Born 14 Feb 1736 in Scarborough, Maine

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Descendants

Died 1790 at about age 53 in Machias, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Baptizim

John was baptized on 20 Feb. 1737 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine. ^[1]

Residence

John is listed in the 1761 Census for Scarbourough, Maine.^[2]

Marriage

He married Sarah "SALLY" Jane Libby September 30, 1768 in Scarborough, Cumberland County, District of Maine, daughter of TIMOTHY LIBBY and SARAH STONE.

John fought in the Revolutionary War

Machias was the site of the skirmish recognized as the first Naval engagement of the Revolutionary War. During this battle, John Berry was a member of the attacking parties that stormed and captured the British frigatte Margueritta in the early summer of 1775. During the skirmish, John Berry was shot in the mouth and the bullet exited the side of his neck. He survived and received a pension as a result of his participation. The battle to take the Margueritta was the result of spontaneous reactions -- some would say mob-actions -- to threats made upon the town of Machias by the British frigatte Margueritta. The battle fever of the participants was fueled by recent news of the skirmishes around Boston that essentially started the Revolutionary War against Britain.^[3]

John died in 1790 and is buried at Cole's Cemetery in East Machias.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ S.M. Watson (Ed.), The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1884) (Baltimore repr. 1973), in the article entitled, "Records of the First Congregational Church in Scarborough, Maine", communicated to Wm. M. Sargent, Esq.
2. ↑ Maine Census, 1761
3. ↑ Narrative of the town of Machias, First Settlement, Page 46.
4. ↑ U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006

• S.M. Watson (Ed.), The Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1884) (Baltimore repr. 1973), in the article entitled, "Records of the First Congregational Church in Scarborough, Maine", communicated to Wm. M. Sargent, Esq.
• Maine Census, 1761
• Narrative of the town of Machias, First Settlement, Page 46.
• "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-YS26 : 16 April 2015), John Berry, ; citing Burial, East Machias, Washington, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,769,299.
• http://www.oocities.org/Texashoods/berry.html
• http://www.newhousegetchell.net/files/BerryFamilyDescendants.pdf