The following PDF files contain entries where specific people are mentioned in Rev. Ebenezer Parkman’s Diary and were created by Prof. Ross W. Beales, Jr. Also visit the other Diary Themes: Topics and Animals, Crops, and Food.
This list includes only a few of the very many people whom Parkman mentioned in his diary. Readers who are searching for information about specific individuals or families are encouraged to use the search function for the diary (which is available in the panel on the right side of the web page).
People Category Index:
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General (Westborough citizens and others):
- Africans and African Americans
- Andrews, Eunice
- Cook (the miller)
- Cook, Capt. Robert of Needham
- Cook, Cornelius and Eunice (Forbes or Forbush)
- Cook, Cornelius, Jr. (b. 1732)
- Cook, Daniel (1730-1765)
- Cook, Daniel of Newton
- Cook, Dr. of Boston (1728)
- Cook, Enoch (newcomer)
- Cook, James
- Cook, Jonathan (b. 1727)
- Cook, Polly of Providence (1773)
- Cook, Robert and Sarah (Crosby)
- Cook, Stephen (b. 1733)
- Cook, Stephen of Watertown (1744)
- Cook, Thomas (b. 1738)
- Cooke, Middlecott (1705-1771), Harvard 1723
- Cooke, Samuel, Rev. (1709-1783), of Arlington, Harvard 1735
- Cooke, William (1727-1758), Harvard 1748
- Cooke, William, Rev. (1696-1760), of Wayland (East Sudbury), Harvard 1716
- Kendall, Thomas (d. 1836, age. 91), Dartmouth College, 1774
- Lyon, Walter (1757-1826), Dartmouth 1777
- Maynard, Mercy and Essex
- Spooner, Bathsheba (DRAFT)
- Tainter, Simon
- Waters, Cornelius (1749-1824), Dartmouth 1774
- Parkman, Alexander (1747-1828)
- Parkman, Anna Sophia (1755-1783) and Elijah Brigham (1751-1816)
- Parkman, Breck (1749-1825)
- Parkman, Ebenezer Jr. (1727-1811)
- Parkman, Elias (1761-1828)
- Parkman, Elizabeth (1738-1739)
- Parkman, Hannah (1758-1777)
- Parkman, John (1753-1775)
- Parkman, Lucy (1734-1804) and Jeduthun Baldwin (1732-1788)
- Parkman, Lydia (1731-1733)
- Parkman, Mary or Molly (1725-1776) and Eli Forbes (1726-1804)
- Parkman, Samuel (1751-1824)
- Parkman, Sarah (1743-1825) and John Cushing (1744-1823)
- Parkman, Susannah (1745-1772) and Jonathan Moore (1739-1814)
- Parkman, Thomas (1729-1759)
- Parkman, William (1741-1832)
- Adams, Dr. George (1685-1767) of Waltham
- Archibald, Dr. Francis (1716-1742) of Boston
- Aspinwall, Dr. William (1743-1823) of Brookline
- Baker, Dr. Moses (d. 1781) of Braintree
- Ball, Dr. Stephen (1735-1798)
- Barnes, David (1732-1811)
- Barrett, Rev. Samuel (1700-1772) of Hopkinton serves as doctor
- Barton, Dr. Stephen (1740-1804) of Oxford
- Bellows, Dr. Isaac (d. 1746) of Marlborough
- Bond, Dr.
- Bondley, Dr. Sigismund of Hopkinton
- Bowen ‘studys Physic’ with Dr. Wilson, 1764
- Breck, Dr. Samuel (1723-1764)
- Brigham, Dr. Daniel (1760-1837)
- Brigham, Dr. Gershom (b. 1747)
- Brigham, Dr. Samuel (1724-1756) of Marlborough
- Brown, Dr. Benjamin (1756-1831)
- Brown, Dr.
- Chase, Dr. Thomas (b. 1732) of Westborough
- Clark, Dr. John of Boston
- Clark, Dr. of Hubbardston – possibly Anthony Clark, celebrated colored doctor
- Clark, Dr. William of Boston
- Coffin, Dr. Charles (1741-1821) of Newburyport
- Convers, Dr. Josiah (1704-1774) of Watertown
- Corbet, Dr. John (1705-1794) of Bellingham
- Crawford, Dr. Robert of Worcester
- Crawford, Dr. William (1730-1776) of Worcerster
- Crosby, Dr. Samuel (1732-1814)
- Crossman, Dr. of Northbridge
- Crouch, Dr. Richard of Hadley
- Curtis, Dr. Samuel (1747-1822) of Marlborough
- Cutler, Dr. John of Boston
- Darling, Dr. Timothy (d. 1784) of Grafton
- Davis, Dr. of Boston or Roxbury
- Dean, Dr.
