Charles Franklin Perry Jr.

The Long brothers' great-grandfather.

How they’re connected
  1. Charles Franklin Perry Jr.
  2. ↓ Francis Swift Perry
  3. ↓ Carol Perry Long
  4. ↓ John, Perry and Patrick Long

b. 23 Jun 1895

Great-grandfather of John, Perry and Patrick Long (generation 3)

In the Stories

  • Part VI · Chapter 2: 1928: The StrikeCaptain of Battery D, 101st Field Artillery, the New Bedford unit that stood by at the armory in July 1928 and relieved another battery in August, and was never used against a crowd.

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  1. great-grandfatherCharles Franklin Perry Jr.b. 1895L1VB-T1N●Verified
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  2. grandfatherFrancis Swift Perry1923 – 2011L1V1-8D2●Verified
  3. Carol Perry Long
  4. John, Perry and Patrick Long

What the Records Show

Charles Franklin Perry Jr. was born at New Bedford, Massachusetts, on 23 June 1895, the son of Charles F. Perry and Margaret Gumbleton. [1] He grew up in New Bedford and, by 1910, in Fairhaven, where he still lived in his parents' household in January 1920. [2] [3] [4] He graduated from Fairhaven High School in 1914, in the same class as Rachel Winter Swift, his future wife, and went into the real estate business with his father in New Bedford. [24] The firm had its office in the Bristol Building, 758 Purchase Street, by 1921, and in the Book Store Building, 222 Union Street, by 1928, when he was listed there alone. [25] [26]

On 14 February 1920, at Fairhaven, he married Rachel Winter Swift, daughter of Leroy W. Swift and Fannie H. Winter. [5] Their daughter Mary Elizabeth was born at New Bedford on 22 November 1920, [6] and their son Francis Swift Perry, John's grandfather, on 6 October 1923. [9] In 1930 the family lived in Fairhaven with his parents; by 1935 they had moved to Newton, where the 1940 census found them in Ward 4 with Rachel's brother Leroy W. Swift. [7] [8]

His name

The records call him Charles F. Perry, often "Jr." His 1895 birth record carries the note "Jr.", and the 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses list him as Charles F. Perry Jr. [1] [3] [4] [7] Only his 1920 marriage record spells out the middle name: Charles Franklin. [5]

Service

He served in the First World War: Fairhaven High School's 1919 honor roll lists him, class of 1914, among the town's service men. [11] He enlisted as a private in the Field Artillery on 20 May 1917 and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Field Artillery on 10 July 1918, serving until 25 July 1919. [14] A 1942 newspaper account says he was commissioned at the French Army Artillery School. [18] The history of the 305th Field Artillery (77th Division) records that a Second Lieutenant Charles F. Perry, "fresh from Saumur," the French artillery school, joined it by order of 20 July 1918 and was sent to Battery B. [23] The book gives no hometown, but the rank, the date and Saumur all fit him; no history of the 101st Field Artillery or of the Yankee Division names him for the war years.

After the war he joined the Massachusetts National Guard. He was first lieutenant of Battery D, 101st Field Artillery, at New Bedford from 21 April 1921, and captain from 4 January 1927. [12] [13] [14] In August 1928 the New York Times named him commander of Battery D. [16] The registers give his birth as 23 June 1895, matching his birth record, and from 1928 his serial number, O-242292. [1] [13] [22]

The 1928 strike

In 1928 New Bedford's textile workers were on strike against a ten per cent wage cut. On 6 July, when few guardsmen volunteered as special police, Mayor Charles S. Ashley ordered the 2d Battalion of the 101st Field Artillery, Battery D among it, to stand by at the State Armory while the mills tried to reopen; there was no disorder, and the battalion was released on 10 July without being used. [36] [37] On 28 July Battery D was away at summer camp at Camp Devens. [38] On the night of 30 July a crowd of about 10,000 surrounded the central police station after 256 pickets were arrested, and Battery E of the 241st Coast Artillery cleared the streets with fixed bayonets. [39] On 4 August Battery D returned from Camp Devens and relieved Battery E, and that evening the mayor released the troops, giving his order to Captain Perry as commander of the unit then on duty: "The time or occasion for the services of the military has expired." [27] The story is told in 1928: The Strike.

