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Amos Perkins (1785 - 1857)

Amos Perkins
Born in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 29 Nov 1807 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 11 Dec 1838 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United Statesmap
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Died at age 71 in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United Statesmap
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Biography

Amos Perkins; b. 25 Aug 1785[1] at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine;

m1. Ruth Wardwell, daughter of Jeremiah Wardwell and Elizabeth Banks, 13 Dec 1807[2];

m2. Hannah Haws or Atkins 11 Dec 1838[3];

He died 5 Feb 1857 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 71; d. 5 Feb 1858 at Hancock, Maine, at age 72; he was buried at Capt. Nathaniel Perkins Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.::Find A Grave: Memorial #116039849

Ruth Wardwell was born on 15 Jun 1785 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. She died on 20 Feb 1838 at age 52. She was buried at Capt. Nathaniel Perkins Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.

Known children of Amos Perkins and Ruth Wardwell were as follows:
  • i. Nathaniel Perkins; b. 17 Sep 1807 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; b. 17 Sep 1808 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Miriam Hannaford Mills, daughter of Joseph Mills and Sarah Goodwin, circa 27 Sep 1837; d. 6 Oct 1889 at age 81; Æ 81y 19d; he was buried at Capt. Nathaniel Perkins Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
  • ii. Jermome B. Perkins; b. 15 Jun 1810 at Hancock, Maine; d. 28 Sep 1836 at age 26; he was buried at Capt. Nathaniel Perkins Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
  • iii. Jeremiah W. Perkins; b. 15 Mar 1812 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Prudence Blodgett, daughter of John King Blodgett and Jane Avery, 16 Jun 1833 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Relief Wyman Greene, daughter of Jeremiah Green and Abigail Wyman Clough, 25 Apr 1862 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 9 Oct 1887 at age 75.
  • iv. Amos Perkins; b. 30 Mar 1814 at Hancock, Maine; d. 5 Feb 1837 at age 22; d. 17 Sep 1839 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 25; he was buried at Capt. Nathaniel Perkins Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
  • v. Mercy Wardwell Perkins; b. 13 Mar 1816 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. James R. Macomber, son of Ebenezer Macomber and Abigail Robinson, 23 Apr 1853 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; They were both from Bangor; d. 11 Feb 1895 at Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota, at age 78.
  • vi. Eliza Perkins; b. 27 Jul 1818 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 5 Oct 1892 at age 74.
  • vii. Deborah Perkins; b. 24 Sep 1820 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; d. 17 Sep 1822 at age 1.
  • viii. Joseph Eben Perkins; b. 15 Nov 1822 at (Brooksville?), Hancock, Maine.
  • ix. Benjamin Gay Perkins; b. 20 Mar 1825 at (Brooksville?),Hancock, Maine; d. 8 Sep 1851 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, at age 26.
  • x. Deborah Perkins; b. 17 Nov 1827 at (Brooksville?),Hancock, Maine; d. 17 Sep 1839 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 11.

Hannah Atkins was born i30 Aug 1796 She died on 12 Feb 1857 or 19 Dec 1870.

Known children of Amos Perkins and Hannah Atkins were:
  • i. Ruth J. Perkins; b. 26 Aug 1841 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; m. Isaiah Lord, son of John Lord and Louisa Bowden; d. 31 Jul 1939 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 97; she was buried at West Brooksville Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.


United States Census, 1850[4] Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Amos Perkins M 65 Maine
Hannah Perkins F 54 Maine
Ruth J Perkins F 11 Maine
Nancy J Heawes F 13 Maine

Sources

  1. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CC-VCM : 14 January 2020), Amos Perkins, 1785.
  2. "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FL-WXB : 14 January 2020), Amos Perkins, 1807.
  3. "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N7-LYV : 14 January 2020), Amos Perkins, 1838.
  4. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6J5-VPQ : 4 April 2020), Nancy J Heawes in household of Amos Perkins, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing family 173, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 June 2020), memorial page for Amos Perkins (25 Aug 1785–5 Feb 1857), Find a Grave Memorial no. 116039849, citing Captain Nathaniel Perkins Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Darryl (contributor 48175404) .




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