Nathaniel Cary (1731 - 1776)

Born 1 Nov 1731 in Scotland, Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Jerusha S. (Downer) Cary — married 6 Jan 1757 in Scotland, Connecticut, British America

Descendants

Died 22 Nov 1776 at age 45 in Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Married Jerusha Downer

He died fighting in the Revolutionary War at age 46 and is buried at Old Scotland Cem (North), Scotland, Windham, CT

Prominent Farmer

Children

I Irena b Oct 2 1757 d 1777

II Roger b Jan 7 1759 Sec 92

III Joseph b Aug 19 1760 was a sea captain and engaged in the slave trade d unm on the coast of Africa

IV Anson b Mar 15 1762 Sec 93

V Martha b Jan 13 1764 m Benjamin Greenslit and had four children

VI Lavinia b Sept 23 1765 m Asa Parish of Vermont

VII Philomela b Mar 2 1767 m Josiah Geer and reared a family d in old age in Illinois

Sources

• CT Marriages, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• CT Death & Burials Index, 1772-1934
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70995174/nathaniel-cary
• John Cary the Plymouth Pilgrim By Seth Cooley Cary, pg. 99
• Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2900/32971_301935-00266/626514?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/935397/person/332022598802/facts/citation/962186204183/edit/record