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LUCINDA, b. April 5, 1804; m. Abijah Stearns Clark, Oct. 24, 1827.
AARON, b. May 2, 1806; m. Hannah Fisk, April 3, 1829; set. Upton.
RHODA, b. Jan. 19, 1809; m. Samuel Kinsman, March 8, 1845.
ELMIRA, b. April, 1811; m. Cyrus Hill, March 12, 1848.
Mr. Partridge, the fr., lived in Partridgetown till some little time after his youngest child was b., then purchased the old Cody place in Mil., on Camp St., near Bungay, and there d. March 7, 1846. Mrs. Abigail, his wid., d. in 1873. I had little or no personal acquaintance with these parents, but presume they ranked reputably among their neighbors. They left quite a numerous posterity of grandchn. and gt. grandchn., whom I will not attempt to particularize. Their only son, Aaron, m. as above, set. in Upton, and had there 1 son and 4 drs. He d. there Sept. 7, 1879. So I will trace this lineage of Partridges no further.
PARTRIDGE, PRESERVED 4 (Benoni,3 John,2 William of Medfield 1), b. 1709; mn. Catherine Armstrong, and set. in Holl. He seems to have been a land- holder in the neighborhood of Bungay in 1754. And I think, too, he must have res. in town a few yrs .; for, according to Rev. Mr. Frost's record of baptisms, he had 2 chn. baptized here; viz., -
JOTHAM, bap. May 27, 1750.
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ZUBAH, bap. Oct. 18, 1752, O.S.
In 1754 what is now called Camp St. was first laid out, and Preserved Par- tridge is mentioned in the record as one through or by whose land the road ran. He prob. came from Holl., staid a few yrs., and returned; or else he betook himself to some other locality. Nothing more is said of him.
PARTRIDGE, ELI4 (Benoni,3 John,2 William of Medfield,1 bro. of the pre- ceding), birth-date not found; m. Rachel -. Issue: -
JOSEPH, b. June 30, 1754; m. Sarah Warren, Nov. 15, 1778.
ELI, Jun., b. Dec. 20, 1756; untraced.
AMOS, b. April 12, 1758; untraced.
MEHETABEL, b. July 7, 1759; untraced.
MARY, b. July 19, 1763; untraced.
RACHEL, b. April 5, 1765; untraced.
NATHANIEL, bap. Jan. 28, 1767; untraced.
JOHN, b. Feb. 4, 1770; untraced.
ABEL, bap. June 30, 1776; untraced.
CHARLES, bap. Oct. 30, 1776; untraced.
All these chn. were bap .; but why the last 2 are named so closely together in the order of time, I do not understand. So they stand on Mr. Frost's record, and I only copy that record. I suppose Eli Partridge must have come from Holl. He set. on what is now Silver-hill St., a little east of Upton line. I lose track of him and his family between 1776 and '80, and suspect they must have removed to some other locality.
A few others bearing the name Partridge have dwelt in town for longer or shorter periods of time. Among these I will mention the following :-
PARTRIDGE, GEORGE H., pedigree not traced; hat blocker; is named in our directories for 1872, '75, and '78, but not in that for '80.
PARTRIDGE, JOSEPH V., clairvoyant physician; now res. 18 School St. Family record not reported.
PASSMORE, JOSEPH, In. Thankful Barnes ; pedigrees not ascertained; cer. Nov. 25, 1772, by Rev. A. Frost. Issue : -
MARTIN, b. Dec. 31, 1777. This family no further traced.
PATCH, ISRAEL SAWYER, son of Jonathan and Sally (Sawyer) Patch; b. Northfield, Oct. 26, 1824; m. Rowanna Semira Whitney, dr. of Jesse and Rebecca (Fisk) Whitney, b. Mil., Aug. 28, 1820; cer. Mil., Sept. 18, 1872, by Rev. George W. Stacy. No chn. Mr. P. is a responsible employé of the B. & A. R. Rd. on its Milford branch, and in charge of its enginery and correlative concerns at or near Mil. depot. He is an orderly citizen, and dwells with a worthy wf., only dr. and heir of Jesse Whitney, 121 Main St. (East). I know of no other bearing this name in town.
