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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, aud 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. aud 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. ni., 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 chin. : - 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 chn. 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- don; 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- tham about 1793; cer. in Mil., Oct. 13, 1817, by Rev. David Long. Their chn: -
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 y'.
PERHAM, ELIAB MILTON, son of Eliab C. and Roby (Cole) Perham, 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. Issne :-
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.
WILLIAM NELSON, b. Vernon Co., Wis., Nov. 20, 1869.
MARY ELLA, b. Vernon Co., Wis., Feh. 26, 1872.
CHARLES AUSTIN, b. Vernon Co., Wis., July 3, 1874.
EDGAR MILTON, b. Vernon Co., Wis., Oct. 31, 1876.
HELEN SYLVIA, b. Vernon Co., Wis., June 14, 1879.
A family of 10 chn., and no death yet -all remarkably healthy - only 1 ever seriously sick. Mr. P., in a letter to me of Nov. 14, 1880, says, "I left Mendon, May 6, 1856. Have lived in Viroqua, Sterling, Readstown and Web- ster, all in this co. and State. A part of the time I have been engaged in teaching school, the rest in farming. I have never enjoyed good health; still, by trying to live in conformity to Nature's laws, I have had tolerable health, with the exception of a fever twice. The first 30 yrs. of my life were spent almost wholly in your immediate vicinity, and, I am heartily glad to say, under your wise instruction. I used to listen to you and others with great pleasure; and the counsels received have, in a good degree, been the companions of my life while living in the West. I think I can truly say that the main object of my life has been to know what was right; and, after having (as I thought) found it, I have had the courage to defend it under all circumstances." Characteris- tics worthy of imitation.
PERHAM, REUBEN F.4 (John,8 Benjamin,2 Benjamin 1), b. Up., Dec. 20, 1805; mr's. maiden name, Elizabeth Snell; m. Izanna Bennett, dr. of Nathaniel and Polly (Simpson) Bennett, b. Mil., Nov. 1, 1808; cer. Mendon, Dec. 4, 1831, by the writer. Issue : -
NANCY ELIZABETH, b. Mil., Aug. 23, 1832.
ALONZO MELLEN, b. Mil., Nov. 3, 1834; contractor for wells; res. in town.
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These, I suspect, cannot be all their chn. ; but no one has come forward to assist me in making up the complete family record, and so I am obliged to say, no further traced.
PERHAM, AARON, and family, res. several yrs. in town. He d. here, Aug. 11, 1836, a. 36 yrs. No one has helped me to his family record, and I can tell no more.
PERRY, JOHN 4 (Samuel,8 John,2 John 1), b. Sherborn, June 16, 1703; m. Mercy, parentage, birth-date, cer., etc., not ascertained. John 1 came from Eng. in ship "Lion" 1632, set. 1st in Roxbury, and 2d in Medfield. Thence his de- scendants dispersed into the neighboring towns. Our John 4 appears to have set. on what was afterwards known as the Caleb Albee place, next east of the Isaac Tenney (afterwards Noah Wiswall) place. Probably he located there between 1728 and 1732. How large his original purchase was, or of whom he made it, I have not ascertained. Mendon records show, that, in 1732, he took up 11 acres of common adjoining him, in 1735 two parcels more, containing 8 acres, etc., down to 1745. He had lands on both sides of the road, but the larger portion northward towards the Cedar Swamp, - in all a respectably sized farm. His chn., as recorded in Mendon, were, - JEDEDIAH, b. March 2, 1729; untraced.
JOHN, Jun., b. April 29, 1731; untraced.
AARON, b. April 17, 1733; m. Mary French, March 4, 1761; set. Princeton. ENOCH, b. Feb. 22, 1747; m. Esther Bartlett of Newton, Nov. 4, 1776.
DAVID, b. June 14, 1752; untraced.
According to Worcester Probate records, he had also 3 drs.
JOANNA, birth-date not found; m. - Clark.
MERCY, bap. March 21, 1742; untraced.
BETTIE, bap. Jan. 8, 1743-4; untraced.
