INDEX OF NAMES

Generation 1

JOHN CARY (d. 1681) of Duxbury and Bridgewater

Parents: Unknown. John Cary was an educated man, but he was not the son of John Cary and Elizabeth Hereford nor was he the son of the William Cary who was mayor of Bristol. See David Carey's remarks in the "Controversies" section of the Cary/Carey Family in America web page.

John died on 31 Oct 1681. [Ref, p. 63] The public records for West Bridgewater say, "John Sr., h. Elizabeth, Oct. 31, 1680" and "John Carey's death according to the record ... must be a mistake ... his death was probably in 1681." He married Elizabeth Godfrey in June 1644. [Ref]

Cary [Ref, p. 63] says that John came to New England about 1634. However, he does not seem to appear in the records until 1637. [Ref, p. 19] He moved to Duxbury where he was allocated ten acres of land on 2 Oct 1637. [Ref, p. 19] On 16 Jan 1650 he sold two acres of land to Steven Briant. [Ref, p. 21]

John was an original proprietor of Bridgewater. The town records of West Bridgewater say, "He became in 1651 an Original Proprietor and Honored Settler on the River. The Clerk of the Plantation. When the Town of Bridgewater was incorporated in 1656 he was Elected Constable, the first and only Officer of That year. Town Clerk until his death. Tradition says he was the first Teacher of Latin in Plymouth Colony." On 3 Jun 1656 John was constable of Bridgewater. [Ref, p. 21] John took the oath of fidelity at Duxbury in 1657. [Ref, p. 21] He was elected town clerk in 1657 and held this position until his death. [Ref, p. 21] On 3 Jun 1662, 5 Jun 1672 and 5 Jun 1678 John was on the "Grand Enquest". [Ref, p. 23] John was selectman for Bridgewater from 1667 to 1679. [Ref, p. 23] On 16 Mar 1666/7 the town granted 10 acres to John on the condition that he book all of the 106 acres laid out and the three meadow lots to each. [Ref, p. 23] On 5 Jun 1667 John was part of a jury impaneled to lay out "waies requisett" to the town of Bridgewater. [Ref, p. 22] On 3 Jun 1668 land was laid out for John Cary and others. [Ref, p. 22] On 7 Jun 1668 the jury appointed to lay out the lands reported to the court and John and 11 others signed. [Ref, p. 22] John's name is on a 29 May 1670 list of freemen of New Plymouth. [Ref, p. 23] He was appointed, along with Dea. Willis, to take charge of expenses for King Philip's War. [Ref, p. 22]

The writer has access to a manuscript more than one hundred years old, and written by a grandson of John, which says that John Cary, when a youth, was sent by his father to France to perfect his education, and that while absent his father died. On returning to [his home in] Somersetshire he differed with his brothers about the settlement of his father's estate. He compromised by receiving one hundred pounds as his portion and immediately sailed for America. [Samuel F. Cary, Cary Memorials, cited by Seth Cary. [Ref]]

Children of John Cary and Elizabeth Godfrey:

1. Dea. John Cary was born on 4 Nov 1645 in Duxbury. [Ref][Ref, p. 63][Ref, 6;103] He died on 14 July 1721 [Ref, p. 64] in Bristol, Rhode Island. [Ref][Ref, 6;103] He is buried in the Congregational churchyard in Bristol. Click here to see a photo of his gravestone. He married Abigail Allen on 7 Dec 1670 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref, p. 63] Abigail was the daughter of Samuel and Margaret (French) (Lamb) Allen. [Ref, p. 63][Ref, 6;103] She died on 22 May 1736 in Bristol. [Ref] She is buried in the Congregational churchyard in Bristol. Click here to see a photo of her gravestone.
   John moved to Bristol in 1680, where he was an original proprietor and where he lived the rest of his life. [Ref, p. 63][Ref, 6;103] He was elected deacon of the church at its organisation and kept the office for life. [Ref, p. 63] He was appointed a "rater" on 10 Nov 1681. [Ref, p. 63] In 1693 he was recording officer and clerk of the peace of the county. [Ref, p. 63] He was a representitive to the General Assembly [Ref, p. 63] in 1694. [Ref, 6;103] His estate was inventoried at £700. [Ref, p. 64][Ref, 6;102]
   Some descendants of John Cary
   
2. Francis Cary was probably born on 19 Jan 1647/8 in Duxbury, although there is some confusion over the exact year. [Ref][Ref, p. 63] He died in Bridgewater in 1718. [Ref, p. 64] Cary [Ref, p. 64] says that Francis married Hannah, the daughter of William Brett, in 1676. Her mother was Margaret Ford. [Ref, p. 274] More recent research suggests that Francis married Hannah's sister Lydia.
   some descendants of Francis Cary
   
3. Elizabeth Cary was born on 20 Dec 1649 in (probably, but the record is worn) Duxbury. [Ref][Ref, p. 63] She died after 5 Oct 1724. She married Dea. William Brett. [Ref, p. 65][Ref, p. 47] William was the son of William Brett. [Ref, p. 47] He was born about 1648, probably in Bridgewater. [Ref, p. 47] He died in 1723. [Ref, p. 47]
   Elizabeth presented William's will for probate on 5 Oct 1724. [Ref, p. 48] William left his estate to his wife and daughter. [Ref, p. 48]
   some descendants of Elizabeth Cary
   
4. James Cary was born on 28 Mar 1652 in Braintree. [Ref][Ref, p. 63] He died on 20 Nov 1706 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref, p. 65, 1706 in Bristol] He married Mary Shaw on 4 Jan 1681 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref, Mary Shaw of Weymouth][Ref, p. 65, no location; only the year, 1682] She died in 1736. [Ref, p. 65]
   James settled in Bristol. [Ref, p. 65]
   some descendants of James Cary
   
5. Mary Cary was born on 8 Jul 1654 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref, p. 63, in Duxbury]
6. Jonathan Cary was born on 24 Sep 1656 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref, p. 63] He died in 1695 in Brockton. [Ref] He married Sarah Allen, the daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Partridge) Allen and the granddaughter of Gov. George Partridge of Duxbury. [Ref, p. 65] Sarah married second Benjamin Snow on 25 Oct 1705 in Bridgewater. [Ref]
   some descendants of Jonathan Cary
   
