eath date from Perry. Enlisted in the War of Revolution in Connecticut and was 1st Lt. in the Fourth Battalion under Colonel John Ely. Lived in Rehoboth and Killingly before settling in Chelsea, Vermont. Brownson, NEHGR 116:37 says he was born in Norwich (but note that Eliakim was said to have moved to Norwich after 1746). 1790 census lists him in Shrewsbury, VT, with a family of 1 male over 16, one under 16, and one female. Said to have lived in Rehoboth, Mass, as well as in Killingly, Ct., before settling in Chelsea, Windsor, Ct. Trim, Unrecorded Vital Records of Rehoboth (1980), 51. [BINGHAM.GED]

David⁵ Perry (Eliakim⁴, Benjamin³, Ezra², Edmund¹) was born in Norwich, New London, Conn August 8, 1741.

He married Rebecca Bliss in Killingly, Windham, Conn, January 12, 1764. Rebecca was born in Killingly, Windham, Conn December 20, 1744. She was the daughter of John Bliss and Rebecca Whittaker. [Awerkamp homepage]

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