When Ann Perkins was born on 1 December 1809, in Queenhill, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Perkins, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth Dance, was 26. She married James Price about 1834, in Eastnor, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Berrow, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Clevedon, Somerset, England, United Kingdom in 1881. She died on 23 May 1888, in Goshen, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Goshen, Juab, Utah, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
English: patronymic from Perkin , also found throughout mid and south Wales.
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