Elizabeth Berry (abt. 1702 - abt. 1727)

Born about 1702 in Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of John Abbott Sr. — married 1721 in Tolland Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 8 Mar 1727 at about age 25 in Tolland Center, Tolland, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

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Biography

Elizabeth Berry, dau. of Nathaniel Berry & Elizabeth Philbrick, was b. at Portsmouth, NH circa 1700, in that part of Portsmouth formerly the Parish of Greenland, since 1721 the separate town of Greenland. She d. at Tolland, Conn. Mar. 8, 1728/9, Æ 29 (g.s.). Although both the original town record and her gravestone say she died in the singular year of 1728, the writer has adopted the view that the year of her death was actually 1728/9, as such date would have been written twenty-three years before the modern Gregorian calendar was finally adopted in 1752 by Great Britain.

Elizabeth m. on Jan. 31, 1720/1, prob. at Mansfield, Conn., but is only recorded at Tolland, Conn., to John Abbott. He was b. at Andover, Mass. Nov. 4, 1697 and d. at Tolland Nov. 25, 1779, Æ 83.

The original handwritten town record of Elizabeth's marriage, in the apparent handwriting of Shubael Stearns, the first town clerk who the record shows was a very poor phonetic speller, states:

"John abit was married to Elizabeth berye [i.e., Berie, Berry] on January the thirty first daye and in the yeare one thousand seven hundred and twenty; twenty one"

Unfortunately, Elizabeth's maiden name was incorrectly interpreted by someone as "Berge", which has become her errant surname in all genealogies concerning her since the error was made.

For the children of Elizabeth Berry, see her husband's memorial. For additional background, see the memorial of her father, Nathaniel Berry.

Name

Name: Elizabeth /Birge/

Given Name: Elizabeth

Surname: Birge^[1]

• Note: Comments in Elizabeth's Find a Grave profile (see below) state: "...Elizabeth's maiden name was incorrectly interpreted by someone as "Berge", which has become her errant surname in all genealogies concerning her since the error was made."

Death

Death:

Date: 8 Mar 1727/28

Place: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States^[2]

Imported only 8 Mar 1727 from Death Date and marked as uncertain.

• Find a Grave (includes important biographical information): https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46747115. Note: Find a Grave date of death is an estimate.

Marriage

Husband: John Abbott

PREF Y

Wife: Elizabeth Birge

PREF Y

Marriage:

Date: 1721^[3]

Child: Elizabeth Abbott

PREF Y

Child: Sarah Abbott

Child: John Abbott

Data Changed:

Date: 8 Oct 2012

Time: 20:13

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S7
2. ↑ Source: #S7
3. ↑ Source: #S7

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46747115/elizabeth-abbott: accessed 01 October 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Berry Abbott (1700–8 Mar 1729), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46747115, citing South Yard Cemetery, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939).
• Source: S7 Media: Book Abbreviation: Descendants of George Abbott Title: Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R.I., of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass., of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct., of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct., with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States Author: Lemuel Abijah Abbott Publication: Ancestry.com. Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the de [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. CONT Original data: Abbott, Lemuel Abijah,. Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R.I., of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass., of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct., of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct., with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States. Boston: Abbott, 1906. Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

• Ancestry.com: http://person.ancestry.com/tree/31924542/person/18666979573/story
• Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties, Volume 1 (page 345), J.H. Beers and Co.: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16z4FJ9Qm6kV6L1rkByahKhG-wjgyl-rpEmhssDPSM_0/edit