Frank was the eldest of three children born to James Riley Peckham and Anna Matilda Corning Peckham.
Frank married Frances in 1894 and they had four children: Howard Louis born in 1897 and Oliver born in 1899; Mildred born in 1905; and Mary born in 1910.
Frank ran a successful truck farm growing a variety of vegetables and flowers which he then sold in local markets in New London.
Frank died in Norwich, CT. in 1967. He is buried in the Hamilton Avenue Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut with his wife Frances.
1900 Census, Connecticut, New Haven,Preston, Series: T623 Microfilm:150 Book: 1 Page: 125
"Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7JP-YXF : accessed 4 June 2016), Franklin E. Peckham in entry for Howard L. Peckham, ; citing Connecticut, reference 729; FHL microfilm 3,357.
"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDCM-Q6B : accessed 4 June 2016), Franklin E. Peckham in entry for Howard L. Peckham and Marion Shaw, 16 Jun 1925; citing Franklin County, Ohio, reference 2:3VP5CBP; FHL microfilm 1,854,981.
A Salute to Patriotism: The Life and Work of Major General Howard L. Peckham - http://booksgosocial.com/tag/military/
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKZ-VD3C : accessed 4 June 2016), Franklin Everett Peckham, 1967; Burial, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States of America, Hamilton Avenue Cemetery; citing record ID 39418671, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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