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Perkin was trained as a gunsmith in Birmingham. | Perkin was trained as a gunsmith in Birmingham. | ||
He | He emigrated to North America in 1771 and continued his work as a gunsmith. | ||
On his retirement he was the first superintendent of Harpers Ferry Armory. | On his retirement he was the first superintendent of Harpers Ferry Armory. | ||
Joseph Perkin died in 1806. | |||
For an excellent concise account of Perkin's life and work, see [https://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2017-B115-Joseph-Perkin-Arms-the-Revolution.pdf '''here''']<ref>[https://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2017-B115-Joseph-Perkin-Arms-the-Revolution.pdf] 'Joseph Perkin arms the Revolution' by Matthew Skic</ref> | For an excellent concise account of Perkin's life and work, see [https://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2017-B115-Joseph-Perkin-Arms-the-Revolution.pdf '''here''']<ref>[https://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2017-B115-Joseph-Perkin-Arms-the-Revolution.pdf] 'Joseph Perkin arms the Revolution' by Matthew Skic</ref> | ||
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[[Category: Biography]] | [[Category: Biography]] | ||
[[Category: Biography - USA]] | [[Category: Biography - USA]] | ||
[[Category: Births 1730-1739]] | |||
[[Category: Deaths 1800-1809]] | |||
Revision as of 11:37, 22 June 2023
Joseph Perkin Baptized on 12 February 1737 in Handsworth, Staffordshire. His father, John Perkin, was a gunlock filer in West Bromwich.
Perkin was trained as a gunsmith in Birmingham.
He emigrated to North America in 1771 and continued his work as a gunsmith.
On his retirement he was the first superintendent of Harpers Ferry Armory.
Joseph Perkin died in 1806.
For an excellent concise account of Perkin's life and work, see here[1]
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