The Second World War

He became a major of Field Artillery, Army of the United States, on 16 January 1941, and in July 1941 was on active duty at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts. [15] [17] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 12 October 1942. [15] [18] In the war he commanded the Army's Seventh Transportation Zone, at Omaha, by September 1944. [28] By August 1945 the newspapers called him Colonel. [19] In March 1946 he was relieved as Seventh Zone transportation officer, "at his own request." [29] He retired as a Colonel, Army of the United States, on 13 July 1947, [21] and that October he was with Hornblower & Weeks, the Boston brokerage he had joined before the war. [20] [30] The Army Register's retired lists carry him, serial O-242292, in every year from 1951 through 1967. [21] The family remembers him as a colonel in both world wars; the records make him a colonel in the Second World War only. [40]

Death and burial

He died on 26 February 1967 and is buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton, Massachusetts, in Section Y, Family Lot 62, where Rachel was buried beside him in 1984. [45] [46] The Army retired lists carry him through 1967, the year of his death. [21] The family's documents give 1967 and 1975; the cemetery's record settles 1967. [9] [10] [45]

On Main Street

After their marriage he and Rachel kept house at 149 Main Street, Fairhaven, from 1921, next door to his parents at 147 Main, where he had boarded in 1917. [31] [32] The houses stood beside Fairhaven High School, at Main Street and Huttleston Avenue, and across Main Street from the Huttleston apartments. [33] [34] In 1919 he bought the corner lot across the street, at Main Street and the bridge, and in 1922 deeded it to his father; the Huttleston apartments went up there and first appear in the directory for 1923. [35] [34] The Wareham Savings Bank, which held his father's mortgages, foreclosed in 1926–27 and sold the building to William J. Morrissey on 1 February 1927. [35]

Family memory

In the family's memory he was a cotton broker early in life. [40] That is not found in the New Bedford and Fairhaven directories of 1914–36, which list him in real estate and sales. [41] [25] [26] [42] The family recalls the Back Bay; the directories place him and Rachel at 19 Joy Street, Beacon Hill, in 1956 and 1963, when he was a registered representative of Hornblower & Weeks. [40] [43] [44] His wife, Rachel, told her granddaughter that he built the Huttleston, the apartment building across Main Street from their house. [40]

Open questions

  • His personnel file at the National Personnel Records Center (serial O-242292) [21] and his assignment as a Colonel.
  • Any Second World War draft registration, which would give his full name, birth date and employer.
  • His death record and obituary.