PATRICK. Very few of this name have ever res. in Milford. I have known but a single family, that of Delano Patrick at Hopedale. As a farmer on Freedom St., near the village, an intelligent, independent thinker, and an exemplary citizen, he is well known. He gives me his lineal descent from no farther back than his grandparents. They were Rufus and Eunice Patrick of Fitzwilliam, N.H. His fr., William Patrick, was b. in Fitzwilliam, April 23, 1789. His mr. was Polly Phipps, dr. of Moses and Hopestill of Oxford, though formerly of Holl. WILLIAM PATRICK and Polly Phipps were m. in Oxford, May 6, 1812.
PATRICK, DELANO 3 (William,2 Rufus 1), b. in Holl., Oct. 28, 1816, and m. in Northboro' Mary M. Maynard, March 1, 1841; cer. by Rev. Dr. Joseph Allen.
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She was b. in Northboro', June 21, 1817, and was a dr. of Taylor and Betsey (Babcock) Maynard. They removed from Northboro' to Hopedale in the spring of 1850, amid the maturing growth of the Community, and have res. in the neighborhood ever since. They have raised up and educated for usefulness 5 chn. : -
ELLEN MARIA, b. Cape May Co., N.J., March 8, 1842; now assist. teacher high school, Cincinnati, O.
LUCY SOPHIA, b. Northboro', Sept. 14, 1844; when in health a reputable teacher.
HENRY LYMAN, b. Northboro', Oct. 29, 1846; mercht. and dep. post-master at Hopedale.
GEORGE EDWARD, b. Hopedale, Oct. 22, 1851; prof. chem., etc., Kansas University, Lawrence.
CORA MARY, b. Hopedale, Aug. 23, 1858; d. profoundly lamented, Oct. 6, 1880.
PECK, JOHN, is the first of this name who owned land within our limits. In 1707 the proprietors of Mendon "Laid out for John Peck the whole of his fifth division of land, and 12} acres of John Sprague's daughters', on the south-east corner of Magomiscock Hill; bounded south on Nathaniel Morse's land and common, 63 rods ; west on common, 120 rods ; northerly on common, 48 rods; easterly, part on Seth Chapin's land, and part on James Lovett's land, and on common, 226 rods; the whole containing 84 acres, -3} acres allowance for bad land." This tract lay mainly on the west side of School and Purchase Sts., and extended northerly from the vicinity of Spruce St. to that of Fountain St. He acquired afterwards additional smaller parcels, including " Peck's Meadow," which got its name from his ownership. He was a son of Dea. Simon Peck, who, in the early settlement of Mendon town-seat, purchased Gregory Cook's 40-acre house-lot, situated near the junction of Birch Alley with the Uxbridge Road. Dea. Simon sold the easterly half of this 40-acre lot, with all its rights to common lands, in 1682, to George Sumner of Milton. From him the title descended to his sons Ebenezer and Joseph, our Milford patriarchs. The other half he reserved for himself; and it was inherited by his son John, of whom I am now writ- ing. From the fact that the decease of Dea. Simon, and that of his wife Prudence, were recorded in Mendon, I infer that they dwelt and d. there, though this is not certain. But Dea. Simon was formerly of Hingham, and later, perhaps, of Milton. He is supposed to have been a son of Rev. Robert Peck, an English dissenting clergymen, who, for a time, took refuge in New England, but finally returned, and d. in his former home. Dea. Simon d. March 27, 1688; his wife Prudence d. before him, March 24, 1687. Their son John inherited their landed property in Mendon, and for a time dwelt on the original homestead. Some doubt whether he ever came over to his land here to dwell. I am inclined to believe that he did, though it may not be provable to a certainty. However, his wf.'s name was Millicent, and they had, -
SIMON, b. March 27, 1693-4.
HANNAH, b. date not found; probably d. young.
JOHN, b. March 8, 1698-9; d. young.
MARY, b. March 28, 1702-3.
ELIZABETH, b. July 16, 1709.
