George Berry (captain)
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George Berry was a Captain in the French and Indian War
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and he married Elizabeth Frink in 1727. He had four sons (George, Josiah, Obadiah and Henry) and one daughter (Elizabeth).
s of which many were issued during the old French wars, so called, and set forth that:
Assisted in the erection of Fort Halifax
on the Kennebec River, and his account for services rendered, is on file in the archives at Boston, MA.
. He was also chairman of the Board of Selectmen in Falmouth, Maine
in 1753 and 1754 when Stephen Longfellow was clerk.
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...
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Early years
He was born in Kittery, MaineKittery, Maine
Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 9,543 at the 2000 census. Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery includes Badger's Island, the seaside district of Kittery Point, and part of the Isles of Shoals...
and he married Elizabeth Frink in 1727. He had four sons (George, Josiah, Obadiah and Henry) and one daughter (Elizabeth).
War record
Commission issued to George Berry of Falmouth, bearing date April 19, 1757. It was one of those roving commissionRoving commission
A roving commission details the duties of a commissioned officer or other official whose responsibilities are neither geographically nor functionally limited....
s of which many were issued during the old French wars, so called, and set forth that:
"George Berry, gentleman, was constituted Captain of a scouting party of forty men, and to be employed in marching from New Boston to Kennebec RiverKennebec RiverThe Kennebec River is a river that is entirely within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river then flows southward...
, on the back of the inhabitants, for their security and protection, for a term not to exceed three months from the first day of April inst., unless continued by a further order of the General Court."
Assisted in the erection of Fort Halifax
Fort Halifax (Maine)
Fort Halifax was a U.S. colonial outpost on the Kennebec River at modern-day Winslow, Maine. It is a National Historic Landmark.-History:Fort Halifax was a fort on the north bank of the Sebasticook River. Its blockhouse, which survives, is the oldest blockhouse in the United States....
on the Kennebec River, and his account for services rendered, is on file in the archives at Boston, MA.
Other accomplishments
Berry was a shipwright and owned a ship yard at Back Cove, Falmouth, now Portland, MainePortland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
. He was also chairman of the Board of Selectmen in Falmouth, Maine
Falmouth, Maine
Falmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 11,185 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area....
in 1753 and 1754 when Stephen Longfellow was clerk.