Benjamin Perkins

1762 - 1813  (50 years)

• Name	Benjamin Perkins
  Birth	10 Jun 1762	Lyme, New London, CT
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Feb 1813	Bridgewater, Windsor, VT
  Burial	North Bridgewater Cemetery, Bridgewater, VT
  Person ID	I2715	Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Abraham Perkins,   b. 1713, Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, MA d. 10 May 1786, Lyme, New London, CT (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Pearson,   b. 22 Aug 1726, Lyme, New London, CT
  Marriage	15 Jul 1759	Lyme, New London, CT
  Family ID	F823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Demis Jones,   b. 12 Jun 1768, Colchester, New London, CT d. 6 Dec 1828, Bridgewater, Windsor, VT (Age 60 years)  [1, 2]
  Marriage	10 Jun 1784	Colchester, New London, CT
  Children	1. Demis Harriet Perkins,   b. 17 Jan 1786, Colchester, New London, CT d. 18 Sep 1847, Hartland, Windsor, VT (Age 61 years)   2. Fanny Perkins,   b. 24 Aug 1790, Bridgewater, Windsor, VT d. 21 Mar 1817 (Age 26 years)   3. Betsey Perkins,   b. 17 Mar 1795, Bridgewater, Windsor, VT d. 25 Sep 1847 (Age 52 years)   4. Irene Perkins,   b. 23 Apr 1797, Bridgewater, Windsor, VT + 5. Melvine Perkins,   b. 28 Jun 1799, Bridgewater, Windsor, VT d. 22 Nov 1832, Worcester, Washington, VT (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F3120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2018

  
  

• Headstones

  Benjamin Perkins Gravestone Benjamin Perkins / died 25 Feb / 1813 /ae 50 yrs

  
  

  Histories

  Excerpts from "Family of John Perkins"

  
  

• Notes

  from "Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Lyme Vital Records 1667-1852 (ancestry.com) Benjamin, s. Abraham & Elizabeth, b. Aug. 7, 1745 from History of the Town of Bridgewater (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/WindsorBridgewater.html) Dr. Benjamin PERKINS, born at Lyme, Conn., about 1763, came to Bridgewater at an early date, and was one of the victims of the fever epidemic of 1813. This epidemic prevailed to an alarming degree, sweeping off great numbers of the most respectable and useful citizens. Nineteen persons in the town were swept off in the month of March, a great portion of whom were heads of families. Mr. PERKINS' grave is at Bridgewater cemetery. from "The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts" Benjamin (Abraham, Abraham, Isaac, John, John) was born in Lyme, Conn., Thursday June 10, 1762. He married Demis Jones about 1784. She was a daughter of Capt. Ariel Jones. She was born June 12, 1768, and died Dec. 6, 1828. The time of his removal from Lyme is not known. In 1807, being out of health, he made a journey on horseback from Vermont to visit his relatives, John and James Perkins, and others at Chebacco, Mass. On his return, being in better health, he writes to them from Bridgewater, Windsor Co., Vermont; which, it is evident, was his home at that time. He was a physician. He died Feb. 13, 1813. from "The Windsor Washingtonian", 8 Mar 1813 (newspapers.com) At Bridgewater, Benjamin Perkins, Esq. 50

  
  

• Sources

  [S170] Lewis Cass Aldrich, History of Windsor County Vermont, (D. Mason & Co, 1891), p. 606. [S81] Perkins, George Augustus, The family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Mass, (Salem, Mass, Salem Press, 1889).