Luther Perry, like his father, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. It appears he did not marry and he died at the young age of twenty-one.
"Perry, Luther-certification dated Sherburne April 7, 1781, signed by Amos Perry certifying that he had received money and an obligation for money to the value of $300 from the town of Sherburne for his son, said Luther Perry, a minor, who had engaged to serve in the Continental Army for the term of three years to the credit of said town; also, a descriptive list of men raised in Middlesex Co., agreeable to the resolve of December 2, 1780, as returned by Joseph Hosmer, Superintendent for said county; age 16 yrs; stature, 5' 4 1/2", complexion light; hair, light; eyes, light; occupation, farmer; engaged for town of Sherburne February 20, 1781, term three years."
"Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" - A Compilation from the Archives by the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1904).
"Perry, Luther-certification dated Sherburne April 7, 1781, signed by Amos Perry certifying that he had received money and an obligation for money to the value of $300 from the town of Sherburne for his son, said Luther Perry, a minor, who had engaged to serve in the Continental Army for the term of three years to the credit of said town; also, a descriptive list of men raised in Middlesex Co., agreeable to the resolve of December 2, 1780, as returned by Joseph Hosmer, Superintendent for said county; age 16 yrs; stature, 5' 4 1/2", complexion light; hair, light; eyes, light; occupation, farmer; engaged for town of Sherburne February 20, 1781, term three years."
"Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" - A Compilation from the Archives by the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1904).
Luther Perry, like his father, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. It appears he did not marry and he died at the young age of twenty-one.
"Perry, Luther-certification dated Sherburne April 7, 1781, signed by Amos Perry certifying that he had received money and an obligation for money to the value of $300 from the town of Sherburne for his son, said Luther Perry, a minor, who had engaged to serve in the Continental Army for the term of three years to the credit of said town; also, a descriptive list of men raised in Middlesex Co., agreeable to the resolve of December 2, 1780, as returned by Joseph Hosmer, Superintendent for said county; age 16 yrs; stature, 5' 4 1/2", complexion light; hair, light; eyes, light; occupation, farmer; engaged for town of Sherburne February 20, 1781, term three years."
"Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" - A Compilation from the Archives by the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1904).
"Perry, Luther-certification dated Sherburne April 7, 1781, signed by Amos Perry certifying that he had received money and an obligation for money to the value of $300 from the town of Sherburne for his son, said Luther Perry, a minor, who had engaged to serve in the Continental Army for the term of three years to the credit of said town; also, a descriptive list of men raised in Middlesex Co., agreeable to the resolve of December 2, 1780, as returned by Joseph Hosmer, Superintendent for said county; age 16 yrs; stature, 5' 4 1/2", complexion light; hair, light; eyes, light; occupation, farmer; engaged for town of Sherburne February 20, 1781, term three years."
"Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War" - A Compilation from the Archives by the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1904).
Inscription
In memory of
Mr. Luther Perry, Son of
Capt. Amos, & Mrs. Patience
Perry. who died Febr. 22d
1785 in ye 21st year of his
age.
Behold & see as you pass by,
As you are now so once was I,
As I am now you soon shall be,
Prepare for Death and follow me.
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