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New York Tribune
New York, New York
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Salem, Mass, Dec. 12th: Jonathan Cogswell Perkins died suddenly here this morning of heart disease, aged sixty-eight years. He was born at Ipswich, Mass, Nov. 21st, 1809; pursued a preparatory course of study at Phillips Academy, Andover, and was graduated from Amherst College in 1832. On leaving college, he entered the law office of Rufus Choate, then practicing at Salem, and afterward pursued his legal studies at the law school of Harvard University, and was admitted in 1835. After a successful practice of thirteen years, he was appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Massachusetts, and proved himself to be a learned and able, as well as just and upright judge, commanding alike the undivided confidence of the community and of the profession. He served in the State Senate, and was an able and voluminous commentator and writer on legal subjects and editor of law publications. Of the edition of "Chitty's Criminal Law," edited by Mr. Perkins, Charles Sumner said in the American Jurist: "The notes and references by Mr. Perkins deserve a special mention. They place their author, among American annotators, by the side of the Story and Metcalf.". Of his edition of "Chitty on Contracts,", the same Journal said: "It is enriched with the valuable annotations of Mr. Perkins, which are very full, and entirely exhaust the subjects of contracts as they have been discussed in the various courts of America." In addition to the works above named, Mr. Perkins edited nine volumes of Massachusetts Reports, "Jarmen on Wills," "Abbot on Shipping." "Daniell's Chancery Practice." "Collyer on Partsurance," "Angell on Water Courses," "Chitty on Pleadings," and several volumes of chancery reports, all of which were greatly enhanced in value to lawyers and law students by his editorial care and sill, and his explanatory notes.
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1899: Feb. 4th - New York Tribune - New York, NY.

Mr. Frederick Beecher Perkins who died last Friday at Morristown, N. J., from paralysis, was well known in literary and social life. He was born in Hartford, CT in 1828, and was the son of Thomas C. Perkins, his mother, who survives him, is a sister of Henry Ward Beecher. His brother, Charles E. Perkins, has taken the place of his father at the Hartford Bar. One of his sisters is Mrs. Edward Everett Hale. He leaves two children, a son, Thomas Perkins and a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson, a poet.

*Note* His mother, Mary Foote Beecher, wife of Thomas C. Perkins, died on March 14th, 1900 at Hartford, CT aged 94 years. She was born at East Hampton, L.I. on July 19th, 1805, daughter of Rev. Lyman Beecher and Rosanna Foote. Her brother, Rev. Thomas Kennicutt Beecher died on the same day as she, at Elmira, NY, another brother, Rev. Charles Beecher died on April 23, 1900 at Haverhill, MA.
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1900: March 27th - New York Tribune - New York, NY.

Mr. Gerritt Henry Perkins died, aged 73 years. Interment at Oxford, NY on Wednesday March 28th, 1900.
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Boston, MA, Jan. 13th: William O. Perkins died to-day at the Home for Aged Men, No. 33 West Springfield av. Mr. Perkins was one of the best known men in musical circles in the country. He was born in 1831, and was identified with American music for over half a century. He organized, it is said, the first male quartet for concert singing in America. It was called the Mendelssohn Vocal Quartet. In 1858 he became conductor at the Boston Music Hall. He conducted many musical festivals. He was for many years a member of the board of governors of the Handel and Hadyn Society. For many years he lived in London. Returning only recently, he entered the home. His published works number sixty volumes. The funeral will be at the Parker Memorial, Berkeley St., on Wednesday.
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1902: July 30th - New York Tribune - New York, NY.

Mr. Hosea Ballou Perkins died yesterday at 8 am at his home on Washington Heights, after a long illness. Mr. Perkins was born at Dover, N.H. on Aug. 4th, 1819. He came to this city seventy years ago and engaged in the carpet business with his brother, James Perkins, who died in 1872. He was a commissioner of the board of Education, appointed by Mayor Grace, and was identified, as inspector with the cause of Education, for forty years. He was intimately associated with the late Charles O'Coner, James Gordon Bennett and Robert Bonner, and was one of the last old time residents of the Washington Heights district. He is survived by one son, R. R. Perkins and four daughters; Mrs. T. A. Disbrow, Mrs. H. H. Noe, Mrs. W. J. McCreery and Mrs G. H. Payson. There are 10 grandchildren and one great-grand child. Mr. Perkins was the grandfather of Louis Disbrow, who is under arrest in connection with the deaths of Clarence foster and Sarah Lawrence, at Good Ground, L. I.
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1902: Dec. 1st - New York Tribune - New York, NY.

