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Nicholas Kellogg was born about 1488 and married Florence Hall, daughter of William Hall. He was buried in Debden, May 17, 1558, and she was buried there November 8, 1571. Children: I. William, married Alice - and was buried in Saffron Walden, Feb- ruary 2, 1578. 2. Thomas, resided in Debden ; probably the ancestor of the American immi- grant mentioned below.
(I) Phillippe Kellogg, probably son of
Thomas Kellogg mentioned above, lived Sep- tember 15, 1583, in Bocking, county Essex, England, a parish adjoining Braintree. On this date his son Thomas was baptized there. Two years later he was found in Great Leigh where his daughter Annis was buried in 161I. He may had had two wives. Children : I. Thomas, baptized September 15, 1583, mar- ried (first) Annis Hare; (second) Tabitha Hilles, widow. 2: Annis, buried May 25, 161I. 3. Robert, baptized in Great Leigh, Novem- ber 14, 1585; removed to Braintree and was buried there January 18, 1666. 4. Mary, bap- tized February 16, 1588, married, May 1, 1628, William Stotturne. 5. Prudence, baptized March 20, 1592, buried March 24, 1629. 6. Martin, baptized November 23, 1595, men- tioned below. 7. Nathaniel, married Elizabeth -; died in New England without issue. 8. John. 9. Jane, married - Allison. Io. Ra- chel, married Samuel Cave.
(II) Martin, son of Phillippe Kellogg, was baptized in Great Leigh, county Essex, Eng- land, November 23, 1595, died in Braintree in 1671. He was a weaver or cloth worker and resided in Great Leigh and Braintree. His will was dated May 20, 1671, and proved Sep- tember 20, 1671. He married in St. Michaels Bishop's Stortford, county Hertford, October 22, 1621, Prudence Bird. She died before her husband. Children: 1. John, left a son John. 2. Nathaniel, baptized March 12, 1624; mar- ried Elizabeth --; died in 1702. 3. Joseph, baptized April 1, 1626, mentioned below. 4. Sarah, baptized February 1, 1628, married William Jacobs. 5. Daniel, baptized February 6, 1630, removed to New England. 6. Samuel removed to New England. 7. Martin, married Elizabeth - ; buried in Braintree, January 29, 1685.
(III) Lieutenant Joseph, son of Martin Kellogg, was baptized in Great Leigh, county Essex, England, April 1, 1626, died in 1707. He was the immigrant ancestor. He settled in Farmington, Connecticut, where he was living in 1651. He and his wife joined the church October 9. 1653. He bought his house lot of John Andrews, and sold it in February, 1655. He removed about 1657 to Boston, Massachu- setts. On October 16, 1659, he purchased of Peter Oliver and wife their dwelling house fronting the street leading to Roxbury. He sold this property June 13, 1661, to John With- erden. The lot of land is now occupied by the Advertiser building on Washington street. He paid seven hundred dollars for it at that time. He removed from Boston to Hadley, and the
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town made an agreement with him in 1661 to keep the ferry between Hadley and Northamp- ton. He built his house on a small home lot which had been reserved by the town for a fer- ry lot. He was given leave also to entertain travellers. In 1677 the town voted to pay him forty pounds for the loss of his team which had been impressed for the country's serviee, and for ferrage for soldiers. He and his son John and grandson James kept this ferry un- til 1758. almost a eentury, and Stephen Good- man, who married a daughter of James Kel- logg, kept it still later. The last name of the ferry was Goodman's Ferry. Joseph Kellogg was selectman of Hadley in 1665-74-77-79-81- 85-92. In 1686 he was on a committee to lay out lands, and for the purchase of Swampfield from the Indians. He and his sons had grants of land in Hadley. He was sergeant of the military company in 1663, and May 9, 1678, was appointed ensign of the foot company. Oc- tober 7 of the same year he was made lieuten- ant, and he served in that office until 1692. He was in command as sergeant of the Hadley troops in the famous Turner's Falls fight May 18, 1676. His will was dated June 27, 1707, and proved February 4, 1708. He married (first ) probably in England, Joanna -, who died in Hadley, September 14. 