She was married to John Davis Parker (1799-1891) on 3 Feb 1846 in Nauvoo, Illinois and her sister Almeda Sophia Roundy (1829-1912) married John on the same day.
Samantha and her sister Sophia are two of ten children of Shadrack Roundy (1789-1872) and Betsey (Quimby) Roundy (1795-1880)
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Samantha was known as Little Grandma.
There was no issue from this marrage.
At the age of nine Samantha fell from a wagon injuring herself and never grew any taller, she was cared for by her younger sister Sophia. Samantha was know by the Parker Family as "Little Gramdma".
After her accident Samantha and Sophia were never far apart for the rest of their lives.
Samantha, third daughter and the fifth child of Shadrach and Betsy, born in 1824, and her sister, Almeda Sophia, born in 1829, married John D. Parker on the same day.
Sophia had ten children. Prior to settling in Kanarra, Utah, they endured a terrible winter at Upper Kanab. Here Sophia buried a son and daughter who died of scarlet fever. After moving to Kanarra, she buried a son nineteen years of age, who died of typhoid fever, and in another year another daughter, fifteen years of age, passed on, thus their home was sanctified by the sorrow of a mother's heart. Sophia was of a mild, loving disposition; a true mother, a devout Latter Day Saint and a trusted and conscientious wife. Her husband and sister (Samantha died at the age of 82) preceded her in death by a number of years. She was an alert story-teller of pioneer days. Sophia died at the age of eighty-four years and is buried in Kanarra, Utah. ***the Roundy family in America - p.303
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It is hard to separater the lives of Samatha and Sophia, after the injury of Samatha at the age of nine they were always together for the rest of their lives. A history of one is the same as the other. One event that I have read that is not listed in the different histories is that the Roundys and Lucy Mack Smith lived close by each other and were close neibhors, they taking her butter each morning for her bread. The Roundy Girls were the ones that helped Sister Smith as she showed/displayed the Mummies while they were in Nauvoo.
"Big Grandma" was the daughter of Shadrach Roundy and Betsy Quimby Roundy, and mother to my father Charles. She was born in Spafford, Onondago County, New York. Her family moved to Kirtland, Ohio, headquarters of the Church at that time, when she was seven years old. She was baptized there after her eighth birthday. Later they moved to Missouri where they suffered persecutions. They then settled in Nauvoo, where she grew up and met her future husband, John Davis Parker.
Grandma Sophia was very devoted to her older sister, Samantha, who had the misfortune of falling off a load of hay at the age of nine. This accident was blamed for her being a very frail child and she never grew in height from that age on. When John D. (grandpa) proposed to Big Grandma the acceptance was with the understanding that he would marry the both of them. Her mother had always said that whoever married one should also marry the other, because Samantha was not a strong child. So Grandpa did this: In 1846 he married the two sisters, "Big Grandma" and "Little Grandma," these being his second and third wives, with whom he lived and imigrated west to Utah in 1852. Big Grandma was seventeen years of age at the time of her marriage. She had ten children all together but only five who lived to marriageable age. My father Charles, the fourth child, was the only son to live his full life with his four sisters as companions.
Our Grandma's lives were so welded that wherever you saw one you usually saw the other, excepting that Grandma Sophia ran around more than Grandma Samantha, as she did the chores outside such as milking the cows and caring for the chickens, while Grandma Samantha did the housework. Their company was much sought after. The younger generation liked to go to their home and visit and hear them relate their many interesting experiences.
The social life at that time included invitations to quilting parties and weddings in which both Grandmas were active. They were ambitious at sewing, done by hand since they had no machines, and at spinning and weaving. They were also attentive to the sick, spending much of their time in caring for them. One neighbor and friends of Grandmas converted herself to the Gospel by observing the way they lived. They were so faithful that she knew for sure they must have been right, so she was convinced enough to join the Church herself.
In 1891 Grandpa died at age 92, leaving his two wives and family. But with Charles, help and with their many experiences they were well able to carry on, as they had always been used to
hard work and much responsibility. The warm affection of these two sister companions, sharing the responsibilities of their home and family, lasted throughout their lives.
