NAME Brink, Permelia (Mrs.)

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PLACE West Rochester, VT
AGE IN 1850 41
MAIDEN NAME Permelia McAllister
PARENTS John Wentworth McAllister (1784-1849) and Lovina M. Jones (1786-1858)
BORN 16 June 1809, Antrim, Hillsborough County, NH
DIED Between 1850-1858
BURIED Unknown
MARRIED Horace Wright Brink.  Likely the son of William Brink and Naoma Wilkins (1780-1860), he was born 23 March 1805, and died 17 June 1887 in Stockbridge, VT of a supposed suicide. 
CHILDREN

1.       Daughter, b. between 1825-1830.

2.       Marshall D. Brink, b. 1830, m. Hellen Barre, 28 September 1851.

3.      Washington Perry Brink, b. 22 October 1830, d. 23 July 1874, Chicago, IL, m. Fidelia S. Holland, 20 January 1853.  He was the founder of “Brink’s Family Express,” a package delivery company in Chicago that today is famous for its armored cars.  Children:   Arthur Perry Brink, b. about 1856, Lucy F. Brink, born about 1857, Frank H. Brink, b. 1863, d. 1864.

4.       Almira Brink, b. about 1834.

5.       Daughter, b. between 1835-1840.

6.       Merritt A. Brink, b. 23 January 1841, d. 1910.

7.       Adeline R. Brink, b. 09 May 1843, d. 1905, m. Elbert M. Rogers.

8.       Horace A. Brink, b. 20 November 1845, d. 1920.  After lying about his age, Horace enlisted at the age of 15 as a private in Company E of the 4th Vermont Infantry.  He applied for an invalid’s pension from the state of Illinois in 1890.  His wife, Mary, applied for a widow’s pension in 1920.

9.       Permelia A. Brink (1848-1920), wife of Charles Nelson Chamberlain.

FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS

 1820 Hancock, Addison County, VT.  The John W. McAllaster household includes one male between the ages 26-45, one male 10-16, two males under 10, one female 26-45, three females 10-16, and 4 females under 10 (including Permelia).
1830 Goshen, Addison County, VT.  The Horace Brink household includes one male between the ages 20-30, one female 15-20, and one female under 5.
1840 Goshen, Addison County, VT.  The Horace Brink household includes one male between the ages 30-40, two males 5-10, one female 30-40, one female 5-10, and one female under 5.
1850 Rochester, Windsor County, VT (dwelling  125).  Horace Brink (44) and wife Permelia (38) are living with their children Almina (15), Merritt A. (9), Adeline (7), Florence (5), and Permelia A. (2), along with Permelia’s aunt, Hannah Brown (75).   Real estate $500.

The 1850 agricultural census records the following for the Horace Brink farm in Rochester:

48 improved acres
100 unimproved acres
$500 case value of the farm
$5 value in farm machinery
1 milch cow
2 working oxen
3 other cattle
$160 value in livestock
10 bushels of Indian corn
2 bushels of peas/beans
60 bushels of Irish potatoes
300 lbs. of butter
5 tons of hay
$60 value in animals slaughtered
$25 value in home-made manufactures
1860 Rochester, Windsor County, VT (dwelling 46).  A widowed Horace Brink (55) is enumerated in the household of John Copley.  His personal estate is valued at $1,000.
1870 Bethel, Windsor County, VT (dwelling 14).  Horace Brink (78) is living with his son Merritt (26), and his son’s wife Ellen (22) and daughter (10 months).
1880 Stockbridge (Gaysville), Windsor County, VT.  Horace Brink (75) is enumerated in the household of his daughter Adaline Rogers (37), and her children Kate Eulora (16), Anne A. (7), and Fred E. (2).
NOTES Daughter of “Mrs. Lovina McAlister.”

Sister-in-law of “Mrs. Polly Brink.”

Aunt of “Miss Dyantha M. Brink” and “Miss Alice E. Brink.”