Edward Eugene Carey

Brief Life History of Edward Eugene

When Edward Eugene Carey was born on 29 November 1868, in Girardville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Michael J. Carey Sr, was 33 and his mother, Catherine Deane, was 28. He married Mary Ann Moran on 29 June 1898, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and West Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 September 1938, in Girardville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Annunciation Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Eugene Carey
1868–1938
Mary Ann Moran
1874–1947
Marriage: 29 June 1898
Joseph Carey
1900–1931
Michael V. Carey
1902–1959
Edward Eugene Carey Sr.
1905–1946
John Joseph Carey
1906–1965
James Robert Carey
1908–1956
William Carey
1910–1939
Vincent B. Carey
1913–
Harry L. Carey
1915–1956
Mary Carey
1917–1924

Sources (13)

  • Edward Corey, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Edward E Carey, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Edward Eugene Carey, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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