Notes

  1. “Massachusetts Births, 1841–1915,” database, FamilySearch, Charles F. Perry (note: Jr.), 23 June 1895, New Bedford; father Chas. F. Perry, mother Margaret Gumbleton.
  2. “United States Census, 1900,” database, FamilySearch, Charles F Perry, age 5, born June 1895, son, in the household of Charles F Perry, New Bedford Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts.
  3. “United States Census, 1910,” database, FamilySearch, Charles F Perry Jr., age 14, in the household of Charles F Perry, Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts.
  4. “United States Census, 1920,” database, FamilySearch, Charles F Perry Jr., age 24, single, in the household of Charles F Perry, Fairhaven.
  5. “Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841–1920,” database, FamilySearch, marriage of Jr Charles Franklin Perry and Rachel Winter Swift, 14 February 1920, Fairhaven; his parents Charles F Perry and Margaret Gumbleton; hers Leroy W Swift and Fannie H Winter.
  6. “Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841–1920,” database, FamilySearch, birth of Mary Elizabeth Arden Perry, 22 November 1920, New Bedford; father Jr Charles F Perry, mother Rachel W Swift.
  7. “United States Census, 1930,” database, FamilySearch, Charles F Perry Jr., age 34, head, Fairhaven, with wife Rachel S, children Mary Elizabeth A and Francis S, and his parents.
  8. “United States Census, 1940,” database, FamilySearch, Charles F Perry, age 44, head, Ward 4, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts (same place in 1935), with wife Rachel S, children Mary Elizabeth and Francis, and brother-in-law Leroy W Swift.
  9. Long family archive, perry-family-heritage.pdf and long-perry-heritage-v6.pdf (family documents).
  10. Family accounts of his death year (1975), as collected by the archive, October 2026.
  11. Town of Fairhaven, Annual Report (1919), “Honor Roll of F.H.S. Service Men,” 30–31: “71 Perry, Charles F., Jr., ’14.”
  12. Official National Guard Register (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1922), Massachusetts, 101st Field Artillery, Battery D: “Charles F. Perry, jr 1st lieut.”
  13. Official National Guard Register (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1925), Massachusetts, Battery D, New Bedford: “Perry, Charles F Jr 1 Lt / B— Mass 23 June 95.”
  14. Official National Guard Register (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1939), index, 600: “Pvt FA 20 May 17 … [2 lt FA 10 July 18 to 25 July 19] 1 lt FA 21 Apr 21 capt 4 Jan 27.”
  15. Official National Guard Register (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1943), Massachusetts: “PERRY, CHARLES F Jr 0242292 (Mass) … maj FA 16 Jan 41 AUS lt col 12 Oct 42.”
  16. New York Times, 5 August 1928: “Captain Charles F. Perry Jr., commander of Battery D, 101st Field Artillery, National Guard.”
  17. War Department, Army Directory, Reserve and National Guard officers on active duty, 31 July 1941: “PERRY CHARLES F JR / CAMP EDWARDS MASS / 0-242292 / MAJ / FA.”
  18. Newton Graphic (Newton, Mass.), October 1942: “Major Charles F. Perry, Jr., of 2180 Commonwealth ave., Auburndale, has been promoted to … lieutenant-colonel … commissioned in 1918 in the French Army Artillery School.”
  19. Newton Graphic (Newton, Mass.), August 1945: “Col. and Mrs. Charles F. Perry, Jr., of 2180 Commonwealth avenue, Auburndale.”
  20. Traffic World, 11 October 1947: “Colonel Charles F. Perry, Hornblower & Weeks.”
  21. Official Army Register, retired lists (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1951–1967), annual volumes: “Perry Charles F | Col | 0242292 | 13 July 47 | AUS.”
  22. Official National Guard Register (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1928), index, 441: “Perry, Charles F Jr Capt B— Mass 23 June 95 … [ORC FA capt 6 Feb 28 0242292].”
  23. Wadsworth Camp, History of the 305th Field Artillery (Garden City, N.Y.: The Country Life Press, 1919), 160: “Second Lieutenant Charles F. Perry was assigned by order of July 20th and was sent to Battery B”; 361, roster of officers: “July 20 | Perry, Charles F. | 2 Lt. | B.” archive.org.
  24. Town of Fairhaven, Annual Report (1914), the high school's class of 1914 and their occupations: “Charles F. Perry, Jr., Real Estate, Charles F. Perry, New Bedford.” archive.org.
  25. New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory (Boston: Sampson & Murdock, 1921), New Bedford alphabetical: “PERRY CHARLES F Real Estate Broker, Mortgages, 20 Bristol Building 758 Purchase,” with Charles F. Perry Jr. in the same office. archive.org
  26. New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory (Boston: Sampson & Murdock, 1928), New Bedford alphabetical: “Perry Charles F jr real est 222 Union rm 406 h at Fairhaven.” archive.org
  27. Associated Press, New Bedford, 4 August 1928, “Mayor Ashley States Occasion for Strike Services of Troops Has Passed,” New York Times, 5 August 1928. archive.org
  28. Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Neb.), 25 September 1944: “Lt. Colonel Charles F. Perry, commanding officer, Seventh transportation zone.” archive.org
  29. Army and Navy Journal, 2 March 1946: “Col. Victor E. Maston, TC, will be assigned as Seventh Zone Transportation Officer at Omaha, replacing Col. Charles F. Perry, who is being relieved from active duty at his own request.” archive.org
  30. Newton Graphic (Newton, Mass.), 22 October 1942: “associated with the firm of Hornblower & Weeks, Boston.” archive.org
  31. New Bedford Directory (Boston: Sampson & Murdock, 1917), Fairhaven: “Charles F (Margaret M) real estate 147 Main h do.” archive.org
  32. New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory (Boston: Sampson & Murdock, 1921), Fairhaven: “Perry Charles F jr (Rachel S) real est h 149 Main.” archive.org
  33. New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory (Boston: Sampson & Murdock, 1925), Fairhaven: “High School George C Dickey prin Main cor Huttleston av.” archive.org
  34. New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory (Boston: Sampson & Murdock, 1923), Fairhaven: “Huttleston The Apartment 138 Main.” archive.org
  35. Bristol County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds, New Bedford, typed grantor and grantee indexes, 1918–1922 and 1923–1927: Dunn to Perry Jr., 18 September 1919, Book 484, p. 161; Perry Jr. to Perry Sr., 3 March 1922, Book 531, p. 451; Perry Sr. to Wareham Savings Bank, mortgages of 3 March, 3 June and 8 August 1922, Books 531/380, 537/369 and 542/164; notice of contract, Perry et al. to William H. Mudge, 4 March 1922, Lien Book 2, p. 425; entry for foreclosure, 27 December 1926, Book 644, p. 238; mortgagee's deed to William J. Morrissey et ux., 1 February 1927, Book 645, p. 326, “n.w. cor. No. Main & N.B. & Fairhaven Bridge.” Index entries only; the deeds have not yet been read. newbedforddeeds.com
  36. “New Bedford Calls Guard,” Associated Press, New York Times, 7 July 1928. archive.org
  37. “Textile Strikers Firm in Demands: Guardsmen Withdrawn from New Bedford Mills,” Associated Press, Evening Star (Washington, DC), 10 July 1928, 13. loc.gov
  38. New Britain Herald (New Britain, Conn.), 28 July 1928, 1, Associated Press: “Battery D of the 101 field artillery which did strike duty recently is now at Camp Devens.” loc.gov
  39. “Militia Use Bayonets on New Bedford Mob; 10,000 Gather After 256 Strike Arrests,” New York Times, 31 July 1928. archive.org
  40. Family recollection (oral history, Carol Perry Long, recorded 9 April 2026).
  41. New Bedford Directory (Boston: W. A. Greenough & Co., 1916), Fairhaven, 1078: “Charles F Jr sales b 744 Washington.” archive.org
  42. New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory (Boston: W. A. Greenough & Co., 1931), Fairhaven, 1006: “Perry Charles F jr (Rachel S) sales r 147 Main.” archive.org
  43. Boston Directory (1956), vol. 2, 2236: “—Chas F (Rachel) h 19 Joy”; “—Chas F jr, registered rep Hornblower & Weeks r 19 Joy.” archive.org
  44. Boston Directory (1963), 1458: “Chas F (Rachel S) reg rep Hornblower & Weeks h19 Joy.” archive.org
  45. Newton Cemetery and Arboretum, Newton, Massachusetts, burial search, Section Y, Family Lot 62: Space 1, “PERRY | CHARLES | F. | 26-Feb-1967”; Space 2, “PERRY | RACHEL | S. | 16-Nov-1984”; Space 3, “SWIFT | LEROY | W. | 02-May-1981.” newcemcorp.org
  46. Find a Grave, memorial 169007692, Charles Franklyn Perry, 1895–1967, Newton Cemetery, plot Y, 62. findagrave.com

