Brief Life History of Walter C.
When Walter C. Perkins was born on 10 April 1859, in Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Zenas Caldwell Perkins, was 38 and his mother, Lucelia Ellen Edmunds, was 28. He married Clara A. Bowley on 17 September 1881, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He lived in Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years and Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States in 1930. He died on 1 November 1937, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Walter C Perkins, "United States Census, 1930"
- Walter C. Perkins, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
- Walter C Perkins in entry for Clarina A Perkins, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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