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Syracuse, NY - The Post Standard
   Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Standard
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~Perkins Research~

Mrs. Jessie J. Perkins, wife of Sidney B. Perkins, died at her home Wednesday of consumption. The funeral was held Friday afternoon. Deceased was a sister of Mrs. Maurice Wirth of this place.
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1886: July 7th - The Syracuse Standard - Syracuse , New York

Tuesday morning, Mrs. Betsey Perkins died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. O.W. White, at Rome, NY, at the age of 100 years and 5 months. She arose that morning feeling as well as usual. She sat at the table eating breakfast. When the meal was nearly over, the daughter offered to help her to more food. Mrs. Perkins replied "No, I have more then I can eat now," and fell back dead without any signs of distress.
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1886: Oct. 30th - The Syracuse Standard - Syracuse , New York

Mrs. Dyer Perkins died Oct. 27th. She had suffered several years with consumption.
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1886: Dec. 14th - The Syracuse Standard - Syracuse , New York

Stillman Perkins died Dec. 9th, aged 75 years. The funeral was held on Saturday at the house. Rev. Dwight Williams, of Cazenovia, N.Y., officiating. Mr. Perkins always lived on the East Hill, in sight of this place.
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1894: The Syracuse Standard - Syracuse , New York

Miss Laura A. Perkins, youngest daughter of the late Robert Perkins, and a sister of Hosea Perkins, died last week at the residence of her sister, Mrs. John S. Hayes, Dover, N.H. She had been a invalid for the last 16 years from neuralgin of the heart. She was a woman of cultivated literary tastes and contributed to several magazines.
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1902: Dec. 2nd - The Post Standard - Syracuse , New York

Mr. Fred S. Perkins, died Thanksgiving morning. Funeral services were held at his late home yesterday.

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Canastota, NY: Captain Reuben Perkins founder of Canastota, NY, was born in Connecticut in 1761 coming to the vicinity of Quality Hill, west of this village in 1805, where he lived until 1810 in which year the Captain purchased the Canastota reservation of 320 2-10 acres. Indian titles had to be passed through the state, and in that year a law was passed authorizing the sale of the Canastota reservation to Captain Perkins. Of six daughters and two sons by his first wife, one daughter married Sylvester Clark, one Warren Corton, one William Jennings, one George B. Rowe, and another Thomas Menzie. Mr. Menzie holds the distinction of building the first frame house in Canastota in 1817 at the corner of South Main and Center Streets, which has since been replaced by the residence of Dr. J. W. Knapp. Grandchildren of Captain Perkins who still live and, will have a place of honor in to-morrow's centennial parade, are George Rand, A. E. Perkins, Miss Julia Perkins, who first suggested the centennial celebration, and Mrs. J. C. Warrwick.

In writing of the life of Captain Perkins, the late Thomas Barlow said; "His early home made a deep impression upon his mind inasmuch that a few years before he died, which was in 1855, when 64 years of age, he fancied that it was all still his and he was to repossess it again".

Continuing, Mr. Barlow wrote, "I hope his portrait may be placed as an exhibit in some public place in our village for awhile at least, that our people of this generation may see how the old patriot looked, who was the first "landlord" of the land we now enjoy as the home of the civilized redeemed from the wilderness of the benighted children of of nature. " Mr. Barlow's wish in this regard has been realized, for the public library a painting of the likeness of Captain Perkins adorns the walls. The painting was copied by E. G. Barlow, a son of Thomas Barlow, in 1903 from an old portrait of Captain Perkins, painted in 1832, and was presented to the library in 1903 by F. L. Perkins, deceased, Mrs. Warrwick and Miss Julia Perkins, grandchildren of the Captain.

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1910: Sept 9th - The Post Standard - Syracuse , New York

Lester Fox Perkins, 5 year old son of Lester E. & Fidelia F. Perkins, died last evening of scarlet fever at the City Hospital, where he had been a patient ten days. Besides his parents he leaves seven sisters, Mrs. J. Harry Kuhn, Mrs. Leonard Bogardus, Grace Perkins, Mary Perkins, Ethel Perkins, Rose Perkins, and Marguerite Perkins. A funeral will be held privately this afternoon.

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1921: Dec. 12th - The Post Standard - Syracuse , New York

Mrs. Katherine Winchell Perkins, 30?, wife of Alfred J. Perkins, died at 9 o'clock yesterday morning in the Hospital of the Good Shepard, where she had been a patient since Friday. Besides her husband, she leaves three children, Dorothea Perkins, Katherine Perkins and Francis Perkins; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wischell, and two brothers Charles and Ross Winchell. The funeral will be held at 9:15 o'clock Wednesday morning at the family home. Teall and Galster avenues, town of Dewitt and at 10 o'clock at St. John the Hospital Church.
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