About Samuel Parkman Tuckerman
Lived 1819 – 1890 (aged 71). Samuel Parkman Tuckerman was an American composer.
Samuel Parkman Tuckerman (February 11, 1819 – June 30, 1890) was an American composer.
Early life and education He was born in Boston to Edward Francis Tuckerman (1775–1843), a merchant, and Sophia May (1784–1870), a prosperous and distinguished Boston family. His siblings were Edward Tuckerman (1817–1886), the botanist and Amherst professor, Frederick Goddard Tuckerman (1821–1873), the poet, Sophia May (Tuckerman) Eckley, He compiled Cathedral Chants (London, 1852) and Trinity Collection of Church Music (1864).
After returning to the United States he lectured on sacred music, and gave performances of church music of the period from the 4th to the 19th centuries. He went again to England in 1856, and a third time in 1868, returning in 1879.
Personal life Samuel married Mary Olivia Edwards Perry on October 15, 1845. They had a daughter:
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American composer (1819–1890)
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Samuel Parkman Tuckerman was born on 11 February 1819 in Boston.
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Samuel Parkman Tuckerman died on 30 June 1890 in Newport.
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Samuel Parkman Tuckerman was a composer.
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Samuel Parkman Tuckerman was American.
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