Albert M. Derry is the son of Thomas Derry Jr. (b. 1832, Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England) and the father of Ernest A. Derry (b. 1886, Michigan). He was born in New York, which reflects his family's emigration journey: his grandfather Thomas Derry Sr. (b. 1808, Lichfield, Staffordshire) emigrated to New York, where the family settled before Thomas Jr. eventually pushed west to Michigan. Albert was born during that New York period, then followed his father to Michigan. Tucker's 1913 history gives his birth date as 29 May 1859 and says he lived at Ashley, Gratiot County, where "A. M. Derry & Son (Ernest)" sold agricultural implements, buggies and wagons. The 1884 album says he married Mary Williams and had a son Earl. Find a Grave gives 1859–1945.
Timeline
1859
Born29 May 1859 — New York (the family lived in Wayne County, NY until 1866; the 1913 history says 'in Hamilton', which cannot be right for a pre-1866 birth)
Claims in the record
29 May 1859 — New York (the family lived in Wayne County, NY until 1866; the 1913 history says 'in Hamilton', which cannot be right for a pre-1866 birth)
Thomas Derry Jr. (b. 1832, Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England)
Ernest A. Derry (b. 1886, Michigan)
New York (birth) → Michigan (Gratiot County)
Probably English (Staffordshire is likely; the Cambridgeshire birthplace of Thomas Jr. is unverified). An Irish origin is not ruled out by any primary record
Unknown — research needed
Mary Williams (1884 Gratiot County album)
Earl (b. before 1884) and Ernest A. (b. 1886) — 'A. M. Derry & Son (Ernest)', Ashley, 1913
Mary Ann Swailes (b. 13 Sep 1838, Wayne County, NY; d. 8 Dec 1890)
Thomas Derry Jr. is listed as Albert's father in the 1884 album and the 1913 history
Search FamilySearch for the 1880 US Census in Michigan for 'Albert Derry' — it will show his birth year, birthplace (New York), and his father Thomas's birthplace (England). The 1870 New York census may show Albert as a child in Thomas Jr.'s household before the family moved to Michigan.