Martha Esten

1807 - 1895  (88 years)

• Name	Martha Esten
  Birth	26 Jan 1807	Rhode Island
  Gender	Female
  Census	30 Jul 1850	Perinton, Monroe, NY ; age 43, born RI
  Census	Jun 1855	Perinton, Monroe, NY ; M., age 47, born RI, farmer, in town for 21 yrs
  Census	2 Nov 1860	Perinton, Monroe, NY ; age 53, born RI
  Census	9 Jun 1865	Perinton, Monroe, NY ; age 58, born RI, mother of 7 children, with spouse in house of son Asa
  Census	26 Jul 1870	Perinton, Monroe, NY ; age 68, born RI, family of son Asa in house
  Census	8 Jun 1875	Perinton, Monroe, NY ; age 68, born RI, with spouse in house of son Asa
  Census	10 Jun 1880	Perinton, Monroe, NY ; age 73, born RI, keeping house, parents born RI/RI, with spouse in house of son Asa
  Census	15 Feb 1892	Perinton, Monroe, NY ; age 86, born US, son Asa living nearby
  Death	18 Feb 1895
  Burial		Elmwood Cemetery, Perinton, NY
  Person ID	I19966	Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry Esten
  Mother	Olive Chilson
  Family ID	F7860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Asa Perkins,   b. 9 Nov 1799, Surry, Cheshire, NH d. 3 Jan 1892 (Age 92 years)  [1]
  Marriage	12 Sep 1824	Dudley, Worcester, MA
  Notes	from "from "Vital records of Dudley, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849", 1908 (archive.org) Asa Perkins and Martha Esten married Sept. 12, 1824. William Perkins, 25, b. NY, Gentlemen, living in house in 1860. Relationship unknown.
  Children	1. Jane E Perkins,   b. 29 May 1825, Massachusetts 2. Mary M Perkins,   b. 29 Jan 1829, Penfield, Monroe, NY + 3. Asa Franklin Perkins,   b. 6 Mar 1831, Penfield, Monroe, NY d. 12 May 1916, Perinton, Monroe, NY (Age 85 years) + 4. Samuel Frances Perkins,   b. 25 Oct 1833, Penfield, Monroe, NY d. 9 Apr 1924, Batavia, Genesee, NY (Age 90 years) 5. Martha A Perkins,   b. 4 Sep 1836, Perinton, Monroe, NY 6. Olive C Perkins,   b. 16 Apr 1839, Perinton, Monroe, NY d. 1916 (Age 76 years) 7. Sarah Elizabeth Perkins,   b. 25 Jun 1843, Perinton, Monroe, NY
  Family ID	F7810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2018

  
  

• Headstones

  Asa & Martha (Esten) Perkins Gravestone Inscription ASA PERKINS / Born Nov. 9, 1799. / Died Jan. 3, 1892. MARTHA / his wife / Born Jan. 26, 1897 / Died Feb. 18, 1895

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Monroe County Mail", 21 Feb 1895 (fultonhistory.com) Mrs. Martha Perkins, another of the oldest residents of this town, died at the old homestead, about one mile east of DeLand's corners, Monday morning, at the advanced age of 88 years. Mrs. Perkins had retained her mental and physical faculties to an unusual degree, and was in comparative good health up to about tow weeks before her heath, when she was attacked with pneumonia. Asa Perkins, her husband, died about three years ago. The two were married in Dudley, Mass., in 1824 and moved from there to this town, upon the place now occupied by Whitfield Esten, remaining there five years, when they moved upon the farm which has since been the family home, and which is now conducted by the son, Asa Perkins. When the couple came to his section Rochester was a small hamlet where they did their trading, and Fairport had one little store, the rest begin new country without railroads or canal. All these marks of civilization have come during the married lief of this remarkable couple. The deceased leaves seven children: Jane E. Meade of Akron; Mrs. Mary Atwood of Alexander; Asa F. Perkins of Fairport; Samuel F. Perkins of Batavia; Mrs. Martha M Watter of Cortland; Mrs. Olive C. VanLearen and Mrs. W.H. Jerrells of Fairport. The funeral was held at the house, yesterday, at 1 o'clock, and was conducted by Rev. L.W. Raymond.

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] Perkins, George Augustus, The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Mass, (Salem, Mass, Salem Press, 1889).