Joseph Cary (1663 - 1722)

Born 18 Apr 1663 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Godfrey) Cary — married 1687 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Husband of Mercy (Bushnell) Cary — married about 1692 in Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1722 at age 58 in Windham County, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Joseph was born on April 18, 1663, ^[1] and he died on January 10, 1722^[2]. he was married to Hannah Godfrey 5 May 1689. He was married to Mercy Bushnell in 1692 widow of Johnathan Rudd.^[3] 2nd wife Mary Mercy Bushnell.

The FindAGrave memorial states the body was lost or destroyed, so there is no cemetery to bind him to, though many family members are at the Olde Mansfield Center Cemetery in Mansfield, Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850.
2. ↑ Lorraine Cook White, "The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records", 56 vols. (bound transcripts, Genealogical Publishing Co., Ind., 2002), vol. 54, Windham 1692-1850: Lieut. Joseph Cary, pg. 76, Cary, Joseph, Lieut, d. Jan. 10 1721/2. Underlying source record: Vol. 1, pg. 54.
3. ↑ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

• Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1916) Vol. 1: Births. Page 69
• Cary, Seth. John Cary the Plymouth Pilgrim (S. C. Cary, Boston, 1911) Page 66
• Find A Grave memorial #115370728
• Descendants of John Cary and Elizabeth Godfrey. http://www.advsolutions.com/carey/descendants.htm