John Holland BERRY
1859 - 1929 (69 years)
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Name John Holland BERRY Born 29 Nov 1859 Fall River, Bristol Co., MA 
[1] Gender Male Died 11 Jun 1929 Providence, RI [2] Buried North Burial Ground, Providence, RI Person ID I00010 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Feb 2020
Father John H. BERRY, b. Between 1827 and 1832, Chincoteague Island, VA; Sandy Hill, MD; Horntown, VA; or South Carolina , d. Between Aug 1870 and 1 Jun 1875 (Age ~ 43 years) Mother Eliza Ann ELSBREE, b. 5 Nov 1832, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA , d. 4 Jan 1913, Providence, RI (Age 80 years) Married 19 Sep 1853 New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA [3] 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
Family 1 Mabel Frances Collins, b. Between 1863 and 1864, RI , d. 31 Dec 1883, Providence, RI (Age ~ 20 years) Married 30 Dec 1879 RI [4] Notes - John 20 & Mabel 16 are living in District 48, Providence, RI, in the 1880 Federal Census.
Children 1. John F. Berry, b. 1880, RI , d. 13 Sep 1880, RI (Age 0 years)2. Sarah Melvina Berry, b. 22 Oct 1881, Providence, RI , d. 22 Feb 1946 (Age 64 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F00701 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Lillie Eveline Shippee, b. 28 Mar 1867, Cranston, Providence Co., RI , d. Aft 1 Jan 1920 (Age > 53 years) Married 26 Jul 1884 Attleborough, Bristol Co., MA [5, 6] Notes - This was his second marriage, at age 24, and her first marriage, at age 17.
Children 1. Everett L. Berry, b. 27 Feb 1885, Providence, RI , d. 25 Nov 1885, Providence, RI (Age 0 years)2. Florence B. Berry, b. Abt May 1887, RI , d. Aft 1 Jun 1900 (Age ~ 13 years)3. Edith Alice Berry, b. 8 Sep 1888, Providence, RI , d. 1 Mar 1889, Providence, RI (Age 0 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F02053 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Laura A. Blanchard, b. Jul 1880, Coventry, Kent Co., RI , d. 14 May 1918, Providence, RI (Age ~ 37 years) Married 13 Oct 1897 Providence, RI [2] Children 1. Laura Ada Berry, b. 5 Nov 1897, Providence, RI , d. 16 Aug 1898, Cranston, RI (Age 0 years)2. Evelyn Elizabeth Berry, b. 10 Feb 1900, Providence, RI , d. 23 Apr 1900, Providence, RI (Age 0 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F05226 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 4 Ellen COLEMAN, b. 4 Apr 1877, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England , d. 26 Oct 1953, Warwick, RI (Age 76 years) Married 10 Sep 1912 Providence, RI Children 1. Helen Eliza Berry, b. 21 Jul 1907, Providence, RI , d. 21 Mar 2000, PA (Age 92 years)2. Loretta May Berry, b. 11 May 1909, Providence, RI , d. 19 Jul 1977, Warwick, Kent Co., RI (Age 68 years)3. Elsie Louise Berry, b. 11 Nov 1911, Providence, RI , d. 24 Apr 1975, Providence, RI (Age 63 years)4. Edna Virginia BERRY, b. 25 Mar 1918, Providence, RI , d. 20 Nov 2010, Warwick, Kent Co., RI (Age 92 years)Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F00067 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Grandpa Berry 
Grandpa Berry 
My grandparents, Ellen "Nellie" and John Berry.
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Notes - John's birth record at Fall River identifies his parents as John H. and Eliza A.; father's occupation seaman; father's birthplace South Carolina; mother's birthplace Fall River. (Fall River Vol.123: Pg.108)
John's marriage record to Lillie E. Shippee names his parents as John Berry & Eliza A. Elsbree. (Attleborough Vol.352: Pg.83)
John was 52 when married in September of 1912, and 70 when he died. However, the marriage certificate gives his age as 59, and the gravestone appears to give his birth year as 1854. However, the official record for his second marriage in July 1884 gives his age as 24, more in agreement with the 1859 date as recorded at Fall River, MA.
In the 1870 Federal Census, census, he is age 10, and in 1875 he is 15. At the age of 15 he is listed as a jeweler on the census.
In 1880 he and Mabel are living in Providence; he is 20 and she is 16. John "works in jewelry.".
In 1900, John H. Berry and his third wife, Laura, are living at 222 Swan St. in Providence. With them is "Eliza Alison," John's widowed mother. John's occupation is given as "silversmith." According to census data, John & Laura have been married 3 years; and, at age 19, Laura has had three children, none of whom is still living.
In the 1910 Federal Census, John & Nellie are living at 10 Bowditch Place, Providence, with their two young daughters, Helen & Loretta. The census data states that they have been married four years, and that this is a second marriage for both. Grandma Allison, age 77, is in the home. John is a silversmith in a jewelry shop, and Nellie is a bench hand in a jewelry shop.
In actuality, they were officially married in 1912, and it was a fourth marriage for John, and a second marriage for Ellen. Apparently they had been together since 1906.
From my mom, Edna:
"Both my parents worked in making jewelry, and of course you know that until recently RI was the jewelry capital of the world. That bracelet I gave you once was made of yellow gold by my father as a gift for my mother. For graduation gifts for Helen and Loretta, he gave them watches with bands made by either himself or where he worked. He gave me a bracelet which I still have, though not for graduation, since he had died by then. He had made that also. Elsie had a pendant with a semi-precious stone."
At one time I thought maybe our grandparents had twins that died. John & Ellen Berry had boy/girl twins who were born 27 Oct 1923 in Providence. They both died two hours later. However, the death records for these infants show that the parents lived in Pawtucket and were born in Scotland. There is a another couple named John & Ellen Berry in the 1930 census, living childless in Pawtucket; according to the census data they were married c 1924.
- John's birth record at Fall River identifies his parents as John H. and Eliza A.; father's occupation seaman; father's birthplace South Carolina; mother's birthplace Fall River. (Fall River Vol.123: Pg.108)
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