7. Dea. David Cary was born on 27 Jan 1658 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref, p. 65, 1658/9] He died in 1718. [Ref, p. 65] He married Elizabeth Brackett. [Ref, p. 273][Ref, p. 65, Elizabeth Unknown]
   David moved to Bristol, where he was an original proprietor. [Ref, p. 65] He was a carpenter [Ref, p. 65] and a brewer. [Ref, p. 274] He was chosen to be deacon in 1683 and held the office for life. [Ref, p. 65]
   David's estate was inventoried at £811. [Ref, p. 65] In his will of 21 Jul 1718 he named his wife Elizabeth and his children. He said that if his son Henry were to proceed to college, then his son Peter should pay the charge. [Ref, p. 274]
   some descendants of David Cary
8. Hannah Cary was born on 30 Apr 1661 in Bridgewater. She died on 16 May 1718 in Rehoboth. She married John Thurston.
9. Lieut. Joseph Cary was born on 18 Apr 1663 in Bridgewater. He died on 10 Jan 1722. He married first Hannah Unknown. He married second Mercy (Bushnell) Rudd.
10. Rebecca Cary was born on 30 Mar 1665 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref, p. 63] She died in 1697. [Ref, p. 94] She is buried in the Old Graveyard in East Bridgewater. [Ref] She married Samuel Allen on 2 Dec 1685 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 67, no location, only the year] Samuel was the son of Samuel Allen, Sr. [Ref] He was born on 4 Dec 1660 in Bridgewater. [Ref] He is buried in the Old Graveyard in East Bridgewater. [Ref] He married second Mary, perhaps the daugher of Joseph Alden, in 1700. [Ref, p. 94]
    some descendants of Rebecca Cary
    
11. Sarah Cary was born on 2 Aug 1667 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref, p. 63]
12. Mehitable Cary was born on 24 Feb1670 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref, p. 63, says Dec.] She married first Eliashib Adams on 18 Dec 1689 in Bristol. [Ref, p. 67][Ref] He was the son of Edward and Lydia Adams of Bristol. [Ref][Ref, p. 67, son of Henry Adams] He died at Bristol in 1698. [Ref, p. 67] She married second Miles, the son of Josiah and Sarah (Allen) Standish, in Bristol. [Ref, p. 67]
    Eliashib was a carpenter. [Ref, p. 67] His will, proved on 2 Aug 1698 by David Cary, John Cary and Benjamin Jones, mentions his wife and his children, Eliashib, William, Lydia and Mehitable. [Ref, p. 67]
    Miles and Mehitable lived in Preston, Connecticut and had two sons and two daughters. [Ref, p. 67-8]
    Some descendants of Mehitable Cary
    

The daughters of John Cary: One married a Howard; one, Dea. William Brett; one, Samuel Allen; one, a Thurston; and two of them Standishes. [Moses Cary, cited by Seth Cary. [Ref, p. 63]]

Generation 2

HANNAH CARY (1661 - 1718)

Parents: John Cary and Elizabeth Godfrey [Ref, p. 63][Ref]

Hannah Cary was born on 30 Apr 1661 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref, p. 63] She married John Thurston. [Ref] The widow Hannah Thurston died on 5 Jul 1718 in Rehoboth. [Ref]

LIEUT. JOSEPH CARY (1663 - 1722) of Windham

Parents: John Cary and Elizabeth Godfrey [Ref, p. 63][Ref]

Lieut. Joseph Cary was born on 18 Apr 1663 in Bridgewater. [Ref][Ref, p. 63] He died on 10 Jan 1722. [Ref, p. 66] He married first Hannah Unknown. [Ref, p. 66] She died in 1691. [Ref, p. 66] It has been said that Hannah is Hannah Godfrey, but there appears to be no evidence of this. He married second Mercy Bushnell, the widow of Jonathan Rudd [Ref], about 1692. [Ref, p. 66, no maiden name] She died on 23 Jan 1741, aged about 84 years. [Ref, p. 66]

In 1680 Joseph went to Norwich. [Ref, p. 66] He was later one of the original proprietors of Windham. [Ref][Ref, p. 66] On 9 Feb 1694 he bought 1,000 acres for ten pounds and nine shillings. [Ref, p. 66] He was one of the original members of the First Congregational Church in Windham. [Ref, p. 66] At its organisation on 10 Dec 1700 he was chosen deacon and he held that position for life. [Ref, p. 66] He was deputy to the General Assembly in 1707 - 1709, 1715, 1716 and 1718 - 1720. [Ref] In Oct 1716 the General Assembly appointed him to a committee to help determine a location for the meeting house in Hebron. [Ref] In 1720 the General Assembly appointed him Lieutenant of the company or trainband in Windham. [Ref] "So highly was he esteemed that he was buried by his townsmen under arms, which was a very unusual occurrence." [Ref, p. 66]

In a 17 Jun 1712 Windham deed Nathaniel Rudd and Bernard and Abigail (Rudd) Case mention their "honored father Joseph Cary". [Ref]

Children of Joseph Cary and Hannah Unknown:

1. Lieut. Joseph Cary was born on 3 or 5 [Ref, p. 66] May 1689 in Windham [Ref] He died in Windham on 10 Jan 1721/2 or 29 Jun 1722. [Ref] He married Abigail Bushnell on 4 Jul 1711 [Ref, p. 77] in Windham. [Ref] Abigail, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Leffingwell) Bushnell, was born on 21 Jul 1690. [Ref] She married second Jacob Warren. [Ref][Ref, p. 24]
   Joseph went to Windham with his father. [Ref, p. 77] His father gave him a farm in Scotland Society in Windham. [Ref, p. 77]
   some descendants of Joseph Cary
   
2. Jabez Cary was born on 12 Jul 1691 [Ref, p. 66] in Windham [Ref] He died in 1760 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut. [Ref, p. 78] He married Hannah Handy on 15 Nov 1722 [Ref, p. 78] in Windham. [Ref] He lived in Windham, then in Preston, New London, Connecticut then in Mansfield. [Ref, p. 78]
   some descendants of Jabez Cary
   
