Brief Life History of Edwin Miles Perry
When Edwin Miles Perry Perritt was born on 30 July 1828, in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Perritt, was 28 and his mother, Eliza, was 24. He married Eleanor Huff on 21 September 1852, in Cottrellville Township, St. Clair, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Raleigh, Kent, Ontario, Canada for about 20 years and Kent, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died on 15 February 1897, in Howard, Kent, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 68, and was buried in Everitt Cemetery, Thamesville, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.
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- Edwin Perrott, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Edwin Perry, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935"
- Edward Perritt, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1852
Sand River Convention. Britain recognizes Transvaal as the independent Afrikaner South African Republic.
Name Meaning
English (southern): variant of Parrott .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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