Charles William Parker

     Charles William Parker was born on 4 February 1853 at 5 Malden Place, Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts.^2,3,4 He was the son of Alonzo Nelson Parker and Rebecca Tryon. Charles William Parker married Lottie Goodnough, daughter of Lafayette Goodnough and Mary Sumners, before 1874.⁵ Charles William Parker married Flora Jeannette Stevens, daughter of James Stevens and Sophronia Martin, on 25 December 1901 at Suncook, Merrimack Co, New Hampshire; This was a second marriage for Charles, and a first marriage for Flores.⁶ Charles William Parker died on 21 May 1927 at 523 Aylwin Street, Montreal, Montreal Co, Quebec, at age 74; The cause of death was "hemorrhage from stomach" with pneumonia. Notification was sent to his son and daughter by telegram by his widow.^7,8,9 He was buried on 25 May 1927 at Head Cemetery, Hooksett, Merrimack Co, New Hampshire.^7,8
     On 4 Feb 1917, Charles Parker registered with the Consulate in Montreal. He listed that he had only one child, W.S. Parker, b. 15 Nov 1874, who was then living ini Detroit. An attached affidavit to explain his foreign residence indicates that he was living in Montreal for "a better situation with better wages and was employed by the Dom Textile Co. as foreman for 34 years and resigned last August 1915."
He said he visited the US as often as every two years, but owned no property there. His wife, Flora, did own a house in Pembroke that her parents left to her.¹⁰ An application for Registration of a native citizen on 7 Aug 1918 shows that Charles last left the United States on the 20th Jan 1881, arriving in Montreal on the next day. He was a clerk with a atextile company at 112 St James St. He lived at 7A Aylwin Street, Montreal. He did not pay income tax to the US, as his income was too small. He listed Flora Stevens as his wife, also of Montreal.
The couple had no children, but he had two from a previous marriage: Walter S. Parker, then living in Detroit, Michigan, and Mabel S. Parker, of Cobourg, [Ontario?].
Charles was 5'10", with grey hair and blue eyes, and 65 years old.²