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- Buffalo NY Evening News - 8/12/1902
LOCKPORT, Aug. 12- (Special)-Christopher
C. Parker, father of Mrs, Brong.
wife of ex-District Attorney Daniel E.
Brong, died Sunday night, at the age of 102
years. Mr. Parker was one of the c o u n t ys
oldest residents, and at one time was a
prominent merchant. He was born at
Whiting, Vermont, In 1810, and came to
t h i s county, setting at Olcott, in 1835,
He clerked In a store there for a few
months and then started In business for
himself In 1841 he sold out and came to
irf«»kport, opening a store In this clty.
On Walnut street h e built a fine residence,
then the best In that part of the clty In
In 1840 he married Miss Mary McKnlght
of the town of Newfane, and to them were
born two children. Robert M. Parker of
Lockport. and the late Sarah Coon of
Cleveland. In 1884 Mr. Parker married
Abagail B. MeCollum, The child of this
marrlagr was Mrs, D. E, Brong. The
only surviving brother Is John B , Parker
of Defiance. Ohio, for 47 years Mr Parker
lived In Niagara county, and he
played a conspicuous part In Its commercial
development
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