Both Grandmas spent their last years with Sophia's daughter, Malinda, at her ranch. Little Grandma died as a result of a stroke. Big Grandma died in 1912 at age 83.
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Samantha and her sister Sophia are two of ten children of Shadrack Roundy (1789-1872) and Betsey (Quimby) Roundy (1795-1880)
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Samantha was known as Little Grandma.
There was no issue from this marrage.
At the age of nine Samantha fell from a wagon injuring herself and never grew any taller, she was cared for by her younger sister Sophia. Samantha was know by the Parker Family as "Little Gramdma".
After her accident Samantha and Sophia were never far apart for the rest of their lives.
Samantha, third daughter and the fifth child of Shadrach and Betsy, born in 1824, and her sister, Almeda Sophia, born in 1829, married John D. Parker on the same day.
Sophia had ten children. Prior to settling in Kanarra, Utah, they endured a terrible winter at Upper Kanab. Here Sophia buried a son and daughter who died of scarlet fever. After moving to Kanarra, she buried a son nineteen years of age, who died of typhoid fever, and in another year another daughter, fifteen years of age, passed on, thus their home was sanctified by the sorrow of a mother's heart. Sophia was of a mild, loving disposition; a true mother, a devout Latter Day Saint and a trusted and conscientious wife. Her husband and sister (Samantha died at the age of 82) preceded her in death by a number of years. She was an alert story-teller of pioneer days. Sophia died at the age of eighty-four years and is buried in Kanarra, Utah. ***the Roundy family in America - p.303
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It is hard to separater the lives of Samatha and Sophia, after the injury of Samatha at the age of nine they were always together for the rest of their lives. A history of one is the same as the other. One event that I have read that is not listed in the different histories is that the Roundys and Lucy Mack Smith lived close by each other and were close neibhors, they taking her butter each morning for her bread. The Roundy Girls were the ones that helped Sister Smith as she showed/displayed the Mummies while they were in Nauvoo.
"Big Grandma" was the daughter of Shadrach Roundy and Betsy Quimby Roundy, and mother to my father Charles. She was born in Spafford, Onondago County, New York. Her family moved to Kirtland, Ohio, headquarters of the Church at that time, when she was seven years old. She was baptized there after her eighth birthday. Later they moved to Missouri where they suffered persecutions. They then settled in Nauvoo, where she grew up and met her future husband, John Davis Parker.
Grandma Sophia was very devoted to her older sister, Samantha, who had the misfortune of falling off a load of hay at the age of nine. This accident was blamed for her being a very frail child and she never grew in height from that age on. When John D. (grandpa) proposed to Big Grandma the acceptance was with the understanding that he would marry the both of them. Her mother had always said that whoever married one should also marry the other, because Samantha was not a strong child. So Grandpa did this: In 1846 he married the two sisters, "Big Grandma" and "Little Grandma," these being his second and third wives, with whom he lived and imigrated west to Utah in 1852. Big Grandma was seventeen years of age at the time of her marriage. She had ten children all together but only five who lived to marriageable age. My father Charles, the fourth child, was the only son to live his full life with his four sisters as companions.
Our Grandma's lives were so welded that wherever you saw one you usually saw the other, excepting that Grandma Sophia ran around more than Grandma Samantha, as she did the chores outside such as milking the cows and caring for the chickens, while Grandma Samantha did the housework. Their company was much sought after. The younger generation liked to go to their home and visit and hear them relate their many interesting experiences.
The social life at that time included invitations to quilting parties and weddings in which both Grandmas were active. They were ambitious at sewing, done by hand since they had no machines, and at spinning and weaving. They were also attentive to the sick, spending much of their time in caring for them. One neighbor and friends of Grandmas converted herself to the Gospel by observing the way they lived. They were so faithful that she knew for sure they must have been right, so she was convinced enough to join the Church herself.
In 1891 Grandpa died at age 92, leaving his two wives and family. But with Charles, help and with their many experiences they were well able to carry on, as they had always been used to
hard work and much responsibility. The warm affection of these two sister companions, sharing the responsibilities of their home and family, lasted throughout their lives.
Both Grandmas spent their last years with Sophia's daughter, Malinda, at her ranch. Little Grandma died as a result of a stroke. Big Grandma died in 1912 at age 83.
