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Perkins Dennis Family Cemetery

 
 
Perkins Dennis Family Cemetery Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 4, 2025
1. Perkins Dennis Family Cemetery Monument
Inscription.
Prince Perkins
1750 ~ 1839
Revolutionary War Connecticut Line

Judith Perkins
Died 1823
Wife of Prince Perkins

Charlotte Perkins
Second Wife of Prince Perkins

William Perkins
1785 ~ 1858

Malinda Perkins
Wife of William Perkins

Bristol Budd Sampson
Died 1848
Husband of Phoebe Perkins Sampson
Revolutionary War Connecticut Line

James Dennis
1774 ~ 1862
War of 1812
Father of Henry W. Dennis

Henry W. Dennis
1815 ~ 1882

Angeline Perkins Dennis
1832 ~ 1873
Wife of Henry W. Dennis

Ferris S. Dennis
1864 Infant

Amanda Angeline Dennis
1871 ~ 1872 Infant

Angeline Malinda Dennis
1873 Infant

Perkins William Dennis
1853 ~ 1918

Caroline Dennis
Died 1915
Wife of P.W. Dennis

Friends
Marcus Underwood

George Jackson
Civil War Union Army
[Company F 31st] USCT

Mary Jackson
Mother of George Jackson

 
Erected by The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
 
Location. 41° 44.081′ N, 75° 45.814′ W. Marker
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is near Kingsley, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. It is in Brooklyn Township. It can be reached from Wright Road. Monument is adjacent to the cemetery on the Dennis Farm grounds, off Creek Road about 0.4 miles south of Charles Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingsley PA 18826, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Perkins-Dennis Cemetery and Monument (here, next to this marker); The Dennis Farm's Perkins Homestead and Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Perkins Homestead and Dennis Farm Fields (about 800 feet away); The Dennis Farm Stonewalls (approx. Ό mile away);
Perkins-Dennis Cemetery, Monument, and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 4, 2025
2. Perkins-Dennis Cemetery, Monument, and Marker
America250PA Semiquincentennial Bell (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dennis Farmhouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Ice House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Barn Complex (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingsley.
 
More about this marker. The Dennis Farm is closed to public access except on designated days and for prearranged tours.
 
Regarding Perkins Dennis Family Cemetery. The cemetery is at the top of the hill, along a clearly marked dirt road (geocoords are estimated).
 
Perkins-Dennis Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 4, 2025
3. Perkins-Dennis Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 54 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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