1666. He mar- ried (second) Abigail Terry, born in Windsor, Conncetieut, September 21, 1646, daughter of Stephen Terry, who was born in Stoekton, Wiltshire, England, August 25, 1608, and Eliz- abeth - Abigail Kellogg's will was dated May 29, 1717, and proved October 31. 1726. His wife Abigail in 1673 was before the court for wearing silk, contrary to law, but was ac- quitted. It was shown at the trial that her his- band's estate was below the two hundred pounds necessary to allow her to wear "gold or silver lace, gold or silver buttons," etc. Chil- dren of first wife: 1. Elizabeth, born in Farm- ington, March 5, 1651, died young. 2. Joseph, born August 11, 1653, died between 1682 and 1684. 3. Nathaniel, baptized October 29, 1654, died young. 4. John, baptized December 20, 1656, mentioned below. 5. Martin, born in Boston, November 22, 1658, married ( first) Anna Hinsdale: (second) Sarah (Dickinson) Lane: (third ) Sarah ( Huxley ) Smith. 6. Ed- ward, born in Boston, October 1, 1660, mar- ried Dorothy 7. Samuel, born in Had- lev, September 28, 1662, married Sarah Mer- rill. 8. Joanna, born in Hadley, December 8. 1664, married Deaeon John Smith. 9. Sarah, born in Hadley, August 27, 1666, married Samuel Ashley. Children of second wife born
in Hadley: 10. Stephen, born April 9, 1668, married Lydia Belden. 11. Nathaniel, born October 8, 1669, married Sarah Boltwood. 12. Abigail, born October 9, 1671, married Jona- than Smith. 13. Elizabeth, born October 9, 1673, married Lieutenant John Nash. 14. Pru- dence, born October 14, 1675, married Deaeon Abraham Merrill. 15. Ebenezer, born Novem- ber 22, 1677, married Mabel Butler. 16. Jona- than, born December 25, 1679, married Ann Newton. 17. Daniel, born March 22, 1682, died July 5, 1684. 18. Joseph, born May 12, 1684, married, July 5, 1710, Elizabeth Colton ; lived in Hatfield and died September 9. 1724. 19. Daniel, born June 10, 1686, died young. 20. Ephraim, born January 2, 1687, died young.
(IV) John, son of Lieutenant Joseph Kel- logg, was baptized in Farmington, Connecti- cut. December 29, 1656. He resided in Farm- ington and Hadley, where he succeeded to the ferry which had been operated by his father. His name appears on a list of those owning the largest estate in Hadley in 1720. At one time he resided in the Hopkins schoolhouse in Had- ley. He married (first) in Hadley, December 23, 1680, Sarah Moody, born 1660, died in Farmington, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Deming ) Moody. He .married (second) Ruth - Children of first wife, born in Hadley: 1. Sarah, born May 2. 1682, married May 8, 1701, Abraham Moody, of Hatfield. 2. John, born Mareh 21, 1684, died March, 1691. 3. Joseph, born November 6, 1685, married Abigail Smith. 4. Samuel, born April 1, 1687, mentioned below. 5. Son, born and died Sep- tember 9, 1689. Children of second wife: 6. Ruth, born April 5. 1693, died November 15, 1705. 7. Joanna, born Inne 12, 1694, married ( first ) Samuel Taylor : (second) James Dew- ey. 8. Esther, born February 17, 1696. 9. Abigail, born September 26, 1697, married (first) Jonathan Atherton; (second) Isaae Hubbard. 10. John, born October 26, 1699, died June 10, 1727. 11. James, born July 10, 1701, married Experience Smith.
