Brief Life History of Phila
When Phila Perry was born on 11 May 1823, in Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Timothy Perry, was 38 and her mother, Susanna Patterson, was 39. She married Austin L Wright on 16 April 1844. She lived in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 January 1892, at the age of 68.
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- Phila Wright in household of Austin Wright, "United States Census, 1870"
- Phila Perry, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Phila Wright, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough
In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Herry ‘son of Herry’, a variant of the personal name Harry (see Harris ).
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a pear tree (Middle English piri(e), peri(e), puri(e), Old English pirige, pyrige), or a habitational name for someone who owned or came from a place so named. This surname and a number of variants have been established in Ireland since the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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