Rowland B. Perry

Brief Life History of Rowland B.

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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Family Time Line

Rowland B. Perry
1799–1856
Jane Woodworth
1811–1875
Marriage: about 1832
Bradley W. Perry
1834–1841
Mason A. Perry
1837–1916
Harriet A. Perry
1840–1923
Esther Perry
1843–1910
John W. Perry
1846–1883
Daniel Bradley Perry
1849–1913
Alfred Smith Perry
1850–1941

Sources (7)

  • Rowland Perry, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Rowland B Perry, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Rowland Perry in entry for Alfred S Perry, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

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.

1805

The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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. 

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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