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THOMAS A. PERKINS

Thomas A. Perkins b.6.11.1800 Hancock, Addison Co., VT d.8.22.1863 Rutland Co., VT. Son of (Asa & Rebecca (Tupper) Perkins). His wife ELIZABETH "BETSEY" (HALE). They were married in 6.7.1821 at Rutland Co., VT. At the time of his marriage he was listed as being from Chittenden, Rutland Co., VT. One source gives his birth location as being at Rochester, Windsor Co., VT but, his Vermont Death record lists his birth place as Hancock, Addison Co., VT.

Their children were:

1. Alfred Perkins b.1824 Rutland Co., VT m. 1st; Maria Hannah Clark, m. 2nd. Eleanor Clark (sister of his deceased wife)
        1a. James Perkins b.1855 Rutland, VT d.1860 Pittsford, VT
        1b. Jessie Perkins b.1857 Chittenden, VT d.1860 Chittenden, VT
        1c. Merritt Clark Perkins b.1859 Chittenden, VT m. Ella Thornton
                   1c.a. Harold Ellsworth Perkins b.1884 VT
                   1c.b. Jessie Elnora Perkins b.1887 VT d.1892 VT
                   1c.c. Pauline Gwendoline Perkins b.1888 VT d.1889 VT

        1d. Charles Perkins b.1864 Rutland, VT m. Anna Eliza Wilkins
                  1d.a. Carl Wilkins Perkins b.1893 VT

        1e. Frank Perkins b.1872 Rutland, VT d.1872 Rutland, VT

2. Sarah Seward Perkins b.1828 Rutland, VT d.1893 Traverse City, MI m. Joseph Boardman Barney        *Also resided at Dover, WI

3. William Wallace Perkins b.1833 Rutland, VT d.1897 East Pittsford, VT m. Almira Mary "Mida" Higgins
        3.a. Ellen Idella Perkins b.1856 VT m. German Fremont Tarble
        3.b. Cornelia Perkins b.1858 VT m. Henry Holt Peabody
        3.c. Anna Rebecca Perkins b.1860 VT m. Fayette Eugene Clark
        3.d. Fleda Belle Perkins b.1864 VT d.1867 VT
        3.e. Mary Fances Perkins b.1866 VT m. Charles Leroy Johnson
        3.f. Harley William Perkins b.1873 VT m. Rosa Ellen Crapo

4. Hannah Perkins b.1838 Rutland, VT d.1840 Rutland, VT
5. Loren Perkins b.1840 Rutland, VT m. Julia Stocker           *Died at Grand Rapids, MI. Widow removed to Fort Edwards, N.Y. in 1898)
       5.a. William Harrison Perkins b.1868 VT
       5.b. Betsey Perkins b.1870 VT d.1870 VT
       5.c. Lena Belle Perkins b.1872 Fort Edwards, NY

6. Charles Perkins b.1842 Rutland, VT d.1901 Castleton, VT m. Helen Marian Davis        *Removed to Castleton, VT
      6.a. Charles Herbert Perkins b.1868 VT m. Lila Tane Sanford         *Removed to Denver, CO
      6.b. James Clark Perkins b.1871 VT m. Bertha Ann Miller         * Removed to Valatie, N.Y.
      6.c. Carrie Ada Perkins b.1873 VT
      6.d. Bessie Jane Perkins b.1877 VT
      6.d. Lucy Davis Perkins b.1880 VT
      6.e. Edgar Thomas Perkins b.1882 VT

Source: Thomas A. Perkins - Death - VT Vital Records - Gives birth location as Hancock, Addison Co., VT
Source: Thomas Perkins marriage to Betsey Hale - The Genealogical Exchange, Volumes 1-7 - (1910) - Vital Records from the Rutland, Vermont - Herald Newspaper
Source: Histories of the town of Sullivan, New Hampshire 1777-1917 by: Rev. Josiah Lafayette Seward, D. D. Volume II (1921)

AARON PERKINS

Aaron Perkins b.1797 Chester, VT d.1884 Stockbridge, Windsor Co., VT Son of (Rufus & Susannah (Dutton) Perkins). His 1st. wife SOPHRONIA "SARAH" (HOWARD) m. 2nd. ELVIRA (LILLIE). They were listed on the 1820 Census at Rutland, Rutland Co., VT. They later moved to Stockbridge, Windsor Co., VT

Their known children were:

1. Aaron Perkins Jr. b. ? VT
2. Sylvester Perkins b.ca.1818 VT m. Betsey (Otto)
3. Fidelia "Pheobe" Perkins b. ca. 1820 VT ? possibly removed to Pierce Co., WI
4. Harvey Perkins b. ? VT
5. Wyatt Perkins b. 1822 VT
6. Sophronia Perkins b. ca.1823 VT *possibly m. John Barnes *Removed to Pierce Co., WI
(Possibly) Rufus Perkins b.1831 VT *Removed to Pierce Co., WI

*See the book: Rufus Perkins of Rockingham and Chester, VT, pub. 1917
Source: Buried at East Pittsford Cemetery - East Pittsford, Rutland Co., VT
Source: VT Vital Records
Source: VT Wills & Probate - Elivra (Lillie) Perkins, daughter of John Lillie

*Note* Some of all of this Information may not be correct. It will be up to you, the researcher to show proof before passing any of this information on.