JOHN (again), b. March 27, 1714.
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The fr. d. Sept. 6, 1725; and his son Simon administered on his estate. He sold, and quitclaimed all liis rights in, this land on our territory, to his bro. John, Abijah Luther and wf. Prudence, and Elizabeth Peck. Prudence must have been his sister, though not recorded above. This was in 1736. Simon 4 (reckoning from Rev. Robert 1) set. in Uxbridge. For further information con- cerning him and his family, see the able "Genealogy of the Peck Families," by Ira B. Peck, Esq., of Woonsocket, R.I.
PECK, EBENEZER, is the next of this name on our records. He is designated as a "transient person," and is only mentioned as published and m. to Rachel Lesure of this town; cer. Dec. 7, 1780, by Josiah Dean, Esq., justice peace. Next came, -
PECK, GUSTAVUS DARLING, M.D. 6 (Winchester, 5 Nathaniel, 4 Jathniel, 8 Joseph,2 Joseph1), b. in So. Mendon, now Blackstone, 1787; studied medi- cine with Dr. Daniel Thurber; graduated in his profession at the age of 21 yrs .; practised a year in his native vicinage; and then set. in Mil., where he gained a large and lucrative run of business for a rural situation, holding various public offices, and acting as a councillor of the Mass. Medical So- ciety. Meantime he m. Sally Perry, dr. of Elihu and Lydia (Day) Perry, b. June 4, 1788; cer. in Mil., Dec. 24, 1809, by Rev. David Long. Their chn. : -
ADDISON SUMNER, b. in now Blackstone, July 19, 1810; physician; m. Jane A. Whipple.
ANDREW JACKSON, b. Milford, April 9, 1815; drowned near St. Augustine, Fla., April 19, 1835.
ALBION PERRY, b. Milford, July 7, 1817; m. Sarah Ann Hibbin, Charleston, S.C.
SARAH ANNIS, b. Milford, Aug. 29, 1819; m. Richard Chenery, 1839.
Mrs. Sally d. at Newfield, N.J., Jan. 5, 1869, a. 81 yrs. and 6 mos.
Dr. G. D. Peck d. at Newfield, N.J., March 21, 1875, a. 88 yrs. I have been favored with the following obituary from a Northampton newspaper. Perhaps I shall be excused, if not justified, in presenting it to my readers entire; though, of course, it repeats some of the foregoing facts : -
OBITUARY.
In the death of Dr. Gustavus D. Peck, March 21, at Newfield, N.J., has passed away another old life-mark from King St., in Northampton, - a locality proverbial in years past for its large number of elderly people. Though not so long a resident as others, he made his impression on the community as the trusted family physician, who gave his long and active life unselfishly to his pro- fession for about 65 years. Dr. Peck was born in the town of Mendon, in 1787, and studied his profession with Dr. Daniel Thurber of that town, - a man of note in that vicinity, -and began the practice of medicine, after leaving his friend and teacher, in that part of the town now known as Blackstone. Re- maining there but a year, and serving his time as a volunteer in the war of 1812, he removed to Milford, the home of his wife, where he gained a large and lucra- tive practice, in the course of years, for a country physician. Dr. Peck sur- vived for six years his wife, eldest daughter of Elihu Perry, and granddaughter of James Perry of Holliston, to whom he was married 61 years. They are both remembered as active members of the Edwards church. In 1836 he re- moved to Sunderland (led to do so by severe domestic bereavement and pecu- niary losses), where he gained anew friends and patrons. In 1846 he came to
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Northampton, and identified himself with the interests of the town in his quiet, unobtrusive way. The infirmities of years, and a somewhat enfeebled state of health, led him to seek a warmer climate and a new home, at the age of 80 years. With the elasticity of a younger man, and the hopefulness of a boy, he planned and planted, and even then at his advanced age reaped the fruits of his planning and planting, in the happiness of others. In his later years, it was his purpose to leave his profession to younger men; but the sick and suffer- ing continued (not in vain) to seek his aid; and the last labor of his life, but two days before his death, was to visit a woman attacked with apoplexy, be- cause she insisted upon his doing so, -thus ending a life so fittingly begun. He went among strangers, - he died among friends. He joined the Masonic Order at Milford, in September, 1811, and so was for 64 years a member of the fraternity. He was 30 years a member of Jerusalem Lodge at Northampton, of which his son and grandsons are members, and was for eight years High Priest of the Northampton Royal Arch Chapter. His funeral took place Friday, 26th ult., with Masonic honors, at Jerusalem Lodge rooms, and Ionic Lodge of Easthampton joined in the solemnities. One son remains to mourn his loss and cherish his consecrated memory, who shares the cordial sympathy of more distant relatives and friends.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS., March 27, 1875.
