Mariam (Merriam) JONES

(b. abt. 1805 , Jefferson, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. abt. 1851 , )

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Mariam (Merriam) JONES was born abt. 1805 in Jefferson, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Mariam (Merriam) JONES was the child of ? and ?

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Mariam (Merriam) married Enoch PERKINS 29 July 1827 in Damariscotta, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Enoch PERKINS was born abt. 1804 in Damariscotta, Maine, USA. Enoch died abt. 1851

Mariam (Merriam) JONES died abt. 1851
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Family and Children of Mariam (Merriam) JONES

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Mariam (Merriam) JONES married

Enoch PERKINS-- Date: 29 July 1827 Place: Damariscotta, Maine, USA
Enoch and Mariam Jones,both N., int. July 14, 1827. (m. July 29, M.L.l)
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Dodge, Christine Huston, comp., Vital records of Old Bristol and Nobleboro in the county of Lincoln, Maine: including the present towns of Bremen, Damariscotta, South Bristol, and the Plantation of Monhegan [Vol. II - Marriages] ([Pemaquid, Me.]: Pemaquid Historical Association under the authority of the Maine Historical Society; [Newcastle, Me.]: Lincoln County Publishing Co., 1988)
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Children of Enoch PERKINS and Mariam (Merriam) JONES:

Lucinda C PERKINS (b.abt. 1830, Bristol, Maine, USA d. 1 December 1851, Natick, Massachusetts, USA)

William B PERKINS (b.abt. 1831, , Maine, USA d. abt. 1850, )

Eunice PERKINS (b.8 February 1833, Damariscotta, Maine, USA d. 13 March 1913, Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA)

Augustus PERKINS (b.abt. 1836, , Maine, USA d. abt. 1850, )

Elbridge K PERKINS (b.abt. 1837, , Maine, USA d. abt. 1927, , Massachusetts, USA)

Mary A PERKINS (b.abt. 1838, , Maine, USA d. abt. 1850, )

Martha E PERKINS (b.December 1841, , Maine, USA d. , )
m. William H COTTON
m. Joseph CAMPBELL 1896 in Brownfield, Maine, USA

Enoch PERKINS (b.abt. 1843, Damariscotta, Maine, USA d. abt. 1898, , Maine, USA)

Alonzo PERKINS (b.abt. 1845, , Maine, USA d. abt. 1850, )

Margaret F PERKINS (b.abt. 1846, , Maine, USA d. abt. 1850, )

Albert C PERKINS (b.August 1849, Damariscotta, Maine, USA d. 21 February 1901, Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

Frances M PERKINS (b.July 1851, Damariscotta, Maine, USA d. 29 September 1917, Augusta, Maine, USA)
m. Charles Edward BARKER 10 June 1869
m. Charles W DAVIS 12 October 1895 in Gardiner, Maine, USA

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1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage / Partner
Mariam (Merriam) JONES and Enoch PERKINS 29 July 1827, Damariscotta, Maine, USA

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1833 Birth of Child
Eunice PERKINS was born 8 February 1833, Damariscotta, Maine, USA

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1841 Birth of Child
Martha E PERKINS was born December 1841, , Maine, USA

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Albert C PERKINS was born August 1849, Damariscotta, Maine, USA

1850 Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine
name: Mariam C Perkins
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine, United States
gender: Female
age: 45
marital status:
race (original):
race (standardized):
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1805
dwelling house number: 229
family number: 229
line number: 6
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 260
film number: 443497
digital folder number: 004198850
image number: 00247
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Enoch Perkins M 46 Maine
Mariam C Perkins F 45 Maine
William B Perkins M 19 Maine
Lucinda C Perkins F 20 Maine
Mary A Perkins F 12 Maine
Augustus Perkins M 14 Maine
Elbridge Perkins M 13 Maine
Martha Perkins F 9 Maine
Enoch Perkins M 7 Maine
Alonzo Perkins M 5 Maine
Margaret F Perkins F 4 Maine
Albert Perkins M 2 Maine
Eunice Perkins F 17 Maine
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1851 Birth of Child
Frances M PERKINS was born July 1851, Damariscotta, Maine, USA

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