Zachariah married Mary Talcott, 11 Jan 1781, in Hebron, CT. They had 4 children before moving to Berlin, VT, where they had 5 more children.
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Zachariah served in the 8th company 12th regiment of the Connecticut Militia in 1775 under Capt John Wells and Major Jeremiah Mason.
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Zachariah Perrin was one of the pioneers of the town of Berlin, VT, to which he emigrated in the spring of 1789, returning to Connecticut the following winter to bring his family with him. The site of his first log house on the Perrin farm in Berlin by a glorious spring is a historic landmark. That he chose his land wisely though it was a wilderness is easily seen by the casual observer, for the large Perrin farms of himself and sons are the choicest of the green and fertile fields of Berlin. - Source: SAR application of Benjamin Dudley Wheeler (his 2nd great grandson)
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Zachariah is the grandfather (through his daughter Mary) of the famous American war hero, Admiral George Dewey, who was most well known for the battle with the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, sinking all 8 Spanish ships, while sustaining very little damage to his own ships, no dead and only 8 wounded.
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Zachariah Perrin, with his family, came to Berlin from Hebron, CT, in March 1789 and settled in the east part of the town, where his grandson, J. N. Perrin, now lives. He came with two yoke of oxen, up the Connecticut and White rivers, to Brookfield, which was then the end of the road. His sled was loaded with provisions and his wife and two children. From Brookfield his route was a line of blazed trees, and the snow was from three to four feet deep. Mr. Perrin was an influential citizen and aided in the settlement and organization of the town (Berlin), and support of the Congregational church. - Source: "Gazetteer of Washington County, VT." Child, Hamilton, 1889, pg. 190.
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Children:
-Mary Polly Perrin (1781-1798)
-Betsey Perrin (1783-1876)
-Samuel Perrin (1785-1844)
-Pamelia Perrin (1787-1813)
-Porter Perrin (1790-1871)
-William Perrin (1793-1824)
-Truman Perrin (1796-1869)
-Mary Polly Perrin (1799-1843), mother of Adm. George Dewey
-Sophia Perrin (1801-1878)
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Zachariah served in the 8th company 12th regiment of the Connecticut Militia in 1775 under Capt John Wells and Major Jeremiah Mason.
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Zachariah Perrin was one of the pioneers of the town of Berlin, VT, to which he emigrated in the spring of 1789, returning to Connecticut the following winter to bring his family with him. The site of his first log house on the Perrin farm in Berlin by a glorious spring is a historic landmark. That he chose his land wisely though it was a wilderness is easily seen by the casual observer, for the large Perrin farms of himself and sons are the choicest of the green and fertile fields of Berlin. - Source: SAR application of Benjamin Dudley Wheeler (his 2nd great grandson)
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Zachariah is the grandfather (through his daughter Mary) of the famous American war hero, Admiral George Dewey, who was most well known for the battle with the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, sinking all 8 Spanish ships, while sustaining very little damage to his own ships, no dead and only 8 wounded.
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Zachariah Perrin, with his family, came to Berlin from Hebron, CT, in March 1789 and settled in the east part of the town, where his grandson, J. N. Perrin, now lives. He came with two yoke of oxen, up the Connecticut and White rivers, to Brookfield, which was then the end of the road. His sled was loaded with provisions and his wife and two children. From Brookfield his route was a line of blazed trees, and the snow was from three to four feet deep. Mr. Perrin was an influential citizen and aided in the settlement and organization of the town (Berlin), and support of the Congregational church. - Source: "Gazetteer of Washington County, VT." Child, Hamilton, 1889, pg. 190.
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Children:
-Mary Polly Perrin (1781-1798)
-Betsey Perrin (1783-1876)
-Samuel Perrin (1785-1844)
-Pamelia Perrin (1787-1813)
-Porter Perrin (1790-1871)
-William Perrin (1793-1824)
-Truman Perrin (1796-1869)
-Mary Polly Perrin (1799-1843), mother of Adm. George Dewey
-Sophia Perrin (1801-1878)
Zachariah married Mary Talcott, 11 Jan 1781, in Hebron, CT. They had 4 children before moving to Berlin, VT, where they had 5 more children.
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Zachariah served in the 8th company 12th regiment of the Connecticut Militia in 1775 under Capt John Wells and Major Jeremiah Mason.
