LeRoy Bliss Peckham, B.A. 1880.
Born May 28, 1853, in Windham, Conn
Died January 19, 1928, in Yreka, Calif
Father, Robert Congdon Peckham, Jr., a farmer, son of Robert Congdon and Anna (Bliss) Peckham; descendant of John Peckham, who came to Massachusetts from England about 1634 and settled in Newport, R. L, in 1638, being admitted as freeman in 1641.
Mother, Sarah Ann (Segar) Peckham; daughter of Thomas Segar, Jr., and Rebecca (Ward) Segar, a great-granddaughter of Governor Richard Ward of Rhode Island; ancestors came to America about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass , but moved to Newport about the time of the witchcraft delusion.
Lebanon (Conn ) Academy. Taught in public schools in Connecticut in 1872; principal of one of the city schools of Saginaw City, Mich., 1873-74 and teacher of history in Saginaw High School the following year; took a preparatory course at Olivet College 1875-76 and then entered Yale First dispute appointments Junior and Senior years; member Linonia and Psi Upsilon. Studied law at University of Pennsylvania 1880-84 (LL B. 1884) and was admitted to Philadelphia Bar; during course at Law School taught the classics at West Philadelphia Academy and continued in that connection until 1885; established the Hamilton School in Philadelphia in 1885 and served as its head master until 1899, when he gave up the position on account of ill health; during 1900-01 took a course in pedagogy at Yale, receiving a certificate; spent the next ten years in Washington, D. C., and in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other places in California to improve his health; principal and head of the history department of Bakersfield (Calif.) High School 1901-03, engaged in insurance business in Fresno, Calif, 1904-06, traveled in California and lived in Washington again 1906-08, practiced law in Philadelphia 1908-1911; head of the English department and instructor in civics in Hill Military Academy, Portland, Ore., 1911-18; head of English department at Mount Tamalpais Military Academy, San Rafael, Calif., 1918-1920, taught English literature and history in high school at Fort Jones, Calif, from 1920 until his last illness, LL B. University of Oregon 1912, member of Oregon Bar and admitted to California Bar October 27, 1919; author: Sm, Original and Actual> or The Plain Peoples Plaint (1915), had also written many poems, which had been printed, though not collected m a volume; member West Walnut Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.
Married August 22, 1895, in Fryeburg, Maine, Alice Evelyn, daughter of Gerry and Mary Jane (Strong) Morgan.
No children.
Death, due to cerebral arteriosclerosis and heart disease, followed an illness of six weeks In accordance with his expressed wish, his body was cremated at Oakland, Calif, and the ashes were strewn on the mountain at Fort Jones.
Survived by wife and five sisters, Dr Adelaide Ward Peckham and Mrs. Edward Gibbs, both of East Orange, N. J., Mrs. Jacob Maybee, of Santa Barbara, Calif., Mrs Frank Noyes, of Lebanon, Conn., and Mrs Frank Fowler, of Norwalk, Conn.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1927-28.pdf
Born May 28, 1853, in Windham, Conn
Died January 19, 1928, in Yreka, Calif
Father, Robert Congdon Peckham, Jr., a farmer, son of Robert Congdon and Anna (Bliss) Peckham; descendant of John Peckham, who came to Massachusetts from England about 1634 and settled in Newport, R. L, in 1638, being admitted as freeman in 1641.
Mother, Sarah Ann (Segar) Peckham; daughter of Thomas Segar, Jr., and Rebecca (Ward) Segar, a great-granddaughter of Governor Richard Ward of Rhode Island; ancestors came to America about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass , but moved to Newport about the time of the witchcraft delusion.
