When Agnes Elizabeth Perkes was born on 23 February 1840, in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Perkes, was 25 and her mother, Charlotte Catherine Lowe, was 26. She married Asa Starkweather Calkin on 13 July 1858, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1860. She died on 9 January 1916, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1854: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States
English (West Midlands): variant of Parkes or Parkhouse .
Jewish (from Ukraine): metronymic from the Yiddish name Perke (a pet form of the female personal name Perl ‘pearl’; see Perel 2) + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAgnes Elizaberth Perkes Calkins February 23, 1840 – January 9, 1916 Agnes Elizabeth Perkes was born February 23rd, 1840, at Dudley, Worcestershire, England; the daughter of Henry Perkes and Charlotte …
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