A web site with Oliver Hazard Perry's picture and a brief bio is at
http://www.brigniagara.org/perry.htm
Born in Rhode Island, 1785; died at sea near Trinidad, of Yellow fever,
1819.
Indiana governor Oliver Hazard Perry Morton would be a namesake, natch; and
then in my family I find Oliver Perry Morton Ashe......
BStevens
:
: : Can someone tell me who Oliver Perry was? I feel dumb asking but I have
: : found so many people from that time frame who named their kids after
him.
: I
: : have a James Perry Drake and have seen others named Oliver Perry ..... I
: : think that if we (OK I) knew who the original Oliver Perry was, it might
: be
: : a clue to finding those ancestors who were named after him. So far, I
have
: : found his name sakes all with a connection to south east Indiana. Can
: : someone enlighten me on this? Thanks.
: : Barb
:
: