Lyman Burnham Perkins

1859 - 1918  (59 years)

• Name	Lyman Burnham Perkins
  Birth	23 Jan 1859	Boston, Suffolk, MA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 May 1865	Essex, Essex, MA ; age 6, born Boston MA, living with parents
  Census	6 Jul 1870	Essex, Essex, MA ; age 11, born Essex MA, at school, living with father
  Census	13 Jun 1900	Hartford, Hartford, CT ; age 42, born Jan 1858 in MA, marr 14 years, Bus. Co. Inspector, parents born MA/MA
  Census	21 Apr 1910	Hartford, Hartford, CT ; Raymond B, age 52, born MA, mx1 for 24 yrs, Inspector of Steam Boiler Ins(?), parents born MA/MA
  Death	19 May 1918	Hartford, Hartford, CT
  Burial		Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, CT
  Person ID	I17333	Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Gustavus Story Perkins,   b. 16 Mar 1834, Essex, Essex, MA d. 7 Jun 1913, Brookline, Norfolk, MA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Edna Burnham,   b. 20 Oct 1837, Essex, Essex, MA d. 13 Feb 1871 (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F6648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Carroll Young,   b. 10 Sep 1858, Hartford, Hartford, CT d. 27 Aug 1935, Hartford, Hartford, CT (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1886
  Children	+ 1. Harry Lyman Perkins,   b. 2 Mar 1890, Hartford, Hartford, CT d. 27 Sep 1959, West Hartford, Hartford, CT (Age 69 years) + 2. Gustavus Richard Perkins,   b. 1 Nov 1896, Hartford, Hartford, CT d. 24 Mar 1974, Hartford, Hartford, CT (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F6685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2017

  
  

• Photos

  Lyman B Perkins Obit Photo posted on 20 May 1918 in "The Hartford Courant" (newspaper.com)

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Hartford Courant", 20 May 1918 (newspapers.com) LIEUT. L.B. PERKINS Lieutenant Lyman B. Perkins, U.S.N., retired, who died suddenly of heart disease yesterday morning at his home, No. 36 Huntington street, was at the time of his death naval inspector of boilers' in the Bethlehem Steel Company's shipyards at Providence. He was born in 1859 and attended Hartford schools, being a member of the class of 1879 at the high school, but leaving before graduation to take an engineering course at the United States Navel Academy of Annapolis, from which he was graduated in 1881. United States Senator J.W. Weeks of Massachusetts was a classmate. Upon graduation he saw service at the Mediterranean station. He retired in 1887 and went to work for the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company. Mr. Perkins re-entered the service in 1898 at the time of the Spanish War and was attached to Admiral Sampson's fleet. One year later he was again retired, but came out of his retirement for a second time last year to become a member of the naval reserve forces. Lieutenant Perkins was a member of Hartford Lodge of Masons; Connecticut Commandery, Naval and Military Order of the Spanish War; United Spanish War Veterans and Navy Athletic Club. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Perkins; two sons, Captain Harry L Perkins, U.S.A., and G Richard Perkins a student at Trinity College; two brothers Dr. Charles E. Perkins of Windsor, and George A. Perkins of Amesbury, Mass.; and one sister, Mrs. E.A. Merriam of New Rochelle, N.Y. The funeral will be held at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Dr. J.J. Dunlop, pastor of the Fourth Church, officiating. The burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, with the Masons and the Naval and Military Order of the Spanish War in charges.