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According to an interview with his son-in-law, Edwin F. Tuttle, David Oliver Parker resided on Hartford Ave, Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States since Dec. 18, 1920. He was listed on the Bellingham 1930 Census with his wife, Serena, and son Jacob I. He lived there with his daughter Colletta Alice and son-in-law Edwin F. Tuttle. As a young boy he attended school in North Reading starting at the age of four and ending at the age of twelve. The school year was thirteen weeks long, during the winter months. One teacher served the needs of all from the age of 4 to the age of about 19. David's teacher was named Miss Damon and she boarded with David's Uncle Oliver, his father's brother. Jacob and Oliver lived in the same house, sharing the living spaces. Among his early jobs, starting at the age of twelve, David worked driving a "string team" of horses, hauling pine trash wood to a bakery near Salem, Massachusetts, United States. The wood was used for their wood-fired ovens. At the age of 13, David would help drive cattle from the stockyards in Brighton to Woburn, Wilmington, South Andover, Lawrence and Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States. At the age of 15, David went to a large slaughterhouse in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States, where he learned the butcher's trade. He spent six years (1865-1871) in Lawrence learning his trade. He spent the next four years (1871-1875) working in a slaughterhouse in Peabody, Massachusetts, United States. It was here, while in Peabody, that he married Serena Wilbur. He spent the next 12 years (1875-1887) as head boss of a large slaughterhouse in Melrose, Massachusetts, United States. David became a 'call' fireman in Peabody and later in Melrose, where he served for 20 plus years. (parker.FTW.)1
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