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Notable Births & Deaths for Perryville ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Perryville. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.
- David Hayes Agnew
- Robert Montgomery Bird
- Edwin Thomas Booth
- John Wilkes Booth
- Presidental assassin, actor. He was born in Bel Air (MD) on January 10, 1838 (a Wednesday) and died in Port Royal (VA) on April 26, 1865 (a Wednesday) at the age of 27. He is buried at Green Mount Cemetery (Baltimore City, Maryland).
- Bel Air is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west of Perryville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Wilkes Booth<1>
- William Havon 'Bill' Bruton
- Cabell 'Cab' Calloway
- Robert Fulton
- Inventor, engineer, artist. He was born in Little Britain (PA) on November 14, 1765 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on February 24, 1815 (a Friday) at the age of 49.
- Little Britain is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north of Perryville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Robert Fulton<1>
- William Victor 'Dick' Hawke
- Major League Baseball. He was born in Elsmere (DE) on April 28, 1870 (a Thursday) and died in Wilmington (DE) on December 11, 1902 (a Thursday) at the age of 32.
- Elsmere is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Perryville.
- Wilmington is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast of Perryville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: William Victor 'Dick' Hawke<1>
- Frank Lafferty 'Flip' Lafferty
- 1876/09/15:1877/10/02. He was born in Newark (DE) on May 4, 1854 (a Thursday) and died in Wilmington (DE) on February 8, 1910 (a Tueday) at the age of 55.
- Newark is located 18 miles [29 km] to the northeast of Perryville.
- Wilmington is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast of Perryville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Lafferty 'Flip' Lafferty<1>
- Herbert Jeffries 'Herb' Pennock
- Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Perryville: www.perryvillemd.org/ The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/ The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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