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Perry, Jane Abigail ()

Perry, Miles H. ()

Biography

She was with the Sewards in early 1864 in Washington based on a newspaper article  in the Evening Star of January 26, 1864, where she is mentioned and in 18640211FAS_FMS. Not much has been discovered yet about her life, but her parents' life is well documented. Her father was Miles H. Perry (1818-Jan 1886) from Auburn, NY. Her mother was Jane Abigail Robinson (October 4, 1819-February 12, 1898). Miles and Jane married on November 12, 1839. Miles appears to have been both a banker and a tanner according to census data. Jane Abigail Robinson was a member of the Martha Washington Society in Auburn and a founder, along with FMS, of the Ladies Union Aid Society.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 26, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 22, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 17, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 19, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 15, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 9, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 31, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 9, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 20, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, August 1, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 4, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, May 16, 1866

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1861

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, November 17, 1861

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 18, 1861

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Sarah Dare Hance, July 17, 1859

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Sarah Dare Hance, December 18, 1864

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, March 26, 1861

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, July 28, 1859

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Sarah D. Hance, February 12, 1864

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, January 20, 1861

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, February 6, 1861

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 19, 1863

Telegram from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 12, 1863

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Frederick William Seward, December 3, 1863

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Sarah D. Hance, August 18, 1859

Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, August 10, 1865

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Frances Miller Seward, Feburary 11, 1864

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July, 1865

Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, July 11, 1865

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 5, 1865

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 10, 1864

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
She was with the Sewards in early 1864 in Washington based on a newspaper article in the Evening Star of January 26, 1864, where she is mentioned and in 18640211FAS_FMS. Not much has been discovered yet about her life, but her parents' life is well documented. Her father was Miles H. Perry (1818-Jan 1886) from Auburn, NY. Her mother was Jane Abigail Robinson (October 4, 1819-February 12, 1898). Miles and Jane married on November 12, 1839. Miles appears to have been both a banker and a tanner according to census data. Jane Abigail Robinson was a member of the Martha Washington Society in Auburn and a founder, along with FMS, of the Ladies Union Aid Society.
Citation Notes: 
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1864-01-26/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1863&sort=date&rows=20&words=Miss+Perry&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=3&state=&date2=1864&proxtext=Miss+Perry&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Notes: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47166701/ellen-m_-perry
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Notes: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47166701/ellen-m_-perry