Daniel Parker ( general ) Daniel Parker ( January 29 , 1782 , Shirley , Massachusetts – April 5 , 1846 , Washington , D . C . ) made his career in the United States Department of War and the United States Army . Biography . He was the son of Lieutenant James Parker and Sarah Dickinson . He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1801 , read law , and was admitted to the bar in Charlestown , Massachusetts . He became chief clerk in the U . S . War Department in 1810 . On 22 November 1814 , he became adjutant general and inspector general of the U . S . Army . In 1820 , he became paymaster general . In 1841 he returned to the War Department as chief clerk . His remains were buried 7 April 1846 in the Historic Congressional Cemetery , Washington , D . C . Family . Daniel m . Ann Collins ( dau of Zaccheus Collins & Sarah Marshall ) 1 June 1817 , Washington , District of Columbia [ National Intelligences , Washington DC Marriages to 1825 Spouse 1 : Collins , Ann Spouse 2 : Parker , D . Marriage Date : 1 Jun 1817 Marriage Location : District of Columbia Anne b . 1795 [ Lineages Books of the Charter Members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution , Vol . I - CXXIX ( 129 ) ( Washington , DC ) , Vol . 94 ; Pg . 294 ; DAR ID # : 93951 . ] Anne d . 10 November 1828 , Washington , District of Columbia [ Vital Records of Shirley , Massachusetts to the Year 1850 ( Name : New England Genealogical Society , Boston , Mass . , 1918 ; ) , Pg . 208 . " Anne , w . Gen . Daniel , d . Zaccheus Collins Esq . of Philadelphia , Nov . 10 , 1828 , in Washington [ D . C . ] " ] Daniel & Anne ( Collins ) Parker hsd 5 children , 3 of whom d . y . : i . Unknown d . at birth . Buried : Historic Congressional Cemetery , Washington , District of Columbia ii . Stephen Collins Parker b . 6 March 1818 , Washington , District of Columbia [ Vital Records of Shirley , Massachusetts to the Year 1850 ( Name : New England Genealogical Society , Boston , Mass . , 1918 ; ) , Pg . 76 . " Stephen Collins , s . Brig . Gen . Daniel and Anne ( Collins ) , Mar . 6 , 1818 , in Washington , [ D . C . ] " ] d . 5 December 1823 , Washington , District of Columbia . Buried : Historic Congressional Cemetery , Washington , District of Columbia . iii . Sarah Ann Parker b . 29 June 1819 , Washington , District of Columbia [ Vital Records of Shirley , Massachusetts to the Year 1850 ( Name : New England Genealogical Society , Boston , Mass . , 1918 ; ) , Pg , 76 . " Sarah Anne , eldest d . Brig . Gen . Daniel and Anne ( Collins ) , June 29 , 1819 , in Washington [ D . C . ] . " ] d . [ Date : 1799 - 10 - 25 ; Paper : New - York Gazette " PHILADELPHIA , October 23 . Died on Monday last , after a lingering illness , Mrs . Sarah Ann Collins , the wife of Mr . Zaccheus Collins , of this city , merchant . " ] She m . Clement Hill ( 1815 – 1880 ) . iv . Ellen Amelia Parker b . 22 August 1821 , Washington , District of Columbia [ Vital Records of Shirley , Massachusetts to the Year 1850 ( Name : New England Genealogical Society , Boston , Mass . , 1918 ; ) , Pg . 75 . " Ellen Amelia , d . Brig . Gen . Daniel and Anne ( Collins ) , Aug . 22 , 1821 , in Washington [ D . C . ] " ] d . 8 February 1824 , Washington , District of Columbia . Buried : Historic Congressional Cemetery , Washington , District of Columbia . v . Charles Collins Parker b . 3 August 1823 , Washington , District of Columbia . [ Vital Records of Shirley , Massachusetts to the Year 1850 ( Name : New England Genealogical Society , Boston , Mass . , 1918 ; ) , Pg . 74 . " Charles Collins , s . Gen Daniel and Anne , Aug . 3 , 1823 , in Washington [ D . C . " ] d . 29 December 1848 , Philadelphia , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Dr . Collins m . Ann Coleman ( 1826 – 1876 ) .