10/8/18

Children of George Williams Peckham and Mary Perry Watson

George (1796-1873), son of Peleg Peckham and Desire Watson

Mary (1808-1891), daughter of "Capt John Watson" and Mary A Watson
   <her parents were 1st cousins, he the son of "Judge" John and she the daughter of
    the Judge's younger brother Elisha>

They were both born in Rhode Island, married there in 1830 and relocated to Milwaukee in
the mid-1850s. He was a "territorial" judge.

8 known children  -- got off to a bad start, 4 grew to adulthood

1831    Henry, died at age 3
1832    George W, died as an infant
1835    Mary, died at age 5
1838-1864    Isabella m Benjamin Kurtz Miller in Milwaukee, 5 children
1841    Mary (again), died at age 2
1843-1871    Elizabeth "Lila", single, college education, suffragist, died at 28
1845-1914    George W Jr -- doctor, lawyer, spider expert, educator
                     m Elizabeth Gifford in Milwaukee, 3 known children (possibly had 5)
1847-1906    William Henry who left for Texas in 1870, there he married Palestine Timmons,
                      7 children

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