Descendants of Capt. Nathaniel Cary (John,Joseph,John) and Jerusha Downer of Windham

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  1. Irena Cary was born on 2 Oct 1757 in Windham. [B] She died on 7 Jan 1777 in Windham. [B]
  2. Roger Cary was born on 7 Jan 1759 in Windham. [B] He married Eunice Parish on 27 Jan 1780 [B] in the Congregational Church in Scotland. [S]
    Roger was a trader and a speculator. [C]
  3. Joseph Cary was born on 19 Aug 1760 in Windham. [B] He died off the coast of Africa, unmarried. [C]
    Joseph was a sea captain in the slave trade. [C]
  4. Anson Cary was born on 15 Mar 1762 in Windham. [B] He died on 8 May 1842 in Oxford, New York. [C] He married Hannah Carew. [C]
  5. Martha Cary was born on 13 Jan 1764 in Windham. [B] She married Benjamin Greenslit and had four children. [C]
  6. Lavina Cary was born on 23 Sep 1765 in Windham. [B] She married Asa Parish of Vermont. [C]
  7. Philomela Cary was born on 2 Mar 1767 in Windham. [B] She died in old age in Illinois. [C] She married Isaiah Geer on 27 Nov 1788 in Windham. [B] She had a large family. [C]

References:

B AmericanAncestors.org, Connecticut Vital Records to 1870, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.
S Bailey, Frederick W., CT Marriage Records 1735 to 1800, from Early Connecticut Marriages Prior to 1800, Rays Place, http://www.rays-place.com.
C Cary, Seth Cooley, John Cary, the Plymouth Pilgrim, Boston, S.C. Cary, 1911.