Elizabeth Perkins

1840 - 1899  (59 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Perkins
  Birth	9 Jan 1840	Castleton, Rutland, VT
  Gender	Female
  Census	6 Sep 1850	Castleton, Rutland, VT ; age 10, born VT, living with father
  Census	20 Jul 1860	Castleton, Rutland, VT ; age 20, born VT, teacher, living with father and stepmother
  Census	20 Jul 1870	Castleton, Rutland, VT ; age 30, born VT, living with father and stepmother
  Census	2 Jun 1880	Fair Haven, Rutland, VT ; age 40, born VT, parents born VT/VT, living with family of sister Sarah Shepard
  Death	19 Nov 1899	Fair Haven, Rutland, VT
  Burial		Cedar Grove Cemetery, Fair Haven, VT
  Person ID	I11845	Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Joseph Perkins,   b. 1 Apr 1798, Bridgewater, Windsor, VT d. 6 Jan 1872, Castleton, Rutland, VT (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Cynthia Claghorn,   b. 15 Jan 1807   d. 4 Oct 1849, Castleton, Rutland, VT (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1837	Castleton, Rutland, VT
  Family ID	F4307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  from "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908" (ancestry.com) Elizabeth Perkins, age 59y 10m 10d, single, born in Castleton VT to Joseph Perkins and Cynthia Clayhorn, died on 19 Nov 1899 in Fair Haven, VT of a perforated bowel [calculated birth day is 9 Jan 1840]. from "The Poultney Journal", 24 Nov 1899 (newspapers.com) The sudden death of Miss Elizabeth Perkins occurred at her home on Washington street Sunday evening after an illness of only two days. The deceased was well known and respected by all who knew her. With the exception of the first six months she had been a librarian of the Fair Haven public library until the time of her death. Her father, Dr. Joseph Perkins of Castleton, was well known in this place, his death occurring in January, 1872. Miss Perkins was a member of the Congregational church. The deceased was fifty-nine years old and is survived by one sister, Mrs. F.H. Shepard. The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. The burial was in Cedar Grove Cemetery.