BERRY, Joseph

1795 - 1864  (68 years)

• Name	BERRY, Joseph
  Birth	24 Jun 1795	Two Islands, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jan 1864	Two Islands, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Person ID	I2237	Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	BERRY, Thomas,   b. Abt 1760, Northern Ireland d. 4 Nov 1815, Two Islands, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia (Age 55 years)
  Mother	SCOTT, Mary,   b. Abt 1762   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	23 Aug 1781	Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Family ID	F402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	KILCUP, Susan,   b. Abt 1811, Douglas, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1829
  Children	1. BERRY, Mary,   b. 29 Apr 1830, Two Islands, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia d. 1 Dec 1858, Two Islands, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia (Age 28 years)   2. BERRY, Thomas Hiram,   b. 10 Feb 1832   d. 13 Dec 1884, Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 52 years)   3. BERRY, Isaac Albert,   b. 25 Dec 1834, Two Islands, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia d. 27 Jun 1913, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 78 years)   4. BERRY, Charles Edward,   b. 12 Dec 1836, Two Islands, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia d. 14 Oct 1902 (Age 65 years)   5. BERRY, Daniel Anderson,   b. 19 Mar 1838   d. Yes, date unknown   6. BERRY, Amelia,   b. 22 May 1838, Two Islands, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia d. 18 Sep 1890 (Age 52 years)   7. BERRY, Harriet Lavinia,   b. 17 Mar 1840   d. 26 Dec 1892, Beverly, Essex, Massachusettes, United States (Age 52 years)   8. BERRY, Margaret Ann,   b. May 1842   d. Yes, date unknown   9. BERRY, Joseph Allen,   b. 30 Apr 1846, Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 9 Dec 1887 (Age 41 years)   10. BERRY, Elizabeth Jane,   b. Bef 1849, Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   11. BERRY, Francis Maria,   b. 26 May 1849, Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1 Jun 1885, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 36 years)   12. BERRY, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 16 Jan 1851, Two Islands, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia d. Aug 1921, Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  In 1838 Parrsboro census listed as head of household of 2 males under 6, 1 female under 6, 1 male 6-14, 1 female 6-14, 1 male over 14, 0 females over 14 (where was Susan?) He occupied the old Berry homestead at Two Islands with his brother Robert. A grandson, Albert Berry resided on the place in 1957. Joseph and Susan had 5 sons and 7 daughters. A court case involving the Berry homestead in 1872 is very interesting: It was written in a book in 1882. "Berry vs Berry JAMES, J. - The plaintiff, being the owner in fee simple of the lands sought to be recovered in this action in 1862, gave alease to Charles Edward Berry and others, for the natural lives of one Robert Berry, his wife, and his sister Lavinia, and the natural life of the longest liver of them. In 1872 Charles Edward Berry, being a tenant for life, conveyed the same lands to the defendant, Joseph Allen Berry, and his heirs. It appears, by the evidence, that Robert Berry had died before the conveyance was made, but there was no evidence of the death of his wife or sister. The plaintiff claimed that by giving a deed in fee simple, pending the lease for life, the defendant had forfeited to the plaintiff the land in question. At the argument it was admitted by counsel for defendant, that the conveyance in fee, relied on by the plaintiff, was sufficient to create a forfeiture, and as this is not my view of the law, and the question is of supreme importance, I take the opportunity of discussing, as briefly as I can, the question whether the common law doctrine of forfeiture prevails in this Province, and, if it does, under what conditions." From: Cases argued and determined in the Supreme court of Nova Scotia by BENJAMIN RUSSELL, M. A.r AND JOHN M. GELDERT, Jr., LL. B., Barristers-at-Law. 1883-84. HALIFAX, N. S. A.

  
  

• Sources

  [S495] Source #495.