Brief Life History of Susannah
When Susannah Perry was born on 13 November 1798, in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, George Perry, was 36 and her mother, Anna Perry, was 36. She married David Clarke on 30 November 1817. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 27 March 1890, in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
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- Susannah Clark, "United States Census, 1860"
- Susannah Perry, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Susannah Perry, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"
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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.
1811 · USS Revenge
On January 9, 1811, the USS Revenge hits a reef off of Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The load the ship is carrying is handed off to other ships and the USS Revenge is tied down by tow ropes. It brakes free from the ropes and later sinks. In 2011 divers find what are believed to be the remains of the ship.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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