A. P. G.
PECK, ADDISON SUMNER, M.D.7 (Dr. Gustavus D.,6 Winchester,5 Nathaniel, 4 Jatlıniel,3 Joseph,2 Joseph1), b. in now Blackstone, July 19, 1810; grad. Boston Medical School, 1831, having studied with his father and with Dr. Jabez Fisher of Boston; commenced practice in Mil .; removed in 1837 to Hatfield, and thence later to Holyoke, and emigrated in 1862 to Aurora, Emeralda Co., Nevada Ter., where he was appointed judge of probate. He m. Jane S. Whipple, dr. of Benjamin Whipple of Dunbarton, N.H., Nov., 1835. Their chn. : -
JANE, birth-date not given ; d. an infant.
SARAH ELIZABETH, b. Hatfield, 1837; m. Col. Wm. S. B. Hopkins; res. Worcester ; 4 chn.
BENJAMIN WHIPPLE, b. Hatfield, 1842; m. a lady in Newfield, N.J .; res. Holyoke; 3 chn.
The mr. d. in Dunbarton, N.H., Jan. 17, 1864. Dr. Addison d. at Aurora, Nevada Ter., April 5, 1866.
PECK, ANDREW JACKSON, the next oldest son of Dr. Gustavus, was cut off prematurely and sadly by drowning, as above indicated.
PECK, ALBION PERRY, youngest son of Dr. Gustavus, m. Sarah Ann Hibbin of Charleston, S.C., June 14, 1855. Their chn. : -
JULIA EMMA, b. Northampton, Dec. 23, 1857.
SARAH, b. Northampton, Jan. 30, 1860.
HARRY, b. Northampton, date not given.
Mr. Albion was quite successful as high-school teacher in early manhood, was prospered in business enterprise at a later stage, and held numerous honor- able offices of public trust in his ripe maturity as a citizen of Northampton. But serious adversities have beclouded his later years, and he has left the scenes of his greatest good fortune for untried ones elsewhere. Last advices reported him at Vineland, N.J.
Sarah Annis, the only dr. in the family, m. Richard Chenery of Sunder-
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land, and had 4 chn .; viz., Chas. Eugene, m. and set. in San Francisco, Cal .; James P., who died in the army; Lieut. Leonard, U.S.N., master of monitor "Catskill;" and Richard, res. San Francisco. Mrs. Sarah Chenery d. at San Francisco Nov. 24, 1864.
Dr. Gustavus D. Peck left living 1 son, 10 gd. chn., and 11 gt. gd. chn. PECKHAM, RICHARD S. and wf. Prudence are credited with 2 births : -
ISADORE, b. Jan. 8, 1842.
HENRY EDGAR, b. April 27, 1843.
PECKHAM, JOHN A., spindle-maker, appears in directories for 1875, '78, '80.
PENNIMAN. The Pennimans were formerly influential people on our southern frontier, the neighborhood of So. Milford, and incidentally in other parts of the town. They came in from Mendon, and were at one time some- what numerous, but have now no representative of their family name in our municipality. They were descendants of James Penniman, who arrived from Eng. in the ship "Lion," 1631, and set. at Braintree about 1640. I am not able to trace, with accurate certainty, the links of generation from the immigrant an- cestor, through the next three or four generations, to Joseph and Nathan, two bros. who came from Braintree and set. in Mendon about the yr. 1718. Na- than, afterwards known as "Dea. Nathan," with wife Mary, set. in the Quis- sett neighborhood, so called, and thence removed to So. Milford. Joseph set. on that part of the old Medfield, alias " Country, Road," where Henry Swan now dwells.
