He entered his father's business and continued in business after his father died in 1775. Like his father, Perrault later referred to himself as Perrault l'aîné. In 1779, he married Marie-Anne, the daughter of merchant Jean-Baptiste Amiot; she died in 1782.
Perrault entered his father's business and maintained it after his father's death in 1775. Just as his father had done, Perrault referred to himself as Perrault the elder later on. In 1779, he married Marie-Anne, Jean-Baptiste Amiot's daughter; she passed away in 1782.