Born at Durham, Ontario on 31 October 1879, son of William Henry Berry (1847-1920) and Mary Maker (1850-1930), he and his family eventually moved to Winnipeg and he worked as a general contractor. He later worked specifically as a bridge and building foreman for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He died at Winnipeg General Hospital on 10 September 1935 and was buried in the St. John"s Cathedral Cemetery.
Some of his construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
239 McAdam Avenue, Winnipeg
1912
249 Inkster Boulevard, Winnipeg
1914
255 Machray Avenue, Winnipeg
1920
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
1916 Canada census, Ancestry.
Obituary [James Henry Berry], Winnipeg Tribune, 11 September 1935, page 5.
Obituary [James Henry Berry], Winnipeg Tribune, 14 September 1935, page 2.
James Henry Berry, FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 11 April 2026
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