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    Trumbull Cary

    Birth: 8-11-1787

    Death: 6-20-1869

    Alternate Surname: Carey

    Nickname: Uncle Cary

Relationships

Spouse

Cary, Margaret Eleanor (MBC) | Marriage Date: 6-2-1817

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Children

Cary, Walter

Cary, Trumbull

Biography

Trumbull Cary was born on August 11, 1786 , son of Ebenezer and Sara (Trumbull) Cary of Mansfield, Connecticut. Cary moved to Western New York (Batavia) before 1812.



Cary served as the Postmaster of Batavia for 20 years and was one of the founders of the Genesee Bank, for which he served as director for over 20 years. Cary was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1828 and the Senate from 1831 to 1834. He became the New York State Bank Commissioner in 1840 and served until 1843.



Cary married Margaret Brisbane in 1817. Together they had four children: a son named Walter, two daughters, both christened Elizabeth Ann Cary, who died as infants, one in 1823 and then the second in 1824, and another son named Trumbull, "Trummy," who died as a toddler in 1832. Cary and his wife Margaret were close personal friends of William and Frances Seward. 



Trumbull Cary died on June 20, 1869, at the age of 82.

Letter References

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 4, 1856

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 13, 1855

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 9, 1831

Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, December 28, 1853

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 8, 1852

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 18, 1852

Letter from William Henry Seward to Samuel Sweezey Seward, June 2, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 14, 1851

Letter from Henry Onderdonk Chesebro to William Henry Seward, August 21, 1849

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 20, 1849

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, April 19, 1847

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 26, 1846

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 17, 1843

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 30, 1845

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, September 20, 1845

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, February 18, 1844

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 9, 1843

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 15, 1843

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 9, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 29, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 10, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, November 22, 1841

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, May 19, 1840

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 22, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 1, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 31, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 18, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 2, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 15, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 31, 1831

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 20, 1840

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 10, 1842

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, May 9, 1840

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 22, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 7, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 24, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 5, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 7, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 25, 1831

Letter from Margaret Brisbane Cary to Frances Miller Seward, December 16, 1839

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 13, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 20, 1842

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 5, 1841

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 17, 1841

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 15, 1840

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 23, 1840

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 20, 1838

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 2, 1840

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 30, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, June 3, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 2, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, October 20, 1844

Letter from Samuel Sweezey Seward to William Henry Seward, January 4, 1835

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 8, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 31, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 2, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 15, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, April 23, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 20, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 23, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 6, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 8, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 23, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 18, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 2, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 9, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, Janurary 1, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 7, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, September 27, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 24, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 12, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 4, 1832

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 10, 1831

Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, January 16, 1831

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, April 20, 1864

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 26, 1834

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 2, 1837

Letter from Elijah Miller to William Henry Seward, January 23, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 5, 1837

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, October 23, 1837

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, October 6, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 21, 1837

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, April 25, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 25, 1837

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, February 11, 1837

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 21, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 27, 1838

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, May 15, 1838

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, May 5, 1838

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, March 22, 1838

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 26, 1838

Letter from William Henry Seward to Benjamin Jennings Seward, March 21, 1838

Letter from Augustus Henry Seward to Frances Alvah Worden, November 26, 1839

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 28, 1839

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, April 1, 1839

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 8, 1836

Letter from Francis Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 2, 1836

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 28, 1839

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 23, 1839

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, January 2, 1835

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 15, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 8, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 17, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 19, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 1, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 24, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 28, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, December 5, 1834

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, 1834

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 25, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, December 27, 1832

Letter from Frances Miller Seward, to William Henry Seward, December 30, 1832

Letter from Louisa Cornelia Seward Canfield to Frances Miller Seward, Feburary 13, 1832

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 9, 1831

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, January 5, 1831

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 

Trumbull Cary was born on August 11, 1786 , son of Ebenezer and Sara (Trumbull) Cary of Mansfield, Connecticut. Cary moved to Western New York (Batavia) before 1812.

Cary served as the Postmaster of Batavia for 20 years and was one of the founders of the Genesee Bank, for which he served as director for over 20 years. Cary was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1828 and the Senate from 1831 to 1834. He became the New York State Bank Commissioner in 1840 and served until 1843.

Cary married Margaret Brisbane in 1817. Together they had four children: a son named Walter, two daughters, both christened Elizabeth Ann Cary, who died as infants, one in 1823 and then the second in 1824, and another son named Trumbull, "Trummy," who died as a toddler in 1832. Cary and his wife Margaret were close personal friends of William and Frances Seward. 

Trumbull Cary died on June 20, 1869, at the age of 82.

Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The New York Times
Article Title: 
"Obituary - Death of Hon. Trumbull Cary, of Batavia"
Month: 
June
Day: 
26
Year: 
1869
Start Page: 
5
Citation Notes: 
OBITUARY.: DEATH OF HON. TRUMBULL CARY, OF BATAVIA. (1869, Jun 26). New York Times (1857-1922) Retrieved from https://www-proquest-com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/historical-newspapers/obituary/docview/92523637/se-2?accountid=13567
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Citation Type: 
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Citation URL: 
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Citation Notes: 
Source Citation Book Title: John Cary : the Plymouth Pilgrim Description Title: John Cary : the Plymouth Pilgrim Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Source Description This collection contains genealogical research privately published in family history books.
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
Ancestry.com
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry
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Citation Notes: 
Source Citation Book Title: John Cary : the Plymouth Pilgrim Description Title: John Cary : the Plymouth Pilgrim Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Source Description This collection contains genealogical research privately published in family history books.
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The New York Times
Article Title: 
"Obituary - Death of Hon. Trumbull Cary, of Batavia"
Month: 
June
Day: 
26
Year: 
1869
Start Page: 
5
Citation Notes: 
OBITUARY.: DEATH OF HON. TRUMBULL CARY, OF BATAVIA. (1869, Jun 26). New York Times (1857-1922) Retrieved from https://www-proquest-com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/historical-newspapers/obituary/docview/92523637/se-2?accountid=13567