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Isle (now Erie), Pennsylvania; and having equipped nine small vessels, attacked and captured the British fleet near Put—in—Bay, Ohio, Sept. 10, 1 813. This aé‘tion, known as the “ battle of Lake Erie,” or more commonly as “ Perry’s Viétory,” obtained him an immense popularity, partly attributable to the manner in which it was announced by the famous dispatch, “We have met the enemy and they ,are ours.” Congress rewarded him with a vote of thanks, a medal, and the rank of captain. Perry co-operated with Gen. Harrison in his operations at Detroit and at the battle of the Thames, Oétober 5, 1813, and in the following year was employed upon the Potomac and in the defense of Baltimore. He commanded the 7mm in Decatur’s squadron in the Mediterranean, in 1815 ; was sent to the Spanish Main in command ofa squadron, June, 1819; ascended the Orinoco to Angostura in July; was seized with yellow fever, and died at Port Spain, on the island of Trinidad, the day ofhis arrival there, August 23, 1819. His remains were removed to Newport 1n a ship of war, by order of Congress, and buried 1n the cemetery of that city, December 4, 1826, where an 1mposrng obelisk was ereéted by the State of Rhode Island. In September, 1860, a marble statue of Commodore Perry was ereéted at Cleveland, Ohio, and on September 10, 1885, a fine bronze statue was unveiled at Newport, Rhode Island.‘

He married, May 5, 1811, Elizabeth Champlin Mason. There are no descend— ants in the male line from Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry living to—day.

CHILDREN

17605. CHRISTOPHER GRANT PERRY, born April 2, 1812 ; married, May 31, 1838, Fanny Sargent, of Philadelphia.

1760:. OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, born Feb. 23, 1813 ; ,died March 4., 1814..

I761. OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, born Feb. 23, 1815; died Aug. 30, 1878; married, Ist, Sept. 24., 1837, Elizabetl: Amt, daughter of Hon. Kidder Randolph; she died Aug. 3, 1847 ; he mar— ried, 2d, Mary Amt More/y, of Newburyport, Mass. He was a Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy, and resigned, July 23, 1848.

1762. CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND PERRY, born June 29, 1816; died Oct. 8, 1848. He graduated at the U. S. Military Academy and entered the U. S. Army.

1763. ELIZABETH MASON PERRY, born Sept. 15, 1819- , died 184.2 , married Nov. 2, 184.1, Rev. Framix Vintoa, D. D.

§ 979- RAYMOND HENRY JONES PERRY, 7 (Christopher Raymond, 6; Mercy Hazard, 5; Oliver,4; George, 3; Robert, 2, Thomas, I), was born February 11,1789; he died March 12, 1826; he married May 16,1814, Mary Ann DeWolfe, dzgughter of James DeWolfe of Bristol, Rhode Island. He was

a lieutenant 1n the United States Navy.

CHILDREN

1764.. JAMES DEWOLFE PERRY, born Sept. 2, 1815; died Sept. 9, 1876 ; married j’a/z'a Sophia form, March 3, 1836.

1765a. RAYMOND HENRY PERRY, born June 25, 1817; died July 2, 1817.

1765a. NANCY BRADFORD PERRY, born Jan. 13, 1819; died July 12, 1883 ; married Raaert La},

Aug. 29, 1 84.7.

' Sec Life by Captain Alexander S. Mackenzie (N.Y., 1843) ; also Johnson’s Universal Cyclopaedia, Vol. VI., p. 5 33, 1 7 66.