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She was married to John Davis Parker (1799-1891) on 3 Feb 1846 in Nauvoo, Illinois and her sister Almeda Sophia Roundy (1829-1912) married John on the same day.
Samantha and her sister Sophia are two of ten children of Shadrack Roundy (1789-1872) and Betsey (Quimby) Roundy (1795-1880)
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Samantha was known as Little Grandma.
There was no issue from this marrage.
At the age of nine Samantha fell from a wagon injuring herself and never grew any taller, she was cared for by her younger sister Sophia. Samantha was know by the Parker Family as "Little Gramdma".
After her accident Samantha and Sophia were never far apart for the rest of their lives.
Samantha, third daughter and the fifth child of Shadrach and Betsy, born in 1824, and her sister, Almeda Sophia, born in 1829, married John D. Parker on the same day.
Sophia had ten children. Prior to settling in Kanarra, Utah, they endured a terrible winter at Upper Kanab. Here Sophia buried a son and daughter who died of scarlet fever. After moving to Kanarra, she buried a son nineteen years of age, who died of typhoid fever, and in another year another daughter, fifteen years of age, passed on, thus their home was sanctified by the sorrow of a mother's heart. Sophia was of a mild, loving disposition; a true mother, a devout Latter Day Saint and a trusted and conscientious wife. Her husband and sister (Samantha died at the age of 82) preceded her in death by a number of years. She was an alert story-teller of pioneer days. Sophia died at the age of eighty-four years and is buried in Kanarra, Utah. ***the Roundy family in America - p.303
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It is hard to separater the lives of Samatha and Sophia, after the injury of Samatha at the age of nine they were always together for the rest of their lives. A history of one is the same as the other. One event that I have read that is not listed in the different histories is that the Roundys and Lucy Mack Smith lived close by each other and were close neibhors, they taking her butter each morning for her bread. The Roundy Girls were the ones that helped Sister Smith as she showed/displayed the Mummies while they were in Nauvoo.
"Big Grandma" was the daughter of Shadrach Roundy and Betsy Quimby Roundy, and mother to my father Charles. She was born in Spafford, Onondago County, New York. Her family moved to Kirtland, Ohio, headquarters of the Church at that time, when she was seven years old. She was baptized there after her eighth birthday. Later they moved to Missouri where they suffered persecutions. They then settled in Nauvoo, where she grew up and met her future husband, John Davis Parker.
Grandma Sophia was very devoted to her older sister, Samantha, who had the misfortune of falling off a load of hay at the age of nine. This accident was blamed for her being a very frail child and she never grew in height from that age on. When John D. (grandpa) proposed to Big Grandma the acceptance was with the understanding that he would marry the both of them. Her mother had always said that whoever married one should also marry the other, because Samantha was not a strong child. So Grandpa did this: In 1846 he married the two sisters, "Big Grandma" and "Little Grandma," these being his second and third wives, with whom he lived and imigrated west to Utah in 1852. Big Grandma was seventeen years of age at the time of her marriage. She had ten children all together but only five who lived to marriageable age. My father Charles, the fourth child, was the only son to live his full life with his four sisters as companions.
Our Grandma's lives were so welded that wherever you saw one you usually saw the other, excepting that Grandma Sophia ran around more than Grandma Samantha, as she did the chores outside such as milking the cows and caring for the chickens, while Grandma Samantha did the housework. Their company was much sought after. The younger generation liked to go to their home and visit and hear them relate their many interesting experiences.
The social life at that time included invitations to quilting parties and weddings in which both Grandmas were active. They were ambitious at sewing, done by hand since they had no machines, and at spinning and weaving. They were also attentive to the sick, spending much of their time in caring for them. One neighbor and friends of Grandmas converted herself to the Gospel by observing the way they lived. They were so faithful that she knew for sure they must have been right, so she was convinced enough to join the Church herself.
In 1891 Grandpa died at age 92, leaving his two wives and family. But with Charles, help and with their many experiences they were well able to carry on, as they had always been used to
hard work and much responsibility. The warm affection of these two sister companions, sharing the responsibilities of their home and family, lasted throughout their lives.
