Barry, William, 1805-1885
Elizabeth Willard married Reverend William Barry on November 11, 1835. Barry was born on January 10, 1805, and graduated from Brown University in 1822. Following his time at Brown, he briefly studied law, but eventually pursued a degree in divinity. From 1835 to 1845, he led the congregation at the First Unitarian Church of Framingham, Massachusetts, and he later wrote a history of the town. The couple, married in November 1835, eventually settled in Chicago, where William Barry became a prominent member of the Historical Society of Chicago. William and Elizabeth had two daughters, Elizabeth and Julia. Elizabeth died c. 1884, and William in 1885.
From the guide to the Elizabeth Willard correspondence, Willard, Elizabeth correspondence, 1834-1846, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)
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| creatorOf | Chicago Historical Society. Prince of Wales in Chicago : newspaper clippings, concerning visits of both Edward VII as Prince of Wales in 1860 and Edward VIII as Prince of Wales in 1924 : copies of (1) article from Chicago Tribune, January 21, 1901, p. 4, and (2) letter written to Duke of Newcastle by William Barry, secretary of the Chicago Historical Society, Jan. 23, 1861. | Chicago History Museum | |
| creatorOf | Elizabeth Willard correspondence 1834-1846 Willard, Elizabeth correspondence | William L. Clements Library | |
| referencedIn | Howe family papers, 1819-1910. | Houghton Library |
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Birth 1805
Death 1885
