James Riley Peckham (1839 - 1912)

Born Aug 1839 in Westerly, Washington, RI

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Died 3 Jun 1912 at age 72 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

James was the fourth of seven children born to Joseph Clarke Peckham and Fannie Sheldon (Shelton) Peckham.

James married Anna Matilda Corning in Preston, CT on March 4, 1868. They had at least three children: Franklin Everet born in 1872; Gertrude born in 1876; and Lewis Raymond born in 1882. All the children were born in Norwich, CT.

James died in Preston, CT in June 1912. He is buried in New London, CT.

James was mentioned on a memorial in Hamilton Avenue Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States with a death date of 3 Jun 1912.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #39497273 (accessed 12 September 2022)
   Memorial page for James Riley Peckham (1839-3 Jun 1912), citing Hamilton Avenue Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by LindaCh5 (contributor 46887481).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFD-FRQ : accessed 4 June 2016), John R Peckham in entry for Joseph S Peckham, 1860.

Peckham Genealogy, Stephen Farnum Peckham, Byron Judson Peckham, dtd1922, reprint Higginson, Salem, Mass.

1900 Census, Connecticut, New London, Preston, Series: T623Microfilm: 150 Book: 1 Page: 125

Cemetery Records of New London County, Connecticut Volume I Name: James Riley Peckham Birth Date: 1839 Death Date: 1912