- Delhonde, Dr. Louis of Boston
- Dexter, Dr. Ebenezer (1729-1769) of Marlborough
- Dunsmore, Dr. John (1720-1794)
- Fletcher, Dr. Hezekiah (1705-1754) of Rutland
- Flynt, Dr. Edward (1733-1818) of Shrewsbury
- Frink, Dr. John (1731-1807) of Rutland
- Gardner, Dr. Samuel (1725-1778) of Milton
- Gott, Benjamin (1706-1751)
- Gott, Benjamin, Jr. (1734-1760) of Brookfield
- Green, Dr. Peter (1745-1828) of Concord (Harvard 1766)
- Green. Dr. Thomas (1699-1773), Baptist
- Greenleaf, Dr. Daniel (1702-1795) of Bolton
- Hale, Dr. Nathan (1691-1767) of Newbury
- Hamilton, Dr. Josiah of Brookfield
- Hawes, Dr. James (1739-1821) of Westborough
- Hill, Dr. John of Boston
- Holland, Dr. Abraham (1751-1847) of Walpole, N.H.
- Honeywood, Dr. John of Leicester
- How, Dr. Daniel (1719-1797) of Andover
- Jenison, Dr. William (1732-1798) of Mendon
- Jones, Dr. Simson of Hopkinton
- Jones, Dr. William of Grafton
- Joslin, Dr. Joseph of Sudbury
- Kennedy, Dr. Hugh (c. 1684-1760) of Boston
- Kitteridge, Dr. John (1709-1776) of Andover
- Loring, Dr. John (1710-1744) of Boston
- Maccarty, Dr. Thaddeus (1747-1802) of Fitchburg
- Martyn, Dr. Nathaniel (1741-____) of Harvard
- Mather, Dr. Thomas (1738-1762) of Boston
- Matthews, Dr. John (d. 1739) of Southborough
- McKinstry, Dr. William (1732-1776) of Taunton
- Mead, Dr.
- Miles, Dr.
- Minot, Dr. Timothy (1726-1801) of Concord
- Morse, Dr. Benjamin (1704-1776) of Sutton
- Morse, Dr. Ebenezer (1718-1802) of Boylston
- Mountague, Dr.
- Munroe, Dr. Ephraim (1744-1795) of Harvard
- Noble, Enoch of Weston – ‘A Negro Man…pretends to practise Physick’
- Parker, Dr. James Monroe (1739-1790) of Southborough
- Parkman, Dr. Elias (1718-1751) of Boston
- Perkins, Dr. John (1676-1740) of Boston
- Perkins, Dr. Richard (1730-1813) of Framingham
- Perkins, Dr. Willliam Lee (1737-1797) of Boston
- Perry, Dr. Samuel (d. 1805)
- Pierce, Dr.
- Pitcher, Dr. John (1736-1794) of Rochester
- Plummer, Dr. – Joshua or Samuel
- Pope, John (1740-1796) – Curer of Cancers
- Prentice, Dr. Stanton (1711-1769) of Lancaster
- Prince, Dr. Moses (1697-1745) – 1 reference
- Pynchon, Dr. Charles (1719-1783) of Springfield
- Pynchon, Dr. Joseph (1705-1765) of Springfield, Brookfield, and Boston
- Quincy, Dr. Jacob (1734-1773), Surgeon in British Army and Navy
- Rice, Dr. Asaph (1733-1816), minister of Westminster
- Robinson, Dr. Jeremiah (c. 1712-1771) of Marlborough
- Roby, Dr. Ebenezer (1701-1772), HC 1719
- Rogers, Dr. Samuel (1709-1772) of Ipswich (1 reference)
- Russell, Dr. Charles (1739-1780) of Lincoln
- Sayer, Dr. Joseph (c. 1706-1774) of Wells, Maine
- Scammel, Dr. Samuel Leslie (d. 1753)
- Smith, Dr. Joshua (1719-1756) of Shrewsbury
- Southgate, Dr. Robert (1741-1833) of Leicester
- Stearns, Dr. Thomas of Worcester (later Vt.)
- Stimson, Dr. Jeremey (1751-1821) of Hopkinton
- Swift, Dr. John (1741-1780) of Acton (1 reference)
- Throop, Dr. Amos (1738-1814) of Providence
- Thyery, Dr. Alexander Maximillian
- Tobey, Dr.Elisha (1723-1781) of Dartmouth
- Upham, Dr. Jabez (1717-1760) of Brookfield
- Wait, Dr.
- Walton, Dr. William of Pomfret
- Warrin, Dr. Joseph
- Wheat, Dr. Joshua (d. 1762 at Needham)
- Wheat, Dr. Moses (1739-1770) of Newton
- Wheat, Dr. Samuel (1703-1770) of Newton
- Wheat, Dr. Solomon (1711-1797) of Windham
- Whipple, Dr. Benjamin
- White, Dr. of Holliston
- Wigglesworth, Dr. Samuel (1689-1768) of Ipswich Hamlet
- Wight, Dr. Aaron (1742-1813) of Medway
- Wilder, Dr. Josiah (1744-1788) of Lancaster
- Willard, Dr. Nahum (1733-1792) of Worcester
- Williams, Dr. Nathaniel (1675-1738) of Boston
- Williams, Dr. Thomas (1718-1775) of Deerfield
- Wilson, Dr. John (1712-1756) of Sherborn
- Wilson, Dr. John (1721-1776) of Hopkinton
- Wood, Dr. Joseph (1748-1820) of Grafton
- Wright, Dr. John (d. 1772)
- Young, Dr. Joseph (d. 1768) of Hopkinton