 1620-20 Aug 1691) and Mary Reynolds (7392) (ca 1625/1630-aft 1711).
	aleph0.clarku.edu /~djoyce/gen/report/rr02/rr02_487.html (640 words)

	George Washington's Mount Vernon - Martha Washington I
		Martha Washington was born Martha Dandridge in New Kent County, Virginia, to John Dandridge and Frances Jones on June 2, 1731.
		The family commissioned John Wollaston in 1757 to paint three family portraits, one of Daniel Custis, one of Martha Custis, and one of John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis together.
		John Parke Custis, Martha Washington's son, served briefly as a civilian aide to General Washington in 1781.
	www.mountvernon.org /visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/351 (1224 words)

	My Parke Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Parke was a personal friend of John Winthrop, to whom he addressed a letter..in February 1629-30.
		Samuel Parke b 20 June 1621 in Bildston, England; d aft 1685 in Stonington, New London, CT; md Hannah ________.
		Elizabeth Parke b 28 Oct in Stonington, New London Co. CT; d abt 1751 in RI; md 8 Mar 1787 in Stonington to John
	members.aol.com /brudo3/Parke.html (562 words)

	A List of all the Children of the Presidents of the United States
		John served with distinction in the Navy during World War II and later developed a successful career as a retailer and an investment banker.
		John was a lawyer, an assistant district attorney, a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala after a severe earthquake, a tutor of underprivileged children, an amateur actor, an athlete, and an American icon.
		She was married to John Filippone in 1961, David Sills in 1964 and finally to Dennis Revell in 1981.
	www.presidentschildren.com /list.htm (11601 words)

	PARK/E/S DNA Surname Project Website - Family Project Website
		Earliest known ancestor is William PARK, born at Balleybegley, Ulster Province, Ireland, defender of Londonderry in 1688-9 from attacks by James II and the French forces.
		Roger PARKE was christened in June 1648 in the Cartmel Priory Church, Cartmel, Lancashire Co., England, the son of Allen PARKE & wife Elizabeth.
		Courtney PARKS is said to have been orphaned as a youth, but we believe he may be associated with PARKS families who lived in Preble Co. OH from the early 19th century.
	www.familytreedna.com /public/park-e-s (3721 words)

	National Park Service - Founders and Frontiersmen (Arlington House)
		George Washington Parke Custis, builder of Arlington House, as the Custis-Lee Mansion was originally known, was the grandson of Martha Washington and the foster son of George Washington.
		Martha Parke Custis died in her teens without having been married, but in 1774 John Parke Custis married Eleanor Calvert of Maryland, and upon his death at the close of the War for Independence left four children.
		George Washington Parke Custis, who died in 1857, bequeathed the estate of Arlington to his daughter for her lifetime, and afterward to his eldest grandson and namesake, George Washington Custis Lee.
	www.nps.gov /history/history/online_books/founders/sitea30.htm (1131 words)

	Views of the National Parks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In March of 1854 a survey party led by Lieutenant John Parke of the Corps of Topographical Engineers reached Apache Pass.
		Parke described the are as a "small triangular valley with an abundance of grass and wood."
		Parke found an easier route for the railroad north of Apache Pass in 1855.
	www2.nature.nps.gov /views/Sites/FOBO/HTML/02_ParkeCamp.htm (118 words)

	AllRefer.com - Martha Washington (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		New Kent co., Va. The daughter of John Dandridge and Frances Jones Dandridge, she first married (1749) Daniel Parke Custis.
		They were married in Jan., 1759, and Washington took Martha and her family, John Parke Custis (d.
		They had no children of their own, but John Parke Custis had four, and after John's death Washington adopted the youngest two, Eleanor Parke Custis and George Washington Parke Custis, whose daughter married Robert E. Lee.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/W/WshngtnM.html (246 words)

	Martha Dandridge Custis Washington
		Her father, John Dandridge (1700/1701 — 1756), emigrated to Virginia from England with his older brother William when John was 13 or 14 years old.
		Martha was the eldest of three brothers and five sisters, the youngest of whom was born when Martha was 25 and already had four children of her own.
		John and Eleanor had five children before his death from "camp fever" (probably typhoid fever) November 5, 1781.
	www.history.org /almanack/people/bios/biomwash.cfm (686 words)

