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Carver, John – Cary, Phebe

Carver, John

governor, was born about 1590 in England. He was the first governor of Plymouth from 1620 to 1621.

He died April 5, 1621.

Carver, Jonathan

traveler, author, was born in 1732, in Stillwater, N. Y. He was of an adventurous disposition, and traveled through the interior parts of North America. He was the author of a work entitled Travels through the Interior Parts of North America. He died Jan. 31, 1780, in London, England.

Carver, Nathaniel E

educator, was born Aug. 6, 1841, in Cape Vincent, N. Y. After graduating from the Massachusetts State Normal school he took up educational work in which he has been eminently successful. He has taught in Wisconsin schools in Richmond City, Lone Rock, Muscoda, Sextonville, Prairie du Chien, and Chetek; and for six years has been county superintendent of Barron county.

Cary, Albigence Waldo

inventor, was born May 23, 1801, in Coventry, R.

I. He was the inventor of Cary's rotary force-pump, which was used on the first steam fire-engine in the United States, in reconstructing the southern railway after the civil war and in the mines of California. He died Aug. 30, 1862, in Brockport, N. Y.

Cary, Annie Louise

singer, was born Oct. 22, 1842, in Wayne, Maine.

During the most active part of her professional career, she sang at all the festivals given in New York, Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Worcester. She was always a favorite with the American public; and was equally popular as an opera singer in foreign countries. In 1882 she was married to Charles Monson Raymond of New York city; and has since sung only in private and for charity.

Cary, Archibald

patriot, was born in 1730, in Virginia. He served mainly in the Virginia convention and was chosen president of the senate when its state government was organized. He died in September, 1786.

Cary, Edward

journalist, author, was born in 1840, in New York. He is a journalist of New York city on the editorial staff of The Times; and the author of Life of George William Curtis.

Cary, George B

congressman. He was a member of congress from the Petersburg district, Virginia, in 1842 and 1843. He died March 5, 1850, in Southampton county, Va.

Cary, George Lovell

theologian, author, was born in 1830, in Massachusetts. He has been professor of New Testament literature at Meadville Theological seminary since 1862; and is the author of Introduction to the Greek of the New Testament.

Cary, Joseph Clinton

inventor, was born Oct. 12, 1828, in Alexander, N.

Y. He built two steam fire-engines about 1860, to which his father's pump was applied, for use in New York city. He was the originator of the cross-town railroad running from Christopher street ferry to the East river at Twenty-third street. He died Aug. 7, 1884, in Martha's Vineyard, Mass.

Cary, Oliver Hazard P

soldier, state legislator, was born Feb. 26, 1819, in Connersville, Ind. He was in all the battles of the army of the Cumberland, and was wounded five times. In 1876 he was elected to represent Grant county in the legislature, and was re-elected in 1878 from Marion, Ind.

Cary, Phebe

author, poet, was born Sept. 4, 1824, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the author of Poems and Parodies; Poems of Faith, Hope, and Love. She will be longest remembered by the well-known hymn, Nearer Home.

Her father moved from Vermont shortly before her birth.

She and her sister Alice wrote a number of exquisite poems. Her name is sometimes spelled Carey. She died July 31, 1871. 4