The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass. and Their Ancestors and Descendants
by John William Linzee, Jr
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Privately Printed, 1913. First Edition. Double Frontispiece, xii, 609 pages. Thick 8vo. Publisher's cloth; marbled endpapers with original cloth reinforced hinges; deckle edges; top edge gilt. Ex-Library with bookplate indicating book is a gift from John W. Linzee, likely the author. Half tone plates. Outer corner tips of covers rubbed open. A Very Good clean copy.
Genealogy of of the Parker Family of New England with an emphasis on the ancestors and descendants of Peter Parker (1720-1765) and his wife Sarah Ruggles (1732-1802) of Roxbury, Massachusetts. Peter and Sarah Parker lived and farmed land that had mostly belonged to Sarah's family. The farm and surrounding area, located near Roxbury, was later known as Parker Hill and is today the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston.
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- Seller
- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA) (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3729509
- Title
- The History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles of Roxbury, Mass. and Their Ancestors and Descendants
- Author
- John William Linzee, Jr
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
About the Seller
Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
About Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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