3. Hannah Cary was born on 7 Mar 1693 [Ref, p. 66] in Windham [Ref] She died 22 Aug 1775, age 83, in Windham [Ref] She married Dea. Nathaniel Skiff on 24 Apr 1716. [Ref] Dea. Nathaniel Skiff died on 23 Mar 1761 in Windham [Ref]
   Hannah and Nathaniel lived in Willimantic in Windham. [Ref, p. 66] Nathaniel was a deputy to the General Court for Windham. [Ref]
   some descendants of Hannah Cary
4. John Cary was born on 25 Jun 1695 in Windham. He died on 11 Jan 1776. He married Hannah Thurston.
5. Seth Cary was born on 23 or 29 Jul 1697 [Ref, p. 66] in Windham [Ref] He died in 1777. [Ref, p. 79] He married first Mary Hibbard on 17 Apr 1722 [Ref, p. 79] in Windham. [Ref] They possibly divorced. [Ref] She died in Mar 1751. [Ref, p. 79] He married second Hannah Unknown. [Ref, p. 79]
   some descendants of Seth Cary
   
6. Elizabeth Cary was born on 17 Apr 1700 [Ref, p. 66] in Windham [Ref] She died in 1739. [Ref, p. 66] She married Seth Palmer on 19 Apr 1720 in Windham. [Ref][Ref]

Generation 3

JOHN CARY (1695 - 1776) of Windham

Parents: Lieut. Joseph Cary and Hannah Unknown [Ref, p. 66][Ref]

John Cary was born on 25 Jun 1695 in Windham. [Ref][Ref, p. 78, says 23 Jun] He died on 11 Jan 1776. [Ref, p. 78] He married his first cousin Hannah Thurston on 15 May 1716 [Ref, p. 78] in Rehoboth. [Ref][Ref intention 8 Feb 1715/6][Ref]

John's father gave him 100 acres in Scotland Society in Windham, east of Merrick Brook. [Ref][Ref, p. 78] John and Hannah were original members of the Third Church in Windham, organised in 1735. [Ref][Ref, p. 78] John's personal estate amounted to 397 pounds. [Ref][Ref, p. 78]

Children of John Cary and Hannah Thurston:

1. John Cary was born on 12 Apr 1717 [Ref, p. 79] in Windham. [Ref] He died on 8 May 1788. [Ref, p. 98] He married Rebecca Rudd on 13 Nov 1740 [Ref, p. 98] in the Congregational Church in Scotland, Windham. [Ref][Ref][Ref] Rebecca was the daughter of Nathaniel and Rebecca (Waldo) Rudd [Ref, p. 98]; she was born on 17 Nov 1714 in Windham. [Ref] She died in 1797. [Ref][Ref, p. 98]
   John lived in "Scotland Parish". [Ref][Ref, p. 98]
   some descendants of John Cary
   
2. Lieut. Benajah Cary was born on 7 Mar 1718/9 in Windham. He died in Windham 11 Mar 1773 in Windham. He married Deborah Perkins.
3. Phebe Cary was born on 22 Jul 1721 [Ref, p. 79] in Windham. [Ref] She died on 10 Oct 1738 [Ref, p. 78, gives only the year] in Windham. [Ref]
4. Joseph Cary was born on 4 Aug 1723 in Windham. [Ref] He married Abigail Heberd on 10 Dec 1747 [Ref, p. 78][Ref, p. 27] in the Congregational Church in Scotland. [Ref][Ref][Ref]
   Joseph lived in Windham.
   
5. Mary (Mercy) Cary was born on 2 Oct 1725 [Ref, p. 79] in Windham. [Ref] She died on 22 Mar 1814 and is buried in the Old Scotland Cemetery. [Ref]. She married John Baker on 27 [Ref says 17, in Windham] Dec 1744 in the Congregational Church in Scotland. [Ref]. He died on 26 Feb 1815, age 98, and is buried in the Old Scotland Cemetery. [Ref]
   some descendants of Mary Cary
   
6. William Cary was born on 12 Dec 1727 [Ref, p. 79] in Windham [Ref] He died on 9 Dec 1742/3 in Windham. [Ref]
7. Jonathan Cary was born on 24 Aug 1729 [Ref, p. 79] in Windham [Ref] He died on 10 Feb 1742/3 in Windham. [Ref]
8. Capt. Nathaniel Cary was born on 1 Nov 1731 [Ref, p. 99, says in Scotland] in Windham [Ref] He died on 22 Nov. 1776 [Ref, p. 99] in Windham. [Ref][Ref] He married Jerusha Downer on 6 Jan 1757 [Ref, p. 99] in the Congregational Church in Scotland. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 99] She lived to be more than 90 years [Ref, p. 99]
   some descendants of Capt. Nathaniel Cary
   
9. Dr. Samuel Cary was born on 13 Jun 1734 [Ref, p. 79] in Windham. [Ref][Ref, p. 99, says in Scotland] He died in Jan 1784 in Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire and is buried in the Old Burying Ground near the Connecticut River. [Ref][Ref, p. 98] He married Deliverance Grant on 7 Jan 1762. [Ref][Ref, p. 99] She was born on 23 May 1743 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut. [Ref][Ref, p. 99] After Samuel's death she married Capt. John Strong of Thetford, Orange, Vermont. [Ref][Ref, p. 98] After his death she moved to Ohio and died in Cincinnati in 1810. [Ref][Ref, p. 98]
   Samuel graduated from Yale in 1755 and was a physician. [Ref][Ref, p. 99] He moved to Lyme. [Ref]
   some descendants of Dr. Samuel Cary
   

Generation 4

LIEUT. BENAJAH CARY (1719 - 1773) of Windham and Scotland

Parents: John Cary and Hannah Thurston [Ref, p. 98][Ref]

Benajah Cary was born on 7 Mar 1718/9 in Windham. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 98] He died on 11 Mar 1773 [Ref][Ref, p. 98] in Scotland and is buried in the Scotland cemetery. [Ref] He married Deborah Perkins on 11 Feb 1742 [Ref, p. 98] in Windham. [Ref][Ref][Ref]

Benajah moved to Scotland (then Windham) and bought a large piece of land lying in the present towns of Hampton, Canterbury and Scotland. [Ref] He was a farmer and a lumberer. [Ref]

He was appointed ensign of the 3rd Company, or trainband, in the 5th Regiment of Connecticut Colony in May 1757 and in May 1760. [Ref]

He is said to have been a large man, weighing over 300 pounds and that it was difficult to carry his body, lying on a bier, over the nearly three miles from his home to the cemetery. [Ref]

Children of Benejah Cary and Deborah Perkins:

