Daughter of Joseph and Phebe Ware Perkins, who came to Castine in the 1760s. She was born about 1790 in Castine, Hancock County, Maine.
Her father built a large home on what is now upper Main Street. She was 24 years old when the British occupied Castine during the winter of 1814-1815. About a year later, she married Barker Brooks, who was the son of Captain Noah and Hannah Brooks of Scituate, Massachussetts. They had 8 children, including Marianne (Brooks) Upham, Phebe, Joseph Barker, and Noah, who later became a well known journalist and close friend of President Abraham Lincoln. Margaret preceded her husband in death by two months.
Her father built a large home on what is now upper Main Street. She was 24 years old when the British occupied Castine during the winter of 1814-1815. About a year later, she married Barker Brooks, who was the son of Captain Noah and Hannah Brooks of Scituate, Massachussetts. They had 8 children, including Marianne (Brooks) Upham, Phebe, Joseph Barker, and Noah, who later became a well known journalist and close friend of President Abraham Lincoln. Margaret preceded her husband in death by two months.
Daughter of Joseph and Phebe Ware Perkins, who came to Castine in the 1760s. She was born about 1790 in Castine, Hancock County, Maine.
Her father built a large home on what is now upper Main Street. She was 24 years old when the British occupied Castine during the winter of 1814-1815. About a year later, she married Barker Brooks, who was the son of Captain Noah and Hannah Brooks of Scituate, Massachussetts. They had 8 children, including Marianne (Brooks) Upham, Phebe, Joseph Barker, and Noah, who later became a well known journalist and close friend of President Abraham Lincoln. Margaret preceded her husband in death by two months.
Her father built a large home on what is now upper Main Street. She was 24 years old when the British occupied Castine during the winter of 1814-1815. About a year later, she married Barker Brooks, who was the son of Captain Noah and Hannah Brooks of Scituate, Massachussetts. They had 8 children, including Marianne (Brooks) Upham, Phebe, Joseph Barker, and Noah, who later became a well known journalist and close friend of President Abraham Lincoln. Margaret preceded her husband in death by two months.
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