Frances M PERKINS

Born

July 1851 , Damariscotta, Maine, USA

Died

29 September 1917 , Augusta, Maine, USA

Age: 63
Cause of Death: broncho pneumonia

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Enoch PERKINS Mariam (Merriam) JONES

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Born: July 1851 in Damariscotta, Maine, USA

Father: Enoch PERKINS

Mother: Mariam (Merriam) JONES

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Frances M married Charles Edward BARKER 10 June 1869 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
They divorced. Charles Edward BARKER was born January 1845 in China, Maine, USA. Charles Edward died 30 May 1907 in Richmond, Maine, USA.

Frances M married (2) Charles W DAVIS 12 October 1895 in Gardiner, Maine, USA . They divorced. Charles W DAVIS was born October 1861 in Waterville, Maine, USA. Charles W died 10 March 1923 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Frances M PERKINS died 29 September 1917 in Augusta, Maine, USA.

NOTE: Jessie Cobb visited Mrs. Davis the day she was murdered

NOTE: According to marriage record to Charles Davis, she was the daughter of Enoch Perkins and Jane Palmer of Damariscotta

Inmate at state hospital for 8 years 2 mos 25 days prior to death

Buried Lot S4L11G014
W. of Charles W. Davis

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Frances M PERKINS married

Charles Edward BARKER
Marriage date: 10 June 1869
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Divorce

Libelant: Frances M. Barker

Libelee: Charles E. Barker

Date of Marriage: 10 June 1869

Date of Divorce: 24 Sept. 1894

Her Former Name:

County Where Divorced: Somerset

Source: Maine Divorce Index, 2-34

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Children of Charles Edward BARKER and Frances M PERKINS

Alice A BARKER

Born: March 1870, Waterville, Maine, USA
Died: ,

Married: Wilhelm Albert "William" THEINERT 18 April 1896 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Alberton Bradford BARKER

Born: 2 October 1873, Crystal, Maine, USA
Died: 28 January 1957, Gardiner, Maine, USA

Married: Sarah Lucy KIRK 22 March 1897 Place: Gardiner, Maine, USA

Harry W BARKER

Born: October 1873, Crystal, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1936, , Maine, USA

Married: Gertrude M SEDGLEY 30 July 1896 Place: Gardiner, Maine, USA

Lucy (Louise) BARKER

Born: abt. 1883, Fairfield, Maine, USA
Died: ,

Married: Sumner Christopher ERSKINE 21 June 1902 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

Frances M PERKINS married

Charles W DAVIS
Marriage date: 12 October 1895
Marriage place: Gardiner, Maine, USA
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FRANCES M BARKER - Bride

CHARLES W DAVIS - Groom Oct 12, 1895 Maine, United States Marriage 0 GARDINER GARDINER ME ME

Name of Groom: Charles W. DAVIS

Groom's Place of Residence: Gardiner, Me.

Name of Bride: Frances M. BARKER

Possible Alternate Name of Bride: Frances M. PERKINS

Bride's Place of Residence: Gardiner, Me.

Marriage Date: Saturday, 12 Oct. 1895

Marriage Certificate Number: Not available

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name: C* W Davis

event type: Marriage

event date: 12 Oct 1895

event place: Fairfield,,Maine

gender: Male

age:

estimated birth year:

father: Davis

mother:

spouse: Frances M Barker

spouse's father: Barker

spouse's mother:

film number: 9926

dgs number: 4544438

image number: 01189

2nd marriage for both

groom widowed, bride divorced

"Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Oct 2012), C* W Davis and Frances M Barker, 1895.

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1850 Her family
name: Enoch Perkins
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 46
marital status:
race (original):
race (standardized):
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1804
dwelling house number: 229
family number: 229
line number: 5
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 260
film number: 443497
digital folder number: 004198850
image number: 00247
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Enoch Perkins M 46 Maine
Mariam C Perkins F 45 Maine
William B Perkins M 19 Maine
Lucinda C Perkins F 20 Maine
Mary A Perkins F 12 Maine
Augustus Perkins M 14 Maine
Elbridge Perkins M 13 Maine
Martha Perkins F 9 Maine
Enoch Perkins M 7 Maine
Alonzo Perkins M 5 Maine
Margaret F Perkins F 4 Maine
Albert Perkins M 2 Maine
Eunice Perkins F 17 Maine

Enoch, Jr. was a sailor, moved to Boothbay at age 12, died in 1898, buried in Ocean View Cemetery, Boothbay Center, Lincoln County, Maine

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Birth — 1851
July 1851
Damariscotta, Maine, USA

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Is this her?
name: Frances Perkins
residence: , Cumberland, Maine
ward: Brunswick
age: 9 years
estimated birth year: 1851
birthplace: Maine
gender: Female
page: 30
family number: 248
film number: 803437
dgs number: 4231248
image number: 00871
nara number: M653

Thomas Skolfield, 46
Rebecca D Skolfield, 46
Abel Sawyer, 13
Robert Sawyer, 11
Frances Perkins, 9

NOTE: This has been prove to be NOT her. It is left here so we don't research it again.

