flag male ancestor  Joseph  CARY

  (b. 18 April 1663 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 10 January 1722 Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Joseph CARY was born 18 April 1663 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Joseph CARY was the child of John CARY   and   Elizabeth GODFREY

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Joseph  married  Mercy BUSHNELL abt. 1692 in Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Mercy BUSHNELL  was born March 1657 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony).  Mercy died 23 January 1741 in Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic).  Mercy was the child of Richard BUSHNELL and Mary MARVIN.

Joseph CARY died 10 January 1722 in Crown Colony of Connecticut.





m. (1) Hannah Godfrey


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Joseph CARY married flag female ancestor Mercy BUSHNELL-- Date: abt. 1692 Place: Windham, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Mercy BUSHNELL was the child of Richard BUSHNELL and Mary MARVIN




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birth1663 Birth
18 April 1663
Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1693 Birth of Child
Hannah CARY was born 4 March 1693, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Joseph was 29 years old.
1695 Birth of Child
John CARY was born 23 January 1695, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Joseph was 31 years old.
1697 Birth of Child
Seth CARY was born 29 July 1697, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Joseph was 34 years old.
1700 Birth of Child
Elizabeth CARY was born 14 April 1700, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Joseph was 37 years old.
marriage1716 Marriage of Child
John CARY married 15 May 1716, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA to Hannah THURSTON
death1722 Death
10 January 1722
Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 58.
Added: 3/20/2025 6:46:53 PM - Updated: 4/15/2025 1:42:20 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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