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| Luke Perkins b.1786 Durham, Ontario, Canada. His
wife ALMA (SPENCER) b.1794VT. He arrived in
Michigan about 1835 from Ontario, Canada. His first land purchase was on
5/1/1837, Township/Range 006 North-011 East, Section 1, NW 1/4, Lapeer Co.,
MI. They are listed on the 1840 Census in Dryden, Lapeer
Co., MI. Luke Perkins and his brother Benjamin
L. Perkins and sister Mary Perkins who m.
Daniel Spencer, a brother of Alma (Spencer) Perkins, came to Michigan with Luke. Luke Perkins was a pioneer
of Lapeer Co., MI. He died there in 1844 and is buried in the North Dryden Cemetery.
Alma (Spencer) Perkins m. 2nd. William Fletcher. Their Known Children were:
1.John
Perkins b.1816 Canada
2.Ester
Perkins b. 1817 m. Samuel Milton Starmer
3.Mary "Polly" Perkins b.1819 Canada m.
Marcus
Billings
4.Benjamin Perkins
b.1822 Canada
5.Timothy Perkins
b.1824 Canada
6.Lucinda Perkins b.1826 Canada m. James Howard
7.Cyrus Perkins b.1829
Canada
8.Phoebe Perkins b. 3.8.1831 Canada d. 10.6.1920 Freemont, Tuscola
Co., MI m. Isaac Smith
9.Lucas
Perkins Jr. b. 1834 Canada
*Visit the
NORTH DRYDEN Cemetery*
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| Norman William Perkins b.1818 VT d.1893
Marion\Evart, Osceola Co., MI.. **Possible Son of (Roger
& Betsey (Candee) Perkins). His 1st wife m. married in Oakland
Co., MI in 1838; AMANDA (PARKER) b. KY
d. 1863 MI , daughter of Lyman & Elizabeth (Unknown) Parker); his 2nd wife
Mrs. MARY (GIBBS) THOMAS;
his 3rd wife Mrs. MARGARET "MARY" A. (CHASE) HESS. They are listed on
the 1840 MI Census in Metamora, Lapeer Co., MI the 1850 Census at Brandon,
Oakland Co., MI and in 1860 &
1870 they resided in Tuscola Co., MI. In
1880 they resided at Harrison, Clare Co., MI. In 1880 he tells the census
worker that his father was born in N.H. and his mother in CT. In
1900 his widow Margaret A. Perkins is living at Evart, Osceola Co., MI. Their known children
w/1st wife were:
1.Arvilla Perkins b.1843 MI
2.Byron Johan
Perkins b.1845 MI
3.Sarah Amanda Maria Perkins b.7.8.1852 Brandon, Oakland Co., MI MI d. 4.29.1910 Saginaw,
Saginaw Co., MI m. 1872 Mt. Morris, Genesee
Co., MI; Henry
Horner. Their witnesses were Walter L. Perkins & Jane Perkins (How
do they relate>?)
*Note* It has been suggested that
Amanda (Parker) Perkins was the step-daughter of
Lucy Perkins who married Lyman
Parker. Lucy Perkins was a sister of
Waterman Perkins of Owasso,
Shiawassee Co., MI. In 1860 & 1870 they resided in Tuscola Co., MI. *More research is needed*
*Note*
He "maybe" the "Possible" brother of
Hiram Perkins (below) - Read
IMPORTANT NOTES)
**Note** He "maybe" the "Possible" brother of
Calvin P. Perkins.
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LAND PURCHASES: His first land
purchase was on 8/21/1837 in Township/Range 004 North-010 East, Section
12, NE 1/4 NE 1/4, Oakland Co., MI. Another land purchase was
made on 11/1/1852 in Township/Range 011 North-006 East, Section 36, SW
1/4 SW 1/4, Saginaw Co., MI. On 3/1/1855 I find his last
land purchase in Township/Range 012 East-008 East, Section 32, N 1/2 NW
1/4, Tuscola Co., MI and another on 5/2/1859 in Township/Range
012 North-008 East, Section 32, S 1/2 NW 1/4 in Tuscola Co., MI. |
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For more information: Contact:
Jackie..... Click Here
If you relate to this family
please contact :
Jim Perkins
Source: Burial - Norman W. Perkins - Forest Hill Cemetery -
Evart, Osceola Co., MI
Source: Soldier of the Civil War - Grave Stone - Pvt. Norman W. Perkins -
Forest Hill Cemetery - Evart, Osceola Co., MI
Source: Death of Sarah Maria (Perkins) Horner -
MI Death Records
Source: MI Land Records
Source: MI Census Records
Source: MI Marriage Records - Sarah M. Perkins to Henry Horner\Hormern ? |
| Benjamin L. Perkins b. 1801 PA
d.1868 MI.
Son of (John & Unknown (Levins)
Perkins). His wife CATHARINE
B. (BOYDEN) b. 1807 NY d. 1876 MI. His first land purchase was on 8/5/1838
in Township\Range 006 North-010 East, Sections 23 & 24, Lapeer Co., MI. They are listed on the
1840-1860 MI Census at Metamora, Lapeer Co., MI. In 1870, Catharine Perkins
and daughter Emily Perkins b.1827, are living with Daniel W.
Perkins (below) & family at East Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI Their known children were:
1.Ann Eliza Perkins b.1825 Steuben Co., NY
d.1910 Bay City, Bay Co., MI m. Harry Griswold.