PENNIMAN, NATHAN, b. March, 1689, had, -
SAMUEL, b. Oct. 11, 1717; known as " Lieut. Samuel," alias " Landlord Pen- niman."
JONATHAN, b. July 30, 1719; not traced.
NATHAN, Jun., b. May 8, 1721; not traced.
ANN, b. Oct. 23, 1726; not traced.
PETER, b. Sept. 11, 1728; father of Andrew, decd., of Mendon.
The first wife d. May 11, 1757; and the hus. m., 2d, Mary Holbrook of Bell, Jan. 16, 1758. No chn. She d. Sept. 11, 1759. He m., 3d, Joanna (Thayer) Cheney, wid. of William Cheney, jun., May 28, 1760; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. No chn. He d. June 14, 1773. Death of Mrs. Joanna, Feb. 14, 1766.
PENNIMAN, Lieut. SAMUEL, or " Landlord Penniman," son of Dea. Nathan; b. in Mendon, possibly Braintree, Oct. 11, 1717; m. Huldah White, Dec. 3, 1741, and set. about that time at what is now So. Milford, dwelling near
the site now occupied by Samuel P. Hayward's new res. Their chn. : -
WILLIAM, b. Oct. 10, 1742; d. Feb. 12, 1748.
HULDAH, b. Dec. 23, 1744; d. Jan. 30, 1748.
SILENCE, b. March 12, 1747; d. Jan. 12, 1748.
ELIAS, b. Dec. 1, 1748; grad. B. U. 1741; physician, etc.
NATHAN, b. Oct. 9, 1751; d. Oct. 30, 1761.
PHINEAS, b. March 1, 1755; d. Oct. 24, 1761.
MARY, b. Jan. 9, 1758; m. Dea. John Hayward, fr. of Jotham, Nathan, etc.
Mrs. Huldah d. July, 1769. The hus. m., 2d, Deborah -, b. Nov. 4, 1734. No records at my command tell who this Deborah was, or give the date of the mge. Perhaps, if I had searched more exhaustively, I could have exhumed the desired facts. Our Mil. records credit them with 2 sons; viz. : -
SAMUEL, Jun., b. June 24, 1773; our Maj. Penniman, Esq. See his record.
JAMES, b. Jan. 28, 1777; m., but to whom not learned; spent most of his days in Boston ; in old age mvd. to Adrian, Mich., where he finally d.
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Mrs. Deborah appears to have d. April 2, 1797. The smart old octogena- rian took to himself a 3d wf., wid. Sarah Albee, previously wid. Bugbee, maiden name Sarah Gore; cer., 1799; further particulars not given. I find that " Landlord Penniman " was licensed as an innholder, 1778. How long he kept a public house at So. Mil. I have not definitely informed myself. He d. Oct. 7, 1807, a. 90 yrs. His last wf. d. June 21, 1814.
PENNIMAN, Dr. ELIAS, son of "Landlord Penniman;" b. Dec. 1, 1748;
grad. of B.U., 1774; stud. medicine, but does not appear to have been a very extensive practitioner, judging from his being much engaged as a retail trader near his fr., at what in our day has been called the Parkman place. He m. Anna -, ptge., nativity, and date of cer. not ascertained. Their chn .:-
CHIRON, b. June 8, 1775; untraced.
OBADIAH, b. Nov. 1, 1776; untraced.
WILLIAM, b. July 1, 1778; untraced.
SYLVANUS JENCKES, b. Feb. 10, 1781; untraced.
JOHN KITTO, b. Jan. 30, 1783; untraced.
POLLY, birth-date not found; m. lawyer Bliss of W. Brookfield.
I am told by one of his nieces that Dr. Elias, when he left Mil., set. in Hardwick, where he d. at an unknown date. What became of the sons she has no knowledge.
