Jonathan PERRY

Born

October 14, 1753 , Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

June 27, 1838 , Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Age: 84

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Josiah PERRY Hannah GRANT

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Born: October 14, 1753 in Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Josiah PERRY

Mother: Hannah GRANT

Paternal grandparents: Josiah PERRY , Berthia CUTTER

Maternal grandparents: Joshua GRANT , Abigail COOLIDGE

Jonathan had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Jonathan married Sarah FROST July 18, 178 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah FROST was born December 2, 1763 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA (Waterville). Sarah died September 23, 1837 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton).

Jonathan PERRY died June 27, 1838 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA .

Year: 1753; New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Sturbridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850.
Year: 1777; Military Service: 14 Jan 1777 • Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA - Private, Jonathan Perry served 3 years in the Continental Army in Capt. Zaccheus Crocker's Company, Col. Phineas Wright's Regiment; Joined Capt. Daniel Shay's Company, Col. Rufus Putnam's 4th Regiment. Participants in the Battle of Saratoga: Perry, Jonathan: Additional military information: Return of men raised to service in the Continental Army from Capt. Zaccheus Crocker's co., Col. Phineas Wright's regt.; joined Capt. Shays's co., Col. Putnam's regt.; term, 3 years; also, same co. and regt.; at Albany, 9 Feb 1778; mustered by Capt. Newell; also, Major's co., Col. Putnam's regt., from 1 Jan to 14 Jan 1780. Ref. MA01.
"History of Leverett, Massachusetts," by Ruth Ellen (Nickerson) Field, p. 301: Perry, Jonathan, wife Sarah, children James and Dolly, warned out of town, June 1787.
Year: 1790; Census Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 1; Image 12.
Year: 1800; Census Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. Series: M32; Roll; 15; Page: 850.
Year: 1810; Census Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. Roll: 19; Page: 143; Image: 00151.
Year: 1820; Census Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. Roll: M33_50; Page: 169.
Year: 1830; Census Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. Roll: M19; Roll: 64; Page: 555.
Year: 1837; Jonathan Perry Deposition for Jonathan Gilbert; 7 Aug 1837, Ballston, Saratoga, New York, USA. The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 4.
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Jonathan PERRY married

Sarah FROST
Marriage date: July 18, 178
Marriage place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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Year: 1740; Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. See table below for information listed.

Children of Jonathan PERRY and Sarah FROST

Marietta PERRY

Born: abt. 1784, Leverett, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: January 21, 1876, Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Married: Henry PIERSON

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Birth — 1753
October 14, 1753
Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

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178 Marriage / Partner
Jonathan PERRY and Sarah FROST July 18, 178, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

He was -1577 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah FROST died September 23, 1837, Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton)

Death — 1838
June 27, 1838
Ballston Spa, New York, USA
He died at the age of 84.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state