FIRST GENERATION

1. Reverend Jonas PERKINS was born on 15 Oct 1790 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 26 Jun 1874 in East Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. He was buried in Village Cemetery, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

He has reference number RIN:474.
!BIR-MARRIAGE: History of Brockton; Pg 52; FHL Book.
BIR-MAR-DEATH: Application to the Daughters of the American Revolution; By
Dora Perkins Ridgley. MAR date is 12 Jun 1815.
BIR-MARRIAGE: Rev. Jonas PERKINS, a family story; In the possession of Richard
S. Wilson; This record shows their marriage date as 12 Jun 1815.
MARRIAGE: Another reference said their marriage date was 19 APR 1815.
BIR-MAR-DEA-BURIAL:Early Families of Weymouth, MA; Pg. 458; FHL Book 974.47 D2c
He is buried in Village Cemetery at the landing.

!History of North Bridgewater; FHL Book #974.48/B1 H2kb.
Weymouth Records Before 1850; FHL book #974.47/W1 V2n.

OCCUPATION: He graduated at Brown Universary in 1813, became Minister of
Weymouth Union Church in East Braintree from 1815 to 1860.

PROBATE: Jonas PERKINS of Braintree, clergyman, made his will 28 Sept 1863.
Therein he mentions his son Sidney, who is to have his library, and
his children Josiah, Jonas, and Rhoda and their Aunt Martha K. Reed,
his wife Rhoda K. PERKINS, his son Josiah to have a staff transmitted
from my grandfather Josiah PERKINS to my uncle Mark PERKINS and from
him to me, to be transmitted to some descendant of the name PERKINS,
Jonas, son of my son Nahum PERKINS. Proved 28 Dec. 1874. On that date
his heirs were Jonas R. PERKINS of Brockton, and Rhoda K. PERKINS,
widow, and his children Martha B. Loud, widow, of Braintree, Josiah
PERKINS of Weymouth, Nahum S. C. PERKINS of Norwalk, Ohio, Rhoda K.
PORTER, wife of Joseph W. of Burlington. Me., and Sidney K. B. PERKINS
of Glover, VT.; Norfolk Probate, 14300.

He was married to Rhoda KEITH (daughter of Simeon KEITH and Molly (or_Mary) CARY) on 12 Jun 1815 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. ⁽¹⁾ Rhoda KEITH was born on 16 Feb 1790 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died on 22 Mar 1878 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.⁽²⁾ She has reference number RIN:475. !BIR-MARRIAGE: History of Brockton; Pg 52; FHL Book.
BIR-MARRIAGE: Early Families of Weymouth, MA; Pg. 458; FHL Book 974.47 D2c.
BIR-MAR-DEATH: Application to the Daughters of the American Revolution; By
Dora Perkins Ridgley. MAR date is 12 Jun 1815.
BIR-MAR-DEATH: Rev. Jonas PERKINS, a family story; In the possession of Richard
S. Wilson; Her name was spelled Rodah in this story.

!MARRIAGE: Another reference said their marriage date was 19 APR 1815.

!History of North Bridgewater; FHL Book #974.48/B1 H2kb. Jonas PERKINS Reverend and Rhoda KEITH had the following children:

+2 i. Mary Anna PERKINS.
+3 ii. Martha Bond PERKINS.
+4 iii. Josiah PERKINS.
+5 iv. Jonas Reynolds PERKINS Hon.
+6 v. Nahum Simeon Cary PERKINS.
+7 vi. Rhoda Keith PERKINS.
+8 vii. Sidney Keith Bond PERKINS.

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