Date of Service: 1874-1877
1851: Mary Josephine Parkinson is born in Maryland to parents Abraham and Henrietta Parkinson.
1860: In the U.S. Census, Mary (9), lives with her parents Abraham and Henrietta Parkinson, as well as her brother, Abram (7).
1870: In the U.S. Census, Mary (18), lives with her father Abraham, and brother, Abram in Anne Arundel County, MD.
1874-1877: Mary Josephine Parkinson is appointed First Assistant at Sandy Point Lighthouse, MD. (Her father Abraham Parkinson is Principal Keeper). Her salary is $200/year.
1910: In the U.S. Census, Mary Josephine Parkinson Moss lives with her husband, George W. Moss, and daughter Edith in Anne Arundel County, MD.
1920: In the U.S. Census, Mary Josephine Parkinson Moss is listed as widowed living in Anne Arundel County, MD.
1938: Mary Josephine Parkinson Moss dies at age 86. She is buried at Saint Anne’s Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Annapolis, MD.
Sources: Chesapeake Chapter Keeper’s Database; familysearch.org; uslhs.org
