When Rahamah Buker was born on 30 December 1787, in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, her father, David Buker, was 26 and her mother, Bethiah Sparks, was 23. She married Dimond Perry Jr. on 2 March 1811, in Minot, Androscoggin, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 26 August 1866, in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Auburn Plains Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States.