1. Zillah Cary was born in Dec 1743 [Ref, p. 98-9] in Windham. [Ref] She died on 4 Mar 1815 and is buried in the Old Scotland Cemetery. [Ref] She married first James Luce, Jr. on 13 May 1762 in the Congregational Church in Scotland. [Ref][Ref] She married second Jonathan Kingsley [Ref, p. 98] on 22 Jan 1777 in Windham. [Ref] Jonathan, the son of Salmon and Lydia (Burgee) Kingsley, was born on 15 May 1753 in Windham. [Ref]
   Zillah's son James Luce Kingsley was a well known professor at Yale. [Ref][Ref, p. 98]
   In 17 Sep 1811 Jonathan Kingsley testified that his wife Zillah had been afflicted with an extreme cough and loss of appetite. She had been cured by taking Rogers' Vegetable Pulmonick, for sale at Joseph Darling's opposite the College in New Haven. [Ref]
   "The mother of Professor Kingsley was equally distinguished for her intelligence and good judgment, and was always remembered by her son with the highest respect and affection. It does not appear that she was characterized by that sensitive diffidence which marked her husband, and which was inherited from his father by her son; but, in practical benevolence towards those who needed their kindness, as well as in the liberal plans they designed for the education of their children, the parents were well agreed. Their family consisted of four children, two sons and two daughters, of whom James Luce was the oldest." [Ref]
   some descendants of Zillah Cary
   
2. Anna Cary was born on 4 Feb 1745/6 [Ref, p. 98-9] in Windham. [Ref]She died 19 Jun 1763 [Ref, p. 98, gives only the year] in Windham. [Ref]
3. Deborah Cary was born on 17 Feb 1747/8 [Ref, p. 98-9] in Windham. [Ref] She died on 12 Mar 1812 in Lebanon. [Ref, pp. 17-8][Ref, in Connecticut, age 64] She is buried in Scotland. [Ref] She married as his second wife Silas Stark [Ref, p. 98, does not give his first name] on 8 Apr 1784 in the Scotland Congregational Church in Scotland. [Ref] Silas was of Franklin, Connecticut. [Ref][Ref, p. 98] Silas Stark was the son of Abiel and Mary Walworth Stark. [Ref, pp. 10,17] He was born in May 1735. [Ref, pp. 17-8] He died on 3 Jul 1799 in Lebanon. [Ref, pp. 17-8] He married first Deborah's first cousin Jerusha Hyde. [Ref, pp. 17-8]
   In 1790 Silas Stark lived in New London, Connecticut and headed a household with two males over 14 and four females. [Ref]
   some descendants of Deborah Cary
   
4. Capt. James Cary was born on 27 Nov 1750 in Scotland. He died on 28 Feb 1827. He married first Abigail Kingsbury. He married second Anna (Spaulding) Bradford.
5. Martha Cary was born on 18 May 1755 [Ref, p. 98-9] in Windham. [Ref] She died on 2 Jun 1762 in Windham. [Ref]
6. Abigail Cary was born on 27 Jul 1758 [Ref, p. 98-9] in Windham. [Ref] She died in 1772. [Ref][Ref, p. 98]

Generation 5

CAPT. JAMES CARY (c. 1750 - 1827) of Windham and Scotland

Parents: Lieut. Benajah Cary and Deborah Perkins [Ref, p. 142][Ref]

James Cary was born on 27 Nov 1750 [Ref] on his father's homeplace in Scotland, Windham, Connecticut. [Ref][Ref, p. 142] He died on 28 Feb 1827 [Ref, p. 143], age 76 years. [Ref] He is buried in the Old Scotland Cemetery and he has a Revolutionary War stone. [Ref] Click here for a photo. He married first Abigail Kingsbury on 12 Aug 1773 [Ref] in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut. [Ref, p. 142, incorrectly calls her Abigail Kingsley] He married second Anna (Spaulding) Bradford, the widow of Rev. William Bradford, in 1809. [Ref, p. 143]. A matrimonial notice, calling Anna "Lydia", appeared in the 13 July 1809 Windham Herald. "Ann" died on 18 Jan 1829 at age 67 and is buried in the Old Scotland Cemetery [Ref]. [Ref]

James was a corporal in the company commanded by Capt. John Kingsley which marched from Windham in the Lexington Alarm. [Ref] He appears with the rank of sergeant on a pay abstract of Capt. Nathaniel Wales' company in Col. Jeremiah Mason's regiment of militia during the Revolutionary War. [Ref]

Anna Cary advertised in the 12 Jan 1810 Windham Herald that, as administrator of her late husband Rev. William Bradford's estate, she was holding a sale of as much of his real estate as would fetch $700.

According to the 1790, 1800 and 1810 censuses, in those years James lived in Windham. According to the 1820 census, in 1820 James and Anna lived in Windham, where James farmed.

James was a successful farmer and when he died he owned nearly 800 acres of land. [Ref] His estate was valued at $80,000. [Ref]

"The records of the estate of Capt. James Cary contain documents with detailed descriptions relating to the executor's and lawyers' role in the settlement. The records contain extensive inventories of Cary's real and personal property and their worth. Cary's debts and the debts owed to Cary are also recorded. The records contain both preliminary and final notes as to the division of these goods. His will is not included; the names of the heirs are learned from 'Distribution of the estate' dated Apr 30, 1827. Cary's heirs were his widow Anna, his sons James Cary Jr.and Sanford Cary, his daughter Abigail Morse, and the heirs of his daughter Sarah Morse." [Ref]

1. Abigail Cary was born on 28 Jan 1775 [Ref, p. 143][Ref, 1774] in Windham. [Ref][The 1850 census gives her place of birth] She died on 10 Mar 1865 [Ref, age 91] and is buried in the Westminster Cemetery in Canterbury. [Ref] She married Parker Morse of Canterbury on 6 Oct 1798 [Ref][Ref, p. 143] in the Scotland Congregational Church. [Ref, 1799] Parker is the son of Doctor Parker and Lydia Morse. [Ref][Ref, p. 286] He was born about 1771; he died on 27 Aug 1842 [Ref, age 72][Ref] and is buried in the Westminster Cemetery. [Ref][Ref]
   Abigail and Morse lived in Canterbury. [Ref, p. 143]
   Parker Morse served as a private in Col. Lyon's 11th Regiment of Connecticut Militia in the War of 1812. [Ref]
   According to the 1820, 1830 and 1840 censuses, a Parker Morse and his family lived in Canterbury; in 1830 he owned a slave. In 1850 Abigail, 75, lived with her son Mason and his family in Canterbury. [Ref] In 1860 Abigail, 85, lived with her son Mason and his family in Canterbury. [Ref]
   some descendants of Abigail Cary
   
