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Joseph Parsons (ca.1617-1683) immigrated in 1635 from England to land that is now Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1646 he married Mary Bliss of Hartford, Connecticut. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Washington, California and elsewhere. Some descendants immigrated to Quebec, Ontario and elsewhere in Canada.
"Offers a new perspective on early U.S. urban development, showing how city planning movements of the post-Civil War period were not just innovations in response to industrial urbanism but were also profoundly shaped by ideas and experiences of city living in the early republic"--