Notes for: David PERRY

French and Indian War veteran
Revolutionary War veteran
David served in the French and Indian Wars (Ticonderoga, 1758; Quebec City [Province and City], 1759; Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, 1760; and St. John's, Newfoundland, 1762. Sergeant) and the War of the Revolution (Boston, 1775, and Providence, 1776-77). David's exploits in the French and Indian Wars and the War of the Revolution are recounted in his autobiography, Recollections of an Old Soldier: the Life of Captain David Perry (1822)
In 1779, following his service in the War of the Revolution, David removed from Connecticut to Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, where he lived for the next eighteen years. In 1785, he took a Captain's commission in the New Hampshire militia, serving eight years in that capacity. He also served nine years as Selectman of Plainfield. He removed to Chelsea, Vermont, in 1797