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This family history features Lawrence Burdett Perry and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Lawrence Burdett Perry,1 born 12 May 1927 in Ossining, Westchester County, New York, the daughter of Raymond Perry and Carolyn Burdett;1 died 23 April 2021 in Rochester, Olmstead County, Minnesota.1 Lawrence married, 1949 in Bolton Landing, Warren County, New York, Martha Titus Heartt6 (born 28 April 1925 in Glen Ridge, Essex County, New Jersey, the son of Philip Titus Heartt and Elizabeth Ranger Comstock;2, 3, 4, 5 Martha died 14 September 19762). Martha is buried in Glens Falls Cemetery, Glens Falls, Warren County, New York.2

Martha was engaged to Ensign William Wesley Reynolds, Jr., US Naval Reserve, but it is unclear whether they ever married. William was killed in action in World War II on 4 January 1945.7, 8


  1. Obituary, Post Bulletin, Rochester, Minnesota (Website), Dr. Lawrence Burdett Perry, died: 23 April 1921 in Rochester, Minnesota. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, two spouses, children and their spouses, and two siblings.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Glens Falls Cemetery, Glens Falls, Warren County, New York, Martha Titus Heartt Perry, born: 1925; died: 14 September 1976 (from record, which indicates burial in Ranger Plot 5, Lot 22).
  3. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Martha Titus Heartt, born: 28 April 1925 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey; father: Philip T. Heartt; mother: Elizabeth R. Comstock.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New Jersey, Essex County, Montclair Town, Enumeration District 7-532, Sheet No. 1B, family of Philip T. Heartt (43, New Jersey); wife Elizabeth R. Heartt (32, New Jersey); daughter Ann E. Heartt (8, New Jersey); daughter Martha T. Heartt (5, New Jersey).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Essex County, Montclair Town, Enumeration District 7-258, Sheet No. 5A, Phylip T. Heartt (54, New Jersey, security salesman, investment bankers); wife Elizabeth R. Heartt (42, New Jersey); daughter Ann E. Heartt (18, New Jersey); daughter Martha T. Heartt (14, New Jersey).
  6. Marriage Announcement, New York Times, New York, New York, 8 September 1949, Lawrence B. Perry and Martha Heartt, married in a church at Bolton Landing, New York.
  7. American Battle Monuments Commission (website: www.abmc.gov), William Wesley Reynolds, Ensign, U.S. Navy; Service# 0-351498; United States Naval Reserve; Entered Service From: New Jersey; Died: 4 January 1945; Missing in Action or Buried at Sea; Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines; Awards: Purple Heart.
  8. Engagement Announcement, The New York Times, 4 June 1944, Martha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Heartt of Montclair, N.J., to Ensign William Wesley Reynolds, Jr., USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds of Upper Montclair, N.J.