Here is my PERKINS Line, and here is where I've been stuck for awhile--- 1-1 LEMUEL PERKINS b: 1751 in Barrington, Strafford Co., NH; m: Abigail ??? 1790; she was b: in Durham, Strafford Co., NH; 2-1 Timothy b: 1787 in Barrington, Strafford Co.,NH; d: 11/Feb/1881 in Center Harbor, STRAFFORD Co., NH; m: Sally "Sarah" JONES on 20/Feb/1819; she was b: 8/Jan/1745 Sheffield, Berkshire Co., MA; d: 20/Mar//1866; her parents were William & Love (SMITH) JONES; they lived in Holderness, Strafford Co., NH; Williams parents were Mayor Stephen (b: 3/Mar/1706 & Susanna (MILLETT) JONES; Love's father was Capt. John SMITH b: 20/Sep/1732 & mother was Lydia MILLETT (b: 4/Jun/1735); Timothy was a farmer. 3-1 John Smith b: 14/Jan/1826 in Holderness, Strafford Co., NH d: 25/Oct/1909 in Holderness, Strafford Co., NH of paralytic shock caused by asthemia; m: Mary BEMIS of Tuftonborough, Strafford Co.,NH at Littleton on 30/Oct/1857; dau of Isaac & Laura (HADLEY) BEMIS of Littleton, Grafton Co., NH; she d: 19/Apr/1905 & is buried at Squam Bridge Cemetary, Ashland, Grafton Co., NH on 22/Apr/1905; during this time Littleton wasn't much more than a lumber town 4-1 John Jr. 4-2 Sumner b: 24/Sep/1860 Albany, NH 4-3 George 4-4 Charles lived in Conway 4-5 Emma lived in Conway m: ??? Robertson 5-2 Sumner Norris b: 24/Sep/1860 in Albany, NH; d: 14/May/1939 in Hudson, NH; He is buried in the family plot at Woodlawn Cemetary in Nashua, NH; m: Augusta MOODY 10/Feb/1879; b: 1861 in Ossipee, NH; dau of George W. & Nancy MOODY of Tuftonborough; At time of marriage he resided in Madison & she in Albany; He was 18 years old & she 17 & a housekeeper; he was a farmer, possibly on his father's farm; He left NH possibly after wife d: abt 1883, was in Cambridge, MA 1884 working as a "boxmaker"; 2nd m: Hannah "Annie" HAYDEN abt 1885; b: 2/Apr/1863 in Newcastle Township, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada; she d: 12/Jan/1934 in Hudson, NH & buried in the St Patrick Catholic Cemetary in Derry, NH; she was the dau of Basil & Joanna (REGAN) HAYDEN of Newcastle, NB, originally from Ulster, Northern Ireland; For several year he was employed by the Boston & Maine Railroad, upon retirement he operated a small grocery store on 36 Ferry St, where he and his wife resided next door. 5-1 Basil Norris Perkins b: 31/Aug/1866 in Cambridge, MA; d: 20/Sep/1927 of cancer in Winchester, MA; 41 years old; m: Blanche Doris Holmes 10/May/1912 in Lunenburg,MA; b: 11/Nov/1892 in Stockholm, NY; he was educated at the Nashua Business College, Rochester Business Institute & Simmons College, between 1901- 1908, and again studied at Boston University & Teacher's College of Boston during 1914-1925; He taught at Webster Grammar School, Nashua Business College, Bristol County Business School, Bryant & Stratton Commercial School, Boston Clerical School, Roxbury Evening School Northeastern University, Sumner Review High School; Basil was the "Principal" of Hudson Elementary School; after leaving Providence RI, he taught at Roxbury Clerical School in Boston, until a year before his death; He was head of many departments and taught courses in "Gregg Shorthand".typing, advanced accounting & dictation; Basil also worked nights at times for the Boston Maine Railroad, Maine Manufacturing Co., Nashua Freight House & Fore River Ship Building Co; he is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetary 5-2 John H. b: 6/Jul/1888 in Cambridge; d: 29/Aug/1972, m: Marion Haxel SAUNDERS 6/Jul/1911; b: 20/Nov/1885 d: 25/Jan/1973; they lived in Hudson 6-1 Geneva b: 30/Jun/1914 d: 18/Jul/1947 m: Charles FOLEY 30/Jun/1911 lived in Hudson 7-1 Robert Perkins FOLEY b: 1941 6-2 Madeline b: 1918 d: 19/Apr/1923 (juvenile diabetes) Woodlawn Cemetary 5-3 Mary "Mammie" E. b: 7/Jul/1891; d: 11/Jun/1980; m: Adam SHEPHERD; 6-1 Norris m: Mary ???; divorced 1960 7-1 Lewis SHEPHERD b: 1947 7-2 Matthew SHEPHERD b: 1949 7-3 Deborah SHEPHERD b: 1950 7-4 Mark SHEPHERD b: 1956 6-2 Molly b: 12/Nov/1926 d: ??? m: ?? lived in Milford, NH 7-1 Linda b: juvenile diabetes 7-2 Mary Jane b: ??? paralized waist down; lived in CO 7-3 Stuart b: ??? lived in CA; unwed 7-4 Steven b: ??? m: yes 5-4 Herbert Sumner b: 9/Oct/1895 d: ??? m: Marion ??? b: 10/Apr/1914; d: May/1942; they had 1 child who died right after birth; 2nd m: Kay ???; they had 1 child 5-5 Arthur "Hayden" b: 25/Jul/1900; d: 1/Nov/1905 (juvenile diabetes) Please contact me if you have a clue as to Lemuel PERKIN'S parents & siblings--Thanks--Bob mrpro@ix.netcom.com ------------------------------