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• FamilySearch ID: GSP6-M6N
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 95427515

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FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GSP6-M6N

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95427515

Family/Spouse: Caroline Hall. Caroline (daughter of Nathaniel Hall and Joanna Cotton Brooks) was born on 25 Sep 1794 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Aug 1871 in West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was buried after 1 Aug 1871 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
• Group: Famous Historical Figure
• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Medford - DNA Family 070
• FamilySearch ID: LH77-34J
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 793

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From FindaGrave:

Historian. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, son of a wealthy family, Parkman suffered poor health and spent his childhood in the forests of nearby Medford, Massachusetts in hopes of toughening him up.

He enrolled in Harvard University at 16. In 1843 he travelled to Europe the Grand Tour, and upon his return attended law school at his father's request. In the summer of 1845 he traveled west. His guide was married to a Sioux woman, and the connection allowed Parkman to spend several weeks living with the Sioux. The trip exhausted him but his best known work was the result; 'The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life' published in 1849.

Despite continued poor health, he also completed his 'History of the Conspiracy of Pontiac' by 1851. He served briefly a Horticulture lecturer at Harvard and authored several books on the topic including 'The Book of Roses.' His chronic illnesses were apparently both debilitating and neurological and were never properly diagnosed. He was often unable to walk, he suffered increasing blindness, and was unable to stand any but the slightest amount of light.

Despite the problem of only being able to write for very short periods at a time, he still managed to complete 'Pioneers of France in the New World,' 'The Jesuits in North America in the 17th Century,' 'Discovery of the Great West,' 'Old Regime in Canada,' 'Count Frontenac and New France Under Louis XIV,' 'Montcalm and Woolfe' and 'A Half-Century of Conflict' between 1865 and 1892.

He was also a founder of the Archaeological Institute of America and a president of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

Bio by: Iola

Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

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Famous People

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of John Hall of Medford, Massachusetts

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH77-34J

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/793

Francis married Catherine Scollay Bigelow in 1850. Catherine was born about 1824 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Sep 1858 in West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was buried after 4 Sep 1858 in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Medford - DNA Family 070
• FamilySearch ID: KVRC-PDM

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DAR# 5500

Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of John Hall of Medford, Massachusetts

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KVRC-PDM

Grace married Charles Pratt Coffin on 3 May 1879 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Charles was born on 12 Jun 1854 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Aug 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]