2. James Cary was born on 9 Dec 1777 in Scotland. He died on 18 Aug 1861 in Canterbury. He married Phebe Howard.
3. Benajah Cary was born on 4 Jan 1780. [Ref][Ref, p. 143] He died on 24 Aug 1808 [Ref, p. 143, gives only the year] and is buried in the Old Scotland Cemetery. [Ref] Click here for a photo of his grave.
   Despite his short life Benajah gained some notoriety. For some years, the residents of Scotland were terrified by an apparent ghost. Young Benajah captured the "ghost", who turned out to be a town resident in disguise. The evil doer was publicly whipped before the Scotland Hotel. [Ref]
4. Nancy Cary was born about 1781. She died on 3 Mar 1789 at age 8 and is buried in the Old Scotland Cemetery. [Ref] Click here for a photo of her grave.
5. Anna Cary was born on 21 Feb 1782. [Ref, p. 143] She died in 1790. [Ref] Perhaps Nancy and Anna are the same person.
   
6. Sarah ("Sally") Cary was born on 7 Sep 1786. [Ref][Ref] She died 13 Jan 1821 and is buried in the Bungay Cemetery in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut. [Ref][Ref, has a photo] She married Dr. Thomas Morse. [Ref][Ref] Thomas the brother of Sarah's sister Abigail's husband and is the son of Doctor Parker and Lydia Morse. [Ref, p. 286] He was born about 1774. He died on 10 Mar 1855, age 81, [Ref] in Woodstock. [Ref] He is buried in the Bungay Cemetery. [Ref][Ref, has a photo] Thomas married second Parmelia Briggs. [Ref, p. 286]
   Sarah and Thomas lived in Woodstock. [Ref]
   

Generation 6

JAMES CARY (1777 - 1861) of Canterbury

Parents: Capt. James Cary and Abigail Kingsbury [Ref][Ref, p. 208]

James Cary was born on 9 Dec 1777 on his father's homestead in Scotland, Windham, Connecticut. [Ref][Ref, p. 208] He died on 18 Aug 1861 [Ref, p. 188] in Canterbury. [Ref] He married Phebe Howard [Ref][Ref, p. 208] on 25 Oct 1804 in Canterbury. [Ref]

James was given part of his father's homestead, located in Canterbury. [Ref] He was a farmer. [Ref][Ref, p. 188] He was a member of the Westminster Congregational Church. [Ref]

"James Cary and family moved and took possession of the mansion house of my honored parents [Capt. Asa Bacon and Abigail Whitney] April 1829." (John Bacon [Ref])

According to the 1810 census, in 1810 James and [probably] Phebe and his daughters Phebe and Abigail were living in Canterbury. According to the 1820 census, in 1820 James and [probably] Phebe were living in Canterbury and their household included a slave. This seems surprising - and it is possible that this is an error - but slavery was legal in Connecticut until 1848. According to the 1830 census, in 1830 James was living in Canterbury with [probably] Phebe, his children James, Abigail and Anne and five black servants or labourers. According to the 1840 census, in 1840 James lived next to his son James B. in Canterbury with [probably] his wife Phebe and his daughter Anne. According to the 1850 census, in 1850 James was a 72-year-old farmer living in Canterbury with his son James B. He had real estate worth $8,000.

Children of James Cary and Phebe Howard:

1. Phebe Howard Cary was born on 17 Dec 1805 [Ref, p. 208] in Canterbury. [Ref] She was living at age 84. [Ref, p. 502-3] She married William F. Willoughby on 15 Oct 1827 [Ref, p. 208] in Canterbury. [Ref][Ref] William, the son of Joseph R[ussell?] and Mary Willoughby, was born on 14 Jan 1801 in Canterbury. [Ref] William, the son of Russel[l] and Mary Willoughby was baptised on 26 Aug 1810 in Canterbury. [Ref, p. 154]
   In 1850 Phebe and William were living in Canterbury next to Phebe's brother James. William was a farmer with real estate worth $5,000. They had nine children. [Ref] In 1860 Phebe headed a household in Canterbury. Four of her daughters lived with her. Phebe had real estate worth $4,500. [Ref] In 1870 Phebe headed a household in Canterbury. Her son Andrew J. and his wife lived with her. [Ref] She had real estate worth $6,500. In 1880 Phebe was living in Canterbury with her son Andrew J.'s family. [Ref]
   some descendants of Phebe Howard Cary
2. Abigail ("Abby") Kingsbury Cary was born on 22 Aug 1807 [Ref, p. 208] in Canterbury. [Ref] She died on 28 May 1877, age 69 years, and is buried in the Hyde Cemetery in Canterbury. [Ref] For a photo of her grave, click here. She married David Fitch Adams on 3 (John Bacon's records), 4 (town record [Ref]) or 6 (church record) Apr 1832 in Canterbury. [Ref]
   
3. James Benajah Cary was born on 22 Aug 1810 in Canterbury. He died about 1880 in Canterbury. He married Mary Bacon Adams.
4. Anne Bradford Cary was born on 9 Feb 1815 [Ref, p. 208] in Canterbury. [Ref] She died on 7 May 1841 and is buried in Windham county. [Ref][Ref]

Generation 7

JAMES BENAJAH CARY (1810 - abt. 1880) of Canterbury

Parents: James Cary and Phebe Howard [Ref, p. 269][Ref]

James Benajah Cary was born on 22 Aug 1810 in Canterbury. [Ref][Ref, p. 269] He died on his farm in Canterbury at age 70. [Ref] He is buried in the Carey Cemetery in Canterbury. [Ref] He married Mary Bacon Adams [Ref, p. 269] on 17 Sep 1834 [Ref][Ref][Ref] in the Congregational Church in Canterbury. [Ref][Ref] They later divorced; her petition in Windham County is dated 14 July 1864. [Ref]

James attended the local school in Canterbury. [Ref] When he was a young man he went to Ohio to live with an uncle Howard and he attended school there. [Ref] He returned to Connecticut and lived on a farm given to him by his father: "a fine farm property in the northwest part of the town, which was worth from $8,000 to $10,000." [Ref] He was an active Democrat, but later voted Republican and was a Republican selectman. [Ref]

According to the 1840 census, in 1840 James was living next to his father in Canterbury. According to the 1850 census, in 1850 James was a 39-year old farmer living in Canterbury with his 43-year-old wife Mary B., his 14-year-old son Asa B., his 12-year-old son Fitch A., his 10-year-old daughter Elizabeth, his seven-year-old son George L., his three-year-old son Dwight, his 72-year-old father James and two farm labourers. According to the 1860 census, in 1860, James was a farmer living in Canterbury with his wife, his daughter Elizabeth, age 20, his son Dwight, age 14 and at school, a farm labourer and two other children. James had real estate worth $300 and a personal estate of $800. The head of the household was his father. According to the 1870 census, in 1870 James was a farmer living in Canterbury with a housekeeper, her young daughter and a peddler.