Both Grandmas spent their last years with Sophia's daughter, Malinda, at her ranch. Little Grandma died as a result of a stroke. Big Grandma died in 1912 at age 83.
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Samantha and her sister Sophia are two of ten children of Shadrack Roundy (1789-1872) and Betsey (Quimby) Roundy (1795-1880)
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Samantha was known as Little Grandma.
There was no issue from this marrage.
At the age of nine Samantha fell from a wagon injuring herself and never grew any taller, she was cared for by her younger sister Sophia. Samantha was know by the Parker Family as "Little Gramdma".
After her accident Samantha and Sophia were never far apart for the rest of their lives.
Samantha, third daughter and the fifth child of Shadrach and Betsy, born in 1824, and her sister, Almeda Sophia, born in 1829, married John D. Parker on the same day.
Sophia had ten children. Prior to settling in Kanarra, Utah, they endured a terrible winter at Upper Kanab. Here Sophia buried a son and daughter who died of scarlet fever. After moving to Kanarra, she buried a son nineteen years of age, who died of typhoid fever, and in another year another daughter, fifteen years of age, passed on, thus their home was sanctified by the sorrow of a mother's heart. Sophia was of a mild, loving disposition; a true mother, a devout Latter Day Saint and a trusted and conscientious wife. Her husband and sister (Samantha died at the age of 82) preceded her in death by a number of years. She was an alert story-teller of pioneer days. Sophia died at the age of eighty-four years and is buried in Kanarra, Utah. ***the Roundy family in America - p.303
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It is hard to separater the lives of Samatha and Sophia, after the injury of Samatha at the age of nine they were always together for the rest of their lives. A history of one is the same as the other. One event that I have read that is not listed in the different histories is that the Roundys and Lucy Mack Smith lived close by each other and were close neibhors, they taking her butter each morning for her bread. The Roundy Girls were the ones that helped Sister Smith as she showed/displayed the Mummies while they were in Nauvoo.
"Big Grandma" was the daughter of Shadrach Roundy and Betsy Quimby Roundy, and mother to my father Charles. She was born in Spafford, Onondago County, New York. Her family moved to Kirtland, Ohio, headquarters of the Church at that time, when she was seven years old. She was baptized there after her eighth birthday. Later they moved to Missouri where they suffered persecutions. They then settled in Nauvoo, where she grew up and met her future husband, John Davis Parker.
Grandma Sophia was very devoted to her older sister, Samantha, who had the misfortune of falling off a load of hay at the age of nine. This accident was blamed for her being a very frail child and she never grew in height from that age on. When John D. (grandpa) proposed to Big Grandma the acceptance was with the understanding that he would marry the both of them. Her mother had always said that whoever married one should also marry the other, because Samantha was not a strong child. So Grandpa did this: In 1846 he married the two sisters, "Big Grandma" and "Little Grandma," these being his second and third wives, with whom he lived and imigrated west to Utah in 1852. Big Grandma was seventeen years of age at the time of her marriage. She had ten children all together but only five who lived to marriageable age. My father Charles, the fourth child, was the only son to live his full life with his four sisters as companions.
Our Grandma's lives were so welded that wherever you saw one you usually saw the other, excepting that Grandma Sophia ran around more than Grandma Samantha, as she did the chores outside such as milking the cows and caring for the chickens, while Grandma Samantha did the housework. Their company was much sought after. The younger generation liked to go to their home and visit and hear them relate their many interesting experiences.
The social life at that time included invitations to quilting parties and weddings in which both Grandmas were active. They were ambitious at sewing, done by hand since they had no machines, and at spinning and weaving. They were also attentive to the sick, spending much of their time in caring for them. One neighbor and friends of Grandmas converted herself to the Gospel by observing the way they lived. They were so faithful that she knew for sure they must have been right, so she was convinced enough to join the Church herself.
In 1891 Grandpa died at age 92, leaving his two wives and family. But with Charles, help and with their many experiences they were well able to carry on, as they had always been used to
hard work and much responsibility. The warm affection of these two sister companions, sharing the responsibilities of their home and family, lasted throughout their lives.
Both Grandmas spent their last years with Sophia's daughter, Malinda, at her ranch. Little Grandma died as a result of a stroke. Big Grandma died in 1912 at age 83.
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