was burned by the Seminoles. Several other people on the island were also killed. Some bones found in the burned ruins of the Perrine house were buried on Lower Matecumbe Key. Legacy Perrine had apparently selected Cape Sable as the site of his grant, but after his death his widow successfully petitioned to have the grant transferred to the shore of Biscayne Bay, and to remain with the Perrine family. Part of the Perrine Grant eventually became the community of Perrine, Florida. Perrine introduced the Key lime to the United States and it has been subsequently used to develop many citrus hybrids. References 1797 births 1840 deaths American horticulturists People from Brown County, Illinois People from Cranbury, New Jersey People from New Brunswick, New Jersey People murdered in Florida Male murder victims American murder victims Underground Railroad people People from Sodus, New York Activists from New York (state)