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Norman Staples Berry

Birth
Brownville, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
Death
9 Apr 1915 (aged 41)
Rio de Janeiro, Município de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Burial
Botafogo, Município de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Add to Map
Plot
Grave no. 755
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A US citizen, he died from accidental drowning in the Atlantic Ocean opposite his residence at Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was survived by his wife , Annie, and son, both were present for the burial.

He was an electrical engineer who worked for the Rio de Janeiro Tramway, Light & Power Co.

His widow, Annie Berry, originally of Whitley Bay, England, and son Limon [Leaman] (b 1907 in Brazil) of Rio survived; and his father, Mathew S. Berry of Nile, Maine.Drowned.

Information from US passport application, 1914; US Consular registration, 1915; Report of the Death of an American Citizen; American Consular Service, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 April 1915.
A US citizen, he died from accidental drowning in the Atlantic Ocean opposite his residence at Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was survived by his wife , Annie, and son, both were present for the burial.

He was an electrical engineer who worked for the Rio de Janeiro Tramway, Light & Power Co.

His widow, Annie Berry, originally of Whitley Bay, England, and son Limon [Leaman] (b 1907 in Brazil) of Rio survived; and his father, Mathew S. Berry of Nile, Maine.Drowned.

Information from US passport application, 1914; US Consular registration, 1915; Report of the Death of an American Citizen; American Consular Service, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 19 April 1915.


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  • Created by: J Stockwell
  • Added: Jul 28, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149917621/norman_staples-berry: accessed ), memorial page for Norman Staples Berry (24 Jul 1873–9 Apr 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 149917621, citing Cemitério de São João Batista, Botafogo, Município de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Maintained by J Stockwell (contributor 47145277).