(V) Captain Samuel, son of John Kellogg. was born in Hadley, Massachusetts, April !, 1687, died May 27, 1761, and was buried at Westfeld, where his gravestone is still stand- ing. He removed to Westfield as early as 1712, and received a grant of ten acres of land, on condition of his settling there. He was hired by the town to build a bridge over Two Mile brook in 1713. He was a earpen- ter by trade, and undoubtedly built the sec- ond meeting house there in 1721. He was granted leave January 14, 1714, with Captain
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Joseph Maudsley and Samuel Bishop, to build a saw and grist mill for the use of the town. He lived first at Little Plain Place and after 1721 on the land granted him on the easterly side of Mann's brook, next David Ashley's farm. This high land, of which he had about a hundred acres, abounded in game, and it is said he was a fine shot and took great delight in hunting. He married (first) July 8, 1714, his cousin Mary Ashley, born March 12, 1694, died April 8, 1728. daughter of Lieutenant Joseph and Sarah (Kellogg) Ashley. He married (second) June 3. 1728, her sister, Rachel Ashley, born February 14, 1695. Chil- dren of first wife, born in Westfield: I. Jo- siah, born December II, 1715, died Decem- . ber 19, 1715. 2. Samuel, born November 9, 1717, died October 21, 1744. 3. David, born May 30, 1721, mentioned below. 4. Seth, born May 15, 1723, died unmarried November 21, 1753. 5. Daughter, born January 19, 1724, died same day. 6. Daughter, born January 19, 1724 (twin), died same day. 7. Son, born and died January 25, 1725. 8. John, born July 5, 1727. married (first) Anne Terry ; (sec- ond) Anne Lord: (third) Jemima Ward, wi- dow. Children of second wife: 9. Justus, born March 17, 1729, died unmarried Septem- ber 6, 1747. 10. Mary, born October 24, 1730, married Samuel Terry. II. Shem, born Janu- ary I, 1732, died unmarried July 3, 1757. 12. Sarah, born July 25, 1734, married Nathan Truman.
(VI) David, son of Captain Samuel Kel- logg. was born at Westfield, Massachusetts, May 30, 1721, died March 6, 1776. He resided in Westfield and served in the expedition to Canada under General Amherst, being im- pressed April 6, 1759. His house stood in 1873 about ten rods northeast of the residence of Frederick C. Kellogg. He married the in- tention being published April 11, 1747 Eliza- beth Jones, of Enfield. Connecticut, daughter of Thomas and Mary ( Meacham) Jones. Children, born in Westfield: I. Mary, born June 13, 1748, married Nehemiah Carter. 2. Samuel, born August 6, 1749, died unmar- ried ; served in the revolution. 3. David, born November 16, 1750, died April 22, 1774, un- married. 4. Elizabeth, born August 15, 1752, married Pliny Sacket. 5. Seth, born March 14, 1754, mentioned below. 6. Phineas, born April 6, 1756, married Jedediah Lord. 7. Ruth, born September 3, 1757, married Ros- well Brown. 8. Enoch, born July 12, 1759, died August 31, 1759. 9. Elzina, married En- sign Charles Johnson. IO. Lucretia, married
Ashbel Fowler. H. Enoch, born October 9, 1768, married Eunice Viets.
(VII) Seth, son of David Kellogg, was born in Westfield, March 14, 1754, died in Southwick, June 20, 180I. He married, March 29, 1786, Ann Lomis, born July 10, 1758, died June 24, 1841, daughter of Joshua and Abigail (Langdon) Loomis, of West- field. Children: I. David, born October II. 1786, married Ruth Lambson. 2. Anna, born January 19, 1788, married Elisha Root. 3. Seth, born April 14, 1790, married (first) Pa- melia Dewey ; (second) Sarah Crosby. 4. Samuel, born June 19. 1792, accidentally kill- ed in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. 5. Langdon, born August 16, 1794, married Wealthy Boies. 6. Louvisa, born February 27, 1797, married Apollos Lambson. 7. Alva, born August 22, 1799, mentioned below.
(VIII) Alva, son of Seth Kellogg, was born in Southwick, August 22, 1799, died in Westfield, March 30, 1873. He was educated in the district schools. He learned the trade of tailor and the manufacture of cloth, and built and operated a fulling mill in Westfield. He next turned his attention to the manufac- ture of whip mountings, turning handles from horn, bone, ivory, etc., and he discovered the process of polishing horn with glass. West- field is a great center of the whip manufactur- ing industry. Mr. Kellogg also learned the tanning business and the manufacture of leather from hides. He built his first tan- nery in 1825 and the present structure in 1846. His son. Lorenzo Alva Kellogg, has conduct- ed the tannery since about 1848. He married, April 6, 1824, Eliza Fowler, born in Trenton. New York, May 4, 1806, daughter of Major Walter Fowler, born in Southwick, and Lucy (Campbell) Fowler, born in Southwick in 1772. She died in Marcy, New York, August II, 1871. Children, born in Southwick: I. Lorenzo Alva, born September 20, 1825, men- tioned below. 2. Lucy Ann, born February 22, 1827, married Seth Bush. 3. Dwight, born April 9, 1840, married Julia Josephine Whip- ple.
