Jane Marsh Parker | |
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| Born | Permelia Jane Marsh June 16, 1836 Milan, New York, USA |
| Died | March 13, 1913 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York |
| Pen name | Jenny Marsh Parker |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse |
George T. Parker
(m. 1856; died 1895) |
| Parents | Joseph Marsh |
| Relatives | John Quincy Adams |
Jane Marsh Parker (née, Marsh; pen name, Jenny Marsh Parker; June 16, 1836 – March 13, 1913) was an American author and historian of the long nineteenth century. She was a frequent contributor to The Churchman and other publications of the Protestant Episcopal church. She was the author of novels and religious works, including Toiling and Hoping (New York, 1856); The Boy Missionary (1859); Losing the Way (1860); Under His Banner (1862); The Morgan Boys (1859); Rochester, a Story Historical (Rochester, 1884); The Midnight Cry (New York, 1886); Life of S. F. B. Morse (1887); and Papers Relating to the Genesee Country (1888), among other publications.[1] A pioneer clubwoman,[2] Parker founded the Fortnightly Ignorance Club of Rochester, New York, which was the first women's club in the state after Sorosis.
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Appleton-1888was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "THE BROKEN SENTENCE. BLINDNESS AND DEATH ATHWART BRIGHT PAGE". The Los Angeles Times. 14 March 1913. p. 17. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.