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Birth	:	10 Apr 1794 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Death	:	4 Mar 1858 New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Burial	:	Island Cemetery, Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4956589, -71.3135605
Plot	:	Section: Belmont Circle, Lot 1, Grave 3
Description	:	United States Naval Officer. A member of an illustrious naval family, his father, Christopher Raymond Perry, served in the Continental and United States Navies. Matthew and his four brothers were naval officers and two of his three sisters married naval officers. Matthew C. Perry went to sea at age 15, under the command of his older brother, Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the battle of Lake Erie and the brilliant victory at Put in Bay, Ohio. During the Mexican War, he commanded a large American naval force. In the postwar he became known as the "Father... Read More	United States Naval Officer. A member of an illustrious naval family, his father, Christopher Raymond Perry, served in the Continental and United States Navies. Matthew and his four brothers were naval officers and two of his three sisters married naval officers. Matthew C. Perry went to sea at age 15, under the command of his older brother, Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the battle of Lake Erie and the brilliant victory at Put in Bay, Ohio. During the Mexican War, he commanded a large American naval force. In the postwar he became known as the "Father of the Steam Navy" for his efforts to convert the Navy to steam engines. He will always be remembered for his proposal for diplomat missions to Japan to open its borders to western nations. He sailed to Japan twice, the first was unsuccessful due to the small force which accompanied the venture but a return eight months later with an imposing number of ships and men convinced the Japanese to relent and establish diplomatic ties and trade. After returning home to his wife and ten children in New York City, he died a few years later having served for nearly 50 years in the navy. Although he asked to be buried in Newport, Rhode Island, his body could not be transported due to bad weather so it was interred in the family plot of his wife's family, the Sidells at Saint Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery. Finally in 1864, eight years after his death, his remains were transferred to Newport. The stone vault which was the original burial place still remains in the churchyard with an engraved plaque which has often been mistaken for his final burial place. On the 100th anniversary of the trade agreement, a Japanese delegation attempting to honor Perry held an elaborate ceremony at the vacant tomb. To clear up the mystery of his correct burial place, the tomb was opened shortly afterwards and it was found to be empty but the movers had left the copy of the removal order authorizing the transfer years before to the family plot in Rhode Island.

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Where is Matthew Calbraith Perry Famous memorial's memorial?
Matthew Calbraith Perry Famous memorial's memorial is located at: Island Cemetery, Newport, Newport County, USA.
When did Matthew Calbraith Perry Famous memorial death?
Matthew Calbraith Perry Famous memorial death on 4 Mar 1858 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
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Latitude: 41.4956589
Longitude: -71.3135605

Family Members:

Parent

Capt Christopher Raymond Perry

(1761 - 1818)

Sarah Wallace Alexander Perry

(1768 - 1830)

Spouse

Jane Slidell Perry

(1797 - 1879)

Siblings

Oliver Hazard Perry Famous memorial

(1785 - 1819)

Jane Tweedy Perry Butler

(1799 - 1875)

Children

Oliver Hazard Perry

(unknow - 1870)

Jane Oliver Hazard Perry Hone

(1819 - 1881)

Capt Matthew Calbraith Perry Jr.

(1821 - 1873)

William Frederick Perry

(1828 - 1884)

Caroline Slidell Perry Belmont

(1829 - 1892)

Isabella Bolton Perry Tiffany

(1834 - 1912)

Anna Rodgers Perry

(1838 - 1839)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Island Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4956589, -71.3135605

2. Saint Marys Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4971085, -71.3135147

3. Friends Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4934807, -71.3136826

4. God's Little Acre Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4965150, -71.3163130

5. Willow Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4949890, -71.3164650

6. Common Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 41.4959564, -71.3165741

7. Braman Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4956360, -71.3169098

8. John Clarke Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4937897, -71.3112869

9. Coddington Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4923706, -71.3143616

10. North Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 41.4981270, -71.3170700

11. Bliss-Pierce Lot
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Coordinate: 41.4941140, -71.3090260

12. Malboro Street Tomb (Defunct)
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4911110, -71.3136110

13. Barney Street Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4893608, -71.3109818

14. First Sabbatarian Church of Newport Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4891701, -71.3116379

15. Dyre Family Burial Ground (Defunct)
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5016070, -71.3209220

16. Trinity Church Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4874229, -71.3131180

17. Colonial Jewish Cemetery of Rhode Island
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4879265, -71.3093567

18. Moravian Church Lot
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4874190, -71.3113130

19. First Congregational Churchyard (Defunct)
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4864020, -71.3119910

20. Judge Anthony Wilbur Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4989600, -71.3018300

21. Governor Arnold Burying Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4861300, -71.3119900

22. Newport Congregational Church Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4857674, -71.3128662

23. Goat Island Pirate Graves
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4928600, -71.3269300

24. Goat Island Burial Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4930330, -71.3272510