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Minerva Elmira Perkins 1815–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1815

Birth Location: Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, USA

Death Date: Jun 11, 1899

Death Location: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States

Father: Daniel Perkins

Mother: Mary James

Spouse(s): Asa Knox

Children(s): James KNOX

Minerva Elmira Perkins was born in 1815 in Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, USA, the child of Daniel Mcguire Perkins And Mary Polly James. Minerva Elmira Perkins married Asa Foster Knox, and had children including James Thomas Knox. Minerva Elmira Perkins passed away in 1899 in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Minerva Elmira Perkins was born in 1815 in Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, USA, the child of Daniel Mcguire Perkins And Mary Polly James.
  • Minerva Elmira Perkins married Asa Foster Knox, and had children including James Thomas Knox.
  • Minerva Elmira Perkins passed away in 1899 in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Perkins
1793–1857
Birth Location: Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, USA
DP
Mary James
1795–1851
Birth Location: Smithfield, Somerset, Maine, USA
MJ

Spouses(s)

Asa Knox
1814–1901
Birth Location: Lebanon, York, Maine, USA
AK

Children(s)

James KNOX
1848–1911
Birth Location: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois
JK

Minerva Perkins's Ancestors

Self
Minerva Perkins
1815–1899
Birth Place: Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, USA
Parents
Daniel McGuire Perkins
1793–1857
Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, USA
Mary ("Polly") James
1795–1851
Smithfield, Somerset, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Mark Perkins
1760–1849
Meridith, Coos, New Hampshire
Elizabeth (Betty) Hanson
1773–1847
Stratford, Coos, New Hampshire, USA
John (James) *
1752–1844
Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Lydia (D. Dorr) *
1768–1819
Lebanon, York, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Perkins
1729–1810
Daniel Junior
1745–1823
Hannah Heilss
1749–1814
John JAMES
1718–1804
Anne Lord
1720–1805
Richard Dore
1746–1794
Patience Tibbets
1739–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Perkins
1673–1729
Danniel Hanson
1718–1775
Matthew Mariner
1687–1742
Catherine Clarke
1691–1752
Philip Jr
1712–1799
Lydia Mason
1709–1747
(Capt.) Tibbetts
1700–1761

Minerva Perkins's Descendants

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Minerva (Elmira) Perkins (10 Aug 1815–Jun 11, 1899) m. Asa (Foster) Knox (Dec 28, 1814–Jan 18, 1901)
  1. 1. James (Thomas) KNOX 1848–1911 m. Eliza (Jane) McIntyre 1851–1927
    1. 1. Nona (Violet) KNOX 1892–1968 m. Leslie (Ernest) Whiting 1889–1969
      1. 1. Rhea (Opal) Whiting 1909–1982 m. Ross (Moore) Abernathey 1907–1995
        1. 1. Nadine (Evelyn) Abernathy 1935–2000 m. David (Lee Quimby) Sr 1930–1993
        2. 2. Richard (LeRoy) Abernathey 1930–2021
        3. 3. Kathryn (Elaine) Abernathey 1932–2012
        4. 4. Jean (M.) Abernathey 1933–2017
        5. 5. Elsie (Joan) Abernathey 1937–2015
        6. 6. Darlene (June) Abernathey 1938–2010
        7. 7. Kaye (Anne) Abernathey 1943–2004
        8. 8. Donald Abernathey 1928–1928

Minerva Perkins's Timeline

2 Records

1815
10 Aug 1815
Birth of Minerva Elmira Perkins in Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, USA
Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, USA
1899
Jun 11, 1899
Age 84
Death of Minerva Elmira Perkins in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States
Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1815
    Event Place: Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 11, 1899
    Event Place: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States
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