Sarah Berry
Femaleabout 1785–

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Berry was born about 1785, in Greene, Tennessee, United States, her father, Hugh Berry, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Wilson, was 36.

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Parents and Siblings

Hugh Berry

1748–1788

Elizabeth Wilson

1750–1806

John Berry

1773–

Margaret Berry

1774–

Robert Berry

1776–1825

Jane Berry

1778–

Joseph Berry

1781–

Sarah Berry

1785–

Elizabeth Berry

1787–1828

Benjamin Hugh Berry

1779–1856

James Berry

1780–1817

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Parents and Siblings

Hugh Berry

Male1748–1788 Male

Elizabeth Wilson

Female1750–1806 Female

Siblings (9)

Male1773– Male

Female1774– Female

Male1776–1825 Male

Female1778– Female

Male1779–1856 Male

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1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Age 1

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State

Age 11

On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 34

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.

Name Meaning

Berry

Sarah

Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Béara ‘descendant of Béara’, a personal name of unexplained etymology; or, in some cases, perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish and Manx Ó Beargha. Compare Barry 1.

Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Barrie .

English: habitational name from any of several places called in Devon named with Old English byrig, dative case of burh ‘fortified manor house, stronghold’, such as Berry Pomeroy and Berrynarbor.

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Sarah Berry
Femaleabout 1785–

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