{MI Death Records}
2.Emily Perkins b.1827 NY d.1901 Bay City, Bay Co., MI (Never
married) {MI Death Records}
3.Benjamin Perkins Jr.
b.1836 MI m. Clarissa (Hough)
4.Daniel W. Perkins
b.1840 MI
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| Elijah Perkins b.1832 Ontario,
Canada d.1902 CO. Son of (Hiram & Dorcus
(McClary) Perkins). His wife ELIZA (BROOKS). They are listed on the 1860 MI
Census at Lapeer, Lapeer Co., MI. They were married in Lapeer, MI on March 28,1858.
In 1870 they were listed at Polk, Benton Co., IA. In 1880 they were listed
at Walnut, Adair Co., MO. By 1900 they removed to Buckhorn, Larimer Co., CO.
Their known child was
1. Christie Perkins (male) b.1862 IA
2. Thomas Perkins b.1872 MO |
Source: MI Census Records
Source: IA Census Records
Source: MO Census Records
Source: CO Census Records |
Hiram Perkins b.1803 VT d.1.18.1875 Oregon, Lapeer Co., MI.
*Possible Son of (Roger
& Betsey (Candee) Perkins). His 1st.wife
???? HARRIET (McNAMES)
???? (Read
Important Notes below) . His 2nd.
? wife DORCUS (MCCLARY)
b.1805 PA d.2.19.1889 MI. They came
from Upper Canada to Lapeer Co., MI in 1839. He and Dorcus (McClarey\McClary) Perkins were listed on the 1850 &1860
Census at Lapeer, Lapeer Co., MI.
Their
known children were:
1. Mariah Perkins b.1828 Canada d.1916 Mecosta
Co., MI m. 1st; Horace Burr, 2nd.
Edward Langworthy
2. Elijah Perkins b.1832 Canada
3. Lydia Perkins b.1834 Canada d.1899 Lapeer Co., MI m.
Augustine Mead\Meade\Meads
4. Oliver Perkins b.1838 Canada d.1862 TN
*Civil War
5. Charles W. Perkins b.1840 MI
6. Rosanna Perkins b.1842 MI d. 1909 Lapeer Co., MI m.
William Topham
7. Nelson Perkins b.1845 MI
*Removed to Larimer Co., CO
8. Hiram M. Perkins Jr. b.1850 MI
d.1924 MI m. Laura Reynolds Coulter
9. Peter Perkins b. May, 1856 MI d.5.13.1858 MI
**IMPORTANT NOTES**:
Canadian marriage records list that it was
the above
Hiram Perkins who m. Harriet (McNames)
and this same record states that
Harris Perkins m. Elizabeth (Dale).
When looking at the 1851 & 1861 Canadian Census
Records - Harris Perkins is listed with a wife named "Harriet" b.1816
Canada.
**Conclusion** Either there were two woman by the name of
Harriet McNames with one marrying Hiram Perkins and the other
marrying Harris Perkins or there was one Harriet McNames who was
married to both.
Family Ties ? :
a.Rachael (Perkins) Congdon, a daughter of
Harris Perkins - MI
Death Record states that her parents were
Harris Perkins & Elizabeth
(McNames) of Middlesex Co., Canada. Given her birth year, her mother
was probably Elizabeth (Dale) and she grew up thinking Harriet
McNames was her mother.
b.Rachael (Perkins) Congdon's brother, Jacob Perkins MI Death Record states that his
fathers name was "unknown" and his mother
name was Elizabeth (Dale).
c.Rachael (Perkins) Congdon's brother or 1/2 brother,
Roger Perkins MI Death
Record states that his father was Harris Perkins and his mothers
name was "unknown".
d.Rachael (Perkins) Congdon resided at Evart, Osceola Co., MI
and is buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery - Evart, Osceola Co., MI which
is the same Cemetery where Norman W. Perkins
(above) is buried. Is Norman W. Perkins related to this family>>??? |
1. Lydia Perkins (above). Her MI
Death Record states that her father was Hiram Perkins and her mother
was named Dorcas McClaire
2. Rosanna Perkins (above). Her MI Death Record states that her
father was Hiram Perkins and her mother was named Dorcas McClarey b.
VT
3. Hiram M. Perkins (above). His MI Death Record states that his
father was Hiram Perkins ahd his mother was named Dorcas McClary |
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**Note: There was a early land purchase by a "Hiram
Perkins" on 9/15/1835 in Township/Range
006 South-002 East, Section 19 & 20, Lenawee Co., MI. I am uncertain if it
was the above Hiram Perkins who purchased this land. |
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For more information: Contact:
Jackie..... Click Here
Source: Marriage - Hiram Perkins to Harriet McNames of Westminister,
Middlesex Co., Canada - History of the Co., of Middlesex, Canada: From the
Earliest Time to the Present, ect..(1889)
Source: MI Land Records
Source: Death - Dorcus Perkins - MI Death Records Index
Source: MI Census Records
Source: MI Death Records
Source: Burials - Mount Hope Cemetery - Lapeer, Lapeer Co., MI -
Find-A-Grave.com
Source: MI Wills & Probate - Will of Hiram Perkins
Source: Burial - Mariah (Perkins) Langworthy - Grant Center Cemeter #2 -
Grant Center, Mecosta Co., MI - Find-A-Grave.com |
| *NOTE*. Some or all of this
material may contain errors. It will be up to the researcher to show proof before passing
on any of this information. |
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