Eliza Virginia "Jennie" Berry

Female 1865 - 1871  (6 years)


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  • Name Eliza Virginia "Jennie" Berry 
    Born 8 Mar 1865  Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 26 Jul 1871  Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I03170  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father John H. BERRY,   b. Between 1827 and 1832, Chincoteague Island, VA; Sandy Hill, MD; Horntown, VA; or South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between Aug 1870 and 1 Jun 1875  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Mother Eliza Ann ELSBREE,   b. 5 Nov 1832, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1913, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 19 Sep 1853  New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • In their marriage record of 1853, both John & Eliza were identified as residents of New Bedford. It was a first marriage for both. John's birthplace is given as Sandy Hill, MD; his occupation is given as mariner. John's parents are named as John and Maria; Eliza's father is named as Benjamin Elsbree (no mother named). (New Bedford Vol.69: Pg.129)
    Family ID F00078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The birth record at Providence City Hall says she is the fourth child born to this couple. For place of birth it says: "Cov Hosp & Allen." John H. Berry's birthplace is given as Horntown, VA; Eliza A. Berry's birthplace is given as Fall River, MA.

      Eliza is with the family in the 1870 Federal Census, but not with her widowed mother in the RI State Census of 1875.

      The death record says she died at age 6.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012576] Providence city records, Births, Vol. 8, p. 123.

    2. [S012557] Providence, RI Deaths 1871 - 1880, (Providence: H. Gregory, 1896), 28.

    3. [S012615] Providence city records, Deaths, Vol. 12, p. 216.

    4. [S013191] Vital Records of New Bedford, MA.