The parents were received into our Cong. ch. March 21, 1742, and had 4 chn. bap. the same day, by Rev. Mr. Webb. The fr. made his will Sept. 22, 1761. His real estate was divided May 22, 1770; when Mrs. Mercy's thirds were set off, Enoch was assigned his share on the south side of the road, David on the north side, etc. I have not made search to ascertain the death-dates of the fr. or mr. From what I can learn, few of John Perry's descendants re- mained long on our territory.
PERRY, JAMES 6 (James," James,4 Joseph,8 John,2 John,1 the English immi- grant who came over in ship "Lion " 1632), b. in Holl., Dec. 22, 1757; m. Sarah Johnson, sister of Nathaniel Johnson, Esq., Holl .; date of cer. not ascertained, prob. 1782. Issue : -
CATHERINE, b. Holl., prob. 1783; m. Samuel Daniell, Mil., Jan. 3, 1802.
Mr. Perry purchased the Saml. Bowditch place, in the easterly part of Bear- hill district, and mvd. his family thither in April, 1783. He was a man of good natural abilities and trustworthy moral integrity. He had an impediment in his speech and stammered unpleasantly; but such were his capabilities as a citi- zen, that he was nine times elected selectman and eight times an assessor. Unfortunately he was on the board of assessors in 1819, amid the hot contest between the Town party and Parish party, when the latter broke down the assessment, and, as the law then was, left him and his co-assessors responsible for their unintentional error to the extent of many hundreds of dollars. And he d. before indemnification could be made; which finally accrued only to Capt. Henry Nelson, the youngest member and only survivor of that board. James Perry d. April 12, 1823. Mrs. Sarah, his wid., d. Dec. 14, 1831.
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PERRY, ELIHU, 6 bro. of the preceding (James,5 James,4 Joseph,8 John,2 John 1), b. in Holl., July 23, 1764; m., 1st, Lydia Day, dr. of Mordecai and Tabitha (Bullard) Day, b. in our then Precinct, Feb. 21, 1767; cer. May 24, 1787, by Rev. A. Frost. Their chn. : -
SALLY, b. June 4, 1788; m. Dr. Gustavus D. Peck, Dec. 24, 1809.
ANNIS, b. Sept. 22, 1790; lived unm. a useful life, and d. April 11, 1826.
DANA, b. Sept. 23, 1792; m. Patience Cole, Oct. 26, 1821.
LYDIA, b. July 27, 1795; m. George Howe, Oct. 22, 1818.
Elihu and wf. res. in Mil. ever after marriage, and soon purchased of Aaron Merrifield the ancient Dea. Abijah French farm, on now Prospect St., which thenceforth became their homestead. It contained 70 odd acres, and since their time has generally been called the Elihu Perry place. They were eminently worthy people in all the relations of life. Mrs. Lydia d. April 21, 1826, only 10 days after her unmarried dr. Annis. The hus. m., 2d, Abigail (Gage) Hunting, wid. of Joseph Hunting, jun., and mother of Dr. Amory Hunting; cer. 1829, by whom not given. He d. March 5, 1832, a. 68 yrs. In 1876 there were 34 living descendants of Elihu and Lydia, besides 15 more deceased. Mrs. Abigail, the 2d wf., d. in Millbury, Aug. 10, 1839, and was brought to Milford for interment.
PERRY, DANA7 (Elihu,6 James,5 James,4 Joseph,8 John,2 John1), b. Mil., Sept. 23, 1792; carpenter; m. Patience Cole, dr. of Noah and Abilene Cole, birth-date and place not ascertained; cer. Mil., Oct. 26, 1821, by Rev. D. Long. Their chn. :-
JAMES DAY, b. April 14, 1823; m. S. M. Hayden, Uxbridge, 1857.
ELBRIDGE, b. Aug. 4, 1827; m. and set. in Austin, Tex.
ABILENE SOPHIA, b. May 13, 1830; m. Joseph W. Nye, 1848; res. Worcester; 3 chn.
SARAH PECK, b. July 30, 1832; m. Cooledge Brown; had 2 chn.
