Josiah Nelson PERKINS

1806 - 1887  (80 years)

• Name	Josiah Nelson PERKINS  [1]
  Birth	26 Nov 1806	New Brunswick, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	14 Jan 1861	, West Oxford, Oxford County, Canada West   [2]
  	included in the household were Josiah's wife Ann (Crawford), sons Benjamin, Nelson, Charles, George, Joseph and Edwin. Josiah's occupation was listed as carpenter, as was his son Benjamin. Nelson was a shoemaker. There were three young children listed whose relationship to this household is not known; Sarah E. Elliott, age 6, Elisha Thos. Elliott, age 4, and James R. Elliott, age 2. The family religion was Church of England.
  		1861 Canada Census - Josiah Pe 1861 Census, West Oxford, Oxford County, Canada West, household of Josiah Nelson Perkins, his wife Ann (Crawford) and six children. Three other young children were also listed.
  Census	2 Apr 1871	, Barrie, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	included in the household were Josiah's wife Ann (Crawford) and sons Charles, Joseph & ? (likely Edwin, but the writing is not legible, looks like Ceara).
  		1871 Canada Census - Josiah Pe 1871 Canada Census, Barrie, Ontario, household of Josiah Perkins, his wife Ann (Crawford), and their three children.
  Census	4 Apr 1881	, Penetanguishene, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	included in the household were Nelson's wife Annie, their sons George, Augustus, Louis & Harvey, and Nelson parents, Josiah & Ann. The family religion was Church of England. Nelson's occupation was listed as merchant. Role: Witness
  		1881 Canada Census - Nelson Pe 1881 Canada Census, Penetanguishene, Ontario, household of Nelson A. Perkins, his wife Annie, their four sons and Nelson's parents, Josiah & Ann (Crawford) Perkins.
  Death	Sep 1887  [1]
  Person ID	I98235	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph PERKINS
  Mother	Ann HATFIELD
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F24414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann CRAWFORD,   b. 20 Mar 1807, , Kingston, Ontario d. 1893 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1835	, Kingston, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Benjamin C. PERKINS,   b. 1836, New Brunswick, Canada   2. Nelson A. PERKINS,   b. 1839, ,,, Upper Canada   3. Charles PERKINS,   b. 1843, ,,, Upper Canada   4. George C. PERKINS,   b. 1845, ,,, Upper Canada   5. Joseph L. PERKINS,   b. Abt 1847, ,,, Upper Canada   6. Edwin J. PERKINS,   b. Abt 1849, ,,, Upper Canada
  Family ID	F24413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Nov 1806 - New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4485] John Waller, personal communication, 4485. (Reliability: 2). [S4486] 1861 Canada Census - Josiah Nelson Perkins, 4486. (Reliability: 3). [S4489] 1871 Canada Census - Josiah Nelson Perkins, 4489. (Reliability: 3). [S4487] 1881 Canada Census - Nelson A. Perkins, 4487. (Reliability: 3).