Brief Life History of Eli Lester
When Eli Lester Perrin was born on 10 September 1870, in Birdell, Randolph, Arkansas, United States, his father, Jasper A. Perrin, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Jane Nations, was 24. He married Ethel Florence Carter on 7 February 1894. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Fort Logan H Roots, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1900 and Roanoke Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 20 June 1935, in Imboden, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Old Union Cemetery, Birdell, Randolph, Arkansas, United States.
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- Edi Perrin, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Eli Perrin - birth: 10 September 1870; Arkansas, United States
- Eli Perrin, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
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1888 · Bauxite Mining Began
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Name Meaning
French and English: from the Old French and Middle English personal name Perrin, a pet form of Old French Perre, a variant of Pierre , French form of Peter . Compare Perine , Perrine , and Prine .
History: Henri Perrin from Louargat in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany (France), married Jeanne Merrin in Montreal, QC, in 1661. — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (along with its variants or altered forms Perrine and Pareyn) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America. One of the Huguenot ancestors was Daniel Perrin (1642–1719), nicknamed The Huguenot, who arrived in New York in 1665, aboard the Philip, and settled first in NJ and later on Staten Island. Among his descendants the surname is common in the altered forms Perrine, Perine and Prine. The Staten Island community of Huguenot is named after Daniel Perrin and other Huguenots who settled in the area during the late 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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