Children of James Benajah Cary and Mary Bacon Adams:

1. Brig. Gen. Asa Bacon Carey was born on 12 July 1835 in Canterbury. He died on 5 Apr 1912 in Orlando. He married Laura Melinda Colby.
2. Fitch Adams Cary was born on 22 Feb 1838. He died on 21 Jan 1917 and is buried in Windham county. [Ref][Ref] He is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Plainfield. [Ref] He married first on 15 Apr 1868 Jennie Fry. Jennie was the daughter of Archibald Fry. [Ref] She died on 9 Dec 1879 at age 36 and is buried in Windham county. [Ref] He married second Eliza Walker. [Ref] Eliza Walker was the daughter of Comfort and Betsy (Bennett) Walker and was born on 13 Feb 1843. [Ref]
   Fitch attended the local schools and a select school in Pomfret and when he was 17 he began to work as a clerk in Darius Wood's Company Store in Central Village. [Ref] According to the 1860 census, in 1860 Fitch was a 22-year old clerk, living with Henry and Elizabeth Bennett in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut. After leaving Darius Wood's store, Fitch travelled for a year, chiefly in Mexico. [Ref] When he came home, he purchased a farm in the Willoughby District of Canterbury. [Ref] A Democrat, he represented Canterbury in the General Assembly in 1860. He was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Moosup Lodge, No. 144. [Ref] According to the 1870 census, in 1870 Fitch was a 31-year-old farmer living in Canterbury with his wife Jennie. He had real estate valued at $3,000 and a personal estate of $3,000. He farmed there for eight years, and in 1875 moved to Central Village in Plainfield. After 1877, he became a real estate dealer in Canterbury and Plainfield. [Ref] According to the 1880 census, in 1880 Fitch was a 42-year-old widowed farmer, living in Plainfield with his young daughter. In Oct 1885, he was appointed postmaster at Central Village and fitted up a small store, where he kept a variety of stock. [Ref] On 13 Feb 1886 the Moosup River burst its banks and severely damaged the railroad bridge above Fitch Cary's shop (or office). Apparently his premises were severely damaged as well. [Ref] According to the 1910 census, in 1910, Fitch lived in Plainfield with his wife "Annie".
   some descendants of Fitch Adams Cary
   
3. Elizabeth Mary Cary was born on 21 Apr 1840 in Canterbury. [Ref][Ref] She is buried in the New Scotland Cemetery. [Ref] She married Henry Belcher Geer of Scotland after 1860. [Ref] He was the son of Jeptha Geer, born 18 Feb 1836 in Windham. [Ref] He died on 18 Apr 1900 and is buried in the New Scotland Cemetery. [Ref]
   Henry enlisted as a private in Company B, 18th Infantry Regiment, Connecticut on 18 Aug 1862. He received a disability discharge from that company on 2 Mar 1863. [Ref]
   According to the 1870 census, in 1870 Henry lived with his parents in Scotland. He was a trader in shoes. In February 1879 Henry went to Washington to occupy a government clerkship. [Ref] In Dec 1879 Henry and Elizabeth travelled to Canterbury to attend Jennie Carey's funeral. [Ref] Acording to the 1880 census, in 1880 Mary E. was living with her husband Henry B. Geer in Scotland. She is described as 39 and keeping house; he is described as a 43-year-old farmer. In 1880 the Democrats nominated Henry for town treasurer. [Ref] For many years Henry was a prominent jeweler in New York City; he passed his last years on his farm in Scotland. [Ref] According to the 1900 census, in 1900 Mary E. was a widow living by herself in Scotland. She is described as having been born in Apr 1841 in Connecticut and never having had children. In April 1916 Mary E. Geer applied for a Civil War pension on account of Henry Geer of Company B, 18th Infantry Regiment, Connecticut. According to the 1920 census, in 1920 Elizabeth was living with her sister-in-law Laura M. Carey and a nurse companion in Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts. She is described as a 78-year old widow, born in Connecticut.
4. George Leonard Cary was born on 10 (John Bacon's records) or 12 (town records) Oct 1842 in Canterbury. [Ref][Ref] He married Francis R. Fisher, daughter of Benjamin F. and Fannie Havens Fisher. [Ref] He and his wife are buried in the Carey Cemetery; his grave has a marker from the Civil War veterans organization, the G.A.R. [Ref]
   George was educated in the Canterbury schools. [Ref] He enlisted as a private from Canterbury on 19 Nov 1861 in Company A, 1st Cavalry Regiment Connecticut. He was promoted to full corporal on 1 Feb 1863 and to full sergeant on 1 Feb 1864. He was mustered out of Company A on 19 Nov 1864. [Ref] According to the 1870 census, in 1870 George lived in Canterbury with his mother and his sister Elizabeth. He was a 27-year-old farmer with real estate worth $5,000 and a personal estate of $1,500. According to census, in 1900, 1910 and 1920 George was a farmer in Norwich living with his wife Fannie and his sister-in-law. He represented his town in the legislature for two sessions. [Ref] George's widow Fannie filed for a Civil War pension on 25 Aug 1923.
5. Dwight Cary was born on 21 Jan 1846 in Canterbury. [Ref][Ref] He died at Antietem [Ref] on 17 Sep 1862. [Ref] He is buried in the Carey Cemetery with a G.A.R. marker. [Ref]
   Dwight enlisted as a private from Canterbury at age 15, in Company F of the 8th Connecticut Infantry Regiment on 7 Oct 1861. [Ref]

