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Oliver Hazard Perry

War of 1812 · US Navy

United States of America

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Birth- 23/08/1775
South Kingstown,Rhode Island

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Marriage- 5/05/1811-Age: 36 years
Elizabeth Champlin Mason
Newport, Rhode Island

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1812 - 1815War of 1812
Branch
Navy
Conflict Period
War of 1812
Served For
United States of America
Occupation
U.S.Navy
Race or Ethnicity
Caucasian
Gender
Male

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Employment: Start Date
1/01/1799
Employment: Employer
U.S Navy
Employment: End Date
1/01/1819
Battle of Derna
Libya
Battle of Lake Erie
near Put-in-Bay, Ohio
First Barbary War
Battle of Lake Erie
10/09/1813
USS Revenge runs aground
Rhode Island
Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
6/01/1814
USS Revenge runs aground; Perry court-matialed
9/01/1811
Second Barbary War
1/01/1815
Second Barbary War
Mediterranean Sea
Fights duel with John Heath
19/10/1817

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Death- 23/08/1819-Age: 44 years
Yellow fever
near Port of Spain, Trinidad
Burial
Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island

Other Facts

Brother
Matthew Calbraith Perry
Full Name
Oliver Hazard Perry
Father
Christopher Raymond Perry
Mother
Sarah Wallace Alexander

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