Warren, OH: Jacob Perkins, son of the late H. B. Perkins, died today from pneumonia. He was forty-two years old. He was well known throughout the state, and was a trustee of the State Hospital in this city by the appointment of Governor Nash.
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1903: May 25th - New York Tribune - New York, NY.

Abigail Mason Perkins, widow of Captain Joseph Perkins, and granddaughter of General David Cobb, who was Lieutenant Governor of Mass, and Major General of the United States Army in the War of 1812, died on Saturday at her home, Brooklyn, NY. She was born in Bangor, ME and had just passed her eighty-fifth birthday. Mrs. Cobb was married to Captain Joseph Perkins, who was in the merchant marine, in 1839. In 1846 they moved to Brooklyn, NY, where he died in 1886. Mrs. Perkins leaves one son, Charles E. Perkins, with who she lived. She had been a member of the church of the Pilgrims since 1833 and the Rev. Dr. H. P. Dewey, pastor of that church, will conduct the funeral today at 8 pm.
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1906: July 30th - New York Tribune - New York, NY.

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Perkins, wife of James D. Perkins, President of Perkins Company, coal merchants, died yesterday at the family home, New Rochelle, NY. She was seventy-nine years old, the daughter of the late John and Mary Everett, descendants of an old French family that settled in Mason, ME, where she was born. The family moved later to Boston, MA, where she was married to Mr. Perkins. Funeral services will be held at the family home on Monday afternoon, interment at Boston, MA
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1906: Sept. 18th - New York Tribune - New York, NY.

Mrs. Eliza Martin Seymour Perkins, died at Lakeville, CT. She was a direct descendant of Gov. Webster and Lieut. Gov. John Bull of CT. In January 1875 she was married to Henry Clarke Perkins, who died in 1903. Her children who survive her are; Mrs. Edward Codman Parish and Seymour Perkins.
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1911: March 20th - New York Daily Tribune - New York, NY.

Litchfield, CT: At his home in Litchfield, Conn - on Sunday March 19th , J. Deming Perkins. Notice of funeral hereafter.

J. Deming Perkins died at his home here to-night from infirmities brought on by old age. Mr. Perkins was born here eighty-one years ago, and his early business career was in New York City, where he was an importer. He was one of the incorporators and the first president of the Shepaug Railroad, now the Litchfield branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford. He was elected to the State Senate in 1892, and in 1896 was one of the State Electors to the Republican National Convention. He leaves a widow and one daughter, the wife of W. W. Rockhill, United States Ambassador to Russia.
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1914: April 10th - New York Tribune - New York, NY.

Mrs. T. Moncure Perkins, who, as Miss Ivy Langhorne, was known as one of the five Langhorne beauties of Virginia, died last night in the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, 127 East 73rd st, from apoplexy. Mr. Perkins died two weeks ago in Richmond and his widow came to New York to be with her sister, hoping the change would aid in assuaging her grief. She arrived here four days ago, but intended to return to Richmond to-day. She returned from a shopping tour about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon and soon afterward was taken ill. Dr. H. S. Patterson,was summoned, diagnosed the attack as a stroke of apoplexy. She died at 7:40 o'clock. With Mrs. Perkins when she died, were her sisters, Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Paul Phipps and Mr. Gibson.

Albemarle Co., Va -  Mr. and Mrs. Chiswell Dabney Langhorne gave to the world the five girls known everywhere as the beautiful Langhorne sisters. Miss Irene, who married the artist, Gibson, is probably the best known, as her husband made her face and figure known wherever illustrations go. Mrs. Waldorf Astor, who was Miss Nannie Langhorne, and had been married before she made her rich match in England, is almost equally well known. Then Miss Nora, the youngest, who married Paul Phpps in this city just five years ago this month, came into the public eye because she was the last of the line and her beauty was freshest. Miss Phyllis became the wife of Reginald Brooks, and they are well known in society circles. Mrs. Perkins was forty-seven years old. She leaves three children, C. D. Langhorne Perkins, and two daughters, May Perkins and Alice Perkins. The body will be taken to Richmond to-day.
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