PENNIMAN, SAMUEL, Esq., often designated as Maj. Penniman, and earlier as Samuel, jun., son of "Landlord Penniman;" b. June 24, 1773; a very intelligent, enterprising, executive man, engaged early in the man- ufacture of woollen cloth at the Penniman Factory, so called, in company with others, and still more distinguished as our pioneer in the manufacture and sale of straw goods. He m., 1st, Hannah Bass of Bell., dr. of Benj. Bass, b. March 20, 1773; cer. April 28, 1796, where and by whom not found. Their chn: -
DEBORAH, b. April 13, 1797; d. March 19, 1813.
PURCELL, b. Aug. 4, 1799; d. unm. in Boston, Nov. 6, 1868.
SAMUEL BASS, b. March 27, 1801; d. unm. in Mil., May 10, 1827.
Mrs. Hannah d. April 12, 1802. The hus. m., 2d, Abigail Mellen, dr. of Col. James and Elizabeth (Russell) Mellen, b. in Hop., June 12, 1775; cer. in Mendon, April 15, 1804. Their chn .: -
CHARLES MELLEN, b. June 2, 1805; m. Lucetta Robinson, Pinkneyville, Miss., 1826.
SARAH HUTCHINSON, b. July 17, 1807; m. Josiah Newell Daniell, Nov. 15, 1827.
HANNAH, b. May 4, 1812, m. George Clinton Ripley of New York, Nov. 24, 1841.
JAMES RUSSELL, b. Feb. 14, 1817; d. Feb. 14, 1818.
The darts of death found many shining marks in this excellent family con- nection. Esq. Penniman d. in the prime of life and usefulness, Dec. 22, 1817, having become familiar with bereavement. His youngest child soon followed him in 1818; his grown-up son, Samuel B., in 1827; and his married son, Charles M., in 1828. These last mentioned were very promising young men. Charles M. m. the dr. of Dr. Robinson, Pinkneyville, Miss .; and they had 2 chn., both of whom d. in early infancy. What became of their wid. mr. I am not in- formed. Purcell, the son by his first wf., had a much longer lease of life. He was a still, thoughtful, unassuming man, and peculiar in some of his traits, but
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very exemplary, and deservedly respected by all who knew his intrinsic worth. Of Mrs. Sarah H. Daniell and her family, I give a record under the name Dan- iell; which see. She had the care of her venerable wid. mr., Mrs. Abigail (Mellen) Penniman, in her last yrs., and saw her remains interred with kindred dust in the So. Mil. cemetery. She d. in Roxbury, with her dr., Nov. 10, 1862, in her 88th yr.
Her youngest dr., Hannah, m. George Clinton Ripley of New York; cer. Nov. 24, 1841, in Boston, by Rev. Mr. Rogers of Central Church. Mr. Ripley was the son of Thomas and Betsey (Adams) Ripley, b. in Oakham, April 17, 1812. Their clin. are: -
GEORGE H., b. Feb. 3, 1848; m. Mary Churchill, Nov. 9, 1870; who have 3 drs. ANNA B, b. Dec. 31, 1849; d. March 26, 1851.
SARAH L., b. Oct. 17, 1851; m. William G. Clapp, Feb. 12, 1879; 1 dr.
PENNIMAN, DAVID, ancestry not traced, appears to have been recd. into Rev.
Mr. Frost's church, March 13, 1753, and his wf., Bettie, Oct. 7, the same yr. And they had the following-named chn. baptized: -
CATE, bap. July 29, 1754, by Rev. Mr. Thurston.
ANNA, bap. Dec. 25, 1757, by Rev. Mr. Frost.
PAUL, bap. March 13, 1763, by Rev. Mr. Frost.
Where this family dwelt, whence they came, and whither they went, I have not ascertained.
PENNIMAN, JOSEPH, Jun., ancestry not traced, with his wf. Lydia, were recd. into Rev. Mr. Frost's ch. from the ch. in Woodstock, Ct., Nov. 21, 1762. And they had the following-named chn. bap. here: -
ATHILDRED, bap. Dec. 25, 1763, by Rev. Mr. Frost.
