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ORSON PERKINS
Col. Orson Perkins b.1802 Hartland, Windsor Co., VT d.4.17.1882 Taftsville, VT. Son of (Elisha P. & Hannah (Taft) Perkins). His wife HANNAH (RUST). They were married in 1830 at Rochester, Windsor Co., VT. It was noted in his obituary that he was a descendant of Abraham Perkins of Hampton, N.H.

Their children were:

1. William Orson\Oscar Perkins b.1831 VT     *1885 Removed to NY & Boston, MA
2. Henry Southwick Perkins b.1833 Stockbridge, VT  
*Settled in Chicago, IL
3. Azro Orson\Oscar Perkins b.1835 VT m. Clara (Leonard)    
*Settled at Santa Barbara, CA
4. Lucelia Perkins b.1837 VT d.1837 VT
5. Hiram Crandall Perkins b.1839 VT d.1839 VT
6. Edwin Hazen Perkins b.1840 VT m. Judith (Murray)
7. Ellen Francella Perkins b.1842 VT m. George S. Cheney
8. Julius "Jule" Edson Perkins b.1845 Stockbridge, VT d.1875 Manchester,London, England m. Marie (Rose)

Source: Record of the Rust Family: Embracing the Descendants of Henry Rust, who Came ... By Albert Dexter Rust (1891)
Source:
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography - Volume IX (1889)
Source: Biographical Sketch of Henry Southwick Perkins - The book of Chicagoans : a biographical dictionary  (1905)
Source: Death of Jule E. Perkins - Obituary - The Ogdensburg Journal - 3/8/1875, page 3 - Ogdensburg, NY
Source: Obituary - Col. Orson Perkins - St. Albans Weekly Messenger - 4.28.1882

 

ELISHA P. PERKINS
Elisha Paddock Perkins b.1809 VT d.1878. Son of (Elisha P. & Hannah (Taft) Perkins). His wife LOUSIA A. (BAIRD/BEARD). They resided at Bridgewater, Windsor Co., VT.

Their known children were:

1. Jasper Hazen Perkins b.1839 VT
2.
Seth Orson Perkins b.1842  VT
3. Louisa Arivella Perkins b.1843 VT
4. Adeline Melissa "Addie" Perkins b.1845 VT

5. Loretta "Letty" Taft Perkins b.1847 VT
6. Charles A. Perkins b.1843 VT d.1902 CT m. Eliza (Dinsmore)
     
6a.Fred D. Perkins b. VT
      6b.Mattie Perkins b. VT
      6c.Julian Leigh (Lee) Perkins b. VT
      6d.James Albion Perkins b. VT
      6e.Rosaline "Ruby" Perkins b. VT

7. Elisha Paddock Perkins Jr. b.1849 VT m. Adelaide E. (Abbott)
    
 7a. Everett Valentine Perkins b.1882 VT
8. Royal B. Perkins b.1850 VT m. Flora (Kennedy)
     
8a. Sarah A "Sadie" Perkins b.1881 VT

Source: Encyclopedia of Massachusetts -- Biographical - Genealogical = Vol 3- William R. Cutter (1916)
Source: Marriage - Royal B. Perkins - A Genealogy of Descendants of John Thomson of Plymouth, MA by: Charles H. Thompson (1890)

 

EZRA PERKINS

Ezra Perkins b.1798 Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT  d.1881/1882 Sutton, Caledonia Co., VT. (*Probably* son of Seth & Mary (Unknown) Perkins). His 1st wife m.1823 at Danville, Caledonia Co., VT; MIRIAM (PAGE), his 2nd wife m. 1866; Mrs. ELIZABETH (MORSE) FROST. They were listed on the 1850 & 1860 Census at Albany, Orleans Co., VT with his 1st wife. In 1870 & 1880 he and his 2nd wife are listed at Sutton, Caledonia Co., VT

His known child w/Miriam (Page) was:

1. Page E. Perkins b. 1824 Lunbride? (Tunbridge), Orange Co., VT  m. 1st. @ Mount Holly, Rutland Co., VT;  Eliza (Barrett) m. 2nd. 1893 @ Ft. Dodge, Webster, IA; Mrs. Martha A. (Benson) *Removed to Lee Co.,IL, Webster Co., IA
(Probably) Mary Ann Perkins b.1826 Warren, VT m. David Blaisdell
2. Seth T. Perkins b.1839 VT d.1864 Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA (Civil War)

Source: Marriage to Miriam (Page) - Northstar Newspaper - 4.1.1823 - Danville, Caledonia Co., VT
Source: Burial & Obituary - Sutton Village Cemetery - Sutton, Caledonia Co., VT
Source: VT Death Records
Source: VT Census Record
Source: IA Census Record
Source: IL Census Record

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

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