Perkins Family History & Genealogy
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Perkins Last Name History & Origin
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Name Origin
French origin Dr Morlaix such as Pierre de Pierre, high steward of the estates of Hugo Despencer ie. Spencer, direct line to our lost Diana Spencer. Henry Pierrenkin ie. son of Pierre, then around 1397----See Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine Lewis HISTORICAL Publishing Company New York 1909
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Famous People named Perkins
My direct Ancester Henry Kirke White Perkins born November 21,1814 who married Elvira Johnson and they were missionaries to native Americans in Oregon Territory and Hawaii as well as New England.
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Oldest Perkinses
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Florence M Perkins
lived 109 years
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Will Perkins
lived 108 years
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Mattie S Perkins
lived 107 years
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Ethel B Perkins
lived 107 years
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Frankie Perkins
lived 107 years
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Esther Perkins
lived 106 years
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Margaret (Collee) Perkins
lived 121 years
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Leona Perkins
lived 106 years
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Bessie A Perkins
lived 106 years
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Emma Perkins
lived 106 years
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'...INS-At Confederate States Military prison, Salisbury North Carolina, December 29th, 1864, Thomas Perkins, of the United States Military Telegraph Corps,aged 25 years,11 months and 10 days'
1910 federal census shows them living in Ira, NY. After their death 3 sons, Vernon, Sherman and Daniel were placed into the care of the Cayuga County Home for Destitute Children at Auburn, NY. What happened to Sherman and Daniel is unknown. Who Moses and mary's parents were is unknown.
Vernon, born in 1898 in Cato, NY grew to adulthood in the Home. Somewhere he learned mechanics to repair farm machinery. He turns up ion Manchester VT in the late 20s. No one knows anything more about his history than that. He married Edna Johnston at Manchester, VT, and had two daughters, one my mother, Betty Joyce Perkins. Vernon Perkins never revealed any thing more about his history. After his wife died and his daughters went to live with her parents, Vernon went to Bridgeport, CT where he eventually remarried.
Nothing more is known except that he died in Grass Valley, CA in 1965.
Does anyone out there han any information on this Perkins Family from Cayuga, NY?
