By Billie DeLancey/Parish House Museum Director
William Parkin immigrated to America in 1881 from England at age 17, travelling on the City of Berlin ship with family friends — the Sansoms. Among them were Mary (13) and her brother John (5). William’s family members followed a few years later and settled in Erie.
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