MELISSA MARIA, b. Dec. 23, 1837; m. William H. Comstock, jun., Jan. 10, 1856; she d. 1865.
SUSAN, d. in early infancy.
CHARLES DANA, d. in early infancy.
Maintained a fair social and moral standing. Mr. Dana d. Dec. 27, 1863; and Mrs. Patience, Feb. 17, 1875; leaving 2 living chn. and 6 gd. chn.
PERRY, ADAMS6 (Col. Abner,5 James,4 Joseph,8 John,2 John 1), b. Holl., March 29, 1773; mr's. maiden name Mary Adams; m. Anna Wait, b. Holl., 1772; cer. Holl., Sept. 19, 1790, by Rev. Timothy Dickinson. Their chn. : -
LUCINDA, b. Jan. 21, 1791; m. Ephraim Parkhurst, 1812; she d. Dec. 30, 1821.
JOSIAH, b. Sept. 10, 1792; m. Anna Corbett, April 17, 1817.
BARAK, b. Aug. 21, 1793; untraced.
ABNER, b. July 24, 1795; untraced.
POLLY, b. July 15, 1797; m. David Brown, date not found.
EMERY, b. July 25, 1799; m. and. set. Worcester; a leading singer.
ADAMS, Jun., b. July 4, 1803; m. Clarissa Underwood, Barre, 1822.
COOLEDGE, b. Aug. 20, 1805; m. Hopestill Parkhurst, Feb. 25, 1827.
SEWELL, b. June 26, 1807; m. and set. in Upton.
ANNA, b. Aug. 26, 1810; m. Nathaniel Chessman, 1831.
N. MORRILL, date not found; m. Adelia Hawes.
Adams Perry lived first on the paternal homestead, Holl., afterwards in Barre, and several yrs. in Mil. Whether any of his chn. were b. here, I do not learn; prob. not. His wf., Mrs. Anna, d. here June 11, 1829, as I had occasion
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to know from the res. of the family in my house at that time, and my ministra- tion at her funeral. The hus., some yrs. afterward, as I understood, m. a 2d wf., perhaps in Barre; name and particulars not ascertained. He is said to have d. 1845. A family of good natural abilities and reputable character. Several of them I never knew personally; but with Josiah, Emery, Adams, jun., and the younger members I had more or less acquaintance. Of Josiah aud Maj. Cooledge I will give full family records. Emery was quite a musical genius. He dis- tinguished himself as a teacher of singing and a ch. choir leader. I think he spent his mature yrs. in Worcester, and d. there. Adams, jun., res. here for a few yrs., and had the birth of one son entered on our records; viz., Carmel Cheney, b. Oct. 24, 1824. He qualified himself as a botanic physician, set. in N.H., became quite successful, and d. recently in Portsmouth, receiving honor- able memorial.
PERRY, JOSIAH7 (Adams,6 Col. Abner,5 James,4 Joseph,3 John,2 John 1), b. prob. Holl., Sept. 10, 1792; m. Anna Corbett, dr. of Jobn and Lydia (Cheney) Corbett, b. April 8, 1797; cer. April 17, 1817, by Samuel Jones, Esq. Their chn. : -
BETSEY CORBETT, b. Mil., March 20, 1818; m. George W. Howe, May 23, 1841. SUSAN ELIZA, b. Mil., May 5, 1820; m. Elliot Alden, Oct. 4, 1840.
SARAH ANN, b. Mil., Oct. 20, 1822; m. Silenas C. Gilman, April 28, 1846. WARREN, b. Mil., Sept. 9, 1824; d. April 9, 1825.
MARY BROWN, b. Mil., June 10, 1827; m. Charles Blood of Ware, June 10,
1851. They have 4 chn .; viz., Charles Frederick, b. 1853; Frank, 1855; Gertrude, 1857; and Mary E., 1860.
LYDIA WAIT, b. Oct. 15, 1830; m. Willard Chapin, Aug., 1851.