Lebanon (Conn ) Academy. Taught in public schools in Connecticut in 1872; principal of one of the city schools of Saginaw City, Mich., 1873-74 and teacher of history in Saginaw High School the following year; took a preparatory course at Olivet College 1875-76 and then entered Yale First dispute appointments Junior and Senior years; member Linonia and Psi Upsilon. Studied law at University of Pennsylvania 1880-84 (LL B. 1884) and was admitted to Philadelphia Bar; during course at Law School taught the classics at West Philadelphia Academy and continued in that connection until 1885; established the Hamilton School in Philadelphia in 1885 and served as its head master until 1899, when he gave up the position on account of ill health; during 1900-01 took a course in pedagogy at Yale, receiving a certificate; spent the next ten years in Washington, D. C., and in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other places in California to improve his health; principal and head of the history department of Bakersfield (Calif.) High School 1901-03, engaged in insurance business in Fresno, Calif, 1904-06, traveled in California and lived in Washington again 1906-08, practiced law in Philadelphia 1908-1911; head of the English department and instructor in civics in Hill Military Academy, Portland, Ore., 1911-18; head of English department at Mount Tamalpais Military Academy, San Rafael, Calif., 1918-1920, taught English literature and history in high school at Fort Jones, Calif, from 1920 until his last illness, LL B. University of Oregon 1912, member of Oregon Bar and admitted to California Bar October 27, 1919; author: Sm, Original and Actual> or The Plain Peoples Plaint (1915), had also written many poems, which had been printed, though not collected m a volume; member West Walnut Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.
Married August 22, 1895, in Fryeburg, Maine, Alice Evelyn, daughter of Gerry and Mary Jane (Strong) Morgan.
No children.
Death, due to cerebral arteriosclerosis and heart disease, followed an illness of six weeks In accordance with his expressed wish, his body was cremated at Oakland, Calif, and the ashes were strewn on the mountain at Fort Jones.
Survived by wife and five sisters, Dr Adelaide Ward Peckham and Mrs. Edward Gibbs, both of East Orange, N. J., Mrs. Jacob Maybee, of Santa Barbara, Calif., Mrs Frank Noyes, of Lebanon, Conn., and Mrs Frank Fowler, of Norwalk, Conn.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1927-28.pdf
LeRoy Bliss Peckham, B.A. 1880.
Born May 28, 1853, in Windham, Conn
Died January 19, 1928, in Yreka, Calif
Father, Robert Congdon Peckham, Jr., a farmer, son of Robert Congdon and Anna (Bliss) Peckham; descendant of John Peckham, who came to Massachusetts from England about 1634 and settled in Newport, R. L, in 1638, being admitted as freeman in 1641.
Mother, Sarah Ann (Segar) Peckham; daughter of Thomas Segar, Jr., and Rebecca (Ward) Segar, a great-granddaughter of Governor Richard Ward of Rhode Island; ancestors came to America about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass , but moved to Newport about the time of the witchcraft delusion.
Lebanon (Conn ) Academy. Taught in public schools in Connecticut in 1872; principal of one of the city schools of Saginaw City, Mich., 1873-74 and teacher of history in Saginaw High School the following year; took a preparatory course at Olivet College 1875-76 and then entered Yale First dispute appointments Junior and Senior years; member Linonia and Psi Upsilon. Studied law at University of Pennsylvania 1880-84 (LL B. 1884) and was admitted to Philadelphia Bar; during course at Law School taught the classics at West Philadelphia Academy and continued in that connection until 1885; established the Hamilton School in Philadelphia in 1885 and served as its head master until 1899, when he gave up the position on account of ill health; during 1900-01 took a course in pedagogy at Yale, receiving a certificate; spent the next ten years in Washington, D. C., and in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other places in California to improve his health; principal and head of the history department of Bakersfield (Calif.) High School 1901-03, engaged in insurance business in Fresno, Calif, 1904-06, traveled in California and lived in Washington again 1906-08, practiced law in Philadelphia 1908-1911; head of the English department and instructor in civics in Hill Military Academy, Portland, Ore., 1911-18; head of English department at Mount Tamalpais Military Academy, San Rafael, Calif., 1918-1920, taught English literature and history in high school at Fort Jones, Calif, from 1920 until his last illness, LL B. University of Oregon 1912, member of Oregon Bar and admitted to California Bar October 27, 1919; author: Sm, Original and Actual> or The Plain Peoples Plaint (1915), had also written many poems, which had been printed, though not collected m a volume; member West Walnut Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.
