Peter Perry

1792 - 1851 (58 years)

Generation: 1

Peter Perry was born on 14 Nov 1792 in Loyalist Township, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Aug 1851 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA; was buried in Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.

Notes:

In 1824 Peter Perry was elected to the 9th Parliament of Upper Canada representing Lennox and Addington Counties; and remained in office until 1836. After he was defeated in the election of 1836, he moved to Whitby, Ontario, where he established a general store and warehouses at the harbour on Windsor Bay. He also established a store at Port Perry on Lake Scugog; the town was named in honour of him. In 1849, Perry was elected in a by-election as a member of the Clear Grits. However, he became ill in early 1850. After a visit with Marshall Spring Bidwell in New York City in 1851, he died in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Peter married Mary Polly Ham on 19 Jun 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Jemima Louisa Perry was born in 1823; died in 1846.
3. Robert Ebenezer Perry was born in 1825; died in 1894.
4. Sarah Eliza Perry was born in 1829; died in 1846.
5. John Ham Perry

Generation: 2

2. Jemima Louisa Perry (1.Peter¹) was born in 1823; died in 1846.
3. Robert Ebenezer Perry (1.Peter¹) was born in 1825; died in 1894.
4. Sarah Eliza Perry (1.Peter¹) was born in 1829; died in 1846.
5. John Ham Perry (1.Peter¹)