HOPESTILL CORBETT, b. Oct. 4, 1833; m., 1st, Samuel Hill of Medway, Aug., 1851, who d. Aug. 5, 1858; 2d, Benjamin Holbrook, 1863, who d. Jan. 4, 1865; 3d, De Witt Clinton Gleason, March 10, 1867. They have 1 son, Perry Gleason, b. May 23, 1873.
A very worthy family throughout. Mr. Josiah, the fr., d. Oct. 22, 1834. Mrs. Ann, the widowed mr., d. Sept. 9, 1843. Both passed away in middle age, leaving several of their chin. comparatively young.
PERRY, Maj. COOLEDOE 7 (Adams,6 Col. Abner,5 James,4 Joseph,8 John,2 John 1), b. Aug. 20, 1805; employed in the boot business; m. Hopestill Parkhurst, dr. of Capt. Amasa and Mrs. Hopestill (Nelson) Parkhurst, b. Mil., Nov. 18, 1811; cer. Feb. 25, 1827, by the writer. Their chn. :-
MARY JANE, b. Dec. 18, 1827; m. Henry C. Dunton, 1857; 3 chn.
AMANDA MARIA, b. Feb. 16, 1830; m. Hosea Marshall, July 25, 1848; 6 chn. NELSON PARKHURST, b. July 11, 1832; m. Caroline Rice, date not given; 1 child.
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GEORGE, b. Feb. 20, 1835; d. a week old.
CAROLINE ELIZABETH, b. June 13, 1836; m. William Rand, date not given; 1 child.
Maj. Cooledge, while industrious in his calling, had a military taste and ambition. He rose rapidly from a private in the Mil. Artillery Co. to be com- mander of the battalion. But consumption cut him off in the zenith of his pro- motion, at the early age of 31 yrs. He d. Oct. 13, 1836, leaving his stricken wife with her 4 chn. to make their way through life as best they might. Mrs. Hope- still subsequently m. William P. Haven, April 11, 1839, and had by him 2 chn. See Haven.
PERRY, Capt. WALDO CUTLER7 (Simeon,6 James,5 James,4 Joseph,8 John,2
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John1), b. in Franklin, May 1, 1803, mr.'s maiden name Sybil Cutler; m. Juliann Boyd, dr. of Willard and Betsey (Whiting) Boyd, b. Franklin, March 28, 1806; cer. Franklin, Jan. 13, 1824, by Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Emmons. Their chn .: -
AURELIA JOSEPHINE, b. Franklin, Sept. 17, 1824; m. Cyrus Chapin, May 25, 1843.
HENRY WALDO, b. Mil., March 23, 1834; m. Clara Sophia Woods, Feb. 8, 1866.
Aurelia J. (Perry) Chapin, d. Feb. 12, 1854. She was mr. of the following- named chn. : -
JULIA MARIA, b. Sept. 18, 1843; d. July 15, 1844.
ALICE BOYD, b. May 23, 1845.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. Aug. 10, 1847; d. Jan. 29, 1851.
KATE, b. Aug. 23, 1849; teacher in Claflin pub. school.
ELLEN, b. July 10, 1852; d. Aug. 15, 1852.
ADALINE AURELIA, b. Jan. 10, 1854; m. Joseph Yeager, and has 1 child at least.
Henry Waldo Perry, by wf. Sophia, had Charles Waldo, b. April 18, 1867; d. Dec. 27, 1873. Mrs. Clara Sophia had already d. July 31, 1867; and Henry, the fr., d. Nov. 26, 1876. He is mentioned in the "War-Record of the Rebellion " as having served 100 days. So Capt. Waldo C. and wife are left, in their old age, with only the above-named few surviving gd. chn. They have res. in town nearly 50 yrs. If I mistake not, he acquired his title of Capt. as commander of a cavalry co. in Norfolk County early in manhood. I think his first occupation here was that of saddle and harness maker, and later of grocer. He has served on our board of selectmen, and in 1846 represented the town in Gen. Court. Social standing of himself and wife highly respectable.
PERRY, AARON E., ptge. and ancestry not traced; m. Mary W. Littlefield, cer.
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