Fri Oct 24 1862: The Youthful Hero.---Of the thousands who have gloriously fallen for their country, are many of whom it could not ask such sacrifices. One such was Dwight Carey, youngest son of James B. and Mary B. Carey, of Canterbury, Connecticut. In September, 1861, while yet but fifteen years of age he entered the service of the United States, as a private, in the Eighth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers. This act originated in no rash, impulsive enthusiasm, impatient of restraint and headstrong for excitement and novelty, but was the result of calm discussion with his parents and friends, who unwillingly gave their assent on account of his extreme youth. He first engaged in battle at Roanoke Island and subsequently at Newbern and Fort Macon. In these engagements he exhibited the qualities of a brave soldier in a manner worthy a veteran of riper years, never for one moment regretting his choice in the past, or shrinking from the future. Under command of General Burnside he engaged in his fourth battle on the hard-fought field of Antietam. Here he fell. Noble youth! As a boy he was upright in principle, correct in habit; as a soldier he was bold and firm; as a comrade he was loved by all who knew him. Two brothers, Captain Asa B. Carey of the regular army, now commanding at Fort Union, New Mexico, and George L. Carey, of Co. A., First Battalion, Connecticut Cavalry, still remain in the army to battle for the cause, in defence of which the youngest died. (from an Ancestry message board, anonymous posting) Abstracts taken from: The Willimantic Journal William L. Weaver, Editor.

Generation 8

BRIG. GEN. ASA BACON CAREY (1835 - 1912) Parents: James Benajah Cary and Mary Bacon Adams [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 273] Asa Bacon Carey was born on 12 July 1835 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 273][Ref, in Windham county] He died on 5 Apr 1912 in Orlando, Orange, Florida. [Ref][Ref][Ref] He married Laura Melinda Colby on 31 Jul 1867 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont. [Ref][Ref, p. 273] He was paymaster general of the army during the Spanish-American War. [Ref] When Asa was 15 he lived with his great aunt Abigail (Bacon) Paine and her family in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut and worked as a labourer. [Ref] Asa entered the US Military Academy on 1 Jul 1854. [Ref] He was breveted Second Lieutenant in the 6th Infantry on 1 Jul 1858; he was appointed Second Lieutenant in the 7th Infantry on 22 Oct 1858. [Ref] He enlisted in the 13th Infantry on 14 May 1861 as a First Lieutenant and was promoted to Captain on 24 Oct 1861. [Ref] He was breveted Major on 28 Mar 1862 for gallant and meritorious services in the Battle of Apache Canyon, New Mexico. [Ref] He was breveted Lieutenant Colonel on 13 Mar 1865 for gallant and meritorious services in the war against the Navaho Indians. [Ref] He became major paymaster on 5 Oct 1867, Lieutenant Colonel Deputy Paymaster General on 27 May 1895 and Colonel Assistant Paymaster General on 10 June 1898. [Ref] He retired from active duty on 12 July 1899. [Ref] For more details click here to see his entry in Cullum's Register. An account of Asa's experience with Col. "Kit" Carson in the Navaho stronghold of Canyon de Chelly can be found on the Fort Tours website. Asa's experience in the Battle of Glorietta Pass can be found on Wikipedia.

According to the 1870 US census, in 1870 Asa, who is described as age 34 and born in Connecticut, and Laura, who is described as age 26 and born in Vermont, were living in Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory. Asa was a Paymaster in the army and had real estate worth $12,000 and a personal estate of $3,000. According to the 1880 US census, in 1880 Asa, who is described as 45, born in Connecticut and with parents born in Connecticut, and Laura, who is described as 36, born in Vermont and with parents born in Vermont, were living in Washington, DC. Asa was a major in the army and Laura was keeping house. With them lived their nine-year-old son Edward, who was born in New Mexico, their one-year-old daughter Edith, who was born in Washington, DC and two servants. According to the 1900 US census, in 1900 Asa, who is described as 64 and born in Connecticut in July 1835, and Laura, who is described as 56 and born in Vermont in February 1844, were living in Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Asa was a brigadier general in the army. With them lived their daughter Edith, who is described as 21 and born in Washington, DC in Nov 1889. According to the 1910 US census, in 1910, Asa and Laura were living with their daughter Edith and her husband M. L. Walker in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.

In 1866 Asa was one of six investors who paid $30,000 for a land claim called the "Ramirez Grant". This grant was sold to the San Pedro and Canon del Agua Company in 1888. [Ref] In 1882 Asa and Laura gave a lot of land, 50 x 100 feet, on Main street in Tisbury, Dukes county, Massachusetts on which to build the Episcopal Church. [Ref]

According to the notes from his memorial service, Asa was a close friend of Kit Carson.

At the time of his death, he had a summer house in Vineyard Haven (Tisbury), Massachusestts and a winter home in Orlando, Florida [Ref]

His widow Laura filed for a veteran's widow's pension on 3 Aug 1912. [Ref] Click here to see the record.

Asa was 5'7" with a dark complexion and grey eyes. [Ref]

He spelled his name "Carey" because of an error in the preparation of his record as a cadet at West Point. Rather than have the error fixed, he used the incorrect spelling.

USMA obituary

obituary in the New York Times

Letter to Asa Bacon Carey from Kit Carson

Children of Asa Bacon Carey and Laura Melinda Colby:

1. Edward Colby Carey was born on 20 Apr 1871 in Santa Fe. He died on 16 or 19 Feb 1948 in Southern Pines, Moore, North Carolina. He married first Ruth Palmer. He married second Anne Kneeland Smith. He married third Caroline Tarver.
2. Edith Colby Carey was born on 4 Nov 1878 in Washington, DC. [Ref, p. 273] She married Gen. Meriwether Lewis Walker on 28 Sep 1904 in Vineyard Haven, Dukes county, Massachusetts. [Ref] Meriwether was the son of Thomas L. and Catherine M. (Dabney) Walker. [Ref] He was born on 30 Sep 1869. [Ref, 9;60] He died on 29 Jul 1947 in Vineyard Haven. [Ref, 9;60]
   Meriwether graduated from the USMA on 12 Jun 1893, in the same class as his brother-in-law. He ranked 3rd out of 51. [Ref, 9;60] Gen. Walker was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1924 to 1928. [Ref] He was then commander of the 18th Army Brigade in Boston and retired to Martha's Vineyard in 1932. [Ref]
   some descendants of Edith Carey
   

