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Parsons Beach

300 years in the new worldAnd Still Going Strong.

Welcome!! This is a quarterly newsletter for

the family and friends at Parsons Beach and

Crescent Surf. Updates, Projects, Vacations and

more.Follow the link to our website to

upload your calendar! Please pass your updates

and news on [email protected] you arentleft out!

Its been a slow winter here. The snow is piling

up and it is below 10 one day and 55 the next.

That is Maine. But as usual, the property is

beautiful and awaiting spring and summer

visitors.Next Newsletter will go out June 15,

2016!

Featured CousinJohn Burns due to graduate

from American University in

Spring

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Blast from the PastThis time we will look back at

George and Charles Parsons.

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UpdatesFamily updates, hellos and

goodbyes.Send in your

updates and calendars!

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Spang: A little news from Spang

family. Clayton Spang has been

promoted to project manager at

Spang Builders Inc. And Jameson

Spang has recently left her job at

Citizens bank in Boston to

become an assistant coach at

Wheaton College for the women's

lacrosse team..Burns: MikaylaGreeley (19) is back at Hamilton

College after a semester in

London. Robby Burns(19) is a

sophomore at Rollins College (Fla.)and studying Latin

America/Spanish/Business (tango)

in Buenos Aries, and Jackson

Greeley(15) is at Beaver Country

Day School. Julia (Burns) Riley is

working as an Associate

Professor at Simmons College

and at the University of New

Hampshire. She is due to

complete her masters degree in

Theology in May..

Parsons: Bill Parsons (son of

William Parsons, Jr.) left Capitol

Hill after 12 years in order to

become Executive Director of the

Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation's Greater Chesapeake

and Potomac Chapter, the global

leader in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)

research. As his son Will was

diagnosed with T1D when he was

three, this is obviously a cause

and mission that is near and dear

to him and the rest of ourfamily Alling: Abigail Alling

Horan, married to Tyler, gave

birth to a baby boy on December

22, 2015. Wallace McMaster

Horan arrived weighing 8 lbs. 7

oz. and is a happy and hungry

little boy! Abby and Tyler live in

Alexandria, Virginia. Abby's

mother is Charlotte Alling

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Family Updates

John Robert Burns

John graduated from Kennebunk

High School in Kennebunk, Maine in

June 2013 with an International

Baccalaureate certificate in English,

Economics, Spanish, andMathematics. Born and raised in

Maine, Burns worked for U.S.

Senator Angus S. King, Jr., an

independent from Maine and after

leaving Senate employment in 2014,

founded Young Moderates for

America, a policy-based think tank

that unites young people around

compromise and civil discourse. He

is currently working on a book titled

The Wit and Wisdom of George

Herbert Walker Bushand will

graduate from American University

with a Bachelor of Science degree

in Interdisciplinary Studies C.L.E.G.

(Communications, Legal Studies,Economics, and Government) in

May. John currently works as a

Document Clerk for Williams and

Connolly LLP, a litigation law firm in

Washington DC.


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Charles Parsons George Parsons1829-1904 1826-1907

Charles was the 7thchild of William andMary born in Alfred, Maine on February 6,1892. He spent his boyhood chiefly inAlfred and Kennebunk. He received hisearly education years in Kennebunk andYarmouth Academy. In 1850, he went toProvidence, RI with his uncle Dr. UsherParsons. At age 23, Charles set out to New

Orleans and purchased his first ship and acargo of cotton. During this he wasengaged in shipping several products tonorthern markets from Savana, Georgia. In1862 he entered into a partnership with his

brother, Edwin, in New York City. In 1880,he became the Chairman of a PurchaseCommittee of the New Jersey Mildland

George was the 4thson of William andMary on November 1, 1826. He marriedSarah Elizabeth Eddy. He spent his

boyhood in Alfred, Maine attending schoolduring winters, helping his father on thefarm during the summers until he wassixteen years old. He, subsequently, spent ayear with his uncle Dr. Usher Parsons, inProvidence where he continued his studies.

He closely associated with his older brotherEdwin. They had business ventures inSavannah, and were principally involved in

banking and cotton. After the Civil War,George and Edwin made their headquartersin New York and gave their attention torailroad and mining interests. George wasespecially


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Charles Parsons continued.

Railway Company, which he stewardedsuccessfully, becoming president. In 1883,he was elected president of the Rome,Watertown and Ogdenburg Railroad,which office he held until his death. Charlestook charge of the railroad and increased itsmileage by the purchase of other railroadsin that part of New York state. In 1894,with his brother George, he becameinvolved in railroads in South Carolina andGeorgia and he continued in the railroad

business until his death.

