1872 Theodore Parker Berry was born on August 5 in Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, to parents Joseph S. Berry and Eveline Parker. [1]
1872 Sarah Evelyn Harte was born on August 13 in Toronto, York County, Ontario. [2]
1900 On June 2, Theodore P. Berry (age 27, born August 1872) was living with his mother Evelyn Berry (age 64, born April 1836), his brother Homer A. (age 31, born August 1868), and Homer's wife Harriet A. (age 30, born 1870) in La Grange Village, Lyons Township, Illinois. Everyone in the household was born in Maine as were their parents. Homer and Theodore were both wholesale salesmen. [3]
1900 On November 29, Theodore Parker Berry and Sarah Evelyn Harte, daughter of John Harte and Eliza Howes Meakins, were married in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario (Their names were recorded as "Berry Tho. Parker" and "Hart, Sarah G(? or E) V" in the register.) Theodore's occupation was salesman, his residence was Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was a bachelor, he was born in Maine, and his parents were Joseph Berry and Evelyn Parker. Sarah's residence was Hamilton, she was born in Hamilton, she was a spinster, and her parents were John Harte and Eliza H Meakins. Theodore's witnesses were J. W. Harte and C. E. Harte of Hamilton. Sarah's witness was C. W. Meakins of Hamilton. Theodore's religion was baptist and Sarah's was C. of E. The marriage was performed by C. J. James. [4] [5]
1901 Joseph Harte Berry was born on September 6. [6]
1903 Theodore Parker Berry, age 30, died on January 13 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. He was born in Maine and was a salesman. [7] The Minneapolis News reported, "Morphine Killed Him. Theodore Berry's Death Appears Suicidal but His Friends Say Not. Theodore B. Berry, residing at 65 Highland avenue, employed as a salesman by Armour & Co., died last night at his home from what appeared to be morphine poisoning. Indications are that he committed suicide, but his friends think otherwise. The body had been embalmed before the coroner arrived and a post mortem examination would be of no use. Berry left his home as usual yesterday morning and it was supposed that he had gone to work. He was picked up later in the Minneapolis & St. Louis yards and taken to his home where he died last night. He appeared dazed and drank a great deal of water. He leaves a wife and one child." [8]
1903 John Theodore Berry was born in Hamilton, Ontario, on May 7. [9]
1960 Sarah Evelyn Berry died on July 26 in Hamilton, Ontario. "Berry, Sarah Evelyn—At St. Peter's Infirmary, Hamilton, on Tuesday, July 26, 1960. Sarah Evelyn Harte, beloved wife of the late Theordore Parker Berry, dear mother of John T. Berry, 2189 Deyncourt Dr., Burlington, and grandmother of Margaret, Ted and Ruth Berry, all of Burlington. Resting at the Blachford and Wray Chapel, Main St. E., at West Ave., Hamilton, for service on Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Flowers gratefully declined." [10]
Notes from Judith Schafer Chevalley Hiss: Sarah lived with her sister Ada for a couple of years after Ada's husband Francis Frederick Miles died and perhaps earlier when Ada's children were young. Sarah was married and widowed and had two sons. Son Joe was killed in a boating accident on Lake Erie. Later Sarah lived with her mother Eliza and sister Nettie (Mary Annette) in Hamilton. Judith Evelyn Schafer visited Nettie and Sarah in 1925. Sarah visited Judith Evelyn Schafer Chevalley in Akron on Sheldon Drive [about 1950] and gave her a set of silver spoons with an "H" monogram.
[1] FamilySearch.org, [FamilySearchRecord].
[2] Family Document, "S.E. Harte August 13, 1872" in a birthday list written by Edwin G. Schafer.
[3] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[4] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[6] Family Document, "Joseph Harte Berry. Sept. 6, 1901" in a birthday list written by Edwin G. Schafer.
[7] FamilySearch.org, [FamilySearchRecord].
[8] Chronicling America, Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress, The Minneapolis News, Wednesday Evening, January 14, 1903, p. 7, col. 5, [NewsChroniclingAmerica].
[9] Family Document, "Jack Berry May 7, 1903" in a birthday list written by Edwin G. Schafer.
[10] Newspaper, The Globe and Mail (1936-Current, Toronto, Ontario), 28 July 1960, p. 34, "Deaths," ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2011).