James Perkins

1775 - 1864  (88 years)

• Name	James Perkins
  Birth	28 Apr 1775	Ipswich, Essex, MA
  Gender	Male
  Census	21 Aug 1850	Salem, Essex, MA ; age 75, born MA, blacksmith
  Census	23 Jun 1860	Salem, Essex, MA ; age 85, born MA, blacksmith
  Death	16 Feb 1864	Salem, Essex, MA
  Person ID	I17543	Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Francis Perkins,   b. 7 May 1732, Ipswich, Essex, MA d. 12 Jun 1812, Lunenburg, Worcester, MA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Martha Low,   b. 24 Sep 1738, Ipswich, Essex, MA d. 4 May 1831, Salem, Essex, MA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1761	Ipswich, Essex, MA
  Notes	from "Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849", 1910 (archive.org)" Francis Perkins and Martha Low, married Nov. 26, 1761.
  Family ID	F6774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hannah Porter,   b. Oct 1772
  Marriage	25 Dec 1799
  Children	1. Hannah Perkins,   b. 26 May 1800
  Family ID	F6777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Abigail Cheever,   b. 9 Jan 1778, Andover, Essex, MA d. 16 May 1853, Salem, Essex, MA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1802
  Children	1. Abigail Perkins,   b. 23 Apr 1803   d. 26 Apr 1846 (Age 43 years)   2. Martha Perkins,   b. 20 Jan 1805   d. 18 Aug 1869 (Age 64 years) + 3. James Perkins,   b. 6 Dec 1806, Salem, Essex, MA d. 6 Dec 1889, Pepperell, Middlesex, MA (Age 83 years)   4. Margaret Perkins,   b. 24 Sep 1808   5. Priscilla Perkins,   b. 28 Jul 1810, Massachusetts   6. Harriet Perkins,   b. 9 Jan 1814   d. 20 Oct 1849 (Age 35 years)   7. William Francis Perkins,   b. 5 Sep 1816   d. 5 Jul 1833, Bangor, Penobscot, ME (Age 16 years) + 8. Henry Augustus Perkins,   b. 18 Sep 1819, Massachusetts d. 15 Mar 1903, Danvers, Essex, MA (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F7665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2017

  
  

• Notes

  from "Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915" (ancestry.com) James Perkins, a blacksmith, aged 88y 9m 18d, widow, born Essex to Francis & Martha (Lowe) Perkins, born Ipswich, died on 15 Feb 1864 in Salem MA of lung & pleurisy fever. [calculated birth date: 28 Apr 1775]. from "The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts" James (Francis, Jacob, Isaac, John, John) was born in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Mass., April 28, 1775. He was married, first, by Rev. Mr. Spaulding, to Hannah Porter, Dec. 25, 1799. She was born in October, 1772, and was the daughter of -- Porter and Abigail (Clark). She died of yellow fever Aug. 5, 1801. He married, second, Abigail Cheever, June 13, 1802; she was the daughter of Peter and Martha (Osgood) Chcever, and was born in Andover, Mass., Jan. 9, 1778. She died May 16, 1853. He learned the trade of a blacksmith of Joseph Eveleth, of Salem, and devoted himself to it, particularly to ship work, through his life, or until old age. His shop was in Hawkes' shipyard, and afterwards upon 'Derby Wharf.' He was for many years an officer in the Essex Lodge of Freemasons. He died at his residence in Daniel street, Salem, Mass., Feb. 15, 1864.