(IX) Lorenzo Alva, son of Alva Kellogg. was born in Southwick. Massachusetts, Sep- tember 20, 1825. He attended the public schools of his native town until about 1837 when he went to Utica, New York, to live with relatives of his mother. He returned and went to work in his father's tannery to learn the trade and business. He gradually took over the business of the tannery, and after his father died he succeeded to the business.
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which he has conducted successfully to the present time. He inherited part of the home- stead and has followed farming also. He raises sheep and cattle extensively. He resides in Southwick on the farm in summer, in Westfield in the winter. His tannery makes a specialty of tanning white leather for whips but also manufactures various kinds of high grade leather, principally used in the whip business. Mr. Kellogg was for twenty years in the military company known as the Union Guards. In politics he is independent. He stands high in the estimation of his business associates. He possesses a thorough knowl- edge of the leather indutry, is farsighted and enterprising, but cautious in his methods. He has the respect and confidence alike of his em- ployees and his competitors in business, and the esteem of all his townsmen. Few men in the county are better known and he is one of the oldest men in active business in this sec- tion of the state. He married, November 21, 1849, Mary Ann Mosely, born November II, 1828, daughter of Oliver and Mary (Dick- inson) Mosely. They have no children. Mrs. Kellogg died March 23, 1903.
(For preceding generations see Anthony Emery 1). EMERY (III) Zachariah, son of James Emery, was born in Kittery, Maine, about 1660, and married, December 9, 1686, Elizabeth, daughter of Dan- iel Goodwin. She married ( second ) Decem- ber 22, 1692, Philip Hubbard. Children, born in Kittery: I. Elizabeth, November 24, 1687. 2. Zachariah, mentioned below.
(IV) Zachariah (2), son of Zachariah (I) Emery, was born at Kittery, October 5, 1690, and resided in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He enlisted in June, 1745, in the expedition against Cape Breton, in Captain Gershom Davis' com- pany. In October, 1745, he was sent to Boston as the agent of his company to make up the muster roll, and being taken sick did not return to Cape Breton. After his recovery he was paid three pounds eighteen shillings for loss of two guns, one of which belonged to his son Samuel. He married ( first) Sarah - who died October 8, 1732; (second) May 20, 1733, Rebecca Reddington, of Topsfield, Massachu- setts ; (third) June 26, 1744, Thankful Foster, who married (second ) Jonathan Spalding, of Carlisle, and died August 31, 1785, aged eigh- ty-five. Children, born in Chelmsford, of first wife: 1. Sarah, October 20, 1713 ; died young. 2. Noah, October 15, 1714 ; died July 18, 1718. 3. Zachariah, August 26, 1716. 4. Noah, June
18, 1720. 5. Samuel, August 2, 1722. 6. John, January 2, 1724-5. 7. Sarah, August 17, 1727. 8. Daniel, May 5, 1730; mentioned be- low. 9. Ebenezer. 10. Elizabeth, September, 1732. Child of second wife. II. James, born 1738. Children of third wife: 12. Thankful born July 3, 1749; died October 9, 1757. 13. Samuel, June 3, 1753.
(V) Daniel, son of Zachariah (2) Emery, was born May 5, 1730, and lived in Townsend, Massachusetts. He was tythingman four years, also selectman, and one of committee of correspondence, 1775. He removed to Jaffrey, New Hampshire, in 1776, and was selectman there in 1777 and 1781 ; one of committee of inspection in 1778, and of safety in 1779. He was one of the original members of the Jaffrey church in 1780, and its first deacon. He mar- ried (first) Jane -, died in Jaffrey, June 7, 1803, aged seventy-one years; (second) Es- ther Jaquith, died May 7, 1823, aged eighty- seven, widow of Ebenezer Jaquith. Children, born in Townsend, by first wife: I. Jane, February 1, 1755. 2. Daniel, December 6, 1756; mentioned below. 3. Betsey, April 9, 1759. 4. Noah, September 6, 1761. 5. Jona- than, July 25, 1763. 6. Asa, September 9, I769.
