Civil War - Surgeon
Abraham J. Berry (1798-1865), Williamsburg(h)'s first mayor after its incorporation as a city in 1852. A physician by trade, he aided in an 1832 cholera epidemic and later was the surgeon for the NYS 38th Infantry during the Civil War.
Williamsburg's first mayor, Dr. Abraham J. Berry (1799-1865), was born in New York City and educated as a physician. He quickly rose to prominence and was one of the few doctors who remained at his post when cholera devastated the city in 1832. Courageously laboring day and night, Dr. Berry became one of the most admired and recognized figures in the city. As Mayor, he worked to establish a ferry system with Manhattan. His 1855 proposal consolidated Williamsburg with the rest of Brooklyn and dropped the final "h" from its original name, Williamsburgh.
Name Abraham I Berry
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 Oct 1865
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Address 42 South 9th, 13th ward
Gender Male
Age 48
Marital Status Unknown
Race White
Occupation Physician
Birth Year (Estimated) 1817
Birthplace US
Burial Place Greenwood
Abraham J. Berry (1798-1865), Williamsburg(h)'s first mayor after its incorporation as a city in 1852. A physician by trade, he aided in an 1832 cholera epidemic and later was the surgeon for the NYS 38th Infantry during the Civil War.
Williamsburg's first mayor, Dr. Abraham J. Berry (1799-1865), was born in New York City and educated as a physician. He quickly rose to prominence and was one of the few doctors who remained at his post when cholera devastated the city in 1832. Courageously laboring day and night, Dr. Berry became one of the most admired and recognized figures in the city. As Mayor, he worked to establish a ferry system with Manhattan. His 1855 proposal consolidated Williamsburg with the rest of Brooklyn and dropped the final "h" from its original name, Williamsburgh.
Name Abraham I Berry
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 Oct 1865
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Address 42 South 9th, 13th ward
Gender Male
Age 48
Marital Status Unknown
Race White
Occupation Physician
Birth Year (Estimated) 1817
Birthplace US
Burial Place Greenwood
Civil War - Surgeon
Abraham J. Berry (1798-1865), Williamsburg(h)'s first mayor after its incorporation as a city in 1852. A physician by trade, he aided in an 1832 cholera epidemic and later was the surgeon for the NYS 38th Infantry during the Civil War.
Williamsburg's first mayor, Dr. Abraham J. Berry (1799-1865), was born in New York City and educated as a physician. He quickly rose to prominence and was one of the few doctors who remained at his post when cholera devastated the city in 1832. Courageously laboring day and night, Dr. Berry became one of the most admired and recognized figures in the city. As Mayor, he worked to establish a ferry system with Manhattan. His 1855 proposal consolidated Williamsburg with the rest of Brooklyn and dropped the final "h" from its original name, Williamsburgh.
Name Abraham I Berry
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 Oct 1865
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Address 42 South 9th, 13th ward
Gender Male
Age 48
Marital Status Unknown
Race White
Occupation Physician
Birth Year (Estimated) 1817
Birthplace US
Burial Place Greenwood
Abraham J. Berry (1798-1865), Williamsburg(h)'s first mayor after its incorporation as a city in 1852. A physician by trade, he aided in an 1832 cholera epidemic and later was the surgeon for the NYS 38th Infantry during the Civil War.
Williamsburg's first mayor, Dr. Abraham J. Berry (1799-1865), was born in New York City and educated as a physician. He quickly rose to prominence and was one of the few doctors who remained at his post when cholera devastated the city in 1832. Courageously laboring day and night, Dr. Berry became one of the most admired and recognized figures in the city. As Mayor, he worked to establish a ferry system with Manhattan. His 1855 proposal consolidated Williamsburg with the rest of Brooklyn and dropped the final "h" from its original name, Williamsburgh.
Name Abraham I Berry
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 Oct 1865
Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Address 42 South 9th, 13th ward
Gender Male
Age 48
Marital Status Unknown
Race White
Occupation Physician
Birth Year (Estimated) 1817
Birthplace US
Burial Place Greenwood
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