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GEORGE L. PERKINS
George L. Perkins b.ca.1800 Plymouth, MA d.1876 MI. Son of (George & Experience (Battles) Perkins). His wife REBECCA SHERMAN (GODDARD). He removed from Plymouth, MA and is listed on the 1830 Census at Albany, Albany Co., NY. He removed to Michigan about 1831. He first purchased land on 4.4.1833 in Township/Range 004 North-912 East, Section 3, W1/2 NE1/4, Macomb Co., MI. They were listed on the 1840 MI Census at Richmond, Macomb Co., MI.

Their known children were:

1.Hannah Sherman Perkins b.1825 Plymouth, MA m. Jerome Bonaparte Graves
2.George L. Perkins b.1826 Plymouth, MA
3.Bartlett Perkins b.1827 Albany, NY
4.(possible) Sarah Perkins b.1828 Albany, NY d.1853 MI m. Lewis Granger

4.Elizabeth Perkins b.9.30.1832 Romeo, MI d. 4.21.1906 MI m. David Ward
5.Lucy Perkins b.1834 MI
6.Charles H. Perkins b.1840 MI

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Source: MI Death Records - Death of Elizabeth (Perkins) Ward

 

SAMUEL JAMES PERKINS \ JAMES SAMUEL PERKINS
Samuel James Perkins \ James Samuel Perkins b.1787 NY d.1857 Macomb Co., MI. His wife MARY (MARK). He was listed on the 1840 Census at Macomb, Macomb Co., MI. He was listed on the 1850 MI Census in the household of his son-in-law & daughter; George & Susannah (Perkins) Morehouse at Erin, Macomb Co., MI.

Their known child was:

1. Joseph J. Perkins b.1813 NY
2. Elizabeth Jane Perkins \ Jane Elizabeth Perkins b.1822 m. Jacob Stroup
3. Susannah Perkins b.1826 NY m. George Morehouse     *Resided at Erin, Macomb Co., MI
4. Unknown (Male) Perkins b.ca.1827
5. David S. Perkins b.1829 NY
6. Sarah A. Perkins b.1832 NY

Source: MI Census Records
Source: MI Death Records
Source: Burial - Macomb Center Cemetery - Find-A-Grave.com

 

JOSEPH J. PERKINS
Joseph J. Perkins b.1813 NY d.1887 Kalamazoo Co., MI. Son of (James and Mary (Mark) Perkins).  His wife LAURA H. (CHAPPEL) b. 1823 NY d. 1910 Kalamazoo Co., MI - (Dau. of Caleb & Sophronia (Atwood) Chappel).  They were listed on the 1840 & 1850 MI Census at Macomb, Macomb Co., MI. In 1860 at Ostego, Allegan Co., MI.

Their known children were:

1.John Colby\Caleb Perkins b.1841 Macomb Co., MI d. 1889 Kalamazoo, MI m. Cora Lightner
2.James Knight Perkins b.1843  MI d.1904 Los Angeles, CA (Buried Kalamazoo, MI) m. Rosetta R. Denmark
3.Mark Harvey Perkins b.1846 MI d.1865
4.Louis Perkins b.1851 MI
5.Joseph Atwood Perkins b.1857 MI d.1912 MI m. Clara "Clarrey" (Briggs) *He also went by the name Fred J. Perkins
    
 6a. Guy Tracy Perkins b.1880 MI
6. Mary M. Perkins b.1859 MI

 

Source: MI Census Records
Source: Death of J. Knight Perkins
- April 9, 1904 - Kalamazoo Gazette Newspaper - Kalamazoo, MI
Source: Death of Fred J. Perkins - MI Death Records & Newspaper dated
June 30, 1912 -Kalamazoo Gazette - Kalamazoo, MI
Source: Death of John C. Perkins -
January 17, 1889  -  Kalamazoo Gazette Newspaper - Kalamazoo, MI

 

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