(VI) Captain Daniel (2), son of Daniel (I) Emery, was born at Townsend, Massachusetts, December 6, 1756, and died March 5, 1826. He removed to Jaffrey in 1776, then to Wal- pole, New Hampshire, where he died. It was probably he who was in Captain James Hos- ley's company, of Townsend, at the time of the battle of Lexington, in service April 19-27, 1775, and commissioned lieutenant in Captain Thomas Warren's company, Sixth Middlesex regiment. He married (first) June 18, 1780, Elizabeth Farnsworth, died October 23, 1783; ( second) June 6, 1786, Hannah Bates, of Jaf- frey, died in New York, 1852. Children, first two born in Jaffrey, the others in Walpole: 1. Daniel, February 13, 1782; mentioned below. 2. Child, 1783; died young. Children of sec- ond wife: 3. Stephen, born Dceember 23, 1786. 4. Betsey, April 15, 1788. 5. Hannah, October 10, 1789. 6. Sarah, April 14, 1791. 7. Nancy, January 27, 1793. 8. Joseph, May 24, 1794. 9. Abner, April 27, 1796. 10. Jon- athan, July 31, 1797. 11. Aaron, February 24, 1799 ; died July 11, 1883. 12. Ira, born April 16, 1801 ; died January 19, 1864. 13. Achsah, born July 30, 1802; died June 12, 1884. 14. Franklin, born February 7, 1807: died Octo- ber 29, 1825. 15. Cynthia, born April 1, 1809. 16. Irene, June 16, 1810.
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(VII) Lieutenant Daniel (3), son of Cap- tain Daniel (2) Emery, was born at Jaffrey, New Hampshire, February 13, 1782, and died August 24, 1828. At the death of his mother, at her request, he was adopted by her sister, the wife of Lieutenant Thomas Adams, by whom he was brought up, and he inherited one-half the Adams estate. He married, April 3, 1804, Polly Felt, born November 1, 1782, died June 22, 1862, daughter of Peter and Lucy (Andrews ) Felt. Children: I. Adams, born December 4, 1804 : died July 13, 1841. 2. Andrews, born May 12, 1806. 3. Daniel F., born February 21, 1808; mentioned below. 4. Caroline. born January 1, 1810; died June 28, 1829. 5. Elizabeth, born December 6, 1813. 6. George, born March 5. 1816: died Decem- ber 15, 1816. 7. Harriet, born December 28, 1819. 8. Sophronia, January II, 1821. 9. Stephen F., June 25, 1823.
(VIII) Daniel F., son of Daniel (3) Emery, was born February 21, 1808, and died July 12, 1876, in Sebawa, Michigan. He married, De- cember 1. 1831, Catherine B. Brown, of Fall River, Massachusetts, where he settled. She died March 17, 1886. Children: 1. Hannah J., born December 4, 1837, in Providence, Rhode Island. 2. George Daniel, born Sep- tember 10, 1833, mentioned below. 3. Albert Bugbee, born in Buffalo, New York, June 27, 1841; died May, 1888. 4. John Brown, born in Buffalo, May 20, 1853 ; died June 17, 1882. 5. Daughter, born 1857, died 1859.
(IX) George Daniel, son of Daniel F. Em- ery, was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, September 10, 1833. At an early age he went with his parents to Buffalo, New York, and when a young man engaged in the lumber trade, in which he remained all his life. He settled first in Indianapolis, Indiana, and estab- lished himself in the lumber trade, making a specialty of black walnut, and had the largest business in that line in the country. The black walnut becoming scarce, he turned his atten- tion to mahogany, and became a heavy im- porter of that lumber. He returned east and located his plant at Chelsea. Massachusetts, in 1882. He was the first in North America to engage in getting out lumber in South Ameri- ca, as prior to this time all mahogany was bought from native dealers. His field of oper- ation extended along the northern coast of South America, and Central America as far as Mexico. His company had concessions in the Bluefields country, where there were exten- sive forests, and hired coolie labor to get out the lumber. The company established a rail-
road to the coast, and then transported on their own steamers. In October, 1908, Mr. Emery retired, and the business was bought by an English syndicate. Mr. Emery is said to have been the largest dealer in mahogany in the world. He was a member of Joseph Warren Lodge of the Free Masons, and of the Allston Congregational Church. He died at his home in Allston, January 8, 1909. He married Sar- ah Emeline Gowan, of Batavia, New York, born May 20, 1838, died in Cambridge, in August, 1890. Children: I. Herbert Clark, born July 30, 1860; mentioned below. 2. Mary Gowan, born August 22, 1865, in Kendallville, Indiana. 3. Daniel George, born in Indianap- olis, November 22. 1872. 4. Sarah Lotta, boril in Indianapolis. January 18, 1878.
