When Rowland B. Perry was born about 1799, in Potter, Yates, New York, United States, his father, Capt. Rouse Perry, was 36 and his mother, Desire Brown, was 31. He married Jane Woodworth about 1832, in Potter, Yates, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 23 May 1856, in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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