William Berry (Sergeant)
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William Berry was a Maine
-born soldier during the American Revolution
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, a grandson of Captain George Berry
, he was one of the earliest settlers of Buckfield, Maine
having settled there thirteen years before the incorporation of the town.
Private. Capt. William Crocher's Company. Col. Mitchell's Regiment. roll muster made up from 8/31/1776,
discharged 11/23/1776,
Return of Capt. Samuel Knights Company in Falmouth pay due 11/1776- William Berry enlisted 7/8/1776.
Private . Capt. John Brachett marched in response to alarm of 4/19/1775 to headquarters. Service 5 days.
church in Buckfield, Maine
and became a deacon
.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
-born soldier during the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
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Early years
Born in Falmouth, MaineFalmouth, 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....
, a grandson of Captain George Berry
George Berry (captain)
George Berry was a Captain in the French and Indian War.-Early years:He was born in Kittery, Maine and he married Elizabeth Frink in 1727. He had four sons and one daughter .-War record:...
, he was one of the earliest settlers of Buckfield, Maine
Buckfield, Maine
Buckfield is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Buckfield is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. It is a member of Maine School Administrative District 39 along with nearby Hartford and Sumner...
having settled there thirteen years before the incorporation of the town.
Marriage
He married Joanna Doane in 1774. They had 11 children, five sons (Levi, William, George, Obadiah and Zerri) and six daughters (Mary, Dorcas, Joanna, Elizabeth, Sally and Remember).American Revolutionary War record
Corporal in Captain Benjamine Hooper's Company marched 1/25/1776 rolls made up to 5/30/1776 at Falmouth.Private. Capt. William Crocher's Company. Col. Mitchell's Regiment. roll muster made up from 8/31/1776,
discharged 11/23/1776,
Return of Capt. Samuel Knights Company in Falmouth pay due 11/1776- William Berry enlisted 7/8/1776.
Private . Capt. John Brachett marched in response to alarm of 4/19/1775 to headquarters. Service 5 days.
Post war
William Berry was a prime mover in establishing the first BaptistBaptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
church in Buckfield, Maine
Buckfield, Maine
Buckfield is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Buckfield is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. It is a member of Maine School Administrative District 39 along with nearby Hartford and Sumner...
and became a deacon
Deacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
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