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The Ancestry of Joseph Fletcher Parker

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Author: Marian Parker Congdon

Joseph Fletcher Parker, a businessman and principal in the Duluth, Minnesota, wholesale grocery firm Rust, Parker & Co., traces his descent from Capt. James Parker, who arrived in America ca. 1640 and settled at Groton, Massachusetts, as well as from forty-four associated families. Hundreds of sources, both primary and secondary, were consulted in researching this important genealogical work. It is indexed by name and place and contains comprehensive lists of sources at the conclusion of each family sketch.