(X) Herbert Clark, son of George Daniel Emery, was born in Kendallville, Indiana, July 30, 1860, and died April 13, 1909, in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was educated in the public schools, the Boy's classical school, Indianapolis, Wabash College, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From his youth he was associated in business with his fåther. He was admitted to partnership and later became first vice-president of the George D. Emery Company, of Chelsea, Mas- sachusetts, when the business was incorpor- ated. He lived much of the time in South and Central America from his twentieth year to the time of his death, and had an unusually accurate knowledge of the speech and cus- toms of the people, and remarkable aptitude for conducting commercial transactions in these Latin-American nations. He knew the virtues and failings of the people, and was held in high respect by those with whom he had dealings. The "Emery Claim" which has been in the hands of the State Department at Washington, concerns large concessions in Nicaragua granted through the personal ef- forts of Mr. Emery eleven years ago. He and his father were two of the most prominent merchants dealing with South America and Mr. Herbert Emery was long a conspicuous figure in Nicaragua especially. He was for years a member of the Boston Athletic As- sociation, the Corinthian Yacht Club, the An- cient and Honorable Artillery Company, Jos- eph Warren Lodge of Free Masons, and many foreign clubs, including the American Society of London. He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and of the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, in which he was for a time a student, leaving before com- pleting his course. He always retained a keen
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interest in the work of this college, and dis- played the utmost loyalty and affection for his alma mater. In politics he was a Republican. In religion he was liberal in his views, but not connected with any particular denomination.
He married. (first) Mary Louise, daughter of E. B. Martindale, of Indianapolis, Indiana. He married ( second ) March 27, 1908, in Man- agua, Nicaragua, Winifred Louise White, of Richmond, Indiana, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver White. His widow resides in Brook- line, Massachusetts. He had no children.
PERKINS Drayton Perkins was born in Hartland, Connecticut. March 31, 1812, died in Sringfield, Massachusetts, May 15, 1896, aged eighty- four years. He settled in Springfield at the age of thirty-three, and from May 19. 1845. till his death, a period of fifty-one years, he lived in the house where he died, in which, un- til the date of his demise, there had been neither a wedding nor a death. For a num- ber of years he worked at the armory. after which he conducted a machine shop at the South End. He was foreman of the famous old Lion Engine Company, one of Spring- field's first fire companies. His life was thor- oughly pleasant and honorable, and he was re- spected and loved by all with whom he came in contact in business or social relations. He was married, at Long Hill, Springfield. June 13, 1839, by Rev. Hiram A. Graves, then pas- tor of the First Baptist Church, to Amanda Mercy Osborne, who was born on Long Hill street, April 16, 1819, and is still living ( 1909). She was the daughter of Chester and Olive ( Waterhouse) Osborne. (See Osborne TTI). Mr. and Mrs. Perkins celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding June 13. 1880, at their home No. IT Garden street, a house Mr. Perkins built in 1845. There they also celebrated their fifty-fifth anniversary. The children born of this marriage were: I. Nathaniel D., who died young. 2. Hollister Day, mentioned below. 3. Arthur C., born April 5. 1856, died unmarried February 13. 1007.
(11) Hollister Day, second son of Drayton and Amanda M. (Osborne) Perkins, was born on Long Ilill, March 20, 1848. He was educated at the Central street grammar school and Burn- ham Business College. After leaving school he became a clerk in the store of his uncle, J. L. Burgess, at Mittineagnc. Afterward he was a clerk for the Adams Express Company, two or three years clerk for the Connecticut
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