Permelia Hammond
Permelia Hammond (maiden name: Reynolds) was born on September 22, 1804, in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, to Jairus and Abigail Reynolds. She married Thomas Hammond in Shutesbury, on March 27, 1825. They had at least six children: Abigail, born around 1831; Isabel, born around 1833; Nancy, born around 1837; Jairus, born around 1839; Julia, born around 1845; and Emma, born around 1847. The family lived in Wendell, Massachusetts, and her husband worked as a laborer and cordwainer. By 1860, they owned $50 of personal property. A decade later, they were living in their daughter Abigail’s household in Wendell. Her husband died on August 20, 1875. She passed away of “old age and heart failure” on January 17, 1891.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (1010) | Hammond, Permelia ~ Reynolds, Permelia | 1804-09-22 | 1891-01-17 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (1605) [recipient] ~ Jairus T. Hammond to Thomas Hammond and Permelia Hammond, 14 June 1863
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Death Records, 1841-1915, available from Ancestry.com.