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Zachariah Perrin was one of the pioneers of the town of Berlin, VT, to which he emigrated in the spring of 1789, returning to Connecticut the following winter to bring his family with him. The site of his first log house on the Perrin farm in Berlin by a glorious spring is a historic landmark. That he chose his land wisely though it was a wilderness is easily seen by the casual observer, for the large Perrin farms of himself and sons are the choicest of the green and fertile fields of Berlin. - Source: SAR application of Benjamin Dudley Wheeler (his 2nd great grandson)
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Zachariah is the grandfather (through his daughter Mary) of the famous American war hero, Admiral George Dewey, who was most well known for the battle with the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, sinking all 8 Spanish ships, while sustaining very little damage to his own ships, no dead and only 8 wounded.
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Zachariah Perrin, with his family, came to Berlin from Hebron, CT, in March 1789 and settled in the east part of the town, where his grandson, J. N. Perrin, now lives. He came with two yoke of oxen, up the Connecticut and White rivers, to Brookfield, which was then the end of the road. His sled was loaded with provisions and his wife and two children. From Brookfield his route was a line of blazed trees, and the snow was from three to four feet deep. Mr. Perrin was an influential citizen and aided in the settlement and organization of the town (Berlin), and support of the Congregational church. - Source: "Gazetteer of Washington County, VT." Child, Hamilton, 1889, pg. 190.
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Children:
-Mary Polly Perrin (1781-1798)
-Betsey Perrin (1783-1876)
-Samuel Perrin (1785-1844)
-Pamelia Perrin (1787-1813)
-Porter Perrin (1790-1871)
-William Perrin (1793-1824)
-Truman Perrin (1796-1869)
-Mary Polly Perrin (1799-1843), mother of Adm. George Dewey
-Sophia Perrin (1801-1878)
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Zachariah served in the 8th company 12th regiment of the Connecticut Militia in 1775 under Capt John Wells and Major Jeremiah Mason.
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Zachariah Perrin was one of the pioneers of the town of Berlin, VT, to which he emigrated in the spring of 1789, returning to Connecticut the following winter to bring his family with him. The site of his first log house on the Perrin farm in Berlin by a glorious spring is a historic landmark. That he chose his land wisely though it was a wilderness is easily seen by the casual observer, for the large Perrin farms of himself and sons are the choicest of the green and fertile fields of Berlin. - Source: SAR application of Benjamin Dudley Wheeler (his 2nd great grandson)
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Zachariah is the grandfather (through his daughter Mary) of the famous American war hero, Admiral George Dewey, who was most well known for the battle with the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish American War, sinking all 8 Spanish ships, while sustaining very little damage to his own ships, no dead and only 8 wounded.
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Zachariah Perrin, with his family, came to Berlin from Hebron, CT, in March 1789 and settled in the east part of the town, where his grandson, J. N. Perrin, now lives. He came with two yoke of oxen, up the Connecticut and White rivers, to Brookfield, which was then the end of the road. His sled was loaded with provisions and his wife and two children. From Brookfield his route was a line of blazed trees, and the snow was from three to four feet deep. Mr. Perrin was an influential citizen and aided in the settlement and organization of the town (Berlin), and support of the Congregational church. - Source: "Gazetteer of Washington County, VT." Child, Hamilton, 1889, pg. 190.
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Children:
-Mary Polly Perrin (1781-1798)
-Betsey Perrin (1783-1876)
-Samuel Perrin (1785-1844)
-Pamelia Perrin (1787-1813)
-Porter Perrin (1790-1871)
-William Perrin (1793-1824)
-Truman Perrin (1796-1869)
-Mary Polly Perrin (1799-1843), mother of Adm. George Dewey
-Sophia Perrin (1801-1878)
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF ZACHARIAH PERRIN ESQ. BORN IN HEBRON,CONN. MAR 18, 1748 REMOVED TO THIS TOWN IN 1789 THEN A WILDERNESS HE RENDERED ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN SECURING THE LIBERTIES OF HIS COUNTRY AND PARTOOK LARGELY IN THE LABOR AND HARDSHIPS INCIDENT TO EARLY SETTLEMENTS.
DIED MAY 28, 1838 AE 88 "IN THE FULL HOPE OF A GLORIOUS RESURRECTION"
