Stephen Chadwick Perry

Brief Life History of Stephen Chadwick

When Stephen Chadwick Perry was born on 22 December 1818, in Middlebury, Genesee, New York, United States, his father, Asahel Perry, was 34 and his mother, Polly Chadwick, was 29. He married Susannah Colista Hidden on 6 January 1840, in Marion, Cole, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States in 1855 and Bristol Township, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States for about 20 years. He died on 16 November 1888, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Chadwick Perry
1818–1888
Mary Boggs
1843–1915
Marriage: 23 March 1857
Francis Martin Perry
1858–1858
Hyrum Boggs Perry
1859–1951
George Willard Perry
1861–1943
Frances Evaline Perry
1864–1945
Luella Estella Perry
1866–1922
Lucy Viola Perry
1868–1939
Edward Harvey Perry Sr.
1871–1936
Horace Brigham Perry
1873–1967
Parley Pratt Perry
1875–1962
Marquis Lafayette Perry
1879–1958
Marion Perry
1883–1959

Sources (199)

  • 1880 US Census for Stephen Chadwick Perry & Mary Boggs Perry
  • 1818 New York Millennium Birth of Stephen Chadwick Perry
  • Stephen Perry, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

World Events (8)

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. 

1819 · State Capital moves to Vandalia

Vandalia was founded in 1819 as a new capital because Kaskaskia was under the threat of floods. The history of the name Vandalia is uncertain. Under the law which Vandalia was founded states that the title of capital would not be moved from there for twenty years. Even though it was the capital it was never the most populous area in Illinois.

1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place

By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.

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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THE PERRY PAPERS

THE PERRY PAPERS On the following pages is found the story of the Perry family, starting with Asahel and Polly Chadwick Perry and continue through the lives of Stephen Chadwick Perry and his wives. M …

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