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Aaron Perkins
b.16 Jun 1799 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
d.14 Apr 1886 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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m. 1 Nov 1826
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He was a sailmaker, and learned his trade in Salem of the late William Lane. He afterwards carried on the clothing business for many years in Salem, and was in partnership with the late William B. Brown, on Derby street. He was chosen director, and afterwards president of the Mercantile National Bank of Salem, a place which he filled for several years. During the late civil war, he was active in serving the soldiers who were in the field, and caring for their families at home. He has served the city in its common council and board of aldermen; has also represented it in the legislature of the state. He was a member of the Mechanic Charitable Association, and was, for a time, its president. He was ensign in the Mechanic Light Infantry. -Genealogy of John Perkins References
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