Husband Bennett Perrine 1
Born: 13 Jan 1817 - Perrine's Corners, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1
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Died: 1919
Buried: - Zion Cemetery, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA
Father: John Perrine (1787-1831) 2 3 4
Mother: Nancy Grace (1794/1795-1849) 2 3 4
Marriage: 14 Feb 1843
Wife Eliza Elvira Rice 1 5
Born: 6 Feb 1825
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Died: 30 Dec 1908
Buried: - Zion Cemetery, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA
Father: Erwin Rice (1803-1859/1860) 6 7
Mother: Diadama Bishop (Abt 1801-Abt 1845) 8
Children
1 M Burchfield Grace Perrine 9
Born: 24 Sep 1844 - Perrine's Corners, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 9
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Died: 24 Dec 1867 - Springboro, Spring Twp, Crawford Co, PA
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Spouse: Caroline Juliette McDowell (1849- ) 9
Marr: 24 Dec 1867 9
2 M John Fletcher Perrine 10
Born: 28 Sep 1846 - Perrine's Corners, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 10
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Spouse: Carrie D. Andrews (1860- ) 11
Marr: 4 Apr 1882 11
3 M Thomas Erwin Perrine 10
Born: 4 Sep 1850 - Perrine's Corners, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 10
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Spouse: Almyra Winans (1854- ) 11
Marr: 1 Jan 1873 11
4 M Fleming Perrine 5 12
Born: 20 Jun 1854 - Perrine's Corners, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA 5
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Died: 3 Oct 1928 - Mercer Co, PA
Buried: - Zion Cemetery, Worth Twp, Mercer Co, PA
Spouse: Elizabeth Ann Buckley (1859-1944) 5 13
Marr: 23 Apr 1879 5
5 F Sarah Jane Perrine 10
Born: 18 Feb 1857 10
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Spouse: George H. Griggs ( - ) 10
Marr: 29 Nov 1875 10
6 F Nancy Eleanor Perrine 10
Born: 29 Jun 1864 10
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Spouse: Jackson Davy ( - ) 10
7 M Charles Bennett Perrine 10
Born: 16 Apr 1867 10
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Spouse: Nettie Borthwick (1868- ) 10
Marr: 29 Nov 1888 10
General Notes: Husband - Bennett Perrine
He was the son of William Perrine, the original Perrine settler in Worth Twp, Venango Co, PA. [CAB, 770] The dates known for this family make this seem unlikely. [HNWP, 290] makes him the grandson of William Perrine.
He had the unique experience of spending a full century at his birthplace. As the oldest inhabitant of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, his family and friends made appropriate recognition of the one hundredth anniversary of his birth, Jan. 13, 1917. The Mercer Dispatch of Jan. 12, 1917, in wishing him well on that occasion published some account of his life and work:
"Like all who were reared in the wilderness his early days were filled with hardships, and privations were his common lot, but he came of hardy stock and has lived to see the original homestead, much of which he cleared with his own hands with the aid of the most primitive implements, largely because of his unceasing industry and unremitting toil, developed into one of the finest farms in Northwestern Pennsylvania. On this farm he and his wife lived happily together for sixty-five years, her death occurring nine years ago. There generation after generation of the family has grown to maturity, and today four generations of Perrines make the farm their home.
"In Mr. Perrine's youth farming was a most strenuous occupation. In clearing his land he had no machinery, and his implements-plows, hoes, harrows, etc.-all were handmade and of the crudest design. For the plowing, stump pulling and other heavy work teams of oxen were used. The grain was harvested with a hand sickle and the threshing done by hand, with a flail. In the home comforts were noted for their absence. The furniture was all homemade and of the simplest design, and there were no comforts. Clothing also was made at home, but it was warm and protected the body, which was the chief aim in the pio-neer days. Usually there was no lack of food, though it necessarily was coarse and simple, but there was little money to be had. However, Mr. Perrine thrived on the hard life, and as he grew in age he grew in substance and in his later years has had full enjoyment of the comforts and conveniences which were so lacking in his youth.
"The Perrines have always been a devout people, and Mr. Perrine has been a regular attendant at church almost one hundred years, his mother having carried him to service regularly when he was an infant. Before his marriage both he and his wife embraced Christianity, joining the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1843 he helped form the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Millbrook, and in 1854, on the organization of Zion Church, he transferred his membership to it and donated the land on which its building is erected. There he and his family worship to this day. He was a class leader for more than twenty years, has been many times a delegate to conferences, and has contributed liberally from his means to all church activities.
"Mr. Perrine since his youth has taken a keen interest in affairs, both national and local, and has been active in all movements that he believed to be for the general good. He is an ardent temperance advocate and has never used either liquor or tobacco. He has voted at every presidential election since 1840, his first choice for that office being William Henry Harrison and his last J. Frank Hanly. During most of his life he was a Republican, but in recent years has supported the Prohibition Party. He never belonged to any fraternal order.
"In spite of his age it seems almost beyond conception that he was two and a half years old when the first steamship crossed the ocean, while now it has been traversed by submarines and he may live to see the trip made in airships. He was almost a man grown when the first railway was built, and now the entire country is a network of tracks of both steam and electric lines, one passing within a few miles of his home. In his youth almost the only means of communication in the rural districts was by courier, and now we have a daily mail delivery reaching every part of the land, the telegraph, and telephones in almost every home. When he was a boy the only reading matter found in most homes was the Bible and one or two books, and now there are books without number and religious and secular papers of every description.
"For one so old Mr. Perrine enjoys excellent health. Advancing years have brought increasing feebleness, but his mind is as clear and strong as in his younger days, and his physical condition, all things considered, is remarkable. He is still able to do and takes delight in numerous small tasks about the house and farm, and his interest in life and in the doings of those about him is very keen. That he may be spared for more years of usefulness is the wish of all who know him."