Mary Martha Parker had a lot to lose when Aimee Henry suggested the two might be blood related. In this chapter, we take a look at Boston Brahmins and the generational wealth that kept them at the top of the social ladder.
This is a truly riveting story! I'm learning, however, the intricacies of families can be so convoluted that it makes even the most "out there" soap operas seem tame! 😊
Thanks, Rael! I felt the same way when I came across it and started doing the research. And it just gets more twisted and unbelievable as it goes on. Proof that truth really IS stranger than fiction!
By then, Mary Martha’s parents were both dead, as were her husband's parents. Her siblings were in Maryland, and his were in Beverley, MA. Despite a generous estate as well as generational wealth of her own, I can only guess how difficult Mary Martha's life as a young widow and mother must have been.
I somehow missed that Mary Martha and her grandmother shared the same name. All these Mary Marthas had me very confused as to which one you were actually talking about. And that her mother was Martha.
The desire to keep the money tied up in the family creates a very tangled web. But then greed always does.
This is a truly riveting story! I'm learning, however, the intricacies of families can be so convoluted that it makes even the most "out there" soap operas seem tame! 😊
Thanks, Rael! I felt the same way when I came across it and started doing the research. And it just gets more twisted and unbelievable as it goes on. Proof that truth really IS stranger than fiction!
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By then, Mary Martha’s parents were both dead, as were her husband's parents. Her siblings were in Maryland, and his were in Beverley, MA. Despite a generous estate as well as generational wealth of her own, I can only guess how difficult Mary Martha's life as a young widow and mother must have been.
I somehow missed that Mary Martha and her grandmother shared the same name. All these Mary Marthas had me very confused as to which one you were actually talking about. And that her mother was Martha.
The desire to keep the money tied up in the family creates a very tangled web. But then greed always does.