Captain James Parker, Capt.

1850 US Census, Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Barnstable, roll 304, p. 331, Line 25, 735/790, 9 August 1850, gives James Parker's age as 59, his occupation as farmer, and his real estate value as $3000. Included in his household: Temperance, age 44; James H., age 21, sailor; Mercy, age 18; Elizabeth C., age 16; Temperance H., age 14; Ferdinand, age 11; Francis, age 9; Isadore, age 7; Olive, age 2; David, age 6/12.

He died 4 Mar. 1871 of a fit in Osterville, MA [Barnstable Death Record], and was buried at Hillside Cemetery (West), located at Old Mill Road, Osterville, MA [Bunnell, p. 339].

Barnstable death record: James Parker, d. 4 Mar. 1871; age, 82 y, 11 d; cause of death, a fit; residence, Osterville; occupation, farmer; place of death, Osterville; place of birth, Osterville; father's name, James; father's birthplace, Barnstable; mother's name, Sarah; mother's birthplace, Sandwich; place of burial, Osterville.

Gravestone record [Bunnell, p. 339]: James Parker, b. 1789, d. 1871. Buried next to Temperance H. Parker.

Andrews, H. Franklin. The Hamlin Family. Exira, IA: Published by the author, 1902, p. 572.

Bunnell, Paul J. Cemetery Inscriptions of the Town of Barnstable Massachusetts and Its Villages, 1600-1900. Originally pub. 1995. Reprinted. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2008, p. 339.