Catherine (Fry) Ely
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Catherine (Fry) Ely (1757 - 1827)

Catherine "Catey" Ely formerly Fry aka Lucas
Born in Montgomery, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , [half], , and
Wife of — married 1777 in Botetourt County, Virginiamap
Wife of — married 17 Aug 1787 in Montgomery, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , and
Died at about age 70 in Lee, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Catherine Fry was born in 1757 in Montgomery, Virginia, a daughter of George Fry (a descendant of John Fry, the immigrant, who came from England in 1620) and Margaret (Scott) Fry. [1] and Margaret Scott.
Catherine married Charles Lucas in 1777.[2]
After her first husband past away, she married Isaac Ely on August 17, 1787. [3][4][5]
Catherine (Fry) Ely died June 11, 1827 [6] in Lee county, Virginia.[7][8]

Sources

  1. ↑ George Fry I (1725-1792) : soldier of the American Revolution, an early settler of New River Valley, Virginia (Botetourt, Fincastle, Montgomery--today's Giles County) and descendants, also, brief sketches of allied families (Abbotts, Johnstons, Adkinses, Jenny Wiley story, Napiers & Perrys) and sketch of Colonel Joshua Fry by Lucian Fry, Sadie Fry Bunn and Andrew J. Fry, published in Grundy, Virginia, 1992
  2. ↑ Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
    Source number: 18787.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
    Ancestry Record 7836 #439957 (accessed 24 May 2022)
    Catherine Fry marriage to Charles Lucas in 1777.
  3. ↑ Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
    Source number: 8552.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
    Ancestry Record 7836 #384176 (accessed 24 May 2022)
    Isaac Ely marriage to Catherine Fry in 1787 in VA.
  4. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850"
    Dodd, Jordan R., Et Al.; Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850; Publication Place: Bountiful, UT, USA; Publisher: Precision Indexing Publishers
    Ancestry Record 3723 #1050998 (accessed 24 May 2022)
    Catherine [Mrs] Lucas marriage to Isaac Ealis on 17 Aug 1787 in Montgomery, Virginia, USA.
  5. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
    FHL Film Number: 32633
    Ancestry Record 60214 #5307698 (accessed 24 May 2022)
    Catharine Lucas marriage to Isaak Or Jack Eary Or Nealey on 17 Aug 1787 in Montgomery County, Virginia.
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49964809/catherine-ely : accessed 24 May 2022), memorial page for Catherine Fry Ely (1757–11 Jun 1827), Find A Grave: Memorial #49964809, ; Maintained by Ed Thurman (contributor 46846073) Burial Details Unknown.
  7. ↑ "Savannah, Georgia Vital Records, 1803-1966"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2209 #166333 (accessed 24 May 2022)
    Name: Catharine Fry; Birth Date: abt 1752; Death: 11 Jun 1827; Age: 75; Death Location: Savannah, Georgia.
  8. ↑ Burial: "Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Select Board of Health and Health Department Records, 1824-1864, 1887-1896"
    Research Library and Municipal Archives City of Savannah, Georgia; Savannah, Georgia; Series Title: Board of Health, Minute Books, 1822-1864; Series Number: 5600HA-010
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9208 #5421 (accessed 24 May 2022)
    Cath Fry burial (died in 1827 at age 75) on 11 Jun 1827 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.
  • Early Settlers of Lee County, Virginia and Adjacent Counties - Volume II, pp 434-466. Compiled by Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Media Inc., Greensboro, NC, 1977




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Tim Ely
Catherine was the widow of Charles Lucas Jr. at the time she married Isaac Ely. I had incorrectly entered Lucas as her current name. Thanks for pointing that out Robin
posted by Tim Ely
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Curious as to where the Lucas name came from, looks like her only marriage is Ely.
posted by Robin Lee
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Fry-2328 and Fry-2325 appear to represent the same person because: same birth and husband name
posted by Robin Lee

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