John was born in 1756. He was the son of Eleazer Cary and Charity Sturdevant. He married Susanna (Mann) Green, daughter of Adam Mann and sister of Jane Mann (wife of Nathan Cary). He passed away in 1844.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTV-H26 : 16 August 2017), John Carey, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 126, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 471; FHL microfilm 20,549.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGF-7YN3 : 13 December 2015), John Carey, 1844; Burial, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Wilkes-Barre City Cemetery; citing record ID 121043383, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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