She was the 2nd of six children born to John Trueworthy and Charity Emery on November 20, 1782 at Biddeford, York County, Maine.
John Trueworthy was a sergeant in the 4th Company, commanded by Captain Jeremiah Hill, of the 31st Continental Regiment. The 31st Regiment was commanded by Colonel Edmund Phinney of Gorham, Maine.
Mary was born to a patriot of the American cause. Her father fought to achieve freedom from tyranny and for the rights we so dearly hold today.
When she married Samuel Parker in 1819, he brought with him four children ranging in age from 11 years to 3 years. Mary was an instant mother of four. With Samuel she had two children.
Sometime about 1837/8 Mary and Samuel met missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and quickly accepted the doctrine, were baptized and migrated toward Missouri to be with the Saints. As soon as they arrived at Missouri, they were forced to leave. For several months, the people of Missouri were building resentment toward the Latter-day Saints, and in October of 1838 things became dangerous when the Governor issued his infamous Mormon Extermination Order. The Parker family learned firsthand about religious persecutions, mob violence and the price of their commitment to their faith.
They traveled to Illinois and settled at Quincy, Adams County 47 miles south of Nauvoo. Less than a year later Mary died from “inflammation of the head” on August 27, 1839. She was 56 years old.
John Trueworthy was a sergeant in the 4th Company, commanded by Captain Jeremiah Hill, of the 31st Continental Regiment. The 31st Regiment was commanded by Colonel Edmund Phinney of Gorham, Maine.
Mary was born to a patriot of the American cause. Her father fought to achieve freedom from tyranny and for the rights we so dearly hold today.
When she married Samuel Parker in 1819, he brought with him four children ranging in age from 11 years to 3 years. Mary was an instant mother of four. With Samuel she had two children.
Sometime about 1837/8 Mary and Samuel met missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and quickly accepted the doctrine, were baptized and migrated toward Missouri to be with the Saints. As soon as they arrived at Missouri, they were forced to leave. For several months, the people of Missouri were building resentment toward the Latter-day Saints, and in October of 1838 things became dangerous when the Governor issued his infamous Mormon Extermination Order. The Parker family learned firsthand about religious persecutions, mob violence and the price of their commitment to their faith.
They traveled to Illinois and settled at Quincy, Adams County 47 miles south of Nauvoo. Less than a year later Mary died from “inflammation of the head” on August 27, 1839. She was 56 years old.
She was the 2nd of six children born to John Trueworthy and Charity Emery on November 20, 1782 at Biddeford, York County, Maine.
John Trueworthy was a sergeant in the 4th Company, commanded by Captain Jeremiah Hill, of the 31st Continental Regiment. The 31st Regiment was commanded by Colonel Edmund Phinney of Gorham, Maine.
Mary was born to a patriot of the American cause. Her father fought to achieve freedom from tyranny and for the rights we so dearly hold today.
When she married Samuel Parker in 1819, he brought with him four children ranging in age from 11 years to 3 years. Mary was an instant mother of four. With Samuel she had two children.
Sometime about 1837/8 Mary and Samuel met missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and quickly accepted the doctrine, were baptized and migrated toward Missouri to be with the Saints. As soon as they arrived at Missouri, they were forced to leave. For several months, the people of Missouri were building resentment toward the Latter-day Saints, and in October of 1838 things became dangerous when the Governor issued his infamous Mormon Extermination Order. The Parker family learned firsthand about religious persecutions, mob violence and the price of their commitment to their faith.
They traveled to Illinois and settled at Quincy, Adams County 47 miles south of Nauvoo. Less than a year later Mary died from “inflammation of the head” on August 27, 1839. She was 56 years old.
John Trueworthy was a sergeant in the 4th Company, commanded by Captain Jeremiah Hill, of the 31st Continental Regiment. The 31st Regiment was commanded by Colonel Edmund Phinney of Gorham, Maine.
Mary was born to a patriot of the American cause. Her father fought to achieve freedom from tyranny and for the rights we so dearly hold today.
When she married Samuel Parker in 1819, he brought with him four children ranging in age from 11 years to 3 years. Mary was an instant mother of four. With Samuel she had two children.
Sometime about 1837/8 Mary and Samuel met missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and quickly accepted the doctrine, were baptized and migrated toward Missouri to be with the Saints. As soon as they arrived at Missouri, they were forced to leave. For several months, the people of Missouri were building resentment toward the Latter-day Saints, and in October of 1838 things became dangerous when the Governor issued his infamous Mormon Extermination Order. The Parker family learned firsthand about religious persecutions, mob violence and the price of their commitment to their faith.
They traveled to Illinois and settled at Quincy, Adams County 47 miles south of Nauvoo. Less than a year later Mary died from “inflammation of the head” on August 27, 1839. She was 56 years old.
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