Person:John Berrien (2)

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John Macpherson Berrien, Esq.
b.23 Aug 1781 Rocky Hill, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
d.1 Jan 1856 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1780
  1. John Macpherson Berrien, Esq.1781 - 1856
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John Macpherson Berrien, Esq.1781 - 1856
  • W.  Eliza Anciaux1786 - 1828
  1. John Macpherson Berrien
  2. Valeria Gibbons Berrien1806 - 1883
  3. John Wiltheim Berrien
  4. William Davies Berrien - 1840
  5. Nicholas Anciaux Berrien1816 - 1817
  6. Louisa Green BerrienAbt 1818 -
  7. Eliza Anciaux Berrien1818 - 1894
  8. Margaret Lydia Berrien
  9. Williamina Moore Berrien1820 - 1882
Spouse and Children
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m. 10 Jul 1833
  1. James Hunter Berrien, M.D.1833 - 1868
  2. Katherine Berrien1838 - 1916
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Facts and Events
Name John Macpherson Berrien, Esq.
Gender Male
Birth? 23 Aug 1781 Rocky Hill, Mercer, New Jersey, United Statesat Rockingham
Military? 1812 Georgia, United StatesWar of 1812 - Captain of Georgia Hussars from Savannah
Marriage to Eliza Anciaux
Marriage 10 Jul 1833 Georgia, United Statesto Eliza Cecil Hunter
Death? 1 Jan 1856 Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Burial? Laurel Grove Cemetery, Berrien, Georgia, United States
Reference Number Q1376165 (Wikidata)
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Notes

  • 1784 - father moved family to Georgia to claim his military land grant
  • from 1786 to 1773 - ages 5 to 12 - father sent him to boarding schools in New Jersey and New York, only allowing him to come home once
  • 1773 - age 12 - entered Princeton University
  • 1777 - age 16 - returned to Savannah to read law with Joseph Clay, Jr.
  • married Eliza Richardson Anciaux ; 9 children
  • 1828 - first wife Eliza died
  • 1833 - married Eliza Cecil Hunter ; 6 children
  • leader of Whig party in Georgia
  • served as judge, senator, attorney-general
  • 1852 - second wife Eliza died
  • owned slaves
    • 1830 census lists 90 slaves
    • 1840 census lists 8 slaves at his Savannah residence and 140 at his other properties
    • 1850 - he had 143 slaves
References
  1.   John M. Berrien, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Oct 2022.

    John Macpherson Berrien (August 23, 1781 – January 1, 1856) of United States senator from Georgia and Attorney General of the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. ...

  2.   Pressly, Paul M. The Northern Roots of Savannah's Antebellum Elite, 1780s-1850s, in The Georgia historical quarterly. (Savannah, Georgia: Georgia Historical Society)
    87(2):157-199, 2003.
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