Some Descendants of Elijah Parker (Isaac, Moses, Aaron, Moses, Abraham) and Rhoda Lord of Cavendish

  1. Elizabeth R. Parker was born on 15 Apr 1832 in Cavendish. [USPA][C1850, about 1832 in Vermont] She may be the Elizabeth R. who married Russell W. Burke. Russell was born about 1827 in Vermont. [C1880] He died on 16 May 1894 in New York City. [NYCD]
    In 1850 Elizabeth R. lived with her parents in Cavendish. [C1850] In 1870 Russell and Elizabeth lived in New York City and Russell was a corn merchant with real estate worth $2,800. Eliza Parker, born 1806 in Vermont, lived with them. It may be that both Elizabeth R. and her mother are named Elizabeth Rhoda. [C1870] Mrs. Russell W. Burke was issued a passport on 29 Oct 1870 for the purpose of travelling abroad with her two daughters. [USPA] In 1871 Elizabeth R. Burke was living in Brighton, Sussex, England. One of her daughters and her cousin [first cousin once removed] Anne D. Proctor was living with her. [E1871] In 1880 Elizabeth and Russell were living in New York City and Russell was an agent for an oil business. [C1880]
    In her 1870 passport application, Mrs. Burke is described as 5'3" tall with hazel eyes and red hair. [USPA]
  2. Sarah E. Parker was born about 1839 in Vermont. [C1850]
    In 1850 Sarah E. lived with her parents in Cavendish. [C1850]

References

E1871 Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
NYCD Ancestry.com, New York City Deaths, 1892-1902, database on-line, Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.
USPA Ancestry.com, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Provo, UT, The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.
C1850 Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Washington, DC, National Archives and Records Administration, 1850.
C1870 Bureau of the Census, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, 1870.
C1880 Bureau of the Census, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Washington, DC, National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.

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