Francis William Perkins (1840 - 1871)

Born 25 May 1840 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lauraetta (Simonds) Estabrook — married 29 Nov 1862 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Died 6 Mar 1871 at age 30 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Lt Colonel Francis Perkins served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 11 May 1861
Mustered out: Sep 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 2nd Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry;

Francis W. Perkins was born on 25 May 1840.^[1]

He married Laura Simonds on 29 Nov 1862 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States.^[2]

“Children b. in Fitzwilliam, N. H. (Simonds):...2.Laura*,b. 24Oct.1842; m.(1), in New York City, 29 Nov. 1862, Francis William Perkins, b. in Boston, Mass., 25 May 1840, son of Henry Griswold and Louisa (Dutton) Perkins. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1861, enlisted in the Union army 11 May 1861, served as quartermaster until mustered out in Sept. 1865, and after the war engaged in a shipping business in New Orleans, La., until his death, 6 Mar. 1871.”^[3]

He arrived as a “merchant”in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1871^[4] and died of "Violence" on 6 Mar 1871 in New Orleans.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Roll #: 157; Volume #: Roll 157 - 01 Oct 1868-30 Nov 1868
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2489-KP6 : 10 February 2018), Francis Wm. Perkins and Laura Simonds, 29 Nov 1862; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,671,674.
3. ↑ Bartlett, J. Gardner. “Ancestry and Descendants of Dea. Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Mass., 1320-1917.” (1918). Cambridge, Mass.:Murray Printing Co. p. 287.
4. ↑ "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5JP-9L2B?cc=1916009&wc=MFVK-D68%3A1029673801%2C1029686701 : 8 October 2015), 1820-1902 (NARA M259) > 055 - 2 May 1870 - 31 Jul 1871 > image 258 of 587; citing NARA microfilm publications M259 and T905 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ ["Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7VD-CPJ : 22 May 2019), Francis W. Perkins, 06 Mar 1871; citing New Orleans, Louisiana, v 239 p 201, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,199. "Francis W. Perkins, Death 6 Mar 1871, New Orleans, Louisiana, Age:30, Married, Occupation: Merchant, Birthplace: Boston, Birth Year (Estimated):1841, Father's Name: Henry G., Father's Birthplace: Hartland Vt., Mother's Name: Louise R. Dutton, Mother's Birthplace: Vermont"]

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #60804551
• Haynes, Martin A. (1896). “A history of the Second regiment, New Hampshire volunteer infantry, in the war of the rebellion.” Lakeport, New Hampshire. p. 163
• Haynes, Martin A. (1896). “A history of the Second regiment, New Hampshire volunteer infantry, in the war of the rebellion.” Lakeport, New Hampshire. p. 87
• A Partial Genealogy of the Simonds Family in the New England Colonies by S. Dwight Simonds 1927

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Pete Robbins for starting this profile.