Generation 9

COL. EDWARD COLBY CAREY (1871 - 1948) Parents: Brig. Gen. Asa Bacon Carey [Ref, 4;563] and Laura Melinda Colby [Ref][Ref, p. 273] Edward ("Ned") Colby Carey was born on 20 Apr 1871 [Ref] in Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory. [Ref, p. 273][Ref, 9;61, in New Mexico] He died on 16 or 19 Feb 1948 in Southern Pines, Moore, North Carolina, age 76. [Ref, 16 Feb][Ref, 19 Feb][Ref, 4;563, 19 Feb] He married first Ruth Palmer on 1 Aug 1895 [Ref, p. 273] at Fort Douglas, near Salt Lake City in Utah. [Ref gives the month and year] They divorced between 1910 and 1915. He married second Anne Kneeland Smith of Rutland, Vermont in 1915. [Ref] They divorced in 1930 in Bay county, Florida. [Ref] He married third Caroline Dorothy Tarver of Albany, Dougherty, Georgia. She survived him. Caroline, the daughter of Henry A. and Fannie H. Tarver, was born about 1897 in Georgia. [Ref] Edward was appointed to the United States Military Academy by Senator Elkins of New Mexico and entered with the class of 1892. [Ref] Struggling with plebe math, he was required to join the class of 1893. [Ref] His roommate Jamie Jamerson wrote that Ned, "was not one to use recreation hours for extra boning but rather cultivated popular fiction and tennis. Nothing seemed to worry him and he was an even tempered, tolerant and unassuming person." [Ref]

Edward was appointed to the USMA from New Mexico and he graduated on 12 Jun 1893. [Ref, 4;563] He ranked 46 out of a class of 51. [Ref, 9;61] He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 16th Infantry on 12 Jun 1893. [Ref, 4;563] He served at Fort Douglas in Utah between 30 Sep 1893 and 17 Sep 1896. [Ref, 4;563] He served at Fort Spokane in Washington between 16 Sep 1896 and 14 Apr 1898. [Ref, 4;563] He was promoted to First Lieutenant in the 16th Infantry on 26 Apr 1898. [Ref, 4;563] He fought in battles around Santiago de Cuba. [Ref, 4;563] He served with distinction in Cuba and was promoted to Captain of Volunteers [Ref] on 9 Nov 1898. [Ref, 4;563] He was promoted to Major in the 42nd US Volunteer Infantry on 17 Aug 1899, joining the regiment at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. [Ref, 4;563] He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. [Ref] After the Spanish War, he served at Fort Reno in present-day Oklahoma and in San Antonio. [Ref] He was acting commander of Fort Reno from Jan to Mar 1907. [Ref, p. 233] He later served in Boston, Hawaii and along the Mexican border in 1916. [Ref] During World War I, he served with distinction as a Colonel in command of the 903rd Infantry. [Ref]

Edward Colby Cary arrived in New York from London on the Minneapolis on 11 Jul 1904. [Ref]

In 1910 Edward was living as a lodger in Boston. [Ref] In 1920 Edward and Anna S., age 47, born in Vermont and with parents born in Vermont and New York, were living in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. [Ref] In 1930 Edward and Anna were living in Bayhead, Bay, Florida. [Ref]

"The years from 1920 to 1948 were largely spent in shooting quail, fishing, raising bird dogs, gardening and golf." [Ref]

more photos, Edward Carey's description of the Battle of San Juan Hill

Children of Edward Colby Carey and Ruth Palmer:

1. Laura Carey was born on 15 Jan 1898 in Fort Spokane, Washington. She died on 21 Oct 1991 at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax, Virginia. She married first Maj. Gen. Edwin Luther Sibert. She married second Lieut. Gen. Edward Hart.

Generation 10

LAURA CAREY (1898 - 1991) Parents: Col. Edward Colby Carey and Ruth Palmer [Ref][Ref, p. 273][Ref] Laura Carey was born on 15 Jan 1898 [Ref] in Fort Spokane in Washington [Ref, p. 273]. [Ref] She died on 21 Oct 1991 [Ref] at Fort Belvoir, Fairfax Virginia. She is buried in the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington county, Virginia. Click here to see a photo of her grave on the Findagrave website. She married first Maj. Gen. Edwin Luther Sibert on 10 May 1919 in New York. [Ref, p. 11] She married second Lt. Gen. Charles Edward Hart as his third wife. Edward was born on 17 Jun 1900 in Fort Washington, Maryland and he died on 9 Dec 1991 at Fort Belvoir. [Ref] Edward married first Virginia Hereford. [Ref] She was born in 1899 and died in 1970. [Ref] He married second Anne Harris. [Ref] She was born in 1900 and died in 1982. [Ref] Ruth Palmer Carey mentions her daughter Laura Carey Sibert and her son-in-law Edwin Luther Sibert in her will. [Ref] Laura was 5'5", fair skinned with brown eyes and dark brown hair. [Ref] Laura Carey of Indianapolis, Indiana applied for a passport application on 14 Sep 1917 in Edgartown, Massachusetts. She intended to leave New York City on the Panama to visit friends in Panama on about 24 Sep. [Her aunt] Edith C. Walker of Vineyard Haven identified her. She was to travel with Mrs. Harding [the wife of Chester Harding, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone]. [Ref] Laura C. Sibert of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, born on 15 Jan 1898 in Fort Spokane, Washington arrived in New York from Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama on the Chateau Thierry on 29 Jun 1932. She was traveling with her three children. [Ref] She arrived in New York from Cristobal on the Chateau Thierry on 5 Jul 1933. She was traveling with her three children. [Ref] Laura C. Sibert of Vineyard Haven left the United States on 28 Apr 1946 and returned to New York from Bremerhaven on the George Washington on 16 Sep 1946. She was traveling with her daughter. [Ref] Laura C. Sibert of Vineyard Haven arrived in New York from San Juan, Puerto Rico on the Suzanne on 31 Jul 1950. She was traveling with her daughter. [Ref] She arrived in New York from San Juan, Puerto Rico on the General H F Hodges on 20 Dec 1950. She was traveling with her daughter. [Ref] She arrived in Seattle from Yokohama, Japan on the General Hugh J Gaffey on 7 Nov 1953. [Ref] Laura and her husband Edwin arrived in New York from Alexandria, Egypt on the Exeter on 30 Mar 1955. [Ref] more photos

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