Parsons family papers, 1773-1963, 1840-1900 (bulk).

Parsons, Samuel Bowne, 1819-1906

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Horticulturalist, nurseryman, landscape gardener, author and abolishionist. He was a Quaker, and itinerant preacher, active in local affairs and a member of the Underground Railroad, helping many slaves to escape to freedom. From the description of Samuel Bowne Parsons letter to A. B. Crandell [manuscript], 1871 Mar 27. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 256492995 ...

Howland family

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Bowne, John L.

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Green family

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Boone family

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Parsons, Samuel, 1774-1841

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Samuel Parsons was the son of James and Mary Parsons and in 1806 married Mary Bowne. He was an Orthodox Quaker, serving as an elder and long-time clerk of New York Yearly Meeting; he was Clerk at the time of the Hicksite-Orthodox separation. From the description of Samuel Parsons correspondence, 1805-1831. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 182857127 ...

Parsons, Robert B

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Society of Friends

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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...

Parsons, Cornelia Mitchell

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Parsons family

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Parsons, Samuel Bowne, 1819-1906

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Horticulturalist, nurseryman, landscape gardener, author and abolishionist. He was a Quaker, and itinerant preacher, active in local affairs and a member of the Underground Railroad, helping many slaves to escape to freedom. From the description of Samuel Bowne Parsons letter to A. B. Crandell [manuscript], 1871 Mar 27. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 256492995 ...

Bowne, Joseph

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Parsons, James

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James Parsons emigrated to Geelong with his wife Eliza Baddan on the Epaminondas. From the description of Diary, [not after 2000] [manuscript]. [not after 2000] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 609114333 ...

Mitchell family

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Parsons Nursery (Flushing, New York, N.Y.)

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Bowne, John, 1627-1695

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Epithet: of Matlock Bank, in Matlock, husbandman, son of William Bowne late of the same British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000615.0x0003b6 John Bowne (1627-1695) of Flushing, Long Island. From the description of John Bowne's journal and related papers, 1649-1676. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58660271 ...

United States. Naval Reserve

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On Aug. 19, 1916, with the prospect of World War I looming, the Navy Reserve Force was formally organized. The first official U.S. Navy Reservists hunted enemy U-boats from the cockpits of biplanes. When World War II erupted on September 1, 1939, the Navy Reserve was ready. By the summer of 1941, virtually all of its members were serving on active duty, their numbers destined to swell when Japanese planes roared over Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Over the course of the ensuing four years, th...

Bowne House (Flushing, New York, N.Y.)

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