Brief Life History of Avard
When Avard Berry was born on 27 February 1901, in Clementsvale, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, John William Mack Berry, was 45 and his mother, Georgina Milner, was 37. He lived in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1901. He died on 7 October 1963, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 62, and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Burnaby, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Sources (5)
- Avard Berry in household of John Berry, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Legacy NFS Source: Avard Berry - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Avard Berry
- Avard Berry, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"
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World Events (4)
1909 · First Canadian Flight
The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
The Bluenose racing schooner was launched on March 26, 1921, in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was evident that the ship was nothing like other ships that had been launched.
1945 · HMCS Esquimalt Torpedoed
On April 16, 1945, the HMCS Esquimalt was torpedoed by German U-Boats. Thirty-nine men died, some due to the attack others to exposure to cold. Those that survived were rescued by the Sarnia.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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