Photographs

Col. Charles F. Perry Jr. on a rooftop, probably Boston
Col. Charles F. Perry Jr. on a Rooftop · undatedCol. Charles F. Perry Jr. seated on a rooftop, probably in Boston, with a large brick building behind; identified in oral history, 9 Apr 2026. An earlier family note says a great-grandfather was involved in building it.

Source: Warren-Winter photo collection, family archive. The full collection is on Photos.

Life

Residence:
New Bedford in 1900; Fairhaven from 1910, living with his parents until his marriage.[1][2][3]
Residence:
Fairhaven with his wife, children and parents in 1930; Ward 4, Newton, by 1935, still there in 1940.[4][5]
Occupation:
In the real estate business with his father at New Bedford after high school (1914).[6]
Military service:
Field Artillery from 1917; officer of Battery D, 101st Field Artillery, Massachusetts National Guard, from 1921; Colonel, Army of the United States, retired 13 July 1947.[7][8][9]
Residence:
19 Joy Street, Beacon Hill, Boston, with Rachel, in 1956 and 1963.[10][11]
Occupation:
Registered representative, Hornblower & Weeks, Boston (1956, 1963).[10][11]
  1. “United States Census, 1900,” database, FamilySearch, Charles F Perry, age 5, born June 1895, son, in the household of Charles F Perry, New Bedford Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts.
  2. “United States Census, 1910,” database, FamilySearch, Charles F Perry Jr., age 14, in the household of Charles F Perry, Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts.
  3. “United States Census, 1920,” database, FamilySearch, Charles F Perry Jr., age 24, single, in the household of Charles F Perry, Fairhaven.
  4. “United States Census, 1930,” database, FamilySearch, Charles F Perry Jr., age 34, head, Fairhaven, with wife Rachel S, children Mary Elizabeth A and Francis S, and his parents.
  5. “United States Census, 1940,” database, FamilySearch, Charles F Perry, age 44, head, Ward 4, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts (same place in 1935), with wife Rachel S, children Mary Elizabeth and Francis, and brother-in-law Leroy W Swift.
  6. Town of Fairhaven, Annual Report (1914), the high school's class of 1914 and their occupations: “Charles F. Perry, Jr., Real Estate, Charles F. Perry, New Bedford.” archive.org.
  7. Official National Guard Register (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1939), index, 600: “Pvt FA 20 May 17 … [2 lt FA 10 July 18 to 25 July 19] 1 lt FA 21 Apr 21 capt 4 Jan 27.”
  8. Official National Guard Register (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1943), Massachusetts: “PERRY, CHARLES F Jr 0242292 (Mass) … maj FA 16 Jan 41 AUS lt col 12 Oct 42.”
  9. Official Army Register, retired lists (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1951–1967), annual volumes: “Perry Charles F | Col | 0242292 | 13 July 47 | AUS.”
  10. Boston Directory (1956), vol. 2, 2236: “—Chas F (Rachel) h 19 Joy”; “—Chas F jr, registered rep Hornblower & Weeks r 19 Joy.” archive.org
  11. Boston Directory (1963), 1458: “Chas F (Rachel S) reg rep Hornblower & Weeks h19 Joy.” archive.org

Family

Parents:
Margaret M. Gumbleton (1859) 9NXV-G2C; Charles Franklin Perry (1860) L1V1-W1H
Spouse:
Rachel Winter Swift (1896) 9JGN-43B
Child on the line to the brothers:
Francis Swift Perry (1923-2011) L1V1-8D2

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