RESIDENCE, OCCUPATION, RELIGION, BURIAL: "The Perrine Family were prominent on the (Bethel) Ridge from early times, but somewhat ironically, STEPHEN PERRINE who owned the FARM just north of Bethel Church appears to have been a PRESBYTERIAN and a member of the Church at Cross Creek, and he and his wife are buried in CROSS CREEK GRAVEYARD. Conversely, his brother, Peter Perrine who lived in Cross Creek Township on the farm at Cedar Grove now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marosi, and his family were of the Methodist faith and attended divine services at Bethel, and they are buried at Bethel. Both Stephen and Peter Perrine were REVOLUTIONARY VETERANS. Later, the Perrines at Bethel evidently affiliated with the church here; several members of both of these families are buried at Bethel. The last of the family to live on the Ridge were David Perrine who owned the present Nick Bertovich farm and his brother, Stephen Perrine, Jr., who owned and occupied the present DeCook farm, the next one to the north of Bertovichs. The Perrines probably built the stone house on the DeCook farm. -- Connected to the Perrine family by marriage was the Cole (Cool) Family who came into the Community sometime after the earliest settlers, and this family gave the name to Coles Ridge and Coles School, both lying on the east side of the--"{White(1981)BethelCommunity,Ch,C}
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RANK: I have not seen a record of his rank, but in order to identify him as a Rev. War Vet on the Find Person index, and as his brother Peter is documented as a Private, I have identified Stephen as the same. - B Thomas, 2021.
BURIAL: Stephen Perrine, age 88, b. abt 1759, d. 17 Dec 1847, bur. Cross Creek, Washington Co, Penns. "Stephen Perrine, died Dec. 17th, 1847, aged 88 years. He was a brave old soldier of the Revolution."[Cross Creek, Penns., Cemetery Index, ancestry.com]
BURIAL: "Stephen Perrine, d. 12/18/1847, Veteran of Rev. (Revolutionary War), Cemetery: Old Cem, Location: Cross Creek, Headstone: Sand Stone, Info. given by: Hist of Cem, 2/1932".[Penns,Veterans Burial Cards, ancestry.com]
Received from contributor B Thomas in March 2021.
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found in Ancestry tree;
Spouse Anne Mary Wortman
Father Peter Perrine
Mother Catherine Funkin Coursen
Children Anna "Annie"
Birth 14 Apr 1759 Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Death 17 Dec 1847 Eldersville, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence 1791-1815 New Jersey, USA
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RANK: I have not seen a record of his rank, but in order to identify him as a Rev. War Vet on the Find Person index, and as his brother Peter is documented as a Private, I have identified Stephen as the same. - B Thomas, 2021.
BURIAL: Stephen Perrine, age 88, b. abt 1759, d. 17 Dec 1847, bur. Cross Creek, Washington Co, Penns. "Stephen Perrine, died Dec. 17th, 1847, aged 88 years. He was a brave old soldier of the Revolution."[Cross Creek, Penns., Cemetery Index, ancestry.com]
BURIAL: "Stephen Perrine, d. 12/18/1847, Veteran of Rev. (Revolutionary War), Cemetery: Old Cem, Location: Cross Creek, Headstone: Sand Stone, Info. given by: Hist of Cem, 2/1932".[Penns,Veterans Burial Cards, ancestry.com]
Received from contributor B Thomas in March 2021.
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found in Ancestry tree;
Spouse Anne Mary Wortman
Father Peter Perrine
Mother Catherine Funkin Coursen
Children Anna "Annie"
Birth 14 Apr 1759 Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Death 17 Dec 1847 Eldersville, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence 1791-1815 New Jersey, USA
RESIDENCE, OCCUPATION, RELIGION, BURIAL: "The Perrine Family were prominent on the (Bethel) Ridge from early times, but somewhat ironically, STEPHEN PERRINE who owned the FARM just north of Bethel Church appears to have been a PRESBYTERIAN and a member of the Church at Cross Creek, and he and his wife are buried in CROSS CREEK GRAVEYARD. Conversely, his brother, Peter Perrine who lived in Cross Creek Township on the farm at Cedar Grove now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marosi, and his family were of the Methodist faith and attended divine services at Bethel, and they are buried at Bethel. Both Stephen and Peter Perrine were REVOLUTIONARY VETERANS. Later, the Perrines at Bethel evidently affiliated with the church here; several members of both of these families are buried at Bethel. The last of the family to live on the Ridge were David Perrine who owned the present Nick Bertovich farm and his brother, Stephen Perrine, Jr., who owned and occupied the present DeCook farm, the next one to the north of Bertovichs. The Perrines probably built the stone house on the DeCook farm. -- Connected to the Perrine family by marriage was the Cole (Cool) Family who came into the Community sometime after the earliest settlers, and this family gave the name to Coles Ridge and Coles School, both lying on the east side of the--"{White(1981)BethelCommunity,Ch,C}
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RANK: I have not seen a record of his rank, but in order to identify him as a Rev. War Vet on the Find Person index, and as his brother Peter is documented as a Private, I have identified Stephen as the same. - B Thomas, 2021.
BURIAL: Stephen Perrine, age 88, b. abt 1759, d. 17 Dec 1847, bur. Cross Creek, Washington Co, Penns. "Stephen Perrine, died Dec. 17th, 1847, aged 88 years. He was a brave old soldier of the Revolution."[Cross Creek, Penns., Cemetery Index, ancestry.com]
BURIAL: "Stephen Perrine, d. 12/18/1847, Veteran of Rev. (Revolutionary War), Cemetery: Old Cem, Location: Cross Creek, Headstone: Sand Stone, Info. given by: Hist of Cem, 2/1932".[Penns,Veterans Burial Cards, ancestry.com]
Received from contributor B Thomas in March 2021.
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found in Ancestry tree;
Spouse Anne Mary Wortman
Father Peter Perrine
Mother Catherine Funkin Coursen
Children Anna "Annie"
Birth 14 Apr 1759 Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Death 17 Dec 1847 Eldersville, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence 1791-1815 New Jersey, USA
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RANK: I have not seen a record of his rank, but in order to identify him as a Rev. War Vet on the Find Person index, and as his brother Peter is documented as a Private, I have identified Stephen as the same. - B Thomas, 2021.
BURIAL: Stephen Perrine, age 88, b. abt 1759, d. 17 Dec 1847, bur. Cross Creek, Washington Co, Penns. "Stephen Perrine, died Dec. 17th, 1847, aged 88 years. He was a brave old soldier of the Revolution."[Cross Creek, Penns., Cemetery Index, ancestry.com]
BURIAL: "Stephen Perrine, d. 12/18/1847, Veteran of Rev. (Revolutionary War), Cemetery: Old Cem, Location: Cross Creek, Headstone: Sand Stone, Info. given by: Hist of Cem, 2/1932".[Penns,Veterans Burial Cards, ancestry.com]
Received from contributor B Thomas in March 2021.
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found in Ancestry tree;
Spouse Anne Mary Wortman
Father Peter Perrine
Mother Catherine Funkin Coursen
Children Anna "Annie"
Birth 14 Apr 1759 Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Death 17 Dec 1847 Eldersville, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Residence 1791-1815 New Jersey, USA
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