Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Perry was born on 12 September 1790, in Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, her father, David Perry, was 27 and her mother, Margaret Owen, was 25. She married David Buker Jr. on 30 December 1812, in Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States for about 10 years. She died in March 1869, in Maine, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Litchfield Plains Cemetery, Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
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- Margaret Baker in household of David Baker, "United States Census, 1860"
- Margaret Perry, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Margaret Perry, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1792
Oldest memorial in the cemetery list
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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