. COMMODORE STEPHEN CHAMFLIN, U, S. N. Born Nov. 17, 1789 Sailing Master of Scorpion at the Battle of Lake Erie, and tired the first and last shot of that Battle. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth (Perry) Champlin, and first cousin of Com. O. H. Perry i. MRS. FRANCES HARMON (FOLSOM) PRESTONWife of Tliomas J. Preston and great great granddaughter of Raymond (Perry) Champlin, aunt of Commodore O. , who as the bride of Grover Cleveland, President of the UnitedStates, was the first of the Perry family to be married in the White
. COMMODORE STEPHEN CHAMFLIN, U, S. N. Born Nov. 17, 1789 Sailing Master of Scorpion at the Battle of Lake Erie, and tired the first and last shot of that Battle. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth (Perry) Champlin, and first cousin of Com. O. H. Perry i. MRS. FRANCES HARMON (FOLSOM) PRESTONWife of Tliomas J. Preston and great great granddaughter of Raymond (Perry) Champlin, aunt of Commodore O. , who as the bride of Grover Cleveland, President of the UnitedStates, was the first of the Perry family to be married in the WhiteHouse and become The First Lady of the Land, and whose daugh-ter Ruth Cleveland was the first child to be born in the PresidentialResidence. Tales of Silver Creek 69 The great love which his brothers and sisters had for Alex-ander, the young hero of Erie, is evidenced in the frequentappearance of his name in the next two generations. He wasvoted a Sword of Honor by Congress, the youngest person toreceive such honor. A few years after the Battle of Lake Eriehe sacrificed his life in attempting to save the life of a sailor. So little has come down to posterity of this attractive andprominent figure in the battle scene, that the following letter tohis brother Raymond, full of boyish high spirits an
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