History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . y occupation, although very muchof his life was spent as a public servant for his townsmen, oc-cupying for many years the office of justice of the peace, select-man, and was nuiny times selected as guardian, adminis-trator, etc. He possessed sterling qualities, strict integrity,sound judgment, and sociable and agreeable manners. Hewas a leading man among the citizens of West Springfield,and took an active part in the great political questions of hisday, b
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . y occupation, although very muchof his life was spent as a public servant for his townsmen, oc-cupying for many years the office of justice of the peace, select-man, and was nuiny times selected as guardian, adminis-trator, etc. He possessed sterling qualities, strict integrity,sound judgment, and sociable and agreeable manners. Hewas a leading man among the citizens of West Springfield,and took an active part in the great political questions of hisday, being a member of the old Whig party. He died in1837, at the age of eighty-two. His wife died July 29, 1819. COL. EDWARD PARSONSwas born in West Springfield, Hampden Co., Mass., Sept. 17,1804, and died Aug. 12, 1878, having spent his life of seventy-four years on the same homestead which has been in the familynearly one hundred and fifty years. He married, Nov. 17,1825, Sophronia, daughter of John Bagg, Esq., of WestSpringfield; she died July 8, 1875. They were not blessedwith children. Benjamin Parsons came from England and settled in. c7^^^t-2>-^c^i:,^ V^i-^-^y-T^z^
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