SIMEON, bap. Dec. 29, 1765, by Rev. Mr. Frost.
SERREL, or CYRIL, bap. April 1, 1770, by Rev. Mr. Frost.
They dwelt a while on the Zuriel Howard, alias Sylvanus Adams, place. Mr. P. sold the same to John Hill, in 1775. Whither the family went after- wards, I have not learned.
PERHAM, ELIAB CUTLER, son of Moses; b. prob. in Up., about 1790; mr's. maiden name unascertained, and likewise his ancestry; left fatherless at the a. of 9 yrs. ; res. in early youth among the Davenports of North Men- dun; learned the carpenter's trade, and dwelt much of his life in Mil .; m. Roby Cole, dr. of Noah and Abilena (Freeman) Cole, b. prob. in Wren- thamn about 1793; cer. in Mil., Oct. 13, 1817, by Rev. David Long. Their chi: -
ELIAB MILTON, b. Mil., July 3, 1818; m. Sarah A Smith, March 17, 1842.
LEPRELETTE MILLER, b. Mil., July 1, 1822; m. Frances L. Carter; res. Avalanch, Vernon, Co., Wis.
HARRIET MASON, b. Mendon, 1829; d. Mendon, March 5, 1854, a. 25 yrs. HANNAH M., b. Mendon, Nov. 2, 1830; m. Austin Bowen, May 22, 1851.
SARAH COLE, b. Mendon, Feb. 12, 1835; m. Henry H. Wright, Boston, July 1, 1860.
An honest, industrious, hard-struggling family, all passed to the great be- yond except Leprelette, whose record is below. Mr. E. C. Perham d. in Chris- tian resignation and hope, in Mendon, March 8, 1858. Mrs. Roby, his wid., d. in Mil., Feb., 1871, in her 78th yr.
PERHAM, ELIAB MILTON, son of Eliab C. and Roby (Cole) Perliam, b. Mil., July 3, 1818; m. Sarah Allen Smith, dr. of William and Hannah (Darling) Smith, b. in Mendon, date not given; cer. Mendon, March 17, 1842, by the writer. Issue : -
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SARAH SMITH, b. Aug. 8, 1843; m. Highland Percy.
EMMA MILTON, b. July 23, 1846; d. July 28, 1881.
ADA BYRON, b. Jan. 1, 1849; m. Austin Bowen, Sept. 30, 1873.
LOUIS MASON, b. Nov. 14, 1851; d. Sept. 1, 1853.
LIDA MARION, b. Aug. 20, 1855.
ELLA FRANCES, b. Aug. 16, 1861; d. March 19, 1862. FANNIE SEWARD, b. Oct. 27, 1864; d. Aug. 29, 1881.
Mr. Perham was an original, independent, ever-busy thinker on religious and philosophical themes : but he and his worthy companion had many strug- gles with ill health, the toils of life, and frequent afflictions; under which, however, they bore up with exemplary fortitude and patience, enjoying the sympathetic respect of kind friends.
The hus. and fr. d. May 20, 1869. Two drs., as will be seen above, have passed away within about a month of each other, the present yr., 1881. The bereaved mr. survives, but bows much exhausted under her burdens of sorrow. PERHAM, LEPRELETTE MILLER, son of Eliab C. and Roby (Cole) Perham, b. in Mil., July 1, 1822; m. Frances Lucilla Carter, dr. of William N. and Mary E. (McFarlan) Carter, b. Catskill, N.Y., March 7, 1838; cer. Reads- town, Vernon Co., Wis., date not given, perhaps 1858 or '59, by Eli Hooks, Esq. Issue : --
FRANCIS EUGENE, b. Vernon Co., Wis., Jan. 27, 1860.
IDA VERNE, b. Vernon Co., Wis., Oct. 14, 1862; m. Abner V. Wolfe, April 12, 1880.
EVA MAE, b. Vernon Co., Wis., Oct. 15, 1864.
CARRIE BELLE, b. Vernon Co., Wis., April 9, 1866.
LUCY LELAH, b. Vernon Co., Wis., April 22, 1868.
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