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Edward Berwick

1843 – 1934

Carmel Valley farmer and owner of Berwick Manor and Orchard.

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About Edward Berwick

Lived 1843 – 1934 (aged 91). Edward Berwick was a farmer.

Edward Berwick (January 25, 1843 – January 28, 1934) was an American farmer who raised crops, orchards, and livestock. He settled in Carmel Valley, California in 1869 and developed the Berwick Manor and Orchard. He planted the first commercial pear orchard, specializing in the Winter Nelis pear. He was nationally known for his work for peace and the parcel post.

Early life

Berwick was born in London, England on January 25, 1843. He was the son of James Berwick and Nacy Mary Handley.

Berwick and his wife had three children. Their son, Edward Berwick Jr., died on February 5, 1909, at age 34, when he was engaged to Edith Jordan, daughter of Stanford University President David Starr Jordan. He was a scholar who taught at the Carmelo School, which was Carmel Valley's first schoolhouse. He was a writer, speaker and advocate of local sanitation and world peace.

Death Berwick of Pacific Grove, died on January 28, 1934, in Monterey, California. He was 91 years old.

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Carmel Valley farmer and owner of Berwick Manor and Orchard.

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Edward Berwick was born on 25 January 1843.

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Edward Berwick died on 28 January 1934.

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Edward Berwick was a farmer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Edward Berwick

· Wikidata: Q108885156

· DBpedia: Edward Berwick (farmer)

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