The Frances listed here is Frances Rebecca Perkins. She was adopted by the Skolfield family and her name was changed in 1864.
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Marriage / Partner
Frances M PERKINS and Charles Edward BARKER 10 June 1869,

She was 17 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Birth of Child
Alice A BARKER was born March 1870, Waterville, Maine, USA

Frances M was 18 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1873 Birth of Child
Harry W BARKER was born October 1873, Crystal, Maine, USA

Frances M was 22 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Alberton Bradford BARKER was born 2 October 1873, Crystal, Maine, USA

Frances M was 22 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1880 Hersey, Aroostook, Maine
name: Frances M. Barker
residence: Hersey, Aroostook, Maine
birthdate: 1849
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Charles E. Barker
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 31 years
occupation: Keeping House
nara film number: T9-0476
page: 328
page character: B
entry number: 2620
film number: 1254476
Household Gender Age
spouse Charles E. Barker M 36
Frances M. Barker F 31
child Avis J. Barker F 13
child Henry W. Barker M 9
child Alberton B. Barker M 9
Henry Barker M 68

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Marriage / Partner
Frances M PERKINS and Charles W DAVIS 12 October 1895, Gardiner, Maine, USA

She was 44 years old.

1896 - Gardiner, Maine
Living in Gardiner, Maine in 1896 according to son's marriage record.

1896 Marriage of Child
Alice A BARKER married 18 April 1896, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Wilhelm Albert "William" THEINERT

1896 Marriage of Child
Harry W BARKER married 30 July 1896, Gardiner, Maine, USA to Gertrude M SEDGLEY

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - Gardiner, Me.
Living in Gardiner, Me. in 1897 according to son's marriage record.

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Marriage of Child
Alberton Bradford BARKER married 22 March 1897, Gardiner, Maine, USA to Sarah Lucy KIRK

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
Census taken 9 June 1900

Name Francis M Davis
Titles
Residence 255 1/ 2 Lisbon street, Lewiston city, Androscoggin, Maine
Birth Date Jul 1851
Birthplace Maine
Relationship to Head-of-Household Wife
Spouse Name Charles W Davis
Spouse Titles
Spouse Birth Place Maine
Father Name
Father Titles
Father Birthplace Maine
Mother Name
Mother Titles
Mother Birthplace Maine
Race or Color (expanded) White
Head-of-household Name Charles W Davis
Gender Female
Marital Status Married
Years Married 6
Estimated Marriage Year 1894
Mother How Many Children 5
Number Living Children 4
Immigration Year
Enumeration District 0019
Sheet Number and Letter 10A
Household ID 175
Reference Number 8
GSU Film Number 1240587
Image Number 00641
Household Gender Age
Spouse Charles W Davis M 38, Carriage Driver
Francis M Davis F 48
William M Hall M 50, Optician - Doctor

NOTE: William M Hall is a lodger, b. May 1850 in Maine

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - Webster, Maine
Living in Webster, Maine in 1902 according to daughter's marriage information.

1902-03 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Charles W. Davis, public carriage, h 14 Lowell, Lewiston
Alice Theinert Mrs. bds 14 Lowell
William A Theinert, overseer, Webster Woolen Co. Sabattus h 255 1/ 2 Sabattus

1902 Marriage of Child
Lucy (Louise) BARKER married 21 June 1902, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Sumner Christopher ERSKINE

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904-05 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Charles W Davis, public carriage, h 41 Spring, Lewiston
Sumner Erskine, shoemaker, bds 41 Spring

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906-07 Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, Directory
Charles W Davis, public carriage, h 63 Summer, Lewiston
Sumner Erskine, shoemaker, bds 63 Summer
Mrs. Alice Theinert, housekeeper, 63 Summer

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907
Mrs. C. W. Davis, Summer street, Lewiston fell off a step ladder last week and broke the fore finger on her left hand.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Monday morning, November 4, 1907

1907 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles Edward BARKER died 30 May 1907, Richmond, Maine, USA

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Augusta, Kennebec, Maine
name: Frances M Davis
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household:
residence: Augusta Ward 6, Kennebec, Maine
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Female
age: 55
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number:
page number: 8
born abt 1849-1855
Inmate at Maine Insane Hospital
able to read and write
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 Death
Name: Frances M Davis
Gender: Female
Age: 63
Birth Date: 1854
Death Date: 29 Sep 1917
Death Place: Augusta
Registration Place: Augusta, Kennebec
Spouse: Charles W
Mother: Hariman

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives

Obituary
Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine, Monday, October 1, 1917

Augusta Locals

Mrs. Francis Davis

The remains of Mrs Francis Davis who passed away Saturday in this city were taken Saturday evening to Lewiston where interment will be held.