Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge Gerry
Birthplace
Birthplace: 44 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA
Visited: 11/19/2025
Log Excerpt: "Signer Elbridge Gerry. Elbridge Thomas Gerry was born on July 17, 1744, in the North Shore town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. His father, Thomas Gerry (1702–1774), was a merchant who operated ships out of Marblehead, and his mother, Elizabeth (Greenleaf) Gerry (1716–1771), was the daughter of a successful Boston merchant. "The Elbridge Gerry House at 44 Washington Street in Marblehead is believed to be his birthplace ...". Here we also found a tactical historical society plaque ... SAR Elbridge Gerry. This Tablet Marks the Birthplace of Elbridge Gerry; 1744-1814; Member of the Continental Congress; Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Vice-President of the United States; Placed by the Sons of the American Revolution; September 19, 1925."
Home
Home: Pennsylvania Avenue NW and 19th Street NW, Washington, DC
Visited: 10/16/2022
Log Excerpt: "Seven Buildings. Constructed in 1796, they were some of the earliest residential structures built in the city. One of the Seven Buildings was the presidential home of James Madison and his wife, Dolley, after the burning of the White House in 1814, and later (as we also newly discovered) the residence of Martin Van Buren shortly before and after his inauguration as president. Signer Elbridge Gerry lived in it while he was vice president from 1813 till his death in 1814. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after him. The facades of two buildings were incorporated (very neatly, we thought) into the Embassy of Mexico in 1986."
Gravesite
Gravesite: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
Visited: 9/25/2021
Log Excerpt: "Continuing more north in typical DC traffic I stopped at Congressional Cemetery. Although I had been here before as an NHL, this stop was to see the grave of Signer Elbridge Gerry, which I quickly found."