Kate Eugenia Parsons

Kate married Arthur Clifford on 5 Feb 1880. Arthur (son of John Henry Clifford and Sarah Allen) died on 26 Feb 1881. [Group Sheet]

1. Charles Parsons Clifford was born on 23 Oct 1880 in New Bedford, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA.

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Parsons, Philo (1817-1865) - Born in Scipio, Cayuga County , N.Y., February 7, 1817 . Son of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons; married, June 27, 1843 , to Anne Eliza Barnum. Wholesale grocer ; banker ; member of Michigan state board of agriculture , 1861-63. Presbyterian ; later Congregationalist . Died in Winchendon, Worcester County , Mass., January 12, 1865 . Burial location unknown.

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Tribute by Prof. Joseph L. Daniels, of Olivet College, Michigan, Dec. 2, 1897, Mr. Philo Parsons was born at Scipio, N. Y., February 6, 1817. His early years were spent in Gouverneur, Homer, and Perry, N, Y. At the latter place, he entered into busi- ness with his father under the firm name of L. B. Parsons & Son. And he also married there, in 1843, Miss Ann Eliza Barnum. Their long and happy married life was ter- minated in 1893 by the death of Mrs. Parsons, Mr. Parsons following her three years later, dying at Winchenden, Mass., January 20, 1896. Eight children were bom to them, of whom seven survived their parents. In 1844, Mr. Parsons removed to Detroit, Mich., and entered upon the grocery business under the firm of Parsons & James. A few years later he established a private bank. In 1861, when the Government created the national banking system as an aid in carrying on the war, Mr. Parsons was the leader in organizing the First National Bank of Detroit, was its first president, and for many years one of its directors. He did much to promote the commercial prosperity of Detroit. He entered heartily into the project for bringing the Wabash Railroad into the city, was an active member of the Board of Trade, and for a time its president. For many years he 154 represented his own city in the National Board of Trade and was honored repeatedly as one of its vice-presidents. His discussions in these national conventions show a wealth of information, a candor and breadth of view, and a dis- crimination akin to prophecy. He was an ardent lover of his own city and State, and yet on one occasion explained his vote, apparently against their interests, as " for the greatest good of the greatest number." Mr. Parsons was active in the municipal affairs of Detroit, and for a time a member of its council. The State, too, more than once conferred upon him distinguished honors and trusts; notably as commissioner to the Yorktown Cen- tennial, and as chairman of the Commission to secure the statue of General Lewis Cass to be placed in the Capitol at Washington. He brought to this work all the enthusiasm of a lifelong friendship and a patriotic pride for the honor of his beloved State. The statue, almost vocal with life, crowned his many months of toil and effort and was one of the great joys of his life. He honored himself in honoring the State. Yet political offices and honors he did not seek. He even declined to consider them when they merely appealed to his personal ambition. Too much Puritanic and revolu- tionary blood flowed in his veins to ever regard public offices as anything but a sacred trust, a patriotic service. Mr. Parsons had a lively interest in agriculture, was an active member of the State Agricultural Society of Michigan, and served most acceptably as its president. He was an enthusiast in horticulture and fruit culture, and found relaxation and pleasure in personal work in his own garden, one of the finest in Detroit. He was a royal entertainer, and was never happier than when sharing the hospitality of his elegant home with his friends. His benevolence was a matter of principle. He took special delight in aiding young men who were preparing for the work of Christian ministrjr. He was one of the largest and most systematic givers to the cause of missions. He was an enthusiastic believer in education. While several institutions were looking with eager eyes toward the Ram Library at Heidelberg, Mr. Parsons bought and donated it in its entirety to the Michigan State University. In keeping with his father's spirit, he was espe- cially devoted to the Christian College. He early became interested in Olivet College, Michigan. For thirty-six years he was a member of its board of trustees. He built his name into the history and even the very walls of the col- lege. Parsons Hall and the Parsons Professorship are honored words today. Not only his munificent gifts, but his wise counsels and his lifelong devotion to the work at Olivet are gratefully remembered. And no less were these deeds of benevolence a grateful remembrance to Mr. Par- sons himself. They were his glory and joy in his later years of illness. He found a rich reward in the satisfaction of building himself into institutions of education and religion. Olivet College grew dearer to him. His home church, the First Congregational Church of Detroit, grew dearer. His beloved pastor and his intimate friends at Olivet received frequent letters full of gratitude and joy for what he had been permitted to do, and full of trust and hope in prospect of a blessed immortality. In this spirit, he entered into rest. His death was literally a sleep. He slept on earth to awake in Heaven.

Philo married Anne Eliza Barnum on 27 Jun 1843 in Moscow, , New York, USA. Anne was born on 14 Sep 1822; died on 25 Apr 1893 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]

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"He was a successful merchant, a man of uncommon force and energy of character, of rare catholicity in his religious views, as also in the breadth of his charities, and was the founder of Parsons' College, Iowa. The English ancestry of Lucina Hoar, and the early history of her family in America, may be found in the researches made in both countries by Hon. George F. Hoar, United States Senator from Massachusetts, and published in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register for January, April, and July, 1899.
EXTEACT FROM THE WILL OF LEWIS BALDWIN PAKSOKS. " Fourth. Having long been of the opinion that for use- fulness, prosperity, and happiness of children, a good moral and intellectual or business education with moderate means was far better than large inherited wealth; I therefore herein dispose of my estate mainly to such benevolent objects and enterprises as I think will conduce to the greatest good, earnestly requesting that all my children after giving to their children a good education with habits of honesty, industry, economy, and liberality, will follow my example in the disposition of the property God may give them."

Lewis married Lucina Hoar on 10 Nov 1814 in Homer, Cortland Co, New York, USA. Lucina (daughter of Lt. Samuel Hoar, Sr. and Dorothy Hitchcock) was born on 31 Oct 1790 in Brimfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Oct 1873 in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Charles married Lucy Baldwin on 30 Jan 1785. Lucy was born on 30 Jun 1753 in Weston, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 8 Oct 1818 in Riga, Monroe Co, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

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New York NY Spectator 1827 - 1829 Grayscale - 0244.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%206/New%20York%20NY%20Spectator/New%20York%20NY%20Spectator%201827%20-%201829%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Spectator%201827%20-%201829%20Grayscale%20-%200244.pdf

Samuel married Dorothy Hitchcock on 2 Jul 1773 in Brimfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA. Dorothy (daughter of Noah Hitchcock and Mary Burt) was born about 1752 in Brimfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Feb 1813 in Homer, Cortland Co, New York, USA; was buried in Homer, Cortland Co, New York, USA (Glenwood Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

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