Married August 22, 1895, in Fryeburg, Maine, Alice Evelyn, daughter of Gerry and Mary Jane (Strong) Morgan.
No children.
Death, due to cerebral arteriosclerosis and heart disease, followed an illness of six weeks In accordance with his expressed wish, his body was cremated at Oakland, Calif, and the ashes were strewn on the mountain at Fort Jones.
Survived by wife and five sisters, Dr Adelaide Ward Peckham and Mrs. Edward Gibbs, both of East Orange, N. J., Mrs. Jacob Maybee, of Santa Barbara, Calif., Mrs Frank Noyes, of Lebanon, Conn., and Mrs Frank Fowler, of Norwalk, Conn.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1927-28.pdf
Born May 28, 1853, in Windham, Conn
Died January 19, 1928, in Yreka, Calif
Father, Robert Congdon Peckham, Jr., a farmer, son of Robert Congdon and Anna (Bliss) Peckham; descendant of John Peckham, who came to Massachusetts from England about 1634 and settled in Newport, R. L, in 1638, being admitted as freeman in 1641.
Mother, Sarah Ann (Segar) Peckham; daughter of Thomas Segar, Jr., and Rebecca (Ward) Segar, a great-granddaughter of Governor Richard Ward of Rhode Island; ancestors came to America about 1630 and settled in Salem, Mass , but moved to Newport about the time of the witchcraft delusion.
Lebanon (Conn ) Academy. Taught in public schools in Connecticut in 1872; principal of one of the city schools of Saginaw City, Mich., 1873-74 and teacher of history in Saginaw High School the following year; took a preparatory course at Olivet College 1875-76 and then entered Yale First dispute appointments Junior and Senior years; member Linonia and Psi Upsilon. Studied law at University of Pennsylvania 1880-84 (LL B. 1884) and was admitted to Philadelphia Bar; during course at Law School taught the classics at West Philadelphia Academy and continued in that connection until 1885; established the Hamilton School in Philadelphia in 1885 and served as its head master until 1899, when he gave up the position on account of ill health; during 1900-01 took a course in pedagogy at Yale, receiving a certificate; spent the next ten years in Washington, D. C., and in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other places in California to improve his health; principal and head of the history department of Bakersfield (Calif.) High School 1901-03, engaged in insurance business in Fresno, Calif, 1904-06, traveled in California and lived in Washington again 1906-08, practiced law in Philadelphia 1908-1911; head of the English department and instructor in civics in Hill Military Academy, Portland, Ore., 1911-18; head of English department at Mount Tamalpais Military Academy, San Rafael, Calif., 1918-1920, taught English literature and history in high school at Fort Jones, Calif, from 1920 until his last illness, LL B. University of Oregon 1912, member of Oregon Bar and admitted to California Bar October 27, 1919; author: Sm, Original and Actual> or The Plain Peoples Plaint (1915), had also written many poems, which had been printed, though not collected m a volume; member West Walnut Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.
Married August 22, 1895, in Fryeburg, Maine, Alice Evelyn, daughter of Gerry and Mary Jane (Strong) Morgan.
No children.
Death, due to cerebral arteriosclerosis and heart disease, followed an illness of six weeks In accordance with his expressed wish, his body was cremated at Oakland, Calif, and the ashes were strewn on the mountain at Fort Jones.
Survived by wife and five sisters, Dr Adelaide Ward Peckham and Mrs. Edward Gibbs, both of East Orange, N. J., Mrs. Jacob Maybee, of Santa Barbara, Calif., Mrs Frank Noyes, of Lebanon, Conn., and Mrs Frank Fowler, of Norwalk, Conn.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1927-28.pdf
Family Members
Siblings
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William Henry Peckham
1837–1871
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Caroline Elizabeth Peckham Abell
1839–1910
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Charles Edwin Peckham
1841–1901
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Julia Peckham Maybee
1843–1932
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Dr Adelaide Ward Peckham
1848–1944
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Helen M Peckham Noyes
1851–1939
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Anna Estelle Peckham Gibbs
1855–1950
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Jessie A Peckham Fowler
1858–1944
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Mary E Peckham
unknown–1847
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