	Family of Robert Parke
		Robert Park was one of the first to settle the Groton side of Mystic in 1654, and later the town of
		This means Robert Parke was both the father-in-law and stepfather of Dorothy.
		(Dorothy Thompson, her daughter by John Thompson, married Thomas Parke, son of Robert Parke and Martha Chaplin, his first wife) are ancestors of H.R.H. The Princess of Wales and her sons, H.R.H. Prince William and H.R.H. Prince Henry of Wales.
	members.cox.net /trm/ParkeRobertJr.htm (1877 words)

	Fact or Fiction? The Paul Revere of Johnstown - Johnstown Flood Museum
		John Parke as "Paul Revere" of South Fork
		John Parke may have been the inspiration for the "Peerless Rider." Read his own words below.
		John G. Parke, who will be known hereafter as the “Paul Revere,” of South Fork, is twenty-two years of age, and was in the employ of Wilkins and Powell, engineers and architects, of Pittsburgh.
	www.jaha.org /edu/flood/story/rider_parke-beale.html (1227 words)

	Descendants of George Mason, 1629-1686 - Person Page 16
		Daniel Parke Custis was the son of Daniel Parke Custis and Martha Dandridge.
		Francis Parke Custis was the son of Daniel Parke Custis and Martha Dandridge.
		John Lane, of Lanesville, King and Queen Co. Widow of Hon.
	www.gunstonhall.org /masonweb/p16.htm (459 words)

	Zebulon Parke
		He became known as "Old Doctor Parke", and the writer says he studied the medicine practice of the Indians' old squaws and medicine men, and early settlers came to him from miles around.
		Old Dr. Parke of Hopewell, New Jersey, had numerous sons and daughters, amongst others a son William Parke, who was born in 1712, and died at Hopewell at the age of fifty-two.
		Zebulon Parke was allowed a pension on his application executed Aug. 24, 1832, at which time he was a residence of Donegal Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, having moved there from Hopewell Township three or four years after the Revolution.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/essex/413/parke.html (3634 words)

	RIT - University News
		John and Mary Parke of Brighton, N.Y., are the 2007 recipients of the Whitaker Service Medallion presented by Rochester Institute of Technology’s Nathaniel Rochester Society (NRS).
		John Parke is the retired president and founder of the PPI Marketing Group.
		Mary Parke is a graduate of Bradford College and Wheaton College, both in Massachusetts.
	www.rit.edu /news/?r=john-and-mary-parke-awarded-rits-whitaker-service- (514 words)

	Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Pages: Ebenezer Park & Tabitha Mills Family of Kentucky (1530-2007)
		Park) at the Vockery residence in Richmond on Wed., 9 June 1999 is a tribute to this Madison County, KY historian who passed away on Friday, 17 September 2004 after a brave battle with cancer.
		John Park (1773-1828) & Polly Peeler (1774-1851)Family Cemetery on their farm along Station Camp Creek in Estill Co., KY. This Cemetery, discovered on Sun., 24 April 2002, is the final resting place of my 4th Great Grandparents and some of their slaves.
		John and Polly came to KY in 1796 and lived most of their lives on their farm in Estill Co. (KY), where I believe they passed.
	www.palladiumnet.com /users/p/a/r/William-D-Park (12289 words)

	Edward Parke Custis Lewis - Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Known as "Nelly Custis," Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis was the granddaughter of Martha Washington from her first marriage, and the adopted daughter of George Washington.
		Nelly was one of four children of John Parke Custis and his wife Eleanor Calvert, daughter of Benedict Calvert, the illegitimate son of the fifth Lord Baltimore.
		After John Parke Custis' death in 1781, his widow was remarried and left her two younger children, including Nelly, at Mount Vernon to be reared their grandmother Martha Washington, and General George Washington.
	www.bonus.com /contour/national_gallery/http@@/www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pbio?553931 (407 words)

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