Parent Family History & Genealogy

Kathryn (Parent) Spaman of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, in Iron Mountain, Michigan United States was born in 1912 in Iron Mountain, and died at age 57 years old in 1969 in Kalamazoo.

Jody C (Jankowski) Quesnel-Parent was born on August 5, 1969 to Joseph Jankowski and Christina Jankowski, and has siblings Anita M Fleckenstein, Barbara Padilla-Moreau, and Stephen Jankowski. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jody C Quesnel-Parent.

Murder Victim. He was a murder victim of the Manson Family. He was raised in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte, where his father, Wilfred Elmer Parent, was a construction superintendent, and his mother, Juanita, a homemaker, took care of him, his younger sister and two younger brothers. He attended Arroyo High School in El Monte, graduating in June 1969, and his main interest was in electronics. He planned to attend Citrus Junior College in September, and was working two jobs to save money for college: as a delivery boy for Valley City Plumbing Company during the day, and as a part-time salesman in the evenings for the Jonas Miller Stereo Shop. In late July 1969, he gave a ride to 19-year-old William Garretson, who was hitchhiking in Beverly Hills, returning him to the Polanski estate where Garretson served as the estate caretaker and lived in the back guesthouse. The two became acquaintances, and on the night of August 9, 1969, Steven drove his father's white 1965 AMC Ambassador out to the Polanski estate with the hopes of selling Garretson a radio. Garretson decided not to buy the radio, and Steven left just after midnight to return home. As police later reconstructed the Manson Family attack, he drove up to the electronic gate to exit the estate, just as the Manson Family arrived at the gate entrance. He was met by Manson Family member Charles "Tex" Watson, who held a gun in one hand and a buck knife in the other. Watson slashed him with the knife, then shot him four times in rapid succession, killing him instantly. Steven Parent was the first to die in the attack, and police found him still seated in the driver's position of his father's car, where the Family had left him. He had been shot in the face, left arm and chest. He was 18 years old. In 1971, Charles Watson was tried and sentenced to death for his role in the murders, but the next year, the California Supreme Court abolished the death penalty, and his sentence was commuted to life in prison. Watson is currently serving his sentence in Mule Creek State Prison, California. Since his imprisonment, Watson has converted to Christianity, become a minister, written several books, married and fathered four children.

Doris C Parent was born on March 22, 1913. She is the daughter of Alfred Mitchel Parent (1885-1965) and Laura M Hebert (1889-1977) with a brother Maurice Charles Parent (1916-1997). She grew up in Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Marcel A Parent of Shoreham, Addison County, VT was born on October 26, 1921 in British North America or Canada or Labrador or Newfoundland, and died at age 82 years old on April 20, 2004.

Marcel F Parent of Lewiston, Androscoggin County, ME was born on September 20, 1920, and died at age 80 years old on February 10, 2001.

Marcel M Parent of Lisbon, Androscoggin County, ME was born on September 17, 1922, and died at age 76 years old on May 26, 1999.

Lucien A Parent of Auburn, Androscoggin County, ME was born on March 22, 1907, and died at age 70 years old in October 1977.

Lee P Parent of Akron, Summit County, Ohio was born on June 3, 1916, and died at age 54 years old in September 1970.

Omer J Parent of Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, ME was born on July 27, 1908, and died at age 79 years old in July 1987.

Omer Parent of South Grafton, Worcester County, MA was born on May 22, 1917, and died at age 68 years old in November 1985.

Anthony P Parent of Easton, Northampton County, PA was born on June 7, 1919, and died at age 59 years old in June 1978.

Henry Armand Parent of Wareham, Plymouth County, MA was born on September 7, 1920, and died at age 90 years old on June 18, 2011. Henry Parent was buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery Section 26 Site 722 Off Connery Avenue, in Bourne.

Henry W Parent of Hazel Crest, Cook County, IL was born on June 6, 1922, and died at age 74 years old on April 26, 1997.

Henry J Parent of Floral Park, Nassau County, NY was born on March 1, 1922, and died at age 59 years old on November 18, 1981. Henry Parent was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 5 Site 6313 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.

Henry T Parent of Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, ME was born on January 7, 1923, and died at age 69 years old on August 17, 1992.

Lewis H Parent of Bloomington, McLean County, IL was born on April 21, 1918, and died at age 73 years old on February 28, 1992.

Lionel R Parent of Holyoke, Hampden County, MA was born on September 16, 1919, and died at age 83 years old on December 31, 2002.

Ernest Parent of North Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA was born on October 3, 1924, and died at age 78 years old on February 26, 2003. Ernest Parent was buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery Section D Row 1 Site A3 Off Connery Avenue, in Bourne.

Ernest F Parent of Rochester, Monroe County, NY was born on January 14, 1908, and died at age 94 years old on March 5, 2002.