Brief Life History of John
When John Carey was born on 7 May 1756, in Dutchess, New York, United States, his father, Eleazer Cary, was 38 and his mother, Charity Sturdevant, was 33. He married Susannah Mann about 1774, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 15 September 1844, in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: John CARY - birth:
- John Carey, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Carey in entry for Susan Carey, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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World Events (8)
1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciardha, a midland surname meaning ‘descendant of Ciardha’, a personal name derived from ciar ‘dark, black’. See Kerry .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhiachra ‘son of Fiachra’.
English: from Carey Barton in Devon or Castle Cary, Lytes Cary, Cary Fitzpaine, or Babcary, all in Somerset, named for the rivers on which they stand; both river names probably derive from the Celtic root car- ‘love, liking’, perhaps with the meaning ‘pleasant stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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