Emily Pitkin (Perkins) Baldwin, (January 1, 1796 – January 29, 1874), was born in

Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...

, to Enoch Perkins and Hannah Pitkin. On October 25, 1820 she married

Roger Sherman Baldwin Roger Sherman Baldwin (January 4, 1793 – February 19, 1863) was an American politician who served as the 32nd Governor of Connecticut from 1844 to 1846 and a United States senator from 1847 to 1851. As a lawyer, his career was most notable ...

, who became the Governor of Connecticut in 1844 and US Senator in 1847. Emily and Roger had nine children.

Children

# Edward Law Baldwin (1 October 1822 – 6 July 1848) # Elizabeth Wooster Baldwin (8 August 1824 – 10 September 1912) # Roger Sherman Baldwin (4 July 1826 – 12 November 1856) # Ebenezer Simeon Baldwin (4 March 1828 – 28 April 1836) # Henrietta Perkins Baldwin (3 April 1830 – 15 January 1910) # George William Baldwin (24 April 1832 – 30 January 1930) # Emily Frances Baldwin (13 December 1834 – 27 April 1836) # Ebenezer Charles Baldwin (17 September 1837 – 10 December 1937) #

Simeon Eben Baldwin Simeon Eben Baldwin (February 5, 1840 – January 30, 1927) was an American jurist, law professor, and politician who served as the 65th governor of Connecticut. Education The son of jurist, Connecticut governor and U.S. Senator Roger Sherman ...

(5 February 1840 – 30 January 1927)

Ancestry

Emily was also an aunt to

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Charlotte Perkins Gilman (; née Perkins; July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935), also known by her first married name Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate for social reform, and eugenicist. She wa ...

Frederic Beecher Perkins Frederic Beecher Perkins (27 September 1828 – 27 January 1899) was an American editor, writer, and librarian. He was a member of the Beecher family, a prominent 19th-century American religious family. Early life Frederic Beecher Perkins was b ...

and US Representative

Timothy Pitkin Timothy Pitkin (January 21, 1766 in Farmington, Connecticut – December 18, 1847 in New Haven, Connecticut) was an American lawyer, politician, and historian. He graduated from Yale in 1785, taught in the academy at Plainfield, Connecticu ...

; an aunt-by-marriage to author

Edward Everett Hale Edward Everett Hale (April 3, 1822 – June 10, 1909) was an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister, best known for his writings such as "The Man Without a Country", published in ''Atlantic Monthly'', in support of the Union dur ...

, the mother of Connecticut Governor and Chief Justice

; daughter-in-law to US Representative and Judge

Simeon Baldwin Simeon Baldwin (December 14, 1761 – May 26, 1851) was son-in-law of Roger Sherman, father of Connecticut Governor and US Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin, grandfather of Connecticut Governor & Chief Justice Simeon Eben Baldwin and great-grandfat ...

; mother-in-law to Massachusetts Chief Justice Dwight Foster; grandmother of New York Supreme Court Justice

Edward Baldwin Whitney Edward Baldwin Whitney (August 16, 1857 – January 5, 1911) was an American lawyer and judge. Life Edward Baldwin Whitney was born August 16, 1857. His father was linguist William Dwight Whitney (1827–1894) of the New England Dwight family. Hi ...

and attorneys Roger Sherman Baldwin Foster and Reginald Foster; the granddaughter of the Rev. Timothy Pitkin (Yale 1747), great-granddaughter Governor William Pitkin and the Reverend

Thomas Clap Thomas Clap or Thomas Clapp (June 26, 1703 – January 7, 1767) was an American academic and educator, a Congregational minister, and college administrator. He was both the fifth rector and the earliest official to be called "president" of Yale Co ...

, who was the fifth President of

Yale College Yale College is the undergraduate college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other Yale schools were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, ...

; a descendant of Governors George Wyllys and John Haynes of Connecticut and Governor

Thomas Dudley Thomas Dudley (12 October 157631 July 1653) was a New England colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Dudley was the chief founder of Newtowne, later Cambridge, Massachusetts, and built the tow ...

of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; and the Governor William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony. In 1786 her father, Enoch Perkins, began what has become the oldest law firm in continuous practice in the United States, now known as Howard, Kohn, Sprague & FitzGerald; and his original law practice shingle is one of the firm's most prized heirlooms. In 1820 her brother,

Thomas Clap Perkins Thomas Clap Perkins (July 29, 1798 – October 11, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician. Perkins was born in Hartford, Connecticut., July 29, 1798. His father was Enoch Perkins, Esq, of Hartford, and his mother, Anna Pitkin, was a daughte ...

, joined their father's law practice. Thomas Perkins married Mary Foote Beecher, daughter of

Lyman Beecher Lyman Beecher (October 12, 1775 – January 10, 1863) was a Presbyterian minister, and the father of 13 children, many of whom became noted figures, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Beecher, Edward Beecher, Isabella Bee ...

and the sister of author

Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (; June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and became best known for her novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1852), which depicts the harsh ...

. In 1855 Thomas Perkins's son Charles expanded the firm's litigation practice and became widely recognized as one of the State Capital's finest trial lawyers. Charles Perkins also became a close friend and legal counselor to

Samuel Clemens Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

, known to most by his pen name

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

. In 1889 Charles Perkins' son Arthur continued the Perkins family stewardship of the firm until his death in 1932. Arthur Perkins also was a founding member of the

Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail (also called the A.T.), is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian Tr ...

Association and became known as the ''"Father of the Appalachian Trail,"'' which spans from Georgia to Maine.

References

familysearch.org
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Sherman Genealogy Including Families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England
By Thomas Townsend Sherman

External links

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20150622220017/http://www.hksflaw.com/firmhistory.html Howard, Kohn, Sprague & FitzGerald Firm History {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldwin, Emily 1796 births 1863 deaths First Ladies and Gentlemen of Connecticut