Charles, according to Henry Parsons, wasnaturally a reticent man. He made no

boasts of his achievements; he quietly metthe issues of life as they arose, alwaysadjusting his talents and energies to theexigencies of duty and thereby masteringthe vast majority of circumstances. Charlesmarried Sarah Shepley and they had ninechildren. He was a member of the LawyersClub in New York, the New York Chamberof Commerce, the New York HistoricalSociety and several other similarassociations. He was also a member of theNew York Stock exchange for many years.He resided in Kennebunk and in New YorkCity at 40thand 99 Park Avenue. Hisdescendants include: Liversidge. Fluke.Martin. Hutz. Alden. Parsons. Smith.Weld. Burns. Greeley. Cutler. Merrill.Miller. Oleynick.

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active in the development of iron and coalin successful in all of the industries in whichhe was engaged. George was also active inBirmingham, Alabama. He was a director

of several railroads and was excellent in allof the industries in which he was engaged.

George was very fond of hunting andfishing and often went for such purposes toWassaw Island on the coast of Georgianear Savannah. Later he bought this islandand built there a winter home, which hevisited for a portion of each year for overforty years. It is said that he was a genialman with a keen sense of humor whoenjoyed the companionship of his friendsand especially fond of his relatives. Muchof his time was necessarily spent in otherparts of the country, but Kennebunk washis home and it was there that he spent asmuch times as possible.

He has been described as a wise counselorand friend. He lived a life which combined

honesty with success and modesty, and thatthe simplicity of his character and themodesty of his conduct stacked him as aman of unusual greatness! His descendantsinclude: Dwight. Alling. McMaster. Hildt.Spang. Stevenson. Kelly.


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Family Updates Continue.

Allings:Gail Alling re-located from RiverWoods Retirement Community in Exeter NH to Sentry Village in York,

Maine - her move took place July 2015. Gail is liking her new residence very much. Beth Alling is flying to

Barcelona, Spain January 17th to lay the groundwork for a Congress of distinguished Quebec Labrador

Foundation (www.qlf.org) alumni from all over Europe that will convene in November of this year. Brad Hildtwas recently elected to the Board of Directors of Windrush Farm (www.windrushfarm.org) located in North

Andover, MA. Windrush Farm is a non-profit horse farm specializing in teaching physically, emotionally and

learning disabled children and adults to ride and work with horses - more than 2,000 people benefit from their

unique programs and services.. Charley Hildt has recently received and accepted an offer to join Altenex in Boston,

an energy management network firm helping very large corporations sourcing clean energy for their energy

portfolios. Charley graduated in May 2015 with a BA in Economics and Business from St. Lawrence University,

and received this offer following a 6 month paid internship. Fluke:In October Beth was elected president of U.S.

Delegation For Friendship Among Women (friendshipamongwomen.org.) Every other year the Delegation travels

to a country to foster friendship. In September she will be going to Mongolia. Hutz:Eric joined Reed Smith LLP as

a partner in their Wilmington, Delaware office in May 2015. Debbie recently received her Delaware Counseling

license and is working in private practice for Associates In Health Psychology in Wilmington, Delaware. Andrew

currently working (a law firm) and living in Philadelphia, and is in the process of applying for law school. Maura

currently in the cognitive neuropsychology masters program at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. Michael

currently a sophomore at the University of Delaware. Mills: The projected completion date is getting closer. The

Mills are looking forward to opening their house to enable all Crescent Surf friends and neighbors to share in their

excitement over their new home. "As we look forward to a mid-May completion date, we want to thank everyone

for their patience during the building activity. We hope that all of our neighbors will share our excitement for our

new home. Certainly, we feel special to become part of the Crescent Surf campus." John Mills.

Please send in your updates and vacation schedule so we can plan

some fun events this spring and summer.. We will add a calendarto the next publishing!

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Please send updates so we can include everyone in the newsletter!DONT FORGET TO VISIT THE WEBSITE

Lots of fun old photos

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Find the Parsons Family and Property Owners on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/?sk=nfParsons Beach and Crescent Surf do not belong to the Parsons family; they belong to

them. The members of the Parsons family are the caretakers and custodians of Parsons

Beach and Crescent Surf. We are responsible for the maintenance of the property from day

to day and from generation to generation. In this respect we must ask individually andcollectively to help carry out this task.

In order to help carry out this task we have formed the Parsons Beach Association throughwhich we act as a group and through committees. In this way, opinions, plans, and ideasare exchanged and current challenges can be met by sharing effort and expense.

The Association creates no legal obligations, but does encourage unselfish moral and

family incentives to act in the best interest of the property. The primary mission of the

Association is to maintain Parsons Beach and Crescent Surf as ecological treasures keptrespected, unified, and viable forever. William Parsons

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