Phila Perry

11 May 1823–16 January 1892 (Age 68)
Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

The Life Summary 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 38. 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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Austin L Wright
1820–1899
Phila Perry
1823–1892
Marriage: 16 April 1844

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World Events (7)

1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 2
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
Age 10
In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot. 
1846
Age 23
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

(1997: 72800;2007: 161663; 2010: 221741)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.

Possible Related Names

Peery
Pear
Peary
Perrie
Harris
Perryman

Sources (7)

  • 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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