Nathaniel Marsh Crary (1784 - 1866)

Born 14 Apr 1784 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Prudence (Peabody) Crary — married 1809 in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Husband of Rebecca (Stewart) Crary — married 18 Jul 1824 in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 27 Jul 1866 at age 82 in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Nathaniel Marsh Crary, born 14 Apr 1784 in Stonington, Connecticut, was the second child of George Crary and Esther Brown ^[1].

He married first, about 1809 in Stonington, Connecticut, Prudence Peabody ^[2]; they had 5 children ^[3]:

1. Nancy Crary (1809-1812)
2. Emily (Crary) Brown (1812-1861); married Nathan Brown
3. Thomas Peabody Crary (1814-1879); married Maria Stanton Ball
4. Cyrus Williams Crary (1817-1853); married Mary Peabody
5. John Hewitt Crary (1820-1898); married Martha E. Bentley

Prudence (Peabody) Crary died 29 Nov 1820; Nathaniel thereafter married second, 18 Jul 1824 in North Stonington, Connecticut, Rebecca Stewart; they had 4 children:

1. William Crary (abt.1825-1839)
2. Betsey Crary (1827-1852)
3. Edwin Crary (1832-1850)
4. Louisa Kimberly (Crary) Brown (1837-1900); married 1) Stephen A. Brown; 2) Nelson Andrew Brown

Nathaniel Marsh Crary served in 3 Reg't (Belcher's) Connecticut Militia, Corporal ^[4], during the War of 1812.

This family resided principally in North Stonington, Connecticut ^[5],^[6]

Nathaniel Marsh Crary died 27 Jul 1866 at North Stonington ^[7],^[8]. His grave is in Crary Cemetery #65, N. Stonington, New London, Connecticut. Inscription: "Crary, Nathaniel M., War of 1812, died July 27, 1866, age 82 yrs. 3 mos. 10 days" ^[9],^[10].

Sources

1. ↑ BROWN Genealogy, Vol. II; The Everett Press, Boston (1915); Cyrus H. Brown; no. 1179: https://archive.org/stream/browngenealogyof03brow#page/160/mode/1up
2. ↑ Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection); Ancestry.com; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.
3. ↑ BROWN Genealogy, Vol I; The Everett Press, Boston (1907); Cyrus H. Brown; p. 465, no. 4021: [1]
4. ↑ Roll Box 48 Roll Exct: 602
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68T-C96 : 19 December 2020), Marsh Crary, North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHR3-3C8 : 18 February 2021), Nathaniel M Crary, 1860.
7. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7J1-YXW : 11 June 2020), Nathaniel M. Crary, 1866.
8. ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F76T-S3B : 16 September 2020), Nathaniel M. Crary, 1866.
9. ↑ HEADSTONE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO., CONNECTICUT, copied by Charles R. Hale, 1932, #65, Crary Cemetery, North Stonington, New London Co., Conn.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #20797856