Person:Douglas Berry (1)
Douglas Lawrence Berry
b.18 Aug 1890 Croydon, Surrey, England
d.4 Apr 1959 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Parents and Siblings
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m. 27 Sep 1874
  1. Edith Lawrence Berry1875 - 1951
  2. Francis Lawrence Berry1876 - 1936
  3. Caroline Lawrence Berry1878 - 1941
  4. Algernon Lawrence Berry1879 - 1916
  5. Dorothy Lawrence Berry1881 -
  6. Gladys Lawrence Berry1882 -
  7. Barbara Lawrence Berry1884 - 1937
  8. Nora Lawrence Berry1885 - 1961
  9. Cecil Lawrence Berry1887 - 1945
  10. Margaret Irene Lawrence Berry1888 - Abt 1968
  11. Douglas Lawrence Berry1890 - 1959
  12. Henry Arthur Lawrence Berry1897 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 8 Apr 1921
  1. Adrian Douglas Berry1922 - 2007
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Facts and Events
Name Douglas Lawrence Berry
Gender Male
Birth? 18 Aug 1890 Croydon, Surrey, England319 High Lea Spencer Road,
Occupation? Aug 1917 Funk, Phelps, Nebraska, United StatesFarmer
Marriage 8 Apr 1921 Edmonton, Alberta, Canadato Bertha Helena Pollard
Other by Carruthers Alt. Marriage
with Bertha Helena Pollard
Other 8 Apr 1921 Holy Trinity Church, EdmontonAlt. Marriage
with Bertha Helena Pollard
Death? 4 Apr 1959 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Date of birth Dates education came to U.S. shared Payette ranch two Millet ranches married Bertha when and where? Adrian's education? How long on ranch? Edmonton, address did?

- rector Carruthers married them was in Army with Douglas Berry.

Soldier Settlement Land 160 acres each. >Subject: Where I was born >Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:50:12 -0700 > >This is the house built by Douglas and Bertha on the Millet farm. Bertha rode behind Dad on old Nancy from the Cecil and Connie place to help. circa 1920-21. > Snowy photo of the house in the woods I remember Dad saying he took this picture by the light of the moon, with an old box camera. He sat it on a brush pile, focused it, opened the lens, then went to the barn to milk a cow. On his way to back to the house with the milk he closed the shutter and took in the camera wondering if it would turn out at all!!

Cribbage played A. Connie Lamarchand apts w. Bertha and Cecil 1941/42 was there. Adrian had two bucks. Centre point two bits a game.

William Pollard's farm at Gwynne 15 miles from Millet 1928 Doug and Bertha farmed on Pollard's farm

In Edmonton Douglas Berry lived 142, 2blocks north of Constance and Cecil Berry

Fred Turnbull hired Doug & Bertha Berry to keep farm

Cecil and Algie. Algie was killed during the war. in military uniform.

With the U.S. delay in joining the allies, Douglas went to Winnipeg, Canada and joined a cavalry regiment of the Fort Garry Horse.

Bertha and Douglas took a dislike to each other. B thought his manners 'dreadful'. But like all good love stories that changed completely.

In 1939 Douglas Berry and family moved to Edmonton and did a drafting job but was a prison guard during WW II and some government job after.

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