[1] Charles Albert was born in Newark, Upper Canada in 1794 to William and his wife Jeanne-Charlotte Allamand.
In 1818, he moved back to Upper Canada and began a business selling tobacco with his brother William Bent Berczy in Amherstburg.
His public life began with his appointment as Justice of the Peace for the Essex area in 1826.
Both appointments were the result of his close ties with Sir Francis Bond Head, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada.
During his time in Toronto, he held such positions as: During his stay in Amherstburg, Berczy courted Ann Eliza Finch and married her on June 21, 1828.