Marjorie Perkins

Female1758–1825

Brief Life History of Marjorie

When Marjorie Perkins was born in 1758, in Orange, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Joshua Perkins, was 30 and her mother, Mary Sherrill, was 14. She married Absalom Pennington about 1777. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died in 1825, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

Absalom Pennington
1752–1838
Marjorie Perkins
1758–1825
Marriage: about 1777
Mary Pennington
1778–1848

Sources (12)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Marjorie Margaret Perkins - birth: 1758; North Carolina, United States
  • Eugene H. Perkins, "The First Mormon Perkins Families"
  • Family Data Collection - Individual Records about Marjory Perkins

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1777
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1775

    Age 17

    "Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

    1776

    Age 18

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1790

    Age 32

    Historical Boundaries: 1790: Northwest Territory, United States 1790: St. Clair, Northwest Territory, United States 1800: St. Clair, Indiana Territory, United States 1809: St. Clair, Illinois Territory, United States 1818: St. Clair, Illinois, United States

    Name Meaning

    English: patronymic from Perkin , also found throughout mid and south Wales.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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