Henry Augustus Perkins

1819 - 1903  (83 years)

• Name	Henry Augustus Perkins
  Birth	18 Sep 1819	Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Census	1855	Danvers, Essex, MA ; age 31, born MA, carpenter
  Census	26 Jul 1860	Danvers, Essex, MA ; age 40, born MA, gas works superintendent
  Census	1 May 1865	Danvers, Essex, MA ; age 45, born MA, gas fitter
  Census	10 Aug 1870	Danvers, Essex, MA ; age 50, born MA, superintendent of gas works
  Census	18 Jun 1880	Danvers, Essex, MA ; age 60, born MA, sup't of gas works, parents born MA/MA, son's family next door
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Danvers, Essex, MA ; age 80, born Sep 1819 in MA, marr 54, yrs, retired, parents born MA/MA
  Death	15 Mar 1903	Danvers, Essex, MA
  Burial		Walnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers, MA
  Person ID	I19576	Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	James Perkins,   b. 28 Apr 1775, Ipswich, Essex, MA d. 16 Feb 1864, Salem, Essex, MA (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Abigail Cheever,   b. 9 Jan 1778, Andover, Essex, MA d. 16 May 1853, Salem, Essex, MA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1802
  Family ID	F7665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emily Batchelder Sleeper,   b. 12 Dec 1823, Massachusetts d. 19 Mar 1848, Danvers, Essex, MA (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	7 Jul 1846
  Children	+ 1. George Henry Perkins,   b. 28 Dec 1847, Massachusetts d. 1926 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F7757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen Louisa Putnam,   b. 3 Jul 1833, Massachusetts d. 2 Jan 1903, Danvers, Essex, MA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1851	Danvers, Essex, MA
  Notes	from "Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915" (ancestry.com) On 26 Nov 1851 in Danvers, Essex, MA, Henry A Perkins, 32, a carpenter residing Danvers, born Salem MA to James & Abigail Perkins, married Ellen Louisa Putnam, 19, residing Danvers, born Danvers to Gustavus & Ruth C Putnam. His 2nd, her 1st marriage.
  Children	1. Ellen Maria Perkins,   b. 28 Nov 1852, Danvers, Essex, MA d. 20 Apr 1857, Danvers, Essex, MA (Age 4 years) + 2. Charles Putnam Perkins,   b. 3 Sep 1855, Massachusetts d. 1926, Danvers, Essex, MA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F7760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2018

  
  

• Photos

  Henry Augustus Perkins Photo (photo credit to Jeffrey Gorman of ancestry.com, 17 Aug 2016)

  
  

  Headstones

  Putnam-Perkins Family Gravestone GUSTAVUS PUTNAM / 1810 - 1888 / RUTH C. PUTNAM / 1806 - 1891 HENRY A.PERKINS / 1819 - 1902 / EMILY B. PERKINS / 1824 - 1848 / ELLEN L. PERKINS / 1833 - 1902 JAMES SLEEPER / 1793 - 1860 / HANNAH SLEEPER / 1801- 1863 ELLEN M. PERKINS / 1853 - 1857 CHARLES P. PERKINS / 1855 - 1926 / ALICE F. PERKINS / 1886 - 1936 CLEON W. PERKINS / 1884 - 1885 H. ALLEN PERKINS / 1878 - 1928 / CARRIE A. PERKINS / 1879 - 1918

  
  

• Notes

  from "The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts" Henry Augutus (James, Francis, Jacob, Isaac, John, John) was born in Salem, Mass., Sept. 18, 1819. He married, first, Emily Batchelder Sleeper, July 7, 1846. She was the daughter of James and Hannah (Felton) Sleeper, and was born Dec. 12, 1823, and died March 19, 1848. He married, second, Ellen Louisa Putnam, Nov. 26, 1851. She was the daughter of Gustavus and Ruth (Colcord) Putnam, and was born July 3, 1833. He is a carpenter by trade, and has resided in Danvers many years, and is now superintendent of the Gas Works there. He was one of the Selectmen of the town for several years. from "The Boston Herald", 17 Mar 1903 (genealogybank.com) Henry A. Perkins of Danvers is dead. He was 83 years old, and had passed most of his life in Danvers. Many years ago he was a selectman of the town. He was a charter member of Amity lodge, F.A.M., and later, when Mosaic lodge was formed, he joined it. His wife died about two months ago.