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Biography

Lemuel Sprague Parsons was born in Connecticut to Amos and Luna (Sperry) Parsons. He graduated Yale College in 1837. After which he settled in Albany, NY. In 1845 he became Principal of the Albany Female Academy. In 1855 he resigned as principal. His sister, Elizabeth Parsons, served as principal of the Seward Institute from 1847-1850.



On July 14, 1838, he married Miss Lucy Stanley, with whom he had 12 children (George Parsons, William Stanley Parsons, Mary P. Parsons, Clara Stanley Parsons, Mary Gibson Parsons, Sarah Parsons, Stanley Parmalee Parsons, William Henry Parsons, Thomas Olcott Parsons, George Stanley Parsons, Edward Parsons, and Luna Marion Parsons)

Letter References

Letter from Edwin Polydore Seward to William Henry Seward, April 8, 1850

Letter from Edwin Polydore Seward to William Henry Seward, March 20, 1850

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 29, 1845

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 23, 1845

Citations

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Biography: 

Lemuel Sprague Parsons was born in Connecticut to Amos and Luna (Sperry) Parsons. He graduated Yale College in 1837. After which he settled in Albany, NY. In 1845 he became Principal of the Albany Female Academy. In 1855 he resigned as principal. His sister, Elizabeth Parsons, served as principal of the Seward Institute from 1847-1850.

On July 14, 1838, he married Miss Lucy Stanley, with whom he had 12 children (George Parsons, William Stanley Parsons, Mary P. Parsons, Clara Stanley Parsons, Mary Gibson Parsons, Sarah Parsons, Stanley Parmalee Parsons, William Henry Parsons, Thomas Olcott Parsons, George Stanley Parsons, Edward Parsons, and Luna Marion Parsons)

Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Wadhams genealogy, proceded by a sketch of the Wadham family in England
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Harriet Weeks (Wadhams) Stevens
Publisher Location: 
New York
Publisher Name: 
Frank Allaben Genealogical Company
Year: 
1913
Start Page: 
315
End Page: 
316
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Biographical and Historical Record of the Class of 1835 in Yale College
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Yale University
Publisher Location: 
New Haven
Publisher Name: 
Tuttle, Morehouse, & Taylor Printers
Year: 
1881
Start Page: 
209
End Page: 
209
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=78JLAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA209&lpg=PA209&dq=lemuel+sprague+parsons+albany+female+academy&source=bl&ots=gohSzokGjW&sig=ndatANPo6KjEs_9MpbSVt97pS-U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5sI7NsdbaAhWGON8KHWQ4B_QQ6AEwA3oECAAQMw#v=onepage&q=lemuel%20sprague%20&f=false
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of ..., Volume 4; Volume 1864
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
D. Appleton
Publisher Location: 
New York
Year: 